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SUMMARY:Read like a Writer
DESCRIPTION:This workshop explores how writers can become stronger storytellers by learning to read analytically. Rather than reading only for pleasure or content\, participants will learn how to “read like a writer” by examining the techniques\, structural choices\, and stylistic decisions authors use to create engaging fiction. By approaching books analytically\, writers can turn every novel\, short story\, or memoir they read into a master class in the craft of writing. \nThe session also introduces practical strategies for active reading\, including annotation\, modelling with mentor texts\, and re-reading to examine how authors build suspense\, transition between ideas\, and shape character and plot. Participants will learn how to identify storytelling choices that draw readers in to gain tools participants can apply to their own writing. \nThis workshop is ideal for writers who want to deepen their understanding of craft\, sharpen their critical reading skills\, and discover how close reading can strengthen their own creative work.
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SUMMARY:Going In Deep: Writing From a First- and Third-Person Limited Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Learn the tricks that deepen your point-of-view narrator so that readers feel like they are right in the action and not watching from the sidelines.  In this workshop\, we discuss the different types of POV and the pitfalls of each and explore how you can deepen your reader’s experience through description\, showing instead of telling\, dialogue and more. \nReserve your spot for this virtual event at the Markham Public Library website. 
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SUMMARY:Put Your Readers in the Scene: What It Means to Show and Not Tell
DESCRIPTION:What is meant by “showing” versus “telling” and how can you tell the difference?   Is it ever okay to “tell?” Is there such a thing as showing too much? Explore these important questions by looking at dialogue\, description\, pacing and transitions\, and learn how to invite your readers into the scenes you write. \nReserve your spot for this virtual workshop at the Markham Public Library website.
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