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SUMMARY:Writing Inclusivity
LOCATION:Norman Mayer Library\nNorman Mayer Library
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DESCRIPTION:This hands-on workshop with Holly Payne-Strange explores ho
 w to write disability authentically\, avoid common pitfalls\, and create d
 isabled characters who are complicated\, compelling\, and fully human. .\n
 https://neworleans.libnet.info/event/17903553
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Workshop discussion topics include the fol
 lowing"</p>\n<ul>\n<li>How writers can create disabled characters who feel
  fully realized&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Moving beyond stereotypes and "inspiratio
 n" narratives</li>\n<li>The difference between visibility and authenticity
 </li>\n<li>How chronic and invisible illnesses affect daily life in ways r
 eaders may not always see</li>\n<li>The importance of sensitivity\, resear
 ch\, and lived experience in storytelling</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Holly Payne-Stra
 nge is a novelist\, poet\, and podcast creator. Her writing has been laude
 d by&nbsp\;<em>USA Today</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>LA Weekly</em>\, and&nbsp\;<em>T
 he New York Times</em>. Her English and Italian language poetry has been p
 ublished by&nbsp\;<em>Door Is A Jar\,&nbsp\;Quail Bell</em>\, and&nbsp\;<e
 m>Red Door Magazine</em>\, among others. She has also given talks at Fordh
 am University and The Players Club. Her psychological thriller\, <em>Every
  Last Bone</em>\, features a protagonist whose experiences are shaped by a
  chronic condition\, and the book was written with the goal of creating a 
 character whose disability is an important part of her life without defini
 ng her entire identity.</p>\n<p><em>Sponsored by the <a href="https://supp
 ortlfno.org/">Library Foundation of New Orleans</a>.&nbsp\;</em></p>\nhttp
 s://neworleans.libnet.info/event/17903553
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