Hook and Hold Your
Reader
This workshop will ask the hard questions: Why should anyone care about your story? What makes your writing worthy of a reader's valuable time?
This workshop will ask the hard questions: Why should anyone care about your story? What makes your writing worthy of a reader's valuable time?
Contemporary life is busy.
Time that people used to devote to reading has been encroached upon by NetFlix,
YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
With the always-increasing
demands on everyone's time, energy, and attention, writers must remember:
readers do not owe you anything.
Nobody has to read your
story. So, how can you shape and craft your book to ensure that it hooks
readers and holds them fast until the last word?
Through a mix of
exercises, examples, and theory, this workshop will explore strategies for immersing
readers in vivid scenes and building emotional investment in a story.
Writers will get tips for
creating authentic, engaging, and compelling fiction and non-fiction.
Participants will also have the opportunity to discuss their works-in-progress,
with topics ranging from initial idea to publication to pitching agents and
publishers. Bring a pen and paper.
Date:
May 5, 2018
Time: 10:00 am to noon Location: Mary J.L. Black Library
Cost: $10
members, $45 non-members (includes one year NOWW membership) Registration: Required.
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Angie Abdou is an Assistant Professor, English and Creative Writing in the Centre for Humanities.
Angie is presently working on a fourth novel. Her main scholarly interest is Canadian Literature, particularly writing about the body, and she is a long-standing, active member of the International Sport Literature Association. She is also a regular book reviewer for the foremost book trade publication in Canada, The Quill and Quire.
Angie Abdou is an Assistant Professor, English and Creative Writing in the Centre for Humanities.
Angie is presently working on a fourth novel. Her main scholarly interest is Canadian Literature, particularly writing about the body, and she is a long-standing, active member of the International Sport Literature Association. She is also a regular book reviewer for the foremost book trade publication in Canada, The Quill and Quire.
Recent Book - Length Publications:
In Case I Go (a novel). Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, Sept 2017.
Between (a novel). Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, August 2014.
The Canterbury Trail (a novel). Victoria: Brindle & Glass Press, 2011.
The Bone Cage (a novel). Edmonton: NeWest Press, 2007.
Anything Boys Can Do (a short-story collection). Saskatoon: Thistledown Press, 2006
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