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Adventures in Writing What You Don’t Know (Guys, aliens, and other creatures)

Host: Stacey Kade. "Write what you know" is probably the most commonly repeated "rule" of writing. But what happens when your story calls for you to be someone you've never been? How do you write someone whose life experience is so different from your own? We'll discuss techniques and strategies to get inside the head of a stranger--whether it's an alien from planet Xenon or just the guy next door.

WHEN:    Aug 26, 2012 9:00 PM EST - Aug 26, 2012 10:00 PM EST

COST:   FREE for ALL PREMIUM Members!
(This event is restricted to PREMIUM MEMBERS ONLY.)

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Stacey Kade is the author of The Ghost and the Goth trilogy (The Ghost and the Goth, Queen of the Dead, and Body & Soul). Her new series, Project Paper Doll, begins with The Rules in April 2013. She lives outside Chicago with her husband and two greyhounds. Find her on Twitter as @staceykade or at StaceyKade.com.


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Tags:    Craft, Genre





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