Writers' Corner
Whether you're a seasoned author or just starting out, these quick and insightful videos offer practical advice to help you improve your writing skills, spark creativity, and overcome common challenges. Watch, learn, and take your writing to the next level!
Watch clips from past Writers Corner events and videos featuring tips from bestselling authors.
Upcoming Events
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Attend an hour-long workshop with local writers as we brainstorm ideas, discuss writing methods, and give constructive feedback. Submissions must be sent ahead of time. Recommended for adults.
Learn more>Online (Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Join your fellow writers for critique, discussion, and camaraderie. Writers of all genres and experience are welcome. Please attend one meeting before submitting a piece for critique.
Learn more>Online (Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
There are so many ways to get your book published these days. Literary agent Anjanette Barr will discuss the advantages and challenges of each, and guide you through how to choose what's best for you.
Learn more>Online (Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Professional editor Alli Martin will cover basic and advanced tips for how to take your self-editing to the next level. Learn the difference between objective and subjective edits, and more!
Learn more>Creating Unforgettable Characters
presented by Florida SCBWI
West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center (West Oaks - Sarchet Community Room)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Author Sarah McGuire will share insights and specific tools on how to create unforgettable characters that ring true and feel like real, actual people instead of cardboard stereotypes.
Learn more>Online (Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Author and editor Lorin Oberweger will discuss how to write beginnings to hook a novel reader and parallel endings to leave the reader satisfied.
Learn more>Online (Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Author and editor Kristen Stieffel will show you how to create characters that readers can care about.
Learn more>Online (Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Literary agent Paula Weiman will discuss the craft of writing picture books, with a focus on considerations for rhyming picture books.
Learn more>Online (Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, José Iriarte and Elle Ire will discuss best practices to help you get the most out of an in-person encounter with an agent, a publisher, or other authors.
Learn more>Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden - Program Area)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Attend an hour-long workshop with local writers as we brainstorm ideas, discuss writing methods, and give constructive feedback. Submissions must be sent ahead of time. Recommended for adults.
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