June 5th WORKSHOP: "Setting that Works" with John Byrne Barry

The best setting is more than a pretty, or gritty description. It’s lean and strong, because it’s working two or more jobs—pushing your story along, helping us get to know your protagonist better. Whether you write fiction, memoir, or nonfiction, join us for “Setting That Works” on June 5th at WeWork in Berkeley. 

In this hands-on workshop, author John Byrne Barry will review the different ways setting can strengthen your narrative, and lead a writing exercise putting what we learn into action.

Topics Covered at June 5th Workshop

• Studying the different ways setting can strengthen your story.
• Do writing exercises putting what we learned into action.
• Capturing the essence of a place in a few short sentences—a strategic snapshot, not a wikipedia entry.
• Drip-feeding description into your story so it doesn’t slow the momentum.

Workshop Led by John Byrne Barry

John Byrne Barry writes novels, designs websites and book covers, and leads bicycle tours in San Francisco. He is author of two “page-turners with a conscience”—Wasted: Murder in the Recycle Berkeley Yard, and Bones in the Wash: Politics is Tough. Family is Tougher, which won the 2015 Best Book award from the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA). His third novel, coming in 2019, is an assisted-suicide family thriller, tentatively titled Why I Killed My Father. Learn more at johnbyrnebarry.com.

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Ticket Info for this Workshop

Advance tickets $30; $40 at door.

CWC Members (50% discount): Advance tickets $15; $20 at door

There will be a member list at the door. Information about membership benefits and costs can be found at cwc-berkeley.org/about/join-us. 

Reservations are required!

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