Sunday Focus
Sunday Focus June
The Village Cinema The Village Cinema, Historic Village, 17th Avenue, TaurangaA presentation of hard-won, inside secrets by bestselling writer and lecturer John Wareham. He will share how to apply his nifty, five-step formula to create an engaging memoir that readers will delight in remembering you by. John ‘s memoir ‘Exposed, a Schooldays Memoir’ [...]
Sunday Focus July
The Village Cinema The Village Cinema, Historic Village, 17th Avenue, TaurangaCREATIVE CONVERSATIONS 2nd of 3 PANEL SERIES ‘Sharing Stories – Spreading the Word’ Come along and hear how books find their readers. We’ve lined up a bookseller, a publisher, a self-published author, and a book buyer for libraries to share their insights. Bring [...]
Sunday Focus August
The Village Cinema The Village Cinema, Historic Village, 17th Avenue, TaurangaSharon will be exploring point-of-view, and all the techniques to make our readers see from inside our characters’ heads. This includes show not tell, filtering, action beats and dialogue, head-hopping, internal thought/dialogue, and more. A multi-award nominated author of YA fantasy fiction books, [...]
Sunday Focus September
Greerton Library 139 Greerton Road, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandThis session explores the role monsters play in modern urban fantasy as a reflection of modern thinking of inclusion, diversity, and equity. Monsters are a metaphor for the human condition: vampires are our quest for immortality, zombies are our rejection of a meaningless [...]
Sunday Focus October
Greerton Library 139 Greerton Road, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandCreative Conversations 3rd of 3 Panel Series Four writers from diverse sections of our society share experiences of writing about themselves and their communities. What obstacles have they encountered and has their narrative been a tool in breaking down divisions in society? Sunday [...]
Sunday Focus March 2023
Greerton Library 139 Greerton Road, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandThis year marks the centenary of Katherine Mansfield’s death (14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) Come along to Greerton Library this Sunday to hear award-winning author Carol Garden talk about the life and work of Katherine Mansfield. Carol will explore the woman [...]
Sunday Focus April 2023
Greerton Library 139 Greerton Road, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandPlanning a Writing Project Whether you think you can or can’t, you are right. (Henry Ford) Understand your writing journey. Get inspired. Get focused. Get it done! From ground zero through to successfully publishing five books in four years, Rachel has got it [...]
Sunday Focus May 2023
Greerton Library 139 Greerton Road, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandA Thematic Framework helps a writer develop the kinds of questions that allow for the creation of a larger picture or a more focused and interesting story. Learn about using a Thematic Framework to consider how our Natural, Cultural and Built heritage links [...]
Sunday Focus September 2023
Greerton Library 139 Greerton Road, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandWhat makes a well-rounded, believable character who your readers will love to love (or to hate!)? Come along and hear some tips, tricks, and techniques to make your characters pop off the page. Anne writes novels and short stories and is keenly interested [...]
Sunday Focus November 2023
Greerton Library 139 Greerton Road, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandIn this R-rated talk, Mollie Smith – pseudonym Molly Lachaussee – will discuss writing love, sex, and erotica, give tips on how to avoid purple prose, delve into the fascinating world of kink, and how to make consent sexy. Molly Lachaussee is a proud [...]