NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

September 25, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AUTHOR TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CHARACTER AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY'S SATURDAY WRITERS' CLINIC

JEFFERSON, LA – Laurie Schnebly Campbell, author of six novels, will discuss “Building Tension,” at 9:30 a.m., and “The Double D’s: Dynamic Description & Delicious Dialogue,” at 11 a.m., on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at the East Bank Regional Library (4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, LA 70001).

This presentation is free of charge and open to the public. 

Schnebly Campbell grew up in a family that discussed psychology around the dinner table, so her favorite part of writing fiction is creating characters with likable, plausible personalities.

After six novels, including one that beat out Nora Roberts for "Best Special Edition of the Year," she began sharing her techniques with other writers -- and fell in love with teaching, both online and in person.

She spends her weekdays writing for a Phoenix advertising agency. She also enjoys playing with her husband and son, recording for the blind at Talking Books, vacationing in Sedona, the Arizona red-rock town named for her great-grandmother, and working with other writers.

"People ask how I find time to do all that," she says, "and I tell them it's easy. I never clean my house!" 

9:30 a.m. - Building Tension

The ticking clock. The infamous day. The elusive stranger. The sizzling glance. The unbreakable promise. The haunting memory. The forbidden love. Tension is what keeps readers awake far too late at night, and what makes them rave about your book even before they reach the final page. How do you create that kind of tension? Think of a story you’ve already started writing, or are just beginning to plan, and see how to build...build...build....

10:45 to 11 a.m. – break

11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - The Double D's: Dynamic Description & Delicious Dialogue

Everyone tends to be better at writing one of the big D's. What kind of dialogue makes your characters real? What kind of description works best for your voice? No two writers will use the same techniques for these key elements, but having new tools to choose from can make writing description and dialogue easier as well as more fun...not only for you, but for your readers as well.

For more information regarding this event, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us.

The Jefferson Parish Library system consists of 16 locations that stretch from the Lakeshore Branch on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain to the Grand Isle Branch just steps away from the Gulf of Mexico. The library system consists of two large regional libraries and seven branches on each side of the Mississippi River. The East Bank Regional Library (4747 West Napoleon Avenue, Metairie) serves as library headquarters. The Jefferson Parish Library is the second largest system in the state of Louisiana. More than 200 employees work for the Jefferson Parish Library including librarians, administration and support staff. For more information, contact the library at (504) 838-1100 or www.jefferson.lib.la.us.

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net. Residents can also receive regular updates by following the Parish on social media (@JeffParishGov) or by texting JPALERT or JPNOTICIAS to 888-777.

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