{"id":4625,"date":"2016-05-13T10:27:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T14:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/?p=4625"},"modified":"2016-05-13T10:35:01","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T14:35:01","slug":"manchester-writes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/the-rule-of-mirrors\/manchester-writes\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester Writes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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7th and 8th graders get ready to write with guest writer Caragh O’Brien at Manchester High School, Thursday, May 12, 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n

My visit to Manchester High School<\/a> was full of happy and thoughtful moments. Working with students from the high school and nearby Illing Middle School<\/a>, I talked a bit about my process, answered questions about my novels and publishing, and led workshops where students wrote for ten minutes and shared their work afterward.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Writing fiction in a low-stakes, open-ended way with just the nudge of a new idea or a new skill to try can be liberating and fun. I always offer a second option to write anything, in any form, which is often embraced by poets. The volunteers who read their work aloud produced heartfelt, inspiring drafts, and I was in awe.<\/p>\n

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From l. to r.: Leah Lourie, Caragh O’Brien, David Lee, and Megan Lacey.<\/p><\/div>\n

I’m so thankful for the team of teachers, librarians, and administrators who brought me to Manchester, especially David Lee, Leah Lourie, Megan Lacey and Loretta Sullivan. \u00a0I was honored to come!<\/p>\n

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Artist S. H. shares her drawing inspired by The Vault of Dreamers.<\/p><\/div>\n

Tonight starting at 6:00, I’ll be chatting, hanging out, and signing books at the Barnes & Noble in Manchester, CT in support of the Manchester High School Book Fair<\/a>. \u00a0Any purchases made in the store with code 11831138 will earn a donation to the school, which is rather nice. \u00a0Stop on by and say hello!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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