WRITERS WORKSHOPS
Writer Wednesdays at SHAMc
Every Wednesday between November 2-January 25, 10:00 a.m. to noon, local author Laura Kepner will help writers develop their fiction and creative non-fiction skills in a fun, encouraging environment. Writers of every experience level are welcome to participate, from beginner to pro, whether writing a novel, a memoir, compelling articles, or short stories.
Week one of each month will focus on character formation, from their birth in your imagination to their conflicts and how those shape personality and growth, essential to the development of plot. For example, one week the class may discuss dialogue while another week participants will learn about a character’s backstory and how to incorporate it into a story.
Week two of each month will center on plot. Every page turning story must contain a plot. The plot begins on page one and continues until the final word in your story or novel. What is plot? It’s the problem or situation that your character/s must overcome through roadblocks and challenges to climax and resolution. It must be resolved in some way by the end. Each month, the class will look at different methods for building plot, including the Hero’s Journey, formula writing, and more.
Week three of each month will be about setting. In building a world for your characters, whether it be in the middle of suburbia or in a completely new dimension, you will need to convey what it looks like, how it smells, the language and culture of this habitat, enough so it becomes a memorable place in readers’ minds.
Week four of each month will be all about tense, voice, point of view, sentence structure, and more. Learning early on how to draw upon your “writers’ toolbox” well, will save time later.
TICKET INFO
Cost:
One class: $40
Two weeks of classes in the same month: $80
Three weeks of classes in the same month (discounted for prepurchase): $115
Four weeks of classes in the same month (discounted for prepurchase): $145
*Note: There will be no class the day before Thanksgiving 11/23, so the last November class will be on 11/30.
Payment will also be accepted the day of class but please email Laura to reserve a spot: SafetyHarborWritersGroup@gmail.com
Laura Kepner is the author of Images of America, Safety Harbor; the children’s picture book When Lourdes Was Big; co-author of A Brief History of Safety Harbor, Florida, and she was the editor-in-chief for Odet, a 4-volume literary journal. Laura is a contributing writer for the Arts Coast Journal and Destination Tampa Bay magazine. She loves teaching and hopes to meet you and your characters soon!
1st wednesday events
NIGHT TALES
A Night of Storytelling
Wed April 6, 2022
sign in 630pm show 7pm
outside
. Newcomers and listeners welcome.
Come share a 5 to 7 minute story.
All ages welcome.!!Audience members welcome.
Beer, wine, soda, water and more available for purchase.
suggested $2 suggested donation at the door
With your Host Walt Belcher
Join us on Wednesday, for an evening of storytelling. Walt Belcher, a former Tampa Tribune columnist and newspaper reporter, is a known storyteller in the Tampa Bay area. Walt will offer a short talk on the craft of a good story and then the evening will continue with both novice and experienced storytellers sharing true and not-so-true stories with the audience.
If you’d like to share a tale, please write it, memorize it and practice it before that evening. You will have about 7 minutes to perform your story if your name is drawn from the hat. Please arrive between 6:30 and 7 p.m. to add your name to the list. While we are not charging a cover, we will appreciate a suggested $2 donation,
Parking is free and available along Main St. or side streets in downtown Safety Harbor.
The Happy Garden Bar will be open with beer wine and non alcoholic beverages available for Purchase.
we do not serve food but feel free to get takeout from some of our local restaurants and bring it with you!
A Night of Storytelling
Wed April 6, 2022
sign in 630pm show 7pm
outside
. Newcomers and listeners welcome.
Come share a 5 to 7 minute story.
All ages welcome.!!Audience members welcome.
Beer, wine, soda, water and more available for purchase.
suggested $2 suggested donation at the door
With your Host Walt Belcher
Join us on Wednesday, for an evening of storytelling. Walt Belcher, a former Tampa Tribune columnist and newspaper reporter, is a known storyteller in the Tampa Bay area. Walt will offer a short talk on the craft of a good story and then the evening will continue with both novice and experienced storytellers sharing true and not-so-true stories with the audience.
If you’d like to share a tale, please write it, memorize it and practice it before that evening. You will have about 7 minutes to perform your story if your name is drawn from the hat. Please arrive between 6:30 and 7 p.m. to add your name to the list. While we are not charging a cover, we will appreciate a suggested $2 donation,
Parking is free and available along Main St. or side streets in downtown Safety Harbor.
The Happy Garden Bar will be open with beer wine and non alcoholic beverages available for Purchase.
we do not serve food but feel free to get takeout from some of our local restaurants and bring it with you!
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2nd WEDNESDAY EVENTS
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3rd wednesday events
SHAMC ALIVE
WRITERS AND POETS OPEN MIC NIGHT
cancelled for June
sign in 6:30 pm/Show7pm
Location: SHAMc Stage
A $2 donation at the door is appreciated
Hosted by Ed Derkevics on 3rd Wednesdays!
Now in its 9th year, Safety Harbor Writers & Poets Open Mic Night is one of the area's most lively, creative events of each month.
SHAMc ALIVE- Safety Harbor Writers & Poets hosts an open mic night at SHAMc on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Doors open at 6:30 and the mic opens at 7. Writers, poets, acoustic singer-songwriters, comedians, story tellers and all who love such art now gather at the Safety Harbor Art & Music Center for an evening of positively-charged fun.
[You get 7 minutes at the mic to share your original words, performance etc.
For more information on our open mic nights and other such events, visit www.safetyharborwritersandpoets.com.
or call Ed at 727-251-4754.
Note: Beer, wine, coffee, tea and soda will be available for purchase. Proceeds benefit future arts programming at SHAMc. Feel free to bring finger foods to share.
WRITERS AND POETS OPEN MIC NIGHT
cancelled for June
sign in 6:30 pm/Show7pm
Location: SHAMc Stage
A $2 donation at the door is appreciated
Hosted by Ed Derkevics on 3rd Wednesdays!
Now in its 9th year, Safety Harbor Writers & Poets Open Mic Night is one of the area's most lively, creative events of each month.
SHAMc ALIVE- Safety Harbor Writers & Poets hosts an open mic night at SHAMc on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Doors open at 6:30 and the mic opens at 7. Writers, poets, acoustic singer-songwriters, comedians, story tellers and all who love such art now gather at the Safety Harbor Art & Music Center for an evening of positively-charged fun.
[You get 7 minutes at the mic to share your original words, performance etc.
For more information on our open mic nights and other such events, visit www.safetyharborwritersandpoets.com.
or call Ed at 727-251-4754.
Note: Beer, wine, coffee, tea and soda will be available for purchase. Proceeds benefit future arts programming at SHAMc. Feel free to bring finger foods to share.