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Writer’s Workshop
“Changes in Latitude” is an upbeat and fast-paced workshop demonstrating how simple changes can lead to solving some of our most common writing problems. I’ll present this workshop to the Clay County Writers, 10 a.m. at the Oranger Park Library.
Florida WritersCon 2023
October 20-22
Join me at this year’s Florida WritersCon for three days of workshops, panel discussions, and networking with other writers and industry professionals. I’ve been asked to present workshops on memoir and ghostwriting, and I’ll moderate a panel on the impact of AI on writers. New York Times bestselling author Lisa Black read more…
FOL Author Symposium
The Friends of the Ponte Vedra Library present an Author Symposium on Tuesday, March 21, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Crosswater Hall, 245 Nocatee Center Way. I’ll be one of seven regional authors participating, telling our stories, and selling books. The others include Sohrab Homi Fracis, Edward Mickolus, read more…
Book Launch Party for “The Last Beach Boy”
Bobby Solano’s biography, THE LAST BEACH BOY: A TRUE AMERICAN STORY OF LIFE AND ADVENTURE (Windrusher Hall Press), is filled with remarkable stories of his boyhood adventures and business successes. As co-author, I’ll join him at the Beaches Museum, 381 Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville Beach, on Tuesday, January 24, at read more…
An Exciting New Biography
As a proud descendant of the Minorcans who settled in St. Augustine, Robert (Bobby) Solano lived a life filled with youthful adventures. As a child, accompanying his beloved Pop, he “skeetered” over sand dunes and coquina bogs along a thirty-mile stretch of coastline from Jacksonville Beach to Vilano read more…
Workshop on Beginnings & Endings
In this fast-paced, upbeat session, I’ll look at the keys to the all-important beginning and ending of a novel. I’ll explain what each should accomplish and share some classic opening sentences. As important as the beginning, a less-than-satisfying ending can ruin an otherwise well-written novel. Participants will have read more…
2023 Author’s Expo & Reader’s Extravaganza & Writers Workshop
This day-long event for authors and readers is part of the Amelia Island Book Festival and takes place at the Fernandina Beach Middle School from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 18. But it kicks off at 9 a.m. with a writer’s workshop led by yours truly. I’ll present read more…