Member Price: Free (with donation options)
Non-Member Price: $10
**Digital doors open at 6:55 pm; event starts at 7:00 pm
**Portions of this event will be recorded and made available to registrants to view for 30 days. Breakout room discussions willnotbe recorded.
The Federation of BC Writers invites you to participate in our newest programming initiative: Book Club for Writers! This online book club for writers offers an opportunity to read and discuss books related to the craft of writing.Book Club events are 75 minutes long and feature a combination of small group discussion using breakout rooms, large group discussion in the main room, as well as an opportunity to hear the author’s insights and ask questions.
Our November pick is Immersion & Emotion: The Two Pillars of Storytelling, by Michelle Barker and David Griffin Brown. We are thrilled that both Michelle and David will be joining us to answer audience questions and share their insights. Register here (bcwriters.ca/events-for-writers) to receive the event link, discussion questions, and reminders. Purchase the book, review the discussion questions, and when it's time for the event, click on the link to join the live Zoom event. We look forward to seeing you there!
BOOK BLURB:
There are two pillars to effective storytelling: immersion and emotional draw. Immersion is what transports readers into your story world. Emotional draw is what keeps them there. This book will take you deep into the craft workshop of the Darling Axe's two senior editors. Michelle and David's core editorial philosophy is simple: every element of a story must serve the reader's experience.
PRESENTER BIOS:
Michelle Barker is an award-winning author and a senior editor with The Darling Axe. Her most recent publication, co-authored with David Brown, is Immersion and Emotion: The Two Pillars of Storytelling. Her novel My Long List of Impossible Things was a Junior Library Guild gold standard selection. The House of One Thousand Eyes won numerous awards, including the Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, and was named a Kirkus Best Book of the Year. She is also the author of A Year of Borrowed Men, finalist for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. Her poetry, short fiction and non-fiction have been published in literary reviews around the world. Michelle holds a BA in English literature (UBC) and an MFA in creative writing (UBC) and lives in Vancouver on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations.
David Griffin Brown is an award-winning short fiction writer and co-author of The Two Pillars of Storytelling. He holds a BA in anthropology from UVic and an MFA in creative writing from UBC, and his writing has been published in literary magazines such as the Malahat Review and Grain. In 2022, he was the recipient of a New Artist grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, which was awarded based on a proposal for his manuscript, Sleeping Cutie and the Destruction of Southgate Mall. As the founder and senior editor of the Darling Axe, David is committed to helping authors bring out the best in their work. He lives in Victoria on the traditional territory of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
STEPS:
1. Register here to receive the discussion questions and event link
2. Purchase your print or electronic version of the book
3. Read the book and consider the discussion questions (emailed two weeks before meeting)
- Find Immersion and Emotion in print on Amazon
- Purchase the ebook on Kindle or Epub
4. Join the Book Club meeting using the Zoom link to discuss your responses and hear from the authors!
Please email Meaghan@bcwriters.caif you have any questions, or would like to suggest a book.
