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Book Talk
By Piper Castillo, Times Staff Writer
Published October 28, 2007
Scott Manning will appear at WordSmitten's Writing Workshop series from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Petersburg College, 244 Second Ave. N, to conduct a master class, with tips on marketing and visibility for newly launched books. Manning's clients include Mark Bowden Black Hawk Down and P. J. O'Rourke (CEO of the Sofa). Other speakers include Roy Peter Clark, vice president of journalism at the Poynter Institute and author of Writing Tools, and Elaine Fantle Shimberg (Write Where You Live: Successful Freelancing at Home). The cost is $145 and includes the master classes, lunch and parking. For information and registration, go to www.wordsmitten.com. Appearances Jim Melvin (The Death Wizard Chronicles), 3 p.m. today, Barnes & Noble Tyrone, 2501 Tyrone Blvd., St. Petersburg. Betsy Carter (Swim to Me), 7 p.m. Thursday, Inkwood Books, 216 S Armenia Ave., Tampa.
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