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SUMMARY:Barrie Writers' Club Public Meeting
LOCATION:Downtown Branch\nDowntown Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Provides a supportive environment where members share their wo
 rk\, offer insights into the work of others\, and enhance knowledge to imp
 rove their writing skills..\nhttps://barrielibrary.libnet.info/event/15317
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Non-members are welcome to drop-in\, howev
 er please register if you wish to be critiqued (see contact name below). T
 his group meets the 2nd Monday from 6:30-8:30pm and 4th&nbsp\;Monday from 
 6:00-8:30pm\, holidays may affect dates.<strong></strong></p>\n<p><span st
 yle="text-decoration: underline\;"><strong>Themes</strong></span></p>\n<p>
 <em>Holiday periods may affect meeting dates\, please check the events cal
 endar for any changes.</em></p>\n<p><strong>Second Mondays</strong><strong
 >:</strong> Critiques. Non-members&nbsp\;please register by&nbsp\;contacti
 ng <a href="mailto:thebarriewritersclub@gmail.com">thebarriewritersclub@gm
 ail.com</a>\, to be critiqued in the first hour. Drop-ins welcome but may 
 not be critiqued. Last hour members will be critiqued.<strong></strong></p
 >\n<p><strong>Fourth Mondays:</strong> We will be discussing a topic of ch
 oice.</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>September 28:&nbsp\;</strong>Calling all writ
 ers! If you've been hitting a dry spell in your writing (better known as w
 riter's block)\, come and join the Barrie Writers' Club for a spontaneous 
 prompt-writing session to kickstart your creativity. And even if your work
  is flowing\, prompt writing can always spark new ideas. Whether you write
  novels\, short stories\, non-fiction\, poems\, memoirs\, essays\, or anyt
 hing else\, we can help bring your inspirations to life.\n<p>Newcomers are
  welcome to bring in short pieces for critiquing as well.</p>\n</li>\n<li>
 <strong>October 26:&nbsp\;<em>The Seven Core Elements of Successful Story 
 Telling</em></strong>.&nbsp\;The presentation will cover the seven core co
 mpetencies of successful fictional story telling which include four basic 
 elements\, two narrative skills and a unique aspect difficult to define\, 
 but no less important. All must be present for the story to work. These in
 clude:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Concept</strong> which is the idea or seed f
 or the story.</li>\n<li><strong>Character</strong>\, a hero we identify wi
 th and root for.</li>\n<li><strong>Theme</strong>\, or what the story mean
 s\, illuminates about real life\, and makes us think/feel.</li>\n<li><stro
 ng>Structure</strong>. What comes first and next in the story and why.</li
 >\n<li><strong>Scenes</strong>\, the connected series of which build the s
 tory. Essentially\, the building blocks.</li>\n<li><strong>Writing Voice</
 strong>\, the way of delivering the story on the page to the reader.</li>\
 n<li><strong>The Art</strong> of putting all the above elements together w
 hich is unique to the author and difficult to define\, but apparent to the
  reader and an integral part of the works appeal.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>
 <strong>November 23:</strong> Coming soon</li>\n<li><strong>December 14</s
 trong><strong>:</strong> Coming soon</li>\n</ul>\n<hr />\n<p>To join this 
 meeting virtually email Marilyn Lamb:&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:marilyn-lamb@h
 otmail.com">marilyn-lamb@hotmail.com</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n<hr />\n<p>Questions?
  Please call&nbsp\;705-728-1010&nbsp\;or email&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:askus
 @barrielibrary.ca">askus@barrielibrary.ca</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n<hr />\n<p>We wa
 nt to improve\, to serve you better. Please take a moment to complete our&
 nbsp\;<a href="https://form.simplesurvey.com/f/s.aspx?s=2c0fe9cf-e00c-4212
 -88e8-2dbce130a214&amp\;lang=EN">Program Evaluation Form</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n
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