This writing workshop can help you gain the confidence as a writer to share your voice and believe in your message while ignoring bullies and critics. The event will be in Eagle, Idaho on September 20, 2025. Cost is $100 plus fees. Click here for details:
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Are you hesitant to write and publish your work because critics will attack you? Have you posted comments on social media and received hostile reactions from bullies? Do you have self-doubts about expressing your authentic voice through your written stories? Do you appreciate the differences between writing humor, satire, and unnecessary nastiness?
This workshop is for you! Three established writers will offer advice, share personal examples, and describe writing exercises to help strengthen your confidence.
- Learn from professionals who have survived the slings and arrows of misguided critics.
- Write and read your work in a non-hostile environment.
- Participate in engaging discussions and connect with like-minded individuals who share your desire to write against the wind!
- Enjoy a lively discussion about the differences between humor and satire.
- Receive one-on-one reviews with professional writers.
- All participants will receive tote bags, books, and writing assignments. Lunch and afternoon appetizers are included.
- Spaces are limited.
Please Notice: This workshop will be in a private residence in Eagle. The actual address will be emailed after receiving a paid registration.
Agenda
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
“Fearless Writing” – Christine Flowers, Syndicated Columnist, Attorney
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM
“Tame Anti-Social Jerks on Social Media” – Donna Tagliaferri, Entrepreneur, Ghost Writer
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch and Table Topics
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
“Write from the Heart” – Elaine Ambrose, Bestselling Author, Humorist
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Forum – Speakers and Participants
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Libations and Laughter on the Patio
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Speakers:
Christine Flowers graduated from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania with a degree in French, and then Villanova Law School. She has been practicing immigration law in Philadelphia for 30 years and writes a weekly column for the Delaware County Times, which is syndicated nationally through the Cagle syndicate. She is a regular panelist on a political and cultural roundtable at Philadelphia’s local ABC affiliate known as Inside Story. One of her Super Powers: She smiles as she destroys online critics.
Donna Tagliaferri is a business owner of a fabulous catering company in Las Vegas. During her eclectic career, she has been a blackjack dealer, county planning commissioner, a ghost writer, a writer, and a charming dinner partner. She has been married for 47 years and is the mother of four and grandmother to seven almost eight. She has a talent for growing green plants in the desert. One of her Super Powers: She manages to remain positive on social media.
Elaine Ambrose is the bestselling author of 14 books in three genres with a dozen international writing awards. She is a writing coach, ventriloquist, viral blogger, humorist, and independent publisher. She’s an actor in the local community theatre and can cook a splendid chicken Parmesan. She is a third-generation Idahoan and lives in Eagle with her patient husband and near her children and grandchildren. One of her Super Powers: She can make crabby people laugh.
