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Writer Collaboration

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2024-10-16 18:00:00 2024-10-16 19:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Writer Collaboration Are two heads better than one? They can be! Downtown Bend Library - Community Room (Brooks)

Wednesday, October 16
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-16 18:00:00 2024-10-16 19:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Writer Collaboration Are two heads better than one? They can be! Downtown Bend Library - Community Room (Brooks)

Downtown Bend Library

Community Room (Brooks)

Are two heads better than one? They can be!

Registration Required. 

Join award-winning author Frank Zafiro as he takes the mystique out of author collaboration. Frank will discuss: pros & cons, choosing a partner, approaches to the different stages (ideas, outlining, writing & editing), human and business considerations specific to collaboration, the number one essential ingredient, and more!

Presenter Bio:

Frank Zafiro writes gritty crime fiction from both sides of the badge. Of his more than fifty novels, sixteen of them have been collaborations with four different authors. Frank is a retired police officer, having retired as a captain after a twenty-year career in Spokane, Washington. He currently resides in Redmond, Oregon.

Questions? Contact beccar@dpls.lib.or.us, 541-312-1063

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Write Here | Adult Program |

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