Writers, writing teachers all have touted writing in a public place. Sometimes alone, with a partner, timed, untimed – it’s all done with the idea that once you put your pen to paper (that’s assuming you can still use a pen or pencil) you keep writing for an assigned time. And it’s true that the […]
GRAND AVENUE PARK BOOK FEST
Just imagine a beautiful Los Angeles afternoon, downtown in the new green space called the Grand Avenue Park, just between the Music Center and City Hall, holding the first annual Book Festival. It was a tribute to independent book publishers, sellers, authors and poets. Music, games and story telling for children, readings for the adults, […]