March 25th wound up being a breezy, warm day, and The Writing Barn welcomed the spring weather by holding March’s Words and Wine Wednesday event on the Barn’s party porch! With a great turnout of attendees and plenty of wine and cheese to go around, we listened intently to author Natalia Sylvester read an excerpt from her debut novel Chasing the Sun. Chasing the Sun, although fictional, was inspired by true events in Sylvester’s life, and she expounded on why she chose to tackle the idea of a family coping with a kidnapping.
Followed by her reading, Bethany Hegedus, author and owner of The Writing Barn, led a Q&A over craft, inspiration, characters and the writing process. The audience was thrilled when Sylvester announced she’s working on another novel.
Following a brief audience Q&A, attendees had the opportunity to purchase her book and have it signed!
Words and Wine Wednesdays coincide with our Austin Author Spotlight Segment, where local featured authors tell us about their upcoming books, before coming to The Barn for Words and Wine Wednesdays to read and answer questions. Read Natalia’s Austin Author Spotlight here.
Natalia will be teaching a six-week novel writing class at The Writing Barn starting March 31st called Writing a Literary, Page-Turning Novel. Fiction writers, aspiring novelists, those needing a push in the right direction- consider applying!