Use Reading to Level Up Your Writing
A Book Study with Robin Henry
About the Workshop
Writers are frequently advised to read more so they can write better. The problem is, no one seems to want to tell them how to use reading to elevate their writing practice. Reading alone is not enough. In this workshop, we'll use The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles as a mentor text to model the kinds of questions writers should ask when reading, demonstrate methods for analysis, and provide sample writing exercises so writers can apply what they learn from their reading and elevate their writing. The presentation will focus on story question, structure, character development, narrative drive, foreshadowing, and language. The goal for this session is to enable writers to analyze great books and use the insights they gain to inform their own writing.
The Basics
Where: Zoom Video Communications Platform
When: Wednesday, October 16, 7pm - 8pm US Central Time
Length: 60 minutes
Number of Participants: Unlimited
Cost: $19
Add-on: Event registration includes an annotated list of Novels for Writers.
About Your Instructor
Robin Henry holds an MLS (Library Science) and MA in Humanities. She is a librarian, adjunct professor of Humanities and Library Science and an independent scholar and book coach, specializing in Historical Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, and Literary Fan Fiction. She is an Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach. She has over 20 years of experience working with books and authors, as a reviewer, book award committee member, writing teacher and coach. She also the Acquisitions Editor for History Through Fiction and the Managing Editor for HTF Publishing. Robin’s favorite pastime is gathering friends for an animated book discussion and afternoon tea. Life is too short to read (or write) bad books!
About The Lincoln Highway
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the work farm where he has just served a year for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett’s intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother and head west where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden’s car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett’s future.
Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles’s third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes.