As one of the many presentations available to conference attendees, I'll be offering tips to help you expand your audience during your ongoing and ever evolving author and book awareness campaign.
Confused by the advice "Show, don't tell"? You're not alone. Even experienced writers struggle with this one. After nine years of substantive editing, I've come to the conclusion that novelists and memoirists stumble in this area because sometimes it's better to show and sometimes it's better to tell. Writers instinctively understand this, but struggle to identify showing versus telling in different contexts and which to do when and why.
If this sounds like you, join me at the May Coeur Du Bois Chapter (CBC-RWA) meeting for a writing workshop with real-world help, including real-world, compare-and-contrast examples and a take-home tip sheet.
IN-PERSON ONLY at 1:00 p.m., Smoky Mountain Pizzeria and Grill, 415 E. Parkcenter Blvd, Boise, ID 83706.
For more information and to register, click here.
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Anthropology at Work: Education to Employment, College to Career (Boise State University Anthropology Department seniors 2018)
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