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Strength in Limits: How Creative Constraints Can Sharpen Your Writing with Martha Brockenbrough
You know how it feels when something big goes unmentioned? It’s tense. Riveting. Sometimes unsettling. This is often how you want your readers to feel when they’re immersed in your book, and in this lesson, we will go over some ways you can give yourself simple creative constraints to increase tension in your scenes and dialogue—and even sharpen your narrative voice as you go.
View Video (00:22:50) | Posted December 2020
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Writing Deliciously: The Poetry of Food with Jane Wong
In this craft talk, delve into the intimate sensory memories and sociopolitical implications that food evokes with poet Jane Wong. How can writing about food open up evocative spaces of comfort, family, memory, shared rituals, and desires? How can writing through and about food strengthen our communities and open up our creative craft? Along with celebrating and exploring food writing, this craft talk will also lead you through a series of delicious writing prompts inspired by food.
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Virtual It's About Time Writers' Reading Series, Meeting 372
The Ballard Branch welcomes the 372nd meeting of the It's About Time Writers' Reading Series, featuring author readings and open mics. Recorded on Nov. 12, 2020.
Listen to Audio (00:57:47) | View transcription (pdf) | Posted November 2020
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Seattle Writes presents: Agent Talk - Working with a Literary Agent with Clelia Gore
Literary agent Clelia Gore, from the Seattle-based agency Martin Literary Management, shares information for researching, querying, and working with an agent.
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Seattle Writes presents: Mixtape Memoir with Reagan Jackson
What are the songs on the soundtrack of your life? Mixtape memoir is a framework using songs as a catalyst for memory. Writer Reagan Jackson will give a brief explanation of memoir then guide you through three writing prompts to prepare you to create your own mixtape. If you are looking for a combination of inspiration and structure, this mini lecture is a fun place to start.
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Virtual It's About Time Writers' Reading Series, Meeting 371
The Ballard Branch welcomes the 371st meeting of the It's About Time Writers' Reading Series, featuring author readings and open mics. Recorded on Oct. 8, 2020.
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Virtual It's About Time Writers' Reading Series, Meeting 370
The Ballard Branch welcomes the 370th meeting of the It's About Time Writers' Reading Series, featuring author readings and open mics. Recorded on Sept. 10, 2020.
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Virtual It's About Time Writers' Reading Series, Meeting 369
The Ballard Branch welcomes the 369th meeting of the It's About Time Writers' Reading Series, featuring author readings and open mics. Recorded on Aug. 13, 2020.
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Virtual It's About Time Writers' Reading Series, Meeting 368
The Ballard Branch welcomes the 368th meeting of the It's About Time Writers' Reading Series, featuring author readings and open mics. Recorded on July 9, 2020.
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Conversation Hearts: An Inclusive Love Fest for Romance Readers and Writers, Part 2
Do you love romance? Do you read or write romance? Listen to Conversation Hearts: An Inclusive Love Fest for Romance Readers and Writers, a celebratory event centering the diversity of the romance genre. Recorded on Nov. 9, 2019.