Wendy Laharnar

Wendy Laharnar

Wendy Laharnar grew up in the central west, NSW, graduated from UNE, Armidale, with a BA in English Lit., Classical Lit (in translation), and History, both modern and ancient. She writes historical fiction, science fiction, and fantasy. Her medieval novel, The Unhewn Stone, won third prize in the 2013 International Digital Awards for best YA novel and short stories. Wendy lives on the South Coast of NSW with her husband and mini Schnauzer. When she is not writing, she creates with fabric and wool and enjoys travel and photography.

Igniting your Reader’s Curiosity

Facilitators: Wendy Laharnar and Rosalie Skinner

An action packed, practical session considering seven ways to ignite your reader’s curiosity so that he/she is drawn into your story and trapped! The group will work on examples that excite our unique creative spirit and have fun with lateral thinking.

Participants should bring along:

• A 5 star rave review, written by you, of the novel you yearn to write.

Or

• A list of first lines that sparked your curiosity.

A Plan of Writing Action for the Future

Facilitators: Rosalie Skinner and Wendy Laharnar

Keeping up our level of enthusiasm for writing is the objective after we leave a weekend such as Grassroots. What works for you? Critique groups, beta readers, writing sites and writing meet ups (online and face-to-face). We will be looking for what participants feel they need and if possible, create solutions from the Grassroots group.