TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2006
"Nature" Tales and Songs
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Volunteer Celebration for the Audubon Society of Portland
503-292-6855

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2006
Booksigning at Wordstock
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Oregon Writers Colony Booth, Portland Convention Center, Portland, Oregon

SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2006
Tall Tales and Songs
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Quilcene Fair
Quilcene, Washington

SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2006
Dog Tales and Songs
A benefit for the Oregon Humane Society
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Lucky Lab Brew Pub
7675 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, Oregon

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2006
"Nature" Tales and Songs
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Amphitheater at Oxbow Park
Sandy River, Oregon

AUGUST 4-6, 2006
The Willamette Writers Conference
10:30 AM -12:00 PM Sunday

Yes, You do have a Voice

Voice, if you study the manuals, is what agents and editors want most. Yet, a perusal of writing reference materials in bookstores, leads you to the sad conclusion thats it's a most important aspect of literature but written about the least. It's like a D.H. Lawrence poem--and I
paraphrase: "Love, the thing you need most, is the one thing you can't find by looking for." All indications are; voice is the one thing you need most to snag an agent or publisher but it cannot be taught or learned. You're either born with it or without it. Bullpucky. Everyone has a natural literary voice. Voice is nothing fancy. It is simply the way you, the writer, projects yourself artistically; the humor, irony and attitude. Like a singer's vocal chords: diapham, phrasing, timing and rhythm. Voice is the sound of the storyteller that the reader hears in his/her head while reading a book. This workshop has no formulas for voice. What it will reveal is signposts, maps, myths, sources of inspiration and clues for finding your own natural voice.

For live storytelling/music bookings, please contact Mitch at mluckett@teleport.com