Events

I have a memoir writing workshop in the works for this spring. Stay tuned.

 

I’m very excited to be presenting a seminar in Austin on the ins and outs of submitting to literary journals via the great folks at WriteBy Night. Feb. 20 at 7:00 p.m. http://www.writebynight.net/writing-center/events/

 

Looking forward to giving a seminar to VetArts in Austin about submitting to literary journals. Dec. 19 at the Hillel Center.

 

Free Webinar: The Reluctant Reader’s Toolkit.
I’m giving a free webinar on Monday, August 20 at 7 p.m. CST on how to give public readings successfully. Learn how to prepare for your performance, score your script like an actor for flawless delivery, and manage your anxiety, all from the comfort of your home, via my friends at WriteByNight.

Sign up here: http://www.writebynight.net/the-reluctant-readers-toolkit-registration/

 

Thanks, The Pinch, for inviting me up to Memphis to read “Touch” for your issue release party, April 6. I had a great time.

 

AWP Conference 2012, Chicago, Illinois
Editors Kristen Iversen and Tom Useted discussing my essay, “Touch,” which they published in their journal, The Pinch. Their panel is titled, “How to Get Your Nonfiction Pulled from the Slush Pile.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHxrbseZZGQ&feature=youtu.be

 

Pump Up Your Nonfiction with Fiction Techniques with WBN instructor Steve Adams
Tuesday, February 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at WriteByNight headquarters, $65

This interactive seminar arms participants with the necessary tools to pen nonfiction that sings.

You’ll learn how to use the literary elements of fiction to make a nonfiction piece more dynamic and deepen its essential meaning—its truth. These attributes please a reader, thus making your piece more likely to get published. You’ll come away from the seminar with:

  • an understanding of the main literary elements of fiction including hook, character, voice, conflict, narrative arc, setting, foreshadowing, symbol/metaphor and theme
  • an opening for a personal essay or memoir
  • a clear idea of the main conflict in the piece
  • a clustering chart to brainstorm and organize themes and related material for the entire piece

Prerequisite for participation: an idea for a personal essay or memoir. This seminar is appropriate for writers of all experience levels.