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Book Festival: From Idea to Completed Draft Fast

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Program Type:

Writing & Publishing

Age Group:

Young Adult, Adult
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Program Description

Description

Taki Zyngtara, author of over two dozen books--many written during the National Novel Writing Month Challenge--will walk us through how to take a story idea and turn it into a completed draft of a book....fast!

Workshop topics include:

  • Using the power of lists in research and outlining
  • How to ignore the inner critic that keeps you from trying
  • Overcoming writer's block with "unstuckers"
  • Exercises to put points learned into practice immediately!