Virtual Programming

Episode 4 - Titles discussed include Hellboy and Swamp Thing.

Episode 3 - Titles discussed include Gravity Falls and Locke and Key.

Episode 2 - Titles discussed include Star Wars and Saga.

Episode 1 - Titles discussed include Astro City and Watchmen.

Click on the title of the resource to access it!

Fun Fact: Stephen King is sorry you feel like you’re stuck in a Stephen King novel

Guides to Start Writing

• What is a story setting? Mastering Writing time and place
• What is a plot? Definition, examples of literary plot
• The basic elements of setting in a story
• Literary terms: Plot
• Starting out: A writers guide for beginners
• Huffington Post - A writer’s guide to being a writer: Part 1
• The Write Practice: Ten secrets to write better stories
• Writer’s Digest - Novel Writing: 7 Simple Ways to Make a Good Story Great

Videos

• Stephen King: writing is hypnosis
• Mia Nacamulli: Why you should read Kurt Vonnegut
• John Dufresne: How to write a story
• Nalo Hopkinson: How to write descriptively
• Every story is the same
• Writing strong characters: the important distinction between want and need

Writing Prompts

• 500 writing prompts to help beat your writer’s block
• Plot generator
• Reddit: writing prompts
• The Write Practice: 10 Best Creative Writing Prompts

Library eResources

• Memoir Writing Guide (accessible through Hoopla with your library card)
• Writing Fiction: A User-Friendly Guide (accessible through Hoopla with your library card)
• Writing Fiction for Dummies (accessible through Overdrive with your library card)
• Creative Writing Workshop (accessible through Hoopla with your library card)
• Future Ready Creative Writing Projects (accessible through Hoopla with your library card)
• Writing Creative Writing (accessible through Hoopla with your library card)
• Creative Writing: The Quick Matrix (accessible through Hoopla with your library card)
• Short Story Writing: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Short Story (accessible through Overdrive with your library card)

King Township Public Library's Virtual Book Club

The King Township Public Library's Virtual Book Club meets on the first Monday of each month at 2 PM. To join please send an email to info@kinglibrary.ca and put Book Club in the subject line. Below is the up-to-date list of titles for each month.

November - Between Earth and Sky by Amanda Skenandore

October - Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of Fugitive Childhood by Cheryl Diamond

September - Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis by Patti Callahan

August - Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie

July - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

June - Ribbons of Scarlet: A Novel of the French Revolution's Women by Kate Quinn

May - Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography by Andrea Warner

April - The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor

March - Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler

February - Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris

January - Just Breathe by Susan Wiggs

November - Sheltering Rain by Jojo Moyes

October - Summers at Blue Lake by Jill Althouse-Wood

September - Sweetwater Creek by Anne Rivers Siddons

July - The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

June – Call the Nurse by Mary J. MacLeod

All virtual book club titles are available on our Hoopla service