Name: Craft Talks: WEBINAR | Writing the Unknown: Imagination, Invention, and the Ethics of Filling in the Blanks with Allison K Williams
Start: 2025-05-28T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-28T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Online

Craft Talks: WEBINAR | Writing the Unknown: Imagination, Invention, and the Ethics of Filling in the Blanks with Allison K Williams

May 28 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

LIVE ON ZOOM | May 28 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT

How to responsibly craft scenes you or your protagonist didn’t witness, don’t fully remember, or can only speculate about—with clarity, honesty, and emotional truth. $35

Advance registration is required. To learn more, visit: https://writingcraft.com/event/writing-the-unknown/

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