In two-hour classes on three separate evenings or mornings, author and writing educator Valerie Biel will guide writers of all skill levels through a discussion on writing topics, idea generation, and story marketability before delving into the main elements of good storytelling, basics of plotting, character development, effective dialogue writing, editing and more. There will be time in each session for questions and fun, short writing exercises. These classes will focus on novel-length fiction, memoir, or narrative nonfiction for either children or adult audiences. Picture book authors are welcome and will benefit from much of the course as well. Sign-up for the event can be found on the library's website. You will receive an email the day before the event with a link for the event. This is a Virtual Program and event times are: Evening sessions: June 23, July 21, August 25, 5:30-7:30pm Morning sessions: June 26, July 24 , August 28, 10:00am–12:00pm

In two-hour classes on three separate evenings or mornings, author and writing educator Valerie Biel will guide writers of all skill levels through a discussion on writing topics, idea generation, and story marketability before delving into the main elements of good storytelling, basics of plotting, character development, effective dialogue writing, editing and more. There will be time in each session for questions and fun, short writing exercises. These classes will focus on novel-length fiction, memoir, or narrative nonfiction for either children or adult audiences. Picture book authors are welcome and will benefit from much of the course as well. Sign-up for the event can be found on the library's website. You will receive an email the day before the event with a link for the event. This is a Virtual Program and event times are: Evening sessions: June 23, July 21, August 25, 5:30-7:30pm Morning sessions: June 26, July 24 , August 28, 10:00am–12:00pm

Monthly meeting of the Columbus Public Library Board