What is the difference between a good book and a great book? What do popular video games and well-written books have in common? How do you write a book readers can't put down? This workshop will show you how to create a gripping work of fiction with unforgettable characters, a strong plot framework, and compelling themes. Come prepared for fun exercises and discussion. Writers of all genres welcome!

DEBBIE REED FISCHER is the award-winning author of novels for teens and tweens. Her latest middle grade novel This is not the Abby Show (Random House/ Delacorte) won the Royal Palm Literary Award and was twice honored as a PJ Library selection in 2017 and 2020. This is not the Abby Show has been compared to Jack Gantos’s Joey Pigza series (Publisher’s Weekly), as well as Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Renee Russell’s The Dork Diaries series (Booklist). Kveller.com selected This is not the Abby Show for its Beyond Judy Blume: Must-Reads for Jewish Girls list. Debbie has been teaching writing workshops as well as speaking on author panels, at schools and literary conferences for many years. In addition to writing novels, Debbie has contributed to anthologies, non-fiction books, magazines, newspapers, and TV scripts. A graduate of the University of Miami, Debbie has a degree in Screenwriting and worked for many years as an agent for film and TV, then as a middle and high school English teacher before achieving her dream of becoming an author. Her short story This is What I'll Tell You, will be in the forthcoming anthology Coming of Age, published by Whitman, set for release in March 2022, with a portion of the proceeds donated to organizations fighting antisemitism. Visit http://www.debbiereedfischer.com/ for more information about Debbie and her books.

This workshop is on Zoom and registration is required. Please click here to register.

The video is available for on-demand viewing February 6 – March 6.