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Thinking of Writing a Book? So, What’s Your Story? with David Roper
***PLEASE NOTE: the library will be open only for the Literary Festival events. Regular library services will remain unavailable.
In addition to delivering five books since 1993, David Roper has been busy helping others give birth to theirs. Do you have a story inside you that you know would move people, but does it feel like an overwhelming undertaking to get it out?
Not to worry. Pull up a chair in our library’s Fireplace Room and let’s talk. Roper will address questions that are likely on your mind: How do I know if my story is any good? Where do I begin — and much less, end? What do I do when it’s done? How do I find and use agents? What about the cover design? And many more. This will be a conversation, so bring your questions, share your experiences, and get some insights on the publishing journey. Come away with new clarity, new connections — and new confidence as an aspiring author.
“Watching for Mermaids,” David Roper’s collection of stories and essays, was a three-time Boston Globe bestseller, and he followed with its sequel, “Beyond Mermaids” (2021). His 2017 novel, “Rounding the Bend: The Life and Times of Big Red,” told the life and redemption of a washed-up Mississippi River pilot and Vietnam vet. Roper also co-wrote the screenplay for “Rounding the Bend” after it was optioned for a film. His most recent work is the 2023 novella “The Ghosts of Gadus Island,” set on a remote island off the Maine coast. Nonfiction work includes “Getting the Job You Want Now!” Roper was a three-time Best of Show fiction winner of the Marblehead Festival of Arts Writers World, and his work has been published in 18 languages.
Fun notes about Roper’s background — in his 20s, his primary residence was a home-built houseboat. At age 27, with his Coast Guard Masters license, he captained a 135-ft Mississippi paddlewheel cruise ship, which became his inspiration for his novel “Rounding the Bend.”
When not writing, Roper is busy at A-Script, a Marblehead career advisory and resume-writing firm that he founded in 1982. Learn more about the most interesting Roper at roperbooks.com.
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