Have you always wanted to write a story but don't know where to start? Join Leslie and Ruth for ideas on creating memorable characters, putting them in an interesting setting, and giving them something challenging to do. A question and answer session will follow.

Ruth Senftleber is a member of the Florida Writers’ Association, Writers’ League of Texas, and Women’s Fiction Writers Association and of two local writing groups. She has judged fiction for the FWA Royal Palm Literary Awards for four years. Of her sixteen short stories, nine have been published either by the Florida Writers’ Association or by Kallisto Gaia Press in The Ocotillo Review.

Leslie Tourish is a psychotherapist in the Dripping Springs area and the author of The Headshrinker's Brigade. She is currently working on her second novel.