ELIZABETH RUTH on CHASING YOUR TALENT: THE PROCESS AND EXPERIENCE OF WRITING AND PUBLISHING A NOVEL

TUES SEPT 10
7.30p.m-9.00p.m.
Hamilton Room, Central Branch, Hamilton Public Library 

Some of the topics that will be raised include:  early inspiration, the role of research in shaping a story, the writer's preoccupations and how they lead us down literary paths we never imagined traveling, the dedication and discipline of wrestling the beast into a work of beauty, things we learn about ourselves along the way, what we see in the work once it's complete, and surviving the industry.

Elizabeth Ruth is the author of three critically acclaimed novels, Matadora (2013) Smoke (2005) and Ten Good Seconds of Silence (2001). She teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto and is faculty within the Humber School for Writer's Correspondence Program. In September, Elizabeth Ruth will publish a GoodReads novella entitled, Love You To Death. For more info visit: www.elizabethruth.com