Wednesday, November 1, begins the month long NaNoWriMo challenge to write 50,000 words in just 30 days, creating a rough first draft of a novel. In November, the Library will provide space, snacks, and plenty of power strips, so that everyone can keep their laptops charged. Teens and Adults are invited to work at the Visalia Library during the whole month!
For Teens
Wed 11/01/17 at 4 pm
Wed 11/08/17 at 4 pm
Wed 11/15/17 at 4 pm
Wed 11/29/17 at 4 pm
For Adults
Wed 11/01/17 at 6 pm
Wed 11/08/17 at 6 pm
Wed 11/15/17 at 6 pm
Wed 11/22/17 at 4 pm
Wed 11/29/17 at 6 pm
Author Heather H. Howard will present a National Novel Writing Month workshop on ‘How to Avoid Writer's Block.’ Through careful set up of a story's plots and subplots, character development and backstory, Heather will show writers how to achieve their goal of writing a novel in thirty days. The session will be on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at 6:30 pm at the Visalia Branch Library in the Blue Room.
Ms. Howard is the author of Chore Whore: Adventures of a Celebrity Personal Assistant, as well as numerous magazine articles for Cosmopolitan, Hello!, Marie Claire, and Grazia. She is appearing thanks to support from the Friends of the Tulare County Library.
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is the largest writing event in the world. NaNoWriMo
challenges people to write 50,000 words of a novel in the 30 days of
November, with over half a million people on all seven continents
(including Antarctica) expected
to participate. 2014 is the year of “Your Boundless Novel.”
The Visalia Branch of the Tulare County Library is serving as a Come
Write In space, offering its meeting room and light refreshments during
selected dates throughout the month of November.
Tuesday Write Ins will be on November 4, 18 and 25 from 12:00pm -
3:00pm. Thursday Write Ins will be on November 6, 13 and 20 from 4:30pm -
7:30pm. Both sessions will be held in the Visalia Branch Purple Room.
A Thank God It’s Over (TGIO) wrap up party will be held on Saturday,
December 6 from 2:00pm - 4:30pm in the Visalia Branch Blue Room.
NaNoWriMo
is celebrating its 16th year of empowering diverse voices this year
with supporting writers in the classroom, and building creative-writing
communities around the world. This year, 816 liaisons will coordinate
in-person write-ins, turning local coffee
shops, bookstores, and living rooms into writing havens. The Come-Write
In program partners with 700 libraries, bookstores, and other
neighborhood spaces, providing free resources to help build their local
creative communities.
For more information, please go to nanowrimo.org and tularecountylibrary.org, or call (559) 713-2703.
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