Are you writing that novel yet? Get a dose of inspiration from Darlyn Finch Kuhn as she demonstrates techniques to transform real-life people and events into compelling, selling fiction.
Speaker/topic: Darlyn Finch Kuhn, "Change the Names and Make Stuff Up"
Join Darlyn Finch Kuhn as she demonstrates techniques to transform real-life people and events into compelling, selling fiction. She’ll read excerpts from her award-winning novel, “Sewing Holes,” that illustrate the techniques, and give you an opportunity to practice one or more of them via a writing prompt
About the speaker: Darlyn Finch Kuhn, a poet known for her saucy style and engaging readings, is also a gifted storyteller. In addition to two poetry collections – “Red Wax Rose” and “Three Houses” – her works have appeared in literary journals, newspapers and magazines, and her poems have been featured on NPR’s “Poetic Logic” and read by Garrison Keillor on the Writers Almanac. She was interviewed on World Radio Paris. She is the eponymous “Scribbler,” of the Scribbles e-newsletter. Additionally, her debut novel, Sewing Holes, won a 2015 Royal Palm Literary Award.
FREE and open to the public
2016/04/21 - 2016/04/21
American Legion Hall
229 Lake Ella Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32303