Writing and selling short stories can have multiple benefits to authors. They're an opportunity to practice craft, work on POV, characterization, setting, and dialogue. For aspiring novelists, short stories give you a place to practice new techniques, experiment with voice, and develop strong scenes. Placing your stories gives you both publishing credits and the chance to earn some money.
Join authors Belea T. Keeney and Alice Osborn who will give you specific tips on developing, writing, and selling your short stories. From literary fiction to genre fiction, print anthologies to online magazines, short story markets have a lot of possibilities. Come learn all you can about writing them! Both authors have written and edited short stories for a variety of publishers and in a variety of genres.
Fee: $29, spaces limited. Please register early.
Location: Center for Excellence, 3803B Computer Dr. Ste. 106 Raleigh NC 27609
Date: Saturday, June 21, 2014 Time: 9:30am-12:30pm—Refreshments served