The North Carolina Writers’ Network’s joint Durham/Orange Counties monthly event for August – Patience, Passion, Strategy: Choosing Your Publishing Path and Finding an Agent − features a distinguished panel of experienced Piedmont authors representing an array of writing genres and projects.

These days there are so many options for publishing and so many questions to answer. Why publish traditionally versus independently? What are the pros and cons of each path? Why get an agent? Why not? How do you find one? What does it take to work with one? Publishing is a marathon with as many ways to run it as there are people.

Join five Piedmont authors − Tara Lynne Groth, Russell Johnson, Stephanie Moore, Nancy Peacock, and moderator Lyn Fairchild Hawks − as they talk openly about the challenges and successes found along various paths. After discussion and a Q & A, participants will also do a brief reflection exercise about personal writing goals, obstacles, and opportunities as they think about moving forward in their own journeys.