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Out of Your Comfort Zone

How to make the most of Author Events - Simcoe NaNoWriMo

2022-11-08 19:00:00 2022-11-08 20:00:00 America/New_York Out of Your Comfort Zone One of the most effective ways to sell books is face-to-face. Learn from Colleen Winter how to find events, optimize your set up, engage readers, and sell books! Downtown Branch - Gathering Place

Tuesday, November 08
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-11-08 19:00:00 2022-11-08 20:00:00 America/New_York Out of Your Comfort Zone One of the most effective ways to sell books is face-to-face. Learn from Colleen Winter how to find events, optimize your set up, engage readers, and sell books! Downtown Branch - Gathering Place

Downtown Branch

Gathering Place

One of the most effective ways to sell books is face-to-face. Learn from Colleen Winter how to find events, optimize your set up, engage readers, and sell books!

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Missed it? Watch the recording on our Program Portal.


As part of November's writer's month Colleen Winter guides us next steps to success after writing your book.


Colleen Winter was born and raised in the mining town of Sudbury, in Northern Ontario, Canada. The city’s claim to fame includes being the sight of a meteor impact 1.8 billion years ago but also, and more importantly, includes 52 freshwater lakes within its boundaries.

Colleen Winter spent the first part of her working life as an electrical engineer and the second as a freelance journalist. Easily bored, she has moved onto a third career, where she combines the two through her own communications consulting business.

Throughout each stage of her working life, she has been fascinated by power and energy. It underpins our lives and the hidden influence it exerts over us informs her speculative fiction. Particularly, The Gatherer (2019), a near future thriller which was called ‘menacing and memorable’ and ‘an eloquently written dystopian debut,’ and the follow-up novel, The Disruptors, (2021) called ‘intense and riveting’ and ‘fans of Blake Crouch should read this book.’ The final book in the trilogy is coming in April 2023.

When she isn’t working or writing, Colleen can be found hiking or climbing the beautiful places of the world or sneaking out for early morning swims in whatever freshwater lake is nearby. She reads to get inspired by Martha Wells, Veronica Roth, Blake Crouch, Andy Weir, and Matt Haig. She is a member of Science Fiction Writers of America, The Writers’ Union of Canada, and International Thriller Writers.

Colleen lives in Ontario with her husband Ron in their empty nest with their loveable, psychotic, reactive dog Kira.  


Simcoe NaNoWriMo: Join 8 Simcoe County libraries as they celebrate National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and support writers on their journey to write a novel in one month with space to write, access to wifi, computers, resources and virtual socials/write-ins and events. Participating Libraries include; Barrie, Essa, Innisfil, Orillia, New Tecumseth, Tay, Clearview and Severn.


The health and safety of our participants and staff is our top priority, please review our Stay Safe Guidelines.

If you are unable to attend, we ask that you cancel your registration or email askus@barrielibrary.ca 

Questions? Please call 705-728-1010 or email askus@barrielibrary.ca


We want to improve, to serve you better. Please take a moment and fill out our Simcoe NaNoWriMo survey & BPL's Program Evaluation Form.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Writers & Artists | Special Events |

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Downtown Branch

AskUs@barrielibrary.ca
Phone: 705.728.1010

Hours

 

 
We're closed Tuesday July 01 due to Canada Day
Mon, Jun 30 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 01 Closed
(Canada Day)
Wed, Jul 02 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jul 03 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jul 04 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jul 05 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 06 9:30AM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Our Downtown Branch is centrally located in the Downtown core at the corner of Worsley and Owen Streets. The building and facilities are fully accessible. Enjoy a beverage or a small snack from our Café located inside the lobby, use our complimentary wifi, experiment with technology and maker tools, or soak up the sun on our Rooftop Reading Garden.

Upcoming events

Wed, Jul 02, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Gathering Place

Wed, Jul 02, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 02, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Oro Lions Room,Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 02, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Jul 03, 11:00am - 11:30am
Gathering Place

Thu, Jul 03, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Gathering Place

Thu, Jul 03, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Fri, Jul 04, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Sat, Jul 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Garden

Sat, Jul 05, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sun, Jul 06, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Jul 07, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Gathering Place

Mon, Jul 07, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Gathering Place

Tue, Jul 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab

Tue, Jul 08, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Tue, Jul 08, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Gathering Place

Tue, Jul 08, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Creative Spaces
This event is full

Wed, Jul 09, 10:00am - 11:00am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor ,Reading Garden

Wed, Jul 09, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 09, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Jul 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Garden

Thu, Jul 10, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Jul 10, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Fri, Jul 11, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Fri, Jul 11, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sat, Jul 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Garden

Sat, Jul 12, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sun, Jul 13, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Jul 14, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Mon, Jul 14, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor ,Reading Garden

Tue, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab

Tue, Jul 15, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Gathering Place

Tue, Jul 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Gathering Place

Wed, Jul 16, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 16, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Reading Garden,Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, Jul 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Jul 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Thu, Jul 17, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Thu, Jul 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Angus Ross Room

Fri, Jul 18, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Sat, Jul 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Garden

Sat, Jul 19, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sun, Jul 20, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Angus Ross Room

Sun, Jul 20, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Jul 21, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Mon, Jul 21, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Angus Ross Room,Reading Garden

Tue, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab

Tue, Jul 22, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 23, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 23, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 23, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Jul 24, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Thu, Jul 24, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Jul 24, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Fri, Jul 25, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Fri, Jul 25, 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Sat, Jul 26, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Garden

Sat, Jul 26, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sun, Jul 27, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Jul 28, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Mon, Jul 28, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gathering Place,Reading Garden

Tue, Jul 29, 10:00am - 11:00am
Gathering Place

Tue, Jul 29, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 30, 10:00am - 11:00am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor ,Gathering Place,Tinker Lab

Wed, Jul 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, Jul 30, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Jul 31, 10:00am - 11:00am
Gathering Place

Thu, Jul 31, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Jul 31, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Fri, Aug 01, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab