Writers' Corner
Whether you're a seasoned author or just starting out, we offer practical advice to help you improve your writing skills, spark creativity, and overcome common challenges. Take your writing to the next level!
Watch clips from past Writers Corner events and videos featuring tips from bestselling authors.
Upcoming Events
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.
Online (Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Literary agent Paula Weiman will discuss how writers can reframe rejection, build resilience, and stay motivated on the path to publication.
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Book Coach Julie Artz will discuss types of tension and, using examples, how to use them to strengthen your story, shore up the messy middle, and make it unputdownable.
West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center (West Oaks - Sarchet Community Room)
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting
Earn community service hours by becoming involved in West Oaks’ teen literary and creative arts magazine. Ages 13-18. Registration required.
South Creek Writer’s Group
Writing Workshop
South Creek Branch (South Creek - Meeting Room 1)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Share drafts, discuss writing methods, and give constructive feedback. Submissions must be sent ahead of time. Recommended for ages 18 and up.
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Author and editor Kristen Stieffel will discuss tools and techniques professional editors use to edit books, so you can analyze your book, create a book map, and know when you are finished.
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Learn to express yourself by exploring different poetic techniques, forms, and themes. For seniors (other adults welcome!). Registration required.
Use Physical Action to Make Your Story Believable
presented by Florida SCBWI
West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center (West Oaks - Sarchet Community Room)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
New York Times bestselling author Ginny Myers Sain will discuss the importance of using physical action in your writing to heighten tension, deepen characterizations, and ground scenes in reality.
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Author Jennie Jarvis will share practical strategies to stay motivated, maintain momentum, and confidently finish larger writing projects from first draft to final page.
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Literary agent Anjanette Barr will discuss respecting developmental stages, crafting age-appropriate stories, and writing books that resonate with young readers.