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Pre-Writing Strategies
2025-10-26 16:00:00 2025-10-26 17:00:00 America/New_York Pre-Writing Strategies Author and filmmaker Jennie Jarvis will discuss strategies for the work you can get done before writing begins, including outlining, idea development, setting a realistic writing schedule, and more! Online - Virtual Room - EPD

Sunday, October 26
4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Author and filmmaker Jennie Jarvis will discuss strategies for the work you can get done before writing begins, including outlining, idea development, setting a realistic writing schedule, and more!

This event will not be recorded and playback will not be available. Please arrive on time.

This is a Virtual Event hosted through Zoom. All stated times are in the Eastern time zone. You will receive an email with a link to access the Zoom room before the event from your event host.  
 
A computer with access to the internet and speakers or headsets are required. 
 
If using a mobile device, Android and iOS users must install the Zoom App. However, please note interactivity may be limited.  

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Authors - Books - Writing |

TAGS: | writers | promo | epd | bb-writers-corner |

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