• The Business of Bookselling: Managing Records, Taxes, and Publishing Costs with Elise Abram

    Virtual Event Online

    Once your book is published, you are running a small business. This workshop explores the practical, financial, and administrative responsibilities involved in publishing and selling books, helping authors understand the often-overlooked aspects and hidden costs of the business. This session examines: hiring freelancers tool subscriptions obtaining ISBNs publishing/distribution royalties bookkeeping: sales and expense recording income […]

  • Creative Writing Sessions: Playing with Words with Allison Hannah

    Aurora Public Library 15145 Yonge St, Aurora, Ontario, Canada

    This is your opportunity to get your fingers moving and ideas flowing. We’ll write in a group using 7-minute writing games: themed lists, music title prompts, passing a prompt to another participant, and more. You’ll have the opportunity to share a piece of writing with the group to receive some positive feedback. This session will […]

  • Read like a Writer with Elise Abram

    Virtual Event Online

    This workshop explores how writers can become stronger storytellers by learning to read analytically. Rather than reading only for pleasure or content, participants will learn how to “read like a writer” by examining the techniques, structural choices, and stylistic decisions authors use to create engaging fiction. By approaching books analytically, writers can turn every novel, […]