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Writing Intimacy with Ruby Barrett
Writing on-page intimacy can be intimidating for even the most seasoned of genre fiction writers. As the author of high-heat, open door romances, Ruby Barrett has mastered the art of on-page intimacy that is inclusive of all genders and heat levels. Ruby will help authors identify the heat level they are comfortable with for their stories, provide advice on how to approach intimate scenes without using overly flowery or — what is sometimes deemed as — cheesy language, and how intimate scenes can and should be used to progress plot in genre fiction.
This session will be closed-captioned. Closed captioning provided by Zoom auto transcription.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.
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About Ruby Barrett
Ruby Barrett writes steamy romances with big feelings. Mutual pleasure, pining, and healing are common themes in her romances.
Before she was a romance author, Ruby worked as a horse groom, a cigarette package warning label researcher, a millennial Mommy-blog essayist, and a matchmaker with zero matches.
She is a bi woman who lives her own HEA in Ottawa, Canada with her husband and their child.
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Writing can feel like moving through a dark forest without a path. Has anyone done this before? When do I know if it’s done? Why is this taking so long? Sometimes, that disorientation can be helpful and generative. To make something that has never been made before, we need to get lost, forget what we know, and encounter ourselves in new ways. But also — we don’t have to spend the whole trip like that. The creative process moves though some fairly predictable phases, and once we know what they are, we can be more intentional about how we’re making progress, and getting the rest and support we need.
In this interactive talk, we’ll explore those phases, all the way from before draft zero, to sharing our work with the world (which doesn’t need to involve publishing unless we want to.) It will allow writers to locate themselves, own their pace, and remember that they’re not alone. We’re supposed to ask for support and get it. We’ll identify where we thrive, and where we need use a little help to keep things moving. This workshop is for anyone who craves more clarity and less chaos on the big journey of any writing project.
This workshop is presented in partnership with Firefly Creative Writing.
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This session will be closed-captioned. Closed captioning provided by Zoom auto transcription.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.