Steve Almond on "How to Conquer Writer’s Block, Ego Need, Envy and the Other Evil Voices Inside You"

Name: Steve Almond on "How to Conquer Writer’s Block, Ego Need, Envy and the Other Evil Voices Inside You"
Start: 2024-07-20T11:00:00-07:00
Location: Finley Park, Community Center & Aquatic Complex

Schedule

Sat Jul 20 2024 at 11:00 am

UTC-07:00

Location

Finley Park, Community Center & Aquatic Complex | Santa Rosa, CA

Redwood Writers, our local branch of the California Writers Club, invites the public to their July 20 General Meeting with featured speaker, Steve Almond, as he shares about overcoming imposter syndrome and self doubt as a writer.
Admission: $5 members / $10 non-members.
Register at www.redwoodwriters.org
About the Presentation:

Steve Almond, author of Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow, will discuss the emotional struggles that we bring to our writing, everything from the anxiety of exposure to the crippling doubts that drive us into writer’s block—without judgment or platitudes. No question is off limits: Can I tell the truth about my abusive parent? Is it wrong to be jealous of a famous friend? What if I’m just not good enough? At the center of our discussion is radical question: Is it possible to view moments, and even eras, of creative doubt as necessary and even essential to our artistic growth? How can we move from anxiety and self-loathing to a posture of forgiveness and curiosity.
About the Featured Speaker:
Steve Almond is the author of twelve books of fiction and non-fiction, including the New York Times Bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football. His first novel, Which Brings Me to You, was made into a movie that is streaming on Amazon and Hulu. His second novel, All the Secrets of the World is being developed for television by 20th Century Fox. His new book, Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow is a book about the craft of writing, the meaning of stories, and the emotional and psychological struggles we face in telling our stories.