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May General Meeting: Allison Landa, What Can We Learn About Writing from Reality TV?
May 10 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm PDT
Allison Landa is a writer of memoir and fiction. Her book BEARDED LADY is an account of living with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, but it’s really about what makes you feel weird in the world. Her work has been featured in venues including Business Insider, Parents Magazine, GoodRx, The Guardian US, and The Washington Post. She has held artist residencies at MacDowell, Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow, WordSpace, Playa Summer Lake, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, and The Julia and David White Artists’ Colony. Allison earned her MFA in creative writing from St. Mary’s College of California and writes, teaches, and coaches from her home in Berkeley, where she lives with her husband, son, and manic dog. Stalk her at allisonlanda.com.
Cost
Members: $30 Guests: $35
Includes buffet lunch.
Pay online or at the door
What Can We Learn About Writing from Reality TV?
Gordon Ramsay. The Kardashians. And … you? As preposterous as it may sound (and it does!), we can learn about our craft by watching reality television. Join us to learn more!
Takeaways
- Strong character development makes the reader feel personally connected to your story.
- High stakes help drive the narrative.
- Humor is huge!
Schedule
- 10:30 – Sign-in table opens
- 10:30 – end of meeting: *BUCK-A-BOOK
- 11:15 – Writers Table – Five Topics – Your Choice!
- 12:00 – Buffet Lunch
- 12:35 – Business Meeting
- 1:00 – Main Presentation
*What is Buck-a-Book?
*BUCK-A-BOOK is like spring cleaning for your bookshelves! Scour your shelves and bring favorite books to sell for $1.00. Proceeds go to the Young Writers Contest. Unsold books will be donated to Friends of the Library.
