It takes various tools to become a seasoned storyteller or writer, including books, websites, and more.

Writer and storyteller Laura Packer will explore character development, story structure, point of view, understanding your audience, and other storycrafting techniques.

You have a great story to tell, and the Library wants to help you tell it!

Learn from Lisa Overholser, the Field Specialist in Community Development for University of Missouri Extension, about matching venues, gigs, and audiences to your storytelling content and style.

Entrepreneurial expert Kimberly Beer will teach you how to cultivate a brand that speaks to your audience as a writer or storyteller.

Learn from Reader Services Librarian Angela Strathman about genre from the writer’s point of view.

Learn what literary agents do and how to secure one from Senior Agent, Subsidiary Rights Manager, and Owner of Metamorphosis Literary Agency, Stephanie Hansen.