Writing Workshop Presentations

North Grenville Writers Circle

My local writing group began meeting in 2018 at the North Grenville Public Library. We met weekly from September to April, with peer-led discussions on aspects of writing craft as well as opportunities to critique each others’ work. In March 2020, due to the pandemic, we stopped meeting face-to-face but continued with some virtual sessions. Live meetings began again in September 2022.

Here are workshop topics I presented.

November 20, 2023

  • Multiple Points of View

October 24, 2022

  • Writing Effective Dialogue

February 1, 2021

  • Navigating the Publishing World

November 16, 2020

  • Entering Writing Contests

November 2, 2020

  • Publish your Book Traditionally (review of “Funny You Should Ask” by agent Barbara Poelle)

September 14, 2020

  • Character-driven vs. Plot-driven writing

March 30, 2020

  • Scene and Sequel versus Story Grid: Two Approaches to Scene Writing

January 27, 2020

  • Summarizing Your Work: Logline, Synopsis, Elevator Pitch, Query Letter, Tweet

November 25, 2019

  • Dialogue and Dialogue Tags

Sept 16, 2019

  • Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense

April 1, 2019

  • Character Sketches and Character Arcs

March 18, 2019:

  • Critiquing: Giving and Receiving Feedback on your Writing