Your Scribbler had the privilege of speaking with Susan Lilley’s writing class at Trinity Preparatory School yesterday. I gave a talk entitled “Change the Names and Make Stuff Up,” and boy, were these students bright, perceptive, and on the ball! In twenty minutes of writing they had fresh new material underway, using the techniques we’d discussed.
Come out to Trinity House tonight, Thursday, April 30th at 7 p.m. for their annual Literary Society open mic reading. Maybe we can convince Ms. Lilley to read a poem or two, as well. This Lilley fan-girl will certainly try.
I’ll kick things off with a short reading from Sewing Holes, and will have copies available to sign, as well. Looking forward to celebrating these fine young writers with you!
Trinity Preparatory School, 5700 Trinity Prep Ln, Winter Park, FL 32792.
To find Trinity House, enter the campus from Aloma Avenue onto Trinity Prep Lane. Turn right at the first road, between the ball fields and the big parking lot. Drive past the pool, and past the roundabout, bearing left just past the track field. Keep a’goin’ until you reach the small house by the lake, under the trees. (It’s not shown on the map.) A lovely spot for good stories and poems.
