The Writing Life - Presentation by Author Mary-Rose Hayes

Discover how the simplest creative act — putting pen to paper — can transform your life. In this inspiring talk, NEXT Village member Mary-Rose Hayes reveals how writing can be done anywhere, offers a powerful way to communicate honestly with your children about your past, and serves as deeply personal therapy by transferring painful experiences onto fictional characters — sometimes even turning those worst moments into profit. 

Mary-Rose will explore how writing relieves boredom in even the most isolating circumstances, introduces you to fascinating people through research, may offer surprising tax advantages if you publish, and can even become a powerful tool for survival — proving that your hardest experiences might just be your most valuable stories.

Address for this in-person presentation is near Green & Octavia Streets (2 blocks from MUNI 45 bus stop). Directions  for how to find us will be at bottom of the confirmation email sent after you register for this event.

This event is co-hosted by NEXT Village and the Golden Gate Valley Branch Library.  Friends and neighbors of all ages are welcome to this open to all monthly event.

About the Presenter: Mary-Rose Hayes has published nine novels including 'Amethyst,' a TIME/LIFE best seller, and two political thrillers co-authored with Senator Barbara Boxer. She has worked as a screen writer and fiction editor;  taught creative writing at U.C. Berkeley and Arizona State University;  and led workshops at international writers' conferences in the U.S., U.K., Mexico and Tuscany, Italy.

BONUS OPTION: we invite you to join us for our monthly  Book Exchange at 1PM prior to the presentation in the same location.