All meetings will be held on Zoom unless otherwise noted. The Zoom link will be sent to members ahead of time in our monthly newsletter.
Thursday, April 10, 7 PM: Tackling the Messy Middle: Keeping Your Readers Hooked, with Elena Hartwell Taylor
The opening of a story has to hook readers, but the middle has to keep them. Often the hardest part to write, authors can struggle with keeping up the energy, making the obstacles matter, and rising in action to the climax. But there are tricks and techniques to help push through that saggy section, whether to finish a first draft or to fix issues during rewrites. Join developmental editor and bestselling author Elena Hartwell Taylor as she provides approaches to manage the largest part of any story, including how to break the climax down into three parts to create the most satisfying events based on the conventions and structure of the manuscript.
Join us starting at 6:30 for schmoozing before the session.
The Zoom link was emailed to members; anyone can reach out to info@pugetsoundsinc.com.
Sunday, August 10, time TBA: Save the date for our annual Summer Picnic!
Monday, September 8, 7 PM: Mystery Night, in person at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park
Contact Marty Wingate to sign up to read. We especially encourage readers who haven’t read before to sign up—it’s a great opportunity if you have a new book out this year!
Plan to come early and schmooze.