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Writing with Prompts
2026-10-13 19:00:00 2026-10-13 20:00:00 America/New_York Writing with Prompts Author and host of the Story Kernels podcast Alli Martin will discuss why and how to use story prompts to enrich your writing life. Martin will share prompt resources as well. Online - Virtual Room - EPD

Tuesday, October 13
7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Author and host of the Story Kernels podcast Alli Martin will discuss why and how to use story prompts to enrich your writing life. Martin will share prompt resources as well.

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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