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SUMMARY:Orange Co (In-Person): How To Quit Your Day Job
DESCRIPTION:Next Meeting\nOctober 01\, 2022\n\n9:00am – 9:30am Networking\n9:30am – 11:00am Guest Speaker\n\nSpeaker\nAnne Cleeland (Mystery Author)\n\nTopic\n“How To Quit Your Day Job”\n\nLearn step-by-step advice on how to make plenty of money publishing your own books from the author of the successful Doyle and Acton Mystery series of murder novels and audiobooks. \nArmed with an English degree and a law degree\, Cleeland’s current career path is a natural fit. Whether set in an historical era or present day\, Cleeland skillfully gets readers to care about truly unlikable characters. \nLearn about the art of writing and the business side\, as well. \nTo learn more about the author\, visit https://www.annecleeland.com
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/orange-co-in-person-how-to-quit-your-day-job/
LOCATION:Anaheim Packing House\, 440 S. Anaheim Blvd\, Anaheim\, CA\, 92805\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:East Sierra (In-Person): Switching Gears to Find a New Groove
DESCRIPTION:China Lake Native Talks About Switching Gears to Find a New Groove on Thursday\, October 6 \nAuthor Iris Hattersley\, one of the “Lucky 13\,” will discuss “Switching Gears to Find a New Groove” at the Ridge Writers general meeting on Thursday\, October 6\, that starts at 6:30 pm at Ridgecrest Presbyterian Church\, 633 W. Las Flores. Public welcome. No admission charge. Masks requested. \nHattersley explains that\, “Growing up [maiden name Patricia Reid] at China Lake was one of the best things that happened to me. It was a home like no other place. Did it prepare me for the adventures I experienced later in life? Maybe not\, but it was the safe environment of my youth\, schools with smart teachers and smart kids\, and the place where I developed strong and lasting friendships. \n“My memoir\, ‘Lucky Thirteen\,’ relates my life in this place and my life after I left. Of most interest has been my career in the U.S. Marshals Service at a time when the first thirteen women were hired to carry the badge and credentials of a Deputy U.S. Marshal. I was assigned to Los Angeles\, Honolulu\, and Washington\, D.C. I then worked as a Special Agent for the Department of Defense until my retirement in 1993 in Las Vegas. Years later\, in 2017 with so many accomplishments already behind her as part of her advanced degree\, Iris took courses at Oxford University. \n“I married another deputy\, Larry Hattersley\,” she adds. “We juggled our jobs\, work-related separations\, children\, and home life. Amazingly\, our marriage survived\, and our children are doing well. It has been quite a ride! \n A book signing will follow the program. We hope to see you there.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/east-sierra-in-person-switching-gears-to-find-a-new-groove/
LOCATION:Ridgecrest Presbyterian Church\, 633 W. Las Flores\, Ridgecrest\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Redwood (special event): Sonoma County Writers Conference
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the 2022 SONOMA COUNTY WRITERS CONFERENCE Hosted by Redwood Writers\,\nJoin your fellow writers along your path to publishing success at the 11th Redwood Writers conference.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExplore all the many conference offerings to help you plan your day at the 2022 Conference.\nVisit www.redwoodwriters.org\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2022 Conference Schedule:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8 – 8:40 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:40 – 9 a.m. Welcome\, Announcements & Continental Breakfast\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9 – 10 a.m. Keynote Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Sessions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:35 – 1:35 p.m. Lunch and Book Sales\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:45 – 5 p.m. Workshops\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPLEASE NOTE:: DOORS WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL 8 A.M.\n*Continental breakfast will be provided by Café de Croissants. \n**Lunch will be catered with help from students enrolled in the Santa Rosa Junior College Culinary Arts Program. 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/redwood-special-event-sonoma-county-writers-conference/
LOCATION:Finley Communiy Center\, 2060 W. College Ave.\, Santa Rosa\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Special Event
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SUMMARY:High Desert (In-Person): Wisdom in Various Genres
DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY\, OCTOBER 8 AT 10 AM\n​AT THE COMMUNITY CHURCH AT JESS RANCH\nPUBLISHED AUTHORS TO SHARE WISDOM\n​ IN VARIOUS GENRES\nRoberta Smith and Michael Raff \n\nA panel of published authors; sharing their knowledge on several writing genres will be featured at the October meeting of the High Desert Branch of the California Writers Club (HDCWC). The public is welcome and invited to attend at no charge. The HDCWC will host the meeting on Saturday\, October 8 at Jess Ranch Community Church 11537 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley from 10am to noon. \nRound Table Genre discussion tables will include Roberta Smith\, Screenplays; Michael Raff\, Suspense writing; Lorelei Kay\, Memoir; Mike Apodaca\, Christian Writing; Mary Langer Thompson\, Poetry; Dwight Norris and Jenny Margotta\, Historical Fiction and Research. Each author who will lead the genre topics is an experienced writer in that particular type of publication. \nThe California Writers Club was founded in 1909 and is the largest professional writers club west of the Mississippi. The High Desert Branch was founded in 1990 and meets monthly on the second Saturday of the month. The mission statement for the CWC is to assist writers at all levels of the craft to write\, publish and market their work. 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/high-desert-in-person-wisdom-in-various-genres/
LOCATION:Community Church at Jess Ranch\, 11537 Apple Valley Rd\,\, Apple Valley\, CA\, 92308\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:San Joaquin (In-Person): Great Valley Stories Anthology Launch
DESCRIPTION:Oct. 8: Members will be hosting a panel\, “Great Valley Stories Anthology Launch” at the Great Valley \nBookfest\, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at The Promanade Shops\, 280 Lifestyle Road\, Manteca.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-joaquin-in-person-great-valley-stories-anthology-launch/
LOCATION:The Promanade Shops\, 280 Lifestyle Road\, Manteca
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Mt. Diablo (In-Person): A Deeper Dive into Page to Stage: Public Speaking Skills Every Writer Needs
DESCRIPTION:CWC Mt. Diablo Presents\nOctober Workshop \nWith \nBetsy Graziani Fasbinder\nOctober 8\, 2022\n10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.\nIncludes buffet lunch \nA Deeper Dive into June’s Topic\nPage to Stage: Public Speaking Skills Every Writer Needs\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nBack by Popular Demand!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nBetsy Graziani Fasbinder is an award-winning\, genre-jumping author\, a licensed psychotherapist\, and an in-demand communications trainer. She has coached public speaking for the reluctant and the downright phobic in fortune 500 companies and non-profit organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad. Her book\, From Page to Stage: Inspiration\, Tools\, and Public Speaking Tips for Writers\, is an invaluable resource for not only writers\, but all wanting to increase their speaking effectiveness to audiences of any size. She is a podcast producer and host\, with The Morning Glory Project: Stories of Determinationnow in its third year. \n\nIn-Person – Members $45.00 – Guests $55.00 \nSchedule\n\n10:00 – Check-In \n10:30 – Workshop \n12:00 – Lunch\n1:00 – Workshop Continues \n2:30 – Workshop Ends\n\n\n\n\n\nPublic speaking skills are learned in the body (not just in the mind) and the jump from our written work on the page to spoken presentations can feel like a big one for lots of writers. \nIn this workshop participants will learn how gentle feedback and small adjustments can instantly elevate their public speaking skills. We’ll practice the skills\, gather peer and facilitator feedback\, and make adjustments that will help captivate listeners in presentations both formal and casual. Participants will enjoy a playful\, supportive\, interactive\, skill-building workshop to help them to gain and grow the skills and confidence they need to speak to groups of ANY size about their books and ideas. \nWe will expand upon the introduction and overview offered by Betsy Graziani Fasbinder at the June 11thCWC meeting. In this workshop\, we’ll practice the skills\, gather peer and facilitator feedback. \nWhat we will learn:\n\n\n\n\nDelivery skills: How to use powerful presence to effectively convey your message\, connect to listeners\, and manage nerves both for calm composure and energetic engagement.\nContent Preparation: Instruction on using a highly effective\, efficient\, and simple tool (The Story Map) as a method for selecting\, and organizing a message of any length\, for any audience on any topic.\nInteraction Method: we will overview a method for both encouraging and managing listener interaction.  book sales (without sounding pushy)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/mt-diablo-in-person-a-deeper-dive-into-page-to-stage-public-speaking-skills-every-writer-needs/
LOCATION:Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant\, 611 Gregory Ln\, Pleasant Hill\, CA\, 94523\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Napa (In-Person): Piecing together Yuba City\, Hollywood\, and Napa:  Co-creating a Memoir
DESCRIPTION:$5 Fee for members\, $7 for non-members. Students with ID – free. \n\nPiecing together Yuba City\, Hollywood\, and Napa:\nCo-creating a Memoir\n \nNapa Valley Writers will feature actress Charlotte Stewart and writer Andy Demsky on Wednesday\, October 12 from 7-9 p.m. Charlotte Stewart\, a veteran actor of TV and film\, worked with writer Andy Demsky to write her memoir Little House in the Hollywood Hills\, published by Bear Manor Media in 2016. Stewart and Demsky will discuss their process for creating the book\, offering approaches that worked for them to write and publish a successful memoir. \nCharlotte Stewart is a celebrated film and television actor\, widely known as beloved schoolteacher Miss Beadle on Little House on the Prairie\, as well Mary X in David Lynch’s cult classic\, Eraserhead\, and as Betty Briggs in Lynch’s iconic TV series\, Twin Peaks. She has worked with leading men from Jimmy Stewart and Elvis Presley to Kevin Bacon and Kyle MacLachlan. Today she makes her home in Napa and throughout the year enjoys attending fan events. \nAndy Demsky is a writer who has co-written A Vineyard in Napa with Doug Shafer and Little House on in the Hollywood Hills with Charlotte Stewart. Most recently he wrote Unleash Your Inner Tudor\, a mock-self-help book written in the voice of Henry VIII\, based on Demsky’s popular Twitter account: @KngHnryVIII
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/napa-in-person-piecing-together-yuba-city-hollywood-and-napa-co-creating-a-memoir/
LOCATION:Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists\, 1625 Salvador Ave\, Napa\, CA
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Writers of Kern (In-Person): Do the Twist
DESCRIPTION:15 October 2022 | Featured Speaker: Mike Apodaca | Do the Twist\n\nYou’re Invited to Our Next Writing Workshop\nPop in at one of our monthly meetings/workshops to see what Writers of Kern is all about. \nNot a member? No problem! We’d love to have you. \n\nWhen: The 3rd Saturday of the month\, 9:15-11:15 am. Join us 30 minutes early for breakfast and writer’s fellowship\, January\, February\, April and June-November.\nWhere: Hodel’s Country Dining\, 5917 Knudsen Drive\, Bakersfield\, CA 93308.\nFee: $10 for members\, $15 for guests. Both include buffet breakfast. Pay at the door or skip the line and pay online.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/writers-of-kern-in-person-do-the-twist/
LOCATION:Hodel’s Country Dining\, 5917 Knudsen Drive\, Bakersfield\, CA\, 93308\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:SF Peninsula (In-Person): Editing & Self-Editing
DESCRIPTION:Stuart Horwitz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEditing & Self-Editing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00 am – Club business and\nmingle with fellow writers\n11:00 am — Speaker \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us in person at the \nRedwood City Yacht Club\, 441 Seaport Ct.\,\nRedwood City\, CA 94063 \nPlease bring a mask.\nEditing & Self-Editing\nWriters are usually tasked with editing other people’s work at some point\, either as a beta reader\, as part of a critique group or through a sideline as a developmental editor. We may not always have the editing skills we need when called upon in this capacity\, however. This session will help you develop fifteen skillsets which you can then apply to your work as well. \nA general introduction will cover adopting a mindset of neutrality\, how editing is a conversation\, and knowing how to respond based on what draft a writer is in\, followed by a set of specific tools such as working with genre conventions\, narrative arcs and plot holes\, scenic writing\, links and transitions\, tone of voice\, characters and relationships\, point-of-view\, and theme. \n\nStuart Horwitz is a ghostwriter\, independent editor\, and founder of Book Architecture (www.bookarchitecture.com). His clients have reached the best-seller list in both fiction and non-fiction\, and have appeared on Oprah!\, The Today Show\, and in the most prestigious journals in their fields. He is the author of three acclaimed books on writing: Blueprint Your Bestseller: Organize and Revise Any Manuscript with the Book Architecture Method (Penguin/Perigee)\, which was named one of the year’s best books about writing by The Writer magazine; Book Architecture: How to Plot and Outline Without Using a Formula\, which became an Amazon bestseller; and Finish Your Book in Three Drafts: How to Write a Book\, Revise a Book\, and Complete a Book While You Still Love It. \nHorwitz holds degrees in literary aesthetics from New York University and East Asian studies from Harvard University. He is also an award-winning poet and essayist. He recently relocated to California with his family from New England\, something he should have done years ago.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sf-peninsula-in-person-editing-self-editing/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Tri-Valley (In-Person): How to use surroundings/location as a character
DESCRIPTION:Glenda Carroll\, Author\, October 15\, 2022\n\nGlenda Carroll is the author of the Trisha Carson mysteries that are set in the San Francisco Bay area. Open water swimming is the undercurrent that runs through all the thrillers. The series includes Dead in the Water\, Drop Dead Red\,and Dead Code. She is currently working on the fourth Trisha Carson book\, Dead to Me.  During her presentation\, she’ll talk about: \nHow to use surroundings/location as a character \nTake the journalistic approach – who\, what why\, where when\, how \nBe specific \nDoes the surroundings/locations reflect your protagonist’s mood/feelings \nThe more you look\, the more you see \n\nRead More »\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n Consent to be recorded\nBy registering for this meeting\, you acknowledge that the meeting may be recorded. Your consent to be recorded is implied in your registration. See meeting information for full details. \n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/tri-valley-in-person-how-to-use-surroundings-location-as-a-character/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Central Coast (In-Person): Booktoberfest
DESCRIPTION:Booktoberfest! \n  \nCCW is sticking with our tradition of hosting Booktoberfest\nin October. Seven of our members will be readers. Each reader will\nbe allotted approximately 8 minutes of reading time.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/central-coast-in-person-booktoberfest/
LOCATION:Pacific Grove’s Juice n’ Java\, 599 Lighthouse Avenue\, Pacific Grove\, CA
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Inland Empire (In-Person): Websites that wow readers: How to create or update your online home
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 22\, 2022\nWebsites that wow readers: How to create or update your online home\n  \nYour website is the cornerstone of your writer platform\, and it needs to work hard for you\, 24 hours a day. Learn easy tips and insider tricks so you can spend less time battling technology\, and more time writing your next book. \n  \n\n~ When is the ideal time to create your writer website? … and why it might be sooner than you think.\n~ How technology is becoming simpler and more affordable\, whether you want to build your first website\, or switch your existing site to a new platform.\n~ How to identify the one clear call to action your website must deliver.\n~ Current trends in website design; how to avoid a site that looks dated.\n~ How to stretch your website budget.\n\n \nPauline Wiles is an indie author turned website designer who builds beautiful\, custom websites for writers who mean business. \nAs a writer herself\, she noticed others were often overwhelmed by this task. Now\, she aims not only to create powerful websites for other writers\, but also to dispel some of the myths around how difficult a web project should be. \nBritish by birth\, Pauline is now a contented resident of California\, although she admits to an occasional yearning for afternoon tea and historic homes. Her professional resume includes teaching computing to adults on both sides of the Atlantic\, as well as desktop support\, entrepreneurship education\, and marketing analysis.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/inland-empire-in-person-websites-that-wow-readers-how-to-create-or-update-your-online-home/
LOCATION:Ovitt Family Community Library\, 215 E. C Street\, Ontario\, CA\, 91764\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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