Presented by Mary-Lane Kamberg
Covering: Craft (skills and techiniques), Writing
Start your articles, stories and poems on the right foot. We hear so much about the importance of hooking the reader, but little about how to do that. This workshop gives practical tips and examples of some of the most effective types of opening leads to grab editors and agents and drag them into the work the rest.
Presenter: Mary-Lane Kamberg, Olathe, Kansas, is a professional writer with more than twenty-five years’ experience. She is the author of more than 30 books. Her articles have appeared in Better Homes and Gardens, Marriage and Family Living, Christian Science Monitor, Healthy Kids and many others.
Mary-Lane's poetry, essays and short stories have appeared in several anthologies and literary journals including: Chicken Soup for the Soul, A Celebration of Women, Beginning from the Middle (anthology); Sacred Feathers (anthology); The Season of Light (anthology); Kansas City Star, Late Knocking, Mediphors, Mid-America Poetry Review, Potpourri, and others. Her poetry chapbook Seed Rain was published by Finishing Line Press.