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Writer's Workshop | Where to Begin
Live Webinar
Learn the basics of how to plan out and start writing a short story from local author Jeanette Watts.
About the presenter: Jeanette Watts has written historical fiction, modern satires, television commercials, one-act melodramas, Old West saloon shows, dance textbooks, and marketing newspapers. She has also written unproduced television and movie scripts and unpublished erotica. Her current projects include a collection of essays for Kindle Vella called The Curmudgeon's Diary, and her first children's book. You could say she just likes words.
Registration is required.
- Sep 1, Where to Begin, 7pm
- Sep 15, Choosing Your Theme, 7 pm
- Sep 29, Plot Development, 7 pm
- Oct 6, Crafting Dynamic Dialogue, 7 pm
- Oct 20, Finishing Your Story, 7 pm
- Nov 3, Publishing Fiction in Literary Magazines, 7 pm
- Nov 17, Short Story Awards Ceremony & Reading, 7 pm
Interested in our Short Story Contest? Visit champaign.org/short-story for additional details.
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