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Lit Fest 2024
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Thursday, June 13 • 1:30pm - 3:30pm
How to Survive Writer's Block

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Have you ever suffered with the Black Plague of writers? In this fast-paced and potentially incoherent class, we’ll get down to the nitty-gritty when it comes to writer’s block and ask a radical question: Is it possible to view moments, and even eras, of creative stasis as necessary and even essential to our artistic growth? (Gasp!). The answer, for the instructor, anyway, is a resounding YES. The question is how to move from anxiety and self-loathing to a posture of forgiveness and curiosity. This class is for anyone who’s ever struggled to keep going at the keyboard.

Speakers
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Steve Almond

Visiting Author
Steve Almond is the author of eleven books of fiction and nonfiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football, and the forthcoming Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow, a book on the writer's craft. After many failed efforts, his debut novel, All the... Read More →


Thursday June 13, 2024 1:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
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