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Sunday August 1, 2010
I’m organizing photos from yesterday’s Northern California Storybook & Literature Festival.
I had a good time on the panel with other fiction authors. Gail, thank you for moderating. Nathan, thank you for taking photos. Delightful audience.
Also I presented “Transform Your Personal Experiences Into Potent Stories” Thank you to the participant-writers. Here are some comments from them:
I asked: What did you value most about the workshop?
- “Verbalizing what my readers will learn from my story.”
- “Good comments & tools from Teresa for moving forward.”
- “Handouts so organized.”
Your next steps with your stories?
- “Bring my stories out and start again—with your ideas for tools”
- “Find a publisher.”
- “Re-read my favorite novel & mark it up. Thank you, Teresa!”
My colleagues (Catharine Bramkamp, Laurel Anne Hill, Antoinette May, Susan M. Osborn) also presented their writing workshops.
Special thanks to Jamie Finley, Dena Grover, Gail McGrath, Lynn Brown and everyone at Roseville Libraries, Margie Yee Webb and colleagues at California Writers Club, Mary Knippel & Sarbjit Rai & fellow members of Women’s National Book Association, bookseller James Van Eaton of Winston Smith Books, friends old and new, readers and writers, and everyone who made the festival a celebration of literature.
http://www.roseville.ca.us/library/
3 branches in Roseville, CA
Maidu Library & Maidu Community Center
Martha Riley Community Library
Downtown Library
Sincerely,
Teresa LeYung Ryan
As an author and community spirit, Teresa LeYung Ryan speaks out for public libraries, honors immigrant-stories, advocates compassion for mental illness, and helps survivors of violence find their own voices through writing.
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