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
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.
Online (Virtual Room - EPD)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Beta Readers and Critique Partners are the key to many authors' success. Author Jennie Jarvis will discuss how to find these collaborators and how to effectively add them to your revision process.
Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden - Program Area)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Join local writers in an hour-long workshop to brainstorm ideas, discuss writing methods, and give constructive feedback. Must attend one meeting prior to submitting work. Recommended for adults.
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
Janice Hardy will discuss why many voice problems are actually point-of-view problems, and how strengthening one naturally strengthens the other. Learn how a character's perspective shapes their voice
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Literary agent Anjanette Barr will discuss the hidden risks of AI in publishing, from creative dilution to ethical concerns and threats to writers’ careers.
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Want to write stories that delight with fright? Author Shannon A. Thompson will provide tips for writing stories that strike fear in the hearts of readers
Writing Workshop: Researching the Weird Stuff
Making Speculative Fiction Sound Real
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
From folklore to physics, a panel of speculative fiction authors will share how to research the impossible, build believable worlds, and make the weirdest ideas feel uncannily real.
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
New York Times bestselling author Ginny Myers Sain will discuss how to work local legends and lore into your stores to add flavor and suspense.
South Creek Writer’s Group
Writing Workshop
South Creek Branch (South Creek - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Authors, Books, Writing
Share drafts, discuss writing methods, and give constructive feedback. Submissions must be sent ahead of time. Recommended for adults.