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Looking Back to Move Forward

Using Intentional Reflection in Your Writing Life
2026-02-21 13:00:00 2026-02-21 16:00:00 America/New_York Looking Back to Move Forward Join the local Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) to practice intentional writing skills with Virginia writer, Marcie Flinchum Atkins James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room

Saturday, February 21
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-02-21 13:00:00 2026-02-21 16:00:00 America/New_York Looking Back to Move Forward Join the local Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) to practice intentional writing skills with Virginia writer, Marcie Flinchum Atkins James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room

James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library

Beth Patridge Meeting Room

Join the local Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) to practice intentional writing skills with Virginia writer, Marcie Flinchum Atkins

As writers, we sometimes feel like we’re floundering and don’t know what next steps to take. Whether it’s the next step on a project, deciding on a new project, or looking at your writing practices and career as a whole. Intentional reflection can help us know what next steps to take. We’ll practice reflecting, and participants will receive questions for project-based, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reflections.  Bring a notebook or laptop for recording your reflections. 


Bio: Marcie Flinchum Atkins is a teacher-librarian by day and a writer for children and young adults in the wee hours of the morning. Her debut young adult novel, One Step Forward, is a novel-in-verse that focuses on a local history story with national impact. She also writes poetry and nonfiction. Her latest nonfiction work, When Twilight Comes, will be published by Chronicle in March 2026. You can read more at www.marcieatkins.com

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AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Maker | Author Talks |

TAGS: | Writing | Writers | Creative Writing | Authors |

James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
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