LAKEPORT, Calif. – Local author Robin C. Harris will conduct eight free weekly Saturday morning sessions designed to stimulate students entering grades 6 through 12 to put their creative energies on paper.

The writing group will meet at Lakeport Library, 1425 N. High St., from 10 a.m. to noon, beginning June 6 and ending Aug. 1, with the exception of July 4.

Whether the participants will become career authors, are looking for something fun to do or just want to impress a teacher next fall, the sessions will provide them with ideas and perspectives that will enhance their fiction or non-fiction writing skills.

Each session will stand alone to ensure that participants who miss a Saturday will not be out of the loop.

Registration is recommended but not necessary.

“Perhaps the word ‘workshop’ is misleading,” said Harris, a former teacher and summer camp director with a background in the entertainment industry. “Sure, serious writing is work, but our time together is going to be lively and fun. Besides, the library is cool on warm mornings, and it smells good in there.”

She added, “Above all, this is not an English class. In fact, when we learn the mechanics of dialog, grammar goes out the window.”

For more information about the teen writing group, contact Amy Patton at the library 707-263-8817, Extension 17105 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Lakeport Library is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m. The phone number is 707-263-8817.

The Lake County Library is on the Internet at http://library.lakecountyca.gov and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LakeCountyLibrary .