NEW TIME & PLACE: Writers Who Read: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

October's book is Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (UK, 2020) -
Sunday, 2:30 pm (for 2 hours), online (see link when you register) & at the Main Boulder Public Library in the FLATIRONS MEETING ROOM on the 2nd floor.

Second of three in our series of biographical novels. In Shakespeare’s day names were fungible. Anne Hathaway was really Agnes of Hewlands; her son‘s name Hamnet could morph into Hamlet; and the bard even spelled his own surname in various ways. While Will was in London for months and even years at a time, he was essentially a bachelor, while Agnes stayed behind in Stratford, raising their three children by herself, and dealing with the death of her son, utterly alone. A play begins in London and two Hamlets appear...

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/