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NaNoWriMo Write-In & Finish Party

Where
Meeting / Training Room

National Novel Writing Month* is upon us! Write-Ins are a time to come work on your writing–they are great way to stay focused, and as a bonus you can meet other writers doing NaNoWriMo! Bring your laptop, pen/paper, or whatever you use to write.

NaNoWriMo is almost done–come write and celebrate! Share your experience of the month with fellow writers.

Teela, our local ML**, will be hosting this write-in. Teela can answer any NaNoWriMo questions you may have. Writing, word-sprints, and prizes!

We have coffee and snacks to fuel your brain.

NaNoWriMo Write-In & Midway Party

Where
All-Purpose Room

National Novel Writing Month* is upon us! Write-Ins are a time to come work on your writing–they are great way to stay focused, and as a bonus you can meet other writers doing NaNoWriMo! Bring your laptop, pen/paper, or whatever you use to write.

Midway through NaNoWriMo–come write and celebrate! We will have pizza! Please sign up so we can gauge how much pizza to get.

Teela, our local ML**, will be hosting this write-in. Teela can answer any NaNoWriMo questions you may have. Writing, word-sprints, and prizes!

We have coffee and snacks to fuel your brain.

NaNoWriMo Write-In

Where
Meeting / Training Room

National Novel Writing Month* is upon us! Write-Ins are a time to come work on your writing–they are great way to stay focused, and as a bonus you can meet other writers doing NaNoWriMo! Bring your laptop, pen/paper, or whatever you use to write. 

We have coffee and snacks to fuel your brain.

Feel free to come for as long as you want–drop in at anytime! Also click the image below to participate in NaNoWriMo Bingo!

Author Joseph Reid, "Four Words to Move Forward"

Where
McMillan Library All Purpose Room

Author Joseph Reid presents "Four Words to Move Forward" a seminar based on his book Broken Like Me: An Insider's Toolkit for Mending Broken People.  Joe will talk about his 4-pronged method to inspire people to You-tilize their own unique talents and abilities to get moving in the right direction.  Check out his YouTube video for more information.

Write Night

Where
McCourt Room

This is an ongoing writing group that is dedicated to encouraging exploration and refinement of writing craft. We will read each other’s work, provide feedback, and talk all things literary. Please bring a laptop, or paper and a writing instrument. 

All adults welcome. More information regarding our process and google docs will be provided at our monthly meeting. (We use google docs to collaborate month-to-month: reading works before meetings allows us to spend more time critiquing.) 

Cranberry Farm Life with Jennifer Brockman

Where
All-Purpose Room

The Central Wisconsin Book Festival welcomes writer, blogger and vlogger Jennifer Brockman to the McMillan Memorial Library in Wisconsin Rapids!

Brockman, who lives in central Wisconsin with her family, is a cranberry farmer and runs a successful YouTube channel covering farm life, homeschooling, raising awareness of Down Syndrome, sharing recipes and more! She'll share her experiences starting and maintaining the YouTube channel, and how it turned into authoring her own cookbook, "Recipes from a Country Life."

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back with Beth Amos

Where
Fine Arts Center

The Central Wisconsin Book Festival welcomes author Beth Amos to the McMillan Memorial Library in Wisconsin Rapids to discuss her 30-year writing career!

Amos, currently writing as Annelise Ryan, is the USA Today bestselling author of more than 25 novels. Her newest project is the Monster Hunter Mysteries, featuring a Door County bookstore owner and cryptozoologist, Morgan Carter. The first in the series, A Death in Door County, will be published in September.

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