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Saturday, May 3, 3:00 pm Springtime on Mars Celebration and Oldies Jukebox Party R.O. Huffman Center Drexel, North Carolina Come help Susan celebrate the release of her new book with ‘50’s dance party. Poodle skirts and greaser jackets optional! Free and open to the public. Directions: Take exit 107 off interstate 40. Turn right at the end of the ramp. Cross highway 70 at the light. Pass cemetery on your left and then spot the community center, also on your left.  Parking is behind the building. Tuesday, May 6, 7:00 pm “Writing a Novel in a Month” Salem College Courses for Community Is it possible to draft an entire novel in a month? It is! Susan Woodring will give ideas on preparing for and drafting a 50,000-word novel in a month’s time. She will also give pointers on shaping chapters and revising.   Thursday, May 8, 10:00 am High Country Writers’ Group Watauga Public Library; Boone, North Carolina Workshop: “Martians on Main Street: How to Bring the Historic, the Scientific, and the Just Plain Weird onto the Pages of Realistic Fiction” Saturday, May 10, 3:00 pm Coffee with Mom: A Celebration of Motherhood Author Susan Woodring will lead a discussion on the joys and challenges of motherhood. There will also be a book-signing. Tuscany Organic Coffee House 2100 Cloverdale Ave. Winston-Salem, NC Contact: 336-721-1100 heveroh3@hotmail.com Monday, May 12, 7:00 p.m. Workshop: “Martians on Main Street: How to Bring the Historic, the Scientific, and the Just Plain Weird onto the Pages of Realistic Fiction” Malaprops Bookstore & Cafe 55 Haywood Street Asheville, NC Contact: 828-254-6734 Saturday, May 31 Reading and Book-Signing with Quinn Dalton, Susan Woodring, Val Nieman, Joe Mills Glenwood Multicultural Festival Greensboro, NC Contact: Dan A. R. Kelly