Published fiction, non-fiction, and memoir writer and poet Victoria Marie Lees has offered writing workshops at local assisted living facilities, libraries, teen writers’ groups, as well as adult writing groups before the pandemic. Now she’s offering them again.
You can reach out to Victoria Marie by email at authorvmlees@victoriamarielees.com or through the form on her contact page for more information or to schedule a workshop.
Victoria facilitates hour-long, personalized workshops for beginner through intermediate writers. Zoom meetings are available as are in-person meetings for the Pocono area of Pennsylvania.
Fiction and Memoir Topics include:
Characterization, plot techniques, dialogue, scenes, backstory
Poetry Topics include:
Imagery, figures of speech, meter and rhyme, types of poetry.
The following FREE workshops will be offered at:
Maple Shade Library
200 Stiles Ave.
Maple Shade, NJ 08052
856-779-9767
I encourage participants to bring any works-in-progress to ask specific questions. I wish to help you with your stories or poetry. Hope to see you all there. Stay well!
Character Development – 5-18-23 at 6-7:30 p.m. I will offer tips and answer questions on the topic of how creating believable characters in story or memoir is not all about how they look. It’s about how they see the world. Register here: https://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/events/6252
Creating a Logical World for Story – 6-15-23 at 6-7:30 p.m. I will explain how and why all genres in fiction require story building and offer the writer specific questions to ask in order to help them understand how to create their logical worlds. Register here: https://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/events/6446
Making Memoir Universal – 8-17-23 at 6-7:30 p.m. I will offer a definition of what memoir is and how to make their specific stories universal. Register here: https://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/events/6266
Backstory in Fiction or Memoir – 9-28-23 at 6-7:30 p.m. I will offer tips and answer questions on the topic of backstory in fiction or memoir; when to include it, where to place it, and how it affects the characters in story. Register here: https://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/events/6268
Revision: The Questions to Ask – 10-19-23 at 6-7:30 p.m. I will offer participants a framework to help them revise their fiction or memoir. Register here: https://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/events/6269
The Power of Poetry – 11-9-23 at 6-7:30 p.m. I will discuss types of poetry and how to make poetry felt through the senses. Register here: https://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/events/6270