NEW TIME & PLACE: Writers Who Read: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

This month we're going to be meeting in the Arapahoe Room at the Main Boulder Public Library (at the top of the stairs, SW corner) AND online (zoom link available when you register). Masks required.

September's book is Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart (USA, 2020) -
We'll meet Sunday September 5 at 2:30pm for 2 hours.

First of three in our series of biographical novels. Based on the childhood of the author, who grew up in Glasgow the son of an alcoholic single mother, this debut novel won the Booker Prize and was short-listed for the National Book Award. Douglas Stuart spent ten years writing this novel while working in New York City as a fashion designer for Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Banana Republic.

We are Writers Who Read. We use Literary Forensics to dissect a recent novel (published within the past 18 months) with the goal of uncovering how the author has utilized their skills for effect. Storytelling is an art, but it's not a mystery. Every writer must address the following:

• Structure, Timeline, Pacing, Suspense, Omission
• Point of View, including Voice, Character, Place
• Language, Tense, Imagery, Metaphor, Symbols
• Motivation: Making a story pop - generating a thrill
• Why this story? And why now? Industry considerations

We ask that all attendees read the entire book in advance of the meeting, and come bearing their discoveries of how the author has addressed each of the five points above.

What is Literary Forensics? Find out here: https://www.garyalanmcbride.com/literary-forensics/