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Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid: Writing Stories to Scare Your Readers
Instructor: Warren Rochelle $60 Members | $65 Non-members Saturday, 10/28/17 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM We like being scared and, admit it, scaring our readers. So, how do we do just that? What do we need to consider to produce a tale that has to be read with the lights on and, preferably, not alone? What keeps us reading when we are afraid? Watching yet another horror movie? We will ponder these questions, consider fear and terror and write…
Find out more »The Making of a Debut Memoir: A Conversation about Lessons Learned and Tricks of the Trade
Join WriterHouse instructors Sharon Harrigan and Jennifer Niesslein as they talk about the missteps, lessons learned, and triumphs experienced while writing and publishing their debut memoirs. Learn what these authors wished they had known while we also celebrate the release of Sharon’s new book Playing with Dynamite, forthcoming from Truman State University Press in October 2017. Short story author and novelist Kristen-Paige Madonia will moderate this conversation. Advanced praise for Sharon’s Book: “For much of her life, Sharon Harrigan’s father…
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Risky Research by BettyJoyce Nash
Risky Research by BettyJoyce Nash Writers naturally attract “the fictional opportunity.” Three weeks ago, as I sail through security at CHO en route to my Montana vacation, this truth presents itself more directly than usual. I’m a Trusted Traveler, so OK, I swagger...
#TheWrite2Heal
Community Write-In September 27, 2017 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central Branch McIntire Room Since August 12, 2017, our Charlottesville community has lived with uncertainty. Some people experienced that day as a wakeup call regarding the...
It’s Words and Wine Time!
Friday, October 20, 2017 @ 6:30 p.m. The Art Gallery at Indoor Biotechnologies, 700 Harris Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (across from WriterHouse) Tickets: $50 It's time for Words and Wine, the signature annual fundraiser for WriterHouse, an organization whose...
