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Donald Maass to offer OWC workshop in June 2017

January 24, 2017 By Jan

Donald MaassDonald Maass, New York literary agent, author, and fiction instructor, will offer a one-day workshop in Portland on Saturday, June 10, 2017:

The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface.

Writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, but none would argue against the idea that that if you want to write strong fiction, you must make your readers feel. The reader’s experience must be an emotional journey of its own.

On Saturday, June 10, veteran literary agent and expert fiction instructor Donald Maass will teach exactly how to take your reader on that visceral and emotional journey.

Fee for the workshop: $150, payable to OWC

Date, time: Saturday, June 10, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location: Oxford Suites, Jantzen Beach

Donald Maass is the author of more than 16 novels. He now works as a literary agent, representing dozens of novelists in the science fiction, fantasy, crime, mystery, romance and thriller categories. He speaks at writer’s conferences throughout the country and lives in New York City.

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Revenge in Paris: 1st in the Noir Travel Story Series, by Valerie J Brooks

January 23, 2017 By Jan

Valerie BrooksValerie J Brooks is the author of a new book, Revenge in Paris: 1st in the Noir Travel Story Series, a noir/mystery/suspense published by Noir & Blanc Publishing.

Revenge in ParisValerie J Brooks has launched Noir Travel Story Series with a free story “Revenge in Paris.” Each story of suspense and mystery is set in an exotic or ordinary place where Valerie has traveled and is told in classic noir style. Brooks includes “Back Pages,” the travel section where the reader can armchair travel to the settings in the story. The second story, “Portland Prey,” is set in Portland, Oregon. For more info go to www.valeriejbrooks.com

Buy Revenge in Paris

Filed Under: Member Books, Member News Tagged With: Valerie Brooks

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