WRITING PERSONAL STORIES: 6 ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS

Sunday, Sept. 19, 2 p.m.

Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library, 3910 S. Manhattan Ave., Tampa

FREE

Have you ever read a personal story in a magazine or book and said to yourself, "I have a story like that?" Do you wish you could write your story as well the authors you read? Everyone has personal stories that others are eager to read. But how do you do it? Where do you begin?

Whether you're writing personal essays or a memoir, during this 1 1/2 hour workshop presented by writing coach and editor Debra Marrs, you'll learn specifically what you must do to make your story readable, engaging, heart-felt, and revelatory.

Funded by the Friends of the Jan Platt Library. For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, call (813) 273-3652 or visit www.hcplc.org.