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By Fronnie Lewis Friday, August 8, 2008
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Dr. Gay Toltl Kinman

Growing market for young adult and children’s books.

On Saturday, August 23, at 2 p.m. Dr. Gay Toltl Kinman will be offering advice on how to make your children’s novel  or YA fiction sparkle. 

Kinman writes cozy mysteries, short stories, short plays, YA as well as children’s and adult novels.

 Authors with manuscripts should bring the first pages of their work with them. The Buena Vista Branch Library will be the place for this workshop.  Call 818-238-5620 for more information.

Get your screenplay in shape.

Screenwriter/producer/director Paul Chitlik will be sharing his experiences during Coffee & Conversation on Wednesday, August 27, at 7 p.m.

 Chitlik is the author of Rewrite, a Step-by-Step Guide to Strengthen Structure, Characters, and Drama in Your Screenplay. The event will be held at the Buena Vista Branch Library.  Call 818-238-5620 or go online at www.BurbankLibrary.com  for more information.

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Fronnie Lewis is the editor of mediacitygroove.com. She has an extensive background in newsgathering and writing, including more than two decades as a newswriter at KNBC-TV Los Angeles. She graduated from Stanford University, where she studied journalism and broadcast news.

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