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Tales From the Writing Life

with Local Author Shawn Wright
2026-09-10 18:30:00 2026-09-10 20:00:00 America/Chicago Tales From the Writing Life Join us as host local authors tell us about their writing life. How are writers "made"? What is their creative process? What does a writing day look like or how did they get published? Homewood Public Library - Boardroom

Thursday, September 10
6:30pm - 8:00pm

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Join us as host local authors tell us about their writing life. How are writers "made"? What is their creative process? What does a writing day look like or how did they get published?

Shawn Wright,  author of three books, will be here offering guidance on producing non-fiction books.  He will bring insight into research, organization, writing, designing, marketing and self-publishing a book on Amazon and Ingram Spark. Shawn will touch on every step of the book process. 

Please register for headcount only:  www.homedwoodpubliclibrary.org

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Educational / Informational | Book Groups | Adult Events |

TAGS: | Educational | Book Signing | Adults |

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