• June 14, 2026 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Trauma, Part II: Trauma as a Character in Writing

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Alachua County Library District Millhopper Branch
3145 NW 43rd St.
Gainesville, FL 32606

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Trauma Part II: Trauma as a character in writing explores how difficult life experiences can shape authentic storytelling and character development. Writer Kathy Connor Dobronyi shares personal experiences and writing examples to help authors better understand the emotional complexity of trauma in fiction and memoir writing. The workshop discusses acute, chronic, and complex trauma while examining how healing, memory, and emotional truth can strengthen storytelling and deepen character perspective.

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