Make room for a writing session
A blank page is a useful place to step away from the next caption, client revision or sales pitch. Approach an evening writing exercise with a modest goal: find one detail worth developing, then give it enough attention to become something specific.
Miami Book Fair's First Draft series offers monthly virtual salons built around writing, sharing work and meeting other writers. Its Oct. 14, 2026, session features Raul Palma and is free.
Everyday forms are the starting point
The announced theme is Wear It, Break It, Write It: Discovering Stories in Everyday Forms. Palma wrote A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens and In This World of Ultraviolet Light.
For a creator or owner who spends the week writing to a brief, use the session to practice observation without assigning the result a business job in advance. Keep a notebook nearby. Try describing an ordinary object with enough precision that someone else could picture it, then see what question that description raises. That is an optional warm-up, not an announced assignment.
RSVP and check the joining details
The event page lists 6:30 to 8 p.m. but does not name a timezone. Confirm the timing in the joining information before setting a calendar alert.
The linked First Draft RSVP form includes October among its session choices and says access is through Zoom, with the link sent by email. It also advises checking spam or junk if the message is missing. Use an address you can check before the event and keep the joining email handy.
Set aside a quiet place and a way to capture unfinished ideas. Save a few minutes afterward to mark the line or image worth returning to. A short revision the next morning is a practical way to carry the exercise beyond the session.
Sources
Miami Book Fair's Raul Palma event listing; First Draft program; official RSVP form.
Key Facts for Owners and Search
When is First Draft with Raul Palma?
Oct. 14, 2026, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The listing does not specify a timezone.
Is the event free?
Yes, Miami Book Fair lists it as free.
Is First Draft in person or online?
It is virtual. The RSVP form specifies Zoom.
What is the writing theme?
The theme explores finding story ideas in familiar, everyday forms.
How do participants get the access link?
RSVP through the official form, select October and check the email account used to register. The form says the event access link arrives by email.
