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Learn to Write Dialogue

August 17, 2010

Thursday, August 26th from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., take two hours out to learn how to write realistic dialogue.  Fee for this workshop is $25. Both workshops include instruction, group and individual practice exercises and discussion on how to incorporate the new skill into your own writing. Open to all ages and no previous writing [...]

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Literal Images for Women’s Caucus for Art

August 17, 2010

Two haikus written by Mary Elizabeth McIlvane present the literacy elements of two works of art presented by Judith Elliott at the New Member’s Annual Exhibit- “LITERAL IMAGES” for Women’s Caucus for Art, http://www.wcafl.org/ The show, at the Maitland Public Library, 501 S Maitland Ave, Maitland, FL, opened on August 1 and is free to [...]

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Anhinga Writers’ Studio 2010 Summer Workshops

July 20, 2010

 What writer doesn’t dream of seeing his or her work published?  For many first-time authors, the pathway to publishing success can be daunting. And in today’s changing media marketplace, the choices can be overwhelming: There’s the traditional route – with a literary agent and a big-name publisher. But what about publishing with a regional or [...]

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Romancing the Holidays

July 20, 2010

November 6 Romancing the Holidays Book Signing To Raise Funds for Adult Literacy League On chilly Central Florida nights, there’s nothing cozier than curling up in a comfy chair with a great romance novel, especially one written by an award-winning local author.  Better yet, follow that delicious read with a romantic dinner and love poems [...]

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Jerome Bixby’s Man from Earth

July 20, 2010

David Strauss is joined by a couple of other members of the successful Who Murdered Winthrop Carlson and Words with the Detective Fringe teams (Chuck Dent, Heather Lam, Larry Stallings, and Alex Carroll) in presenting the inaugural Renegade Theater Company production, Jerome Bixby’s Man from Earth, opening Saturday, July 17 at 7:30 at the Roth [...]

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Support Orlando’s 2010 National Poetry Slam Team

July 20, 2010

It’s time to support Orlando’s National Poetry Slam Team. When?  Tuesday, July 20th.  His Tod-ness writes:   Achtung, poetry junkies,I’m a three year veteran of this little circus, and I haven’t forgotten about that part. So it is that I’ll be inviting my teammates in the Orlando Slam Poetry Team to knock y’all out with their [...]

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Readers for Life Literacy Autographing Event

July 20, 2010

Lisa Warren of the Adult Literacy League writes: Romance Writers of America 30th Annual Conference Orlando, Florida July 28 – 31, 2010    Apparently, the convention is sold out with 500 authors in attendance.   The “Readers for Life” Literacy Autographing event is going to be something else. The Adult Literacy League benefits from book sale proceeds.  [...]

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Emily Carr says Show, Don’t Tell

July 20, 2010

As writers, we all know the dangers of telling but just what, we all too often find ourselves asking, does showing actually entail? In this MAD about Words workshop with Kerouac House Writer-in-Residence Emily Carr, you will explore practical strategies—from characterization to dialogue to place to metaphor & figurative language—for inhabiting the world of your text & [...]

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