Latest Past Events
A Mighty Blaze Presents: AUTHORS <3 BOOKSTORES
Join me on A Mighty Blaze's Facebook page on Wednesday, July 1 at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT to hear Rebecca explain what she admires about Madison Street Books, a new […]
Women & Children First Presents: Carter Sickels in Conversation With Rebecca Makkai
Women & Children First 5233 N. Clark St., ChicagoPlease join us for a virtual event with Carter Sickels for a conversation with Rebecca Makkai about Sickels' new novel, The Prettiest Star. This event will be streamed on Women […]
[CANCELLED] Writing On The Door Fiction Conference: Interiority Complex with Rebecca Makkai
Writing On The Door Fiction Conference Sister BayThe great advantage of prose (over theater, film, and life) is that we’re privy to characters’ interior states. But how can a writer get thoughts and emotions across, other than by stating them flat-out or by updating us constantly on breathing and heart rate? We’ll explore ways to use tangent, gesture, backstory, action, association, and more to give characters a rich internal life without resorting to the old cardiopulmonary check-in.
