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SUMMARY:High Desert (Zoom): What are Agents Looking For? Act II
DESCRIPTION:ZOOM MEETINGS – ACT II\nLUCIANNE DIVER\, LITERARY AGENT\nJUNE 27\, 2023 AT 6 PM (TUESDAY)\nZOOM MEETING\n \nWhat are agents looking for? How can an agent help writers? What is required to become an agent? Best general advice an agent would give to writers today. If one does not have an agent\, what things can he/she do to get representation? ​\n​\nLucienne Diver joined The Knight Agency in 2008\, after spending fifteen years at New York City’s prestigious Spectrum Literary Agency. With her sharp eye and gift for spotting original new voices\, Lucienne is one of the most well-respected agents in the industry. A lifelong book addict\, she graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Potsdam with dual majors in English/writing and anthropology. She thus came well-equipped for her work as an agent.\n\nOver the course of her dynamic career she has sold well over seven hundred titles to every major publisher\, and has built a client list of more than forty authors spanning the commercial fiction genres\, primarily in the areas of fantasy\, science fiction\, horror\, women’s fiction\, romance\, mystery/suspense and young adult. Her authors have been honored with the Hugo\, Nebula\, Colorado Book and National Readers’ Choice Awards\, and have appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. A publishing veteran\, Lucienne has superb industry knowledge\, and a keen understanding of the foreign rights market. \nThis zoom presentation is open free of charge to all CWC members. Registration is not required. However\, there will be limited seating for what we feel will be a popular event. \n​Topic: Act 2 Meeting HDCWC\nTime: 6:00 \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86220784034?pwd=TThCMWhyc0FYbjRid1JmUnZiWit6Zz09 \nMeeting ID: 862 2078 4034\nPasscode: 375034 \nDial by your location \n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/high-desert-zoom-what-are-agents-looking-for-act-ii/
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SUMMARY:Fremont (Zoom): Revising Your Own Work
DESCRIPTION:Jane K. Cleland\n“Revising Your Own Work”\nIf you write\, you know the process takes time. Even though you\nmay feel like you’re finished when you’ve completed your manu\nscript.you’ve only just begun. Now you have to start revisions.\nThis means “polishing the story\, adding complexity to the charac-\nters\, and burnishing the prose\,” Jane Cleland explains. “This is\nwhen you take your manuscript from draft to submission-ready.\nJoin FAW\, a branch of the California Writers Club\, on Saturday\,\nJune 24\, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm for “Revising Your Own Work”.\nThe presentation\, by award-winning author Jane K. Cleland\, should\nnot be missed. It’s FREE and open to everyone\, whether you’re pub-\nlished\, have just finished your first manuscript\, or have an idea you’d\nlike to put down on paper. Writers must revise; Jane can help!\nlane Cleland is the author of the 14-book Josie Prescott Anti-\nques Mystery series\, has won Agatha Awards for her how-to\nbooks on writing\, and writes articles on writing craft for the\nWriter’s Digest Magazine. She teaches writing at the univer-\nsity level\, and offers FREE monthly webinars on writing craft.\nFor more about Jane K. Cleland go to: www.janecleland.com\nTo get your link to this event\, follow the instructions to the right.\nGo to cwc-fremontareawriters.org for more on FAW and to\ncalwriters.org for the California Writers Club.\nAttention Writers and Poets\nFAW Social Write-In\nSocial Write-In 2nd Sat. June 10th 2 to 3:30 PM on Zoom\nCONTACT: Scott Davidson at scottfrombayside@yahoo.com\nFAW Writers’ Salon\nWriters’ Salon 4t Mondav June 26th 7 to 9 PM on Zoom\nCONTACT: Tony Pino at up.dragonfly.com@gmail.com\nAward-Winning Author\nJane K. Cleland\nEveryone is Welcome!\nFAW General Mtg\nSat. June 24th 2 to 4 PM\nFREE Zoom Meeting by Invitation\nEmail scottfrombayside@yahoo.com\nto request a link for the meeting\nGuest speaker: Jane K. Cleland
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/fremont-zoom-revising-your-own-work/
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SUMMARY:San Joaquin (Zoom): Gain Readers and Sell Books Using BookFunnel!
DESCRIPTION:Terry Wells-Brown\, Author. “Gain Readers and Sell Books Using BookFunnel!” https://twellsbrown.com\n\nJune 10 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAdd to calendar \n\n\nDETAILS\n\nDate:\nJune 10 \nTime:\n\n12:00 pm – 2:00 pm\n\n\n\n\nORGANIZER\n\nSan Joaquin Valley Writers\nEmail:\nSjvalletwriters@gmail.com\nView Organizer Website\n\n\n\n\n\nVENUE\n\nZoom event
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-joaquin-zoom-gain-readers-and-sell-books-using-bookfunnel/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Fremont (Zoom): Cases in Copyright Law
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URL:https://calwriters.org/event/fremont-zoom-cases-in-copyright-law/
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SUMMARY:Marin (Zoom): How to Sell More Books: Laying the Foundation for Bigger Book Sales
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URL:https://calwriters.org/event/marin-zoom-how-to-sell-more-books-laying-the-foundation-for-bigger-book-sales/
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SUMMARY:Berkeley (Zoom): Building Your Author Platform
DESCRIPTION:“Building Your Author Platform” with Jay Hartlove on May 21st\, 2023\n\n\nYou’ve written and published your book. Congratulations! What tools should you use to not only reach your audience\, but build a loyal fan base that can translate your efforts into SALES? Come discuss the important business practices of advertising\, web sites\, email newsletters\, social media\, and making appearances with genre writer Jay Hartlove. \nAbout Jay Hartlove\nJay Hartlove is the multiple award-winning author of the supernatural thriller Goddess Rising Trilogy\, about which horror master John Shirley said\, “I recommend you buy this crazy novel.” Jay also wrote the fantasy romance Mermaid Steel\, which Kirkus Reviews called\, “A thoughtful erotic fantasy that asks us to see the best in each other.” His latest novel is The Insane God\, which David Brin endorsed\, and Kirkus called\, “Nightmare on Elm Street meets The Stand.” Jay also wrote\, produced\, and directed The Mirror’s Revenge\, a musical sequel to Snow White\, which had its theatrical run in the San Francisco Bay area in 2018 to rave reviews. He loves to take stories where the reader does not expect\, with sympathetic villains\, heroes with very dark pasts\, and moral dilemmas for readers to ponder. He often turns victims into heroes. He was selected one of the 50 Authors You Should Be Reading by The Authors Show. \n\nWebsite: jaywrites.com\nSocial Media: Facebook\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets Now\n\n\n\n\nEvent Schedule\n$5 for members\, $10 for guests\, free tickets available*\nCommunity\n12:00 Club leaders check-in\n12:30 Welcome and networking with members & guests \nProgram\n1:00 p.m. Club Announcements & Annual Officer Elections\n1:45 p.m. Featured Speaker: Jay Hartlove\n2:30 p.m. Conversation\n3:00 p.m. Author Support Group more info here. \nSee meetings for more info. \n\n\n  \n\n\n\nTess Caldwell\n\n\nTess Caldwell is an ambitious\, dedicated and enthusiastic undergraduate Media and Screen Studies student at Northeastern University. She also serves as the Web Editor for the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister on EventBrite
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/berkeley-zoom-building-your-author-platform/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:San Joaquin(Zoom): When Plots Collide. Create Suspenseful Page-Turners by Weaving Multiple Storylines
DESCRIPTION:John Byrne Barry\, Author. “When Plots Collide. Create Suspenseful Page-Turners by Weaving Multiple Storylines.” https://johnbyrnebarry.com\n\nMay 13 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdd to calendar \n\n\nDETAILS\n\nDate:\nMay 13 \nTime:\n\n12:00 pm – 2:00 pm\n\n\n\n\nORGANIZER\n\nSan Joaquin Valley Writers\nEmail:\nSjvalletwriters@gmail.com\nView Organizer Website\n\n\n\n\n\nVENUE\n\nZoom event
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-joaquinzoom-when-plots-collide-create-suspenseful-page-turners-by-weaving-multiple-storylines/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:San Fernando (Zoom): Writing Realistic Police Procedures
DESCRIPTION:Adam Plantinga\n\n\nWriting Realistic Police Procedures\n\n\n\nAdam Plantinga\n\n\n\nThe San Fernando Valley Branch of the California Writers Club is pleased to welcome police veteran and author Adam Plantinga as the keynote speaker on Saturday\, May 6th at 1:00 pm via Zoom\, with a presentation titled “Writing Realistic Police Procedures.” \n\n\nWorking on a crime story and want to sound authentic? Twenty-one year police veteran Sgt. Adam Plantinga will talk us through the various aspects of real-life police work crucial to writing a crime-related novel or screenplay\, including: \n\n\n1. Shots Fired/The Use of Force. \n\n\n2. Investigations \n\n\n3. Police Procedure and Culture \n\n\n4. CSI \n\n\n5. The Street. \n\n\nHe’ll discuss bullet wounds\, eyewitness reliability\, Miranda Rights\, how hard it is to kick down a door\, car chases\, the myth of the lone investigator\, and much more! \n\n\nPlantinga was a Milwaukee police officer from 2001 to 2008\, and is currently a sergeant with the San Francisco Police Department assigned to street patrol. He lives in the Bay Area with his wife and daughters. \n\n\nHis first book\, 400 Things Cops Know\, was nominated for an Agatha Award and won the 2015 Silver Falchion award for best nonfiction crime reference. The book was hailed as “truly excellent” by author Lee Child and deemed “the new Bible for crime writers” by The Wall Street Journal. Members might be interested to know that Adam went through ninety literary agents before he found a publisher for this book! \n\n\nNext came another nonfiction work\, Police Craft\, then Adam moved on to fiction. His debut novel\, Nothing Like Easy\, about an ex-cop caught up in a prison riot\, is scheduled to be released by Grand Central Publishing in late 2023. \n\n\nFor more information on this popular speaker\, visit www.adamplantiga.com. \n\n\nHope to see you there!All members of the CWC-SFV will receive a Zoom invitation to this presentation. Members of other CWC branches should contact Zoom host\, Anat Wenick\, by noon on May 5th at SFV.CWC@gmail.com for an invitation to register. Guests may purchase admission at www.cwc-sfv.org by noon on May 5th. After purchasing admission\, guests will receive a Zoom invitation.  We regret we cannot accommodate late requests. \n\n\nNon-members who wish to attend\, please click below to pay $10.00 and receive your Zoom link. To ensure a timely response\, registration  must be made at least 24 hours prior to the event. \n\n\n  \n\n\n \n\n\nGuest Payment Via Zelle: sfv.cwc@gmail.com
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-fernando-zoom-writing-realistic-police-procedures/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Women’s National Book Association—San Francisco Chapter Celebrates its 20th Anniversary of Pitch-O-Rama! (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Women’s National Book Association—\nSan Francisco Chapter celebrates its 20th anniversary of Pitch-O-Rama!\nSaturday\, April 29\, 2023. 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Pitch-O-Rama\, up to 100 writers can pitch to\nagents\, book professionals\, and publishers.\nUnlike other pitch events\, this is organized by volunteers of WNBA-SF\, so the registration fee is affordable. \nSince 2020\, Pitch-O-Rama has been held online via Zoom\, allowing writers the flexibility to pitch remotely from the comfort of their home. \nBefore the event\, WNBA provides a pre-coaching session for: \n\n\nSupport on how to prepare a winning pitch \n\n\nAdvice on getting the most out of your time during the event \n\n\nA chance to ask questions to book professionals \n\n\nDuring the event\, authors will join breakout rooms to speak to a book coach or a marketing expert. Agents and publishers will circulate among the breakout rooms to hear writers’ pitches and provide valuable feedback. \nPitch-O-Rama is open to all writers seeking representation—nonfiction\, fiction\, YA or children’s literature—but is primarily intended for those with finished manuscripts or book proposals. \nTo register\, go to: https://wnba-sfchapter.org/save-the-date-register-for-virtual-pitch-o-rama-2023/. \nThis event has limited capacity\, so consider registering soon to secure your spot. \nTESTIMONIALS FROM PAST PITCH-O-RAMA ATTENDEES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Besides meeting three charming writers\, I received useful feedback from professionals in the industry\, and received a request for my book proposal. One publisher has even already given me great feedback on my query letter. And I still have other leads to follow up on!” \n-Anniqua Rana \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Going through the day with the same group of writers made a huge difference. Practicing seven times in five hours really helped me hone my pitch. The format and price make this conference perfect for getting your pitch polished before attending a high-dollar conference and attempting speed-dating with agents.” \n-Rebecca Inch-Partridge \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“All the agents were eminently supportive\, and I received great advice. My pitch evolved with each agent as I experimented and learned. Sometimes I read from my script\, sometimes I winged it. By the end\, I was plunged into existential questions about what I want my novel to be and do—invaluable.” \n-Renée J. Anderson
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/womens-national-book-association-san-francisco-chapter-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary-of-pitch-o-rama-zoom/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Marin (Zoom): Writing an Eye-Catching Query
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URL:https://calwriters.org/event/marin-zoom-writing-an-eye-catching-query/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Fremont (Zoom): Demystifying Poetry
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URL:https://calwriters.org/event/fremont-zoom-demystifying-poetry/
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SUMMARY:Berkeley (Zoom): The Creative Side of Research
DESCRIPTION:The Creative Side of Research — A Workshop with Amy Shea — 4/22/23\n\n\nIn The Creative Side of Research: The Anatomy of a Creative Essay\, essayist and writing teacher Amy Shea shares the power of incorporating research into your narrative nonfiction\, longform essay\, and creative nonfiction. \nApril 22\, 2023\, 10-12am on Zoom\nHow does a writer decide when\, how\, and how much research to include in a creative essay? In this workshop\, discussion will focus on the reasons for including research\, how research can improve an essay\, considerations on how to format and present the facts\, how to balance between critical and creative elements\, and enhancing the braided elements of research and narrative through literary elements such as voice\, tone\, and register. This workshop will include time for both close reading and writing practice. Examples of narrative nonfiction and longform journalism will be reviewed\, including a dissection of Shea’s longform essay\, “Deaths of Disparity\,” published in The Massachusetts Review. \nWrite on any topic from a personal point of view\, pulling in external research You can work on something you’ve started\, or start something you’ve been wanting to. \n$35 public/$20 members \nAbout Amy Shea\nAmy Shea is an essayist with a PhD and MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. Her work has appeared in The Missouri Review\, Pangyrus\, Portland Review\, The Massachusetts Review\, Spry Literary Journal\, Fat City Review\, From Glasgow to Saturn\, End of Life Studies Group Blog & the Journal of Sociology of Health & Illness. She works as the Writing Program Director for Mount Tamalpais College\, a free community college for the incarcerated people of San Quentin. Learn more at https://amysshea.com. \n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\n\namy shea\nessay\nresearch\nwriting
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/berkeley-zoom-the-creative-side-of-research/
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SUMMARY:San Joaquin (Zoom): Trends in Indie Publishing and How to Write Nonfiction
DESCRIPTION:Join the San Joaquin Valley Writers club on Saturday\, April 8\, at noon when Chelle Honiker\, the publisher of Indie Author Magazine\, presents on trends in indie publishing and how write nonfiction pieces.\n\n\nFrom Chelle’s biography on the Indie Author Magazine website:\n\n\n“Chelle brings over two decades of executive operations and leadership experience…. It’s said she could run a small country with just the contents of her ever-present backpack. She’d rather not put it to the test.”\n\n\nhttps://indieauthormagazine.com/author/editor/
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-joaquin-zoom-trends-in-indie-publishing-and-how-to-write-nonfiction/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:San Fernando (Zoom): Poetry: A method of Reflection\, Reconsideration\, and Revision of Your Thoughts\, Beliefs\, and Actions
DESCRIPTION:April 1st\n\n\nLuzmaria Espinosa\n\n\nPOETRY: A method of Reflection\, Reconsideration\, and Revision of Your Thoughts\, Beliefs\, and Actions\n\n\n\nLuzmaria Espinosa\n\n\n\nOn Saturday\, April 1st at 1:00 pm via Zoom\, the San Fernando Valley Branch of the California Writers Club celebrates National Poetry Month by welcoming internationally-acclaimed\, Ventura County Poet Laureate\, Luzmaria Espinosa\, ‘Luzma’\, to read some of her poetry and share how her own life experiences\, culture and community activism have shaped her work. \n\n\nLuzma was born in Uruapan\, Michoacán\, Mexico. She and her family migrated in the 1950s to Santa Paula\, California where her father\, a former railroad worker\, went to work in the agricultural fields. The third of eight children\, Luzma found solace in books\, imagining a world beyond the confines of her small hometown. Inspiration to develop her poetry came from friends\, mentors and fellow activists. \n\n\nLuzma’s lifelong commitment to peace and justice spans decades internationally as well as nationally. Her work includes participation and/or support in international struggles\, Chicano Theatre\, Danza Azteca\, and Performance Poetry. She was at the forefront of introducing Danza Azteca throughout the Tri-Counties\, and connecting established Chicano Artists with Ventura County Artists. \n\n\nAs well as teaching theatre and poetry to children and youth in schools\, Luzma also inspires the community through non-profit community agencies and juvenile detention centers. As a coordinator for youth violence prevention/intervention programs\, she was influential in developing strong leadership skills with youth who otherwise might have not gone to school. Whether in schools\, in juvenile centers or in the community; Luzma motivates and encourages students to heal by expressing themselves though cultural performances and writing stories or poetry. Proudly she reveals that past students have received their doctorate and are teaching in various colleges and universities throughout the states. \n\n\nEspinosa is a past recipient of CA Arts Council Artist in Residence\, SP Latino Town Hall Award in Cultural Arts\, and the Jalapeno Award from the Royal Chicano Air Force. She is a member of California Poets in the Schools\, a member of the Royal Chicano Air Force\, In Lak ‘Ech Cultural Arts Center\, and LUCHA\, Inc. \n\n\nOf being inaugurated as Ventura County’s Poet Laureate for 2020-2022 and 2022-2024\, she said: \n\n\n“Poetry is the language of life\, of hope\, of love\, of nature\, of a higher spirit. And poetry\, and arts in general\, has always been for me a way to understand myself\, humanity\, life around me\, an instrument through which I can say something about what I see\, and what our responsibilities are to one another. That’s what I hope to communicate in my new role.” \n\n\nYou can see this impactful and inspirational poet perform some of her deeply thoughtful poetry on YouTube. Note: Luzma’s last name is sometimes spelled Espinoza. \n\n\nAll members of the CWC-SFV will receive a Zoom invitation to this presentation. Members of other CWC branches should contact Zoom host\, Anat Wenick\, by noon on March 31st at SFV.CWC@gmail.com for an invitation to register. Guests may purchase admission at www.cwc-sfv.org by noon on March 31. After purchasing admission\, guests will receive a Zoom invitation.  We regret we cannot accommodate late requests. \n\n\nNon-members who wish to attend\, please click below to pay $10.00 and receive your Zoom link. To ensure a timely response\, registration  must be made at least 24 hours prior to the event. \n\n\n  \n\n\n \n\n\nGuest Payment Via Zelle: sfv.cwc@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\nLuzmaria Espinosa in Traditional Dress (Source: Ventura Arts Council)
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-fernando-zoom-poetry-a-method-of-reflection-reconsideration-and-revision-of-your-thoughts-beliefs-and-actions/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:High Desert (Zoom\, Special Event): Quick\, say something!  How to pitch your work to agents and others
DESCRIPTION:The High Desert Branch of the California Writers Club \nPresents a FREE special Act 2 Zoom Meeting \nTuesday\, March 28\, 2023\, at 6pm to 7:00pm \n  \n“Quick\, say something!  \nHow to pitch your work to agents and others  \nby the organizers of Pitch-o-Rama 2023”\nLimited admission for up to 50\n  \nThe WNBA-San Francisco Chapter has been organizing pitch events for 20 years. Two members of their board will share lessons learned and answer your questions on how to get the most out of a 2-5 minute opportunity.” \nPresenters will be:  \nWNBA SF President Elise Marie Collins* \nAnd Ellen McBarnette ** \nThe Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) is a professional literary organization dedicated to supporting women and marginalized voices in the literary world; fighting against censorship; creating community around books; educating about books and the book industry\, promoting literacy\, and providing professional development. \nA nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization\, WNBA exists to connect\, educate\, advocate and lead in the literary community. \nIn New York City on October 29\, 1917\, two days after the large women’s suffrage march on Fifth Avenue\, a group of female booksellers met for the first time. \nExcluded from joining the all-male booksellers’ organizations and spurred by the fight for women’s right to vote\, they banded together to fight for equality for women. \nAnd so the original WNBA\, the Women’s National Book Association\, was formed. Since then\, WNBA has been dedicated to supporting women and marginalized voices in the literary world. \n The WNBA is a vibrant\, broad-based non-profit with 11 active chapters and over 800 members across the country\, three distinguished national awards\, and a history of lively events in chapter cities and elsewhere. \n\n\n\n  \nMike Apodaca is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \nTopic: Act 2 Meeting “How to Pitch to an Agent”\nTime: Tuesday night March 28th  at six o’clock \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86220784034?pwd=TThCMWhyc0FYbjRid1JmUnZiWit6Zz09 \nMeeting ID: 862 2078 4034\nPasscode: 375034\nOne tap mobile\n+16694449171\,\,86220784034#\,\,\,\,*375034# US\n+16699006833\,\,86220784034#\,\,\,\,*375034# US (San Jose) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \nMeeting ID: 862 2078 4034\nPasscode: 375034\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/klw1IUedG \nBos of our presenters: \n*Current WNBA-SF Chapter President\, Elise Marie Collins has played major roles in the overall direction and strategy development of the chapter\, leading teams to accomplish successful Pitch-O-Ramas\, membership drives and mixers\, and educational literary presentations. A yoga instructor\, health coach\, and author with a master’s degree in gerontology from USC\, Elise became more in touch with how food and lifestyle affects us spiritually. This knowledge led her to author “An A-Z Guide to Healing Foods\, A Shoppers Companion\,” and “Chakra Tonics. Essential Elixirs for Mind\, Body and Spirit\,” published by Conari Press. As a gerontologist\, she writes about how to be well and live a long life. Her latest book is “Super Ager: You Can Look Younger\, Have More Energy\, A Better Memory\, and Live a Long and Healthy Life.” \n** Ellen McBarnette  A life-long writer whose nonfiction work has been published as testimony\, fact sheets and opinion pieces for organizations that include the Sierra Club and the American Bar Association. A professional storyteller\, she is a recent transplant from Washington\, DC where she ran the Arlington Creative Nonfiction Writers Group. She now runs the Beta Readers and Writers Group and is an active participant in critique groups in the Bay. She lives in Hayward with her partner Ben and their cat Java.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/high-desert-zoom-special-event-quick-say-something-how-to-pitch-your-work-to-agents-and-others/
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Zoom
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SUMMARY:Fremont (Zoom): Decency and Luck
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URL:https://calwriters.org/event/fremont-zoom-decency-and-luck/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Berkeley (Zoom): Editing Your Manuscript: The Whys\, Whats\, and Hows
DESCRIPTION:“Editing Your Manuscript” with Ericka McIntyre\n\n\n\nThe Whys\, Whats\, and Hows\n\nIn this talk\, freelance editor and former Writer’s Digest Editor-in-Chief Ericka McIntyre will explain to authors what the different types of editing are\, when and why you need each for your work\, and how to find quality editors. She’ll also talk about the types of editing you can potentially do yourself and those that you should always seek professional help with. Self-publishers will get insights on why professional editing is critical to their success\, and how to work it into their process. Writers who plan to seek an agent for their work will also benefit from editing before querying their work. \n\nAbout Ericka McIntyre\n\nEricka McIntyre is a freelance editor and book coach. She has over twenty years of experience working in media and publishing\, including being the Editor-in-Chief and then Editor-at Large of Writer’s Digest\, a 103-year-old brand serving the writing community. In her current work\, she focuses on editing and book coaching for both independent authors and those who plan to publish traditionally. She works on fiction and nonfiction\, across multiple genres\, with specialties in memoir\, thrillers\, literary fiction\, and historical fiction. She development edits\, line edits\, copyedits\, and proofreads. She also offers publishing consulting services. \n\nWebsite: www.erickamcintyre.com \nSocial Media: Twitter\, Linkedin\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets Now\n\n\n\nEvent Schedule\n$5 for members\, $10 for guests\, free tickets available*\nCommunity\n12:00 Club leaders check-in\n12:30 Welcome and networking with members & guests \nProgram\n1:00 p.m. Club Announcements\n1:30 p.m. Member Spotlight: Kenneth Lipman\n1:45 p.m. Featured Speaker: Ericka McIntyre\n2:30 p.m. Book Sales & Networking \nTickets include admission to our online craft and marketing support groups\, now meeting Thursdays. more info here. \nSee meetings for more info. \n\n\n\n\n\nTess Caldwell\n\n\nTess Caldwell is an ambitious\, dedicated and enthusiastic undergraduate Media and Screen Studies student at Northeastern University. She also serves as the Web Editor for the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nNo Comments\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\nCarolyn Lee Arnold Wants You to Be Brave!\n\nNo more posts\n\n\n\n\nOur Monthly Speaker Series\n\n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/berkeley-zoom-editing-your-manuscript-the-whys-whats-and-hows-2/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Long Beach (Zoom): Writing Sucks But To Have Written Is Best
DESCRIPTION:March 11 \n\n\n\n\nJoe Donnelly \n\n\n\n\n“Writing Sucks But To Have Written Is Best” \n\n\n\n\nJoe Donnelly is an award-winning journalist\, writer and editor. He is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Journalism at Whittier College and the editor of Red Canary magazine. His newest collection is So Cal: Dispatches from the End of the World. His short story “Bonus Baby\,” which first appeared in Zyzzva\, was selected for the O.Henry Prize Stories: The Best Stories of the year 2016\, to name only one of his long list of credits. He is a former deputy editor of Los Angeles Weekly. In his multimedia career he has interviewed\, among others\, Colin Powell\, Lou Reed\, Ray Charles\, Desmond Tutu\, Sean Penn and Drew Barrymore.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/long-beach-zoom-writing-sucks-but-to-have-written-is-best/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:San Joaquin (Zoom): “From Critique Groups to Sensitivity Readers: How to Get the Best Results
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, March 11 at noon\, June Gillam\, author of the popular Hillary Broom novel series will present “From Critique Groups to Sensitivity Readers: How to Get the Best Results.”\n\n\nDr. Gillam will describe alpha readers\, beta readers\, critique groups\, and sensitivity readers. She will share how to find and recruit these people to join your writing team and how to utilize their skills to bring your work to the best possible form.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-joaquin-zoom-from-critique-groups-to-sensitivity-readers-how-to-get-the-best-results/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230304T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230304T150000
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SUMMARY:San Fernando (Zoom): Getting Your Book Published in the Modern World
DESCRIPTION:March 4th\n\n\nMany Jackson Beverly\n\n\nGetting Your Book Published in the Modern World\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nMandy Jackson Beverly\n\n\n\nThe San Fernando Valley Branch of the California Writers Club is pleased to welcome author\, teacher and podcast host\, Mandy Jackson-Beverly\, as the keynote speaker on Saturday\, March 4 at 1:00 pm via Zoom\, with a presentation titled “Getting Your Book Published in the Modern World”. \n\n\nDescribing herself as a bibliophile who enjoys reading both non-fiction and fiction\, Mandy’s own stories are either short essays drawn from her life or dark tales drenched in magic\, the occult\, and complex characters of the human and supernatural kind. She writes about the darkness lurking around us and the light that keeps it at bay. Mandy is the author of The Creatives Series: A Secret Muse\, The Devil and The Muse\, The Legend of Astridr: Birth\, and The Immortal Muse. \n\n\nDuring the Covid pandemic\, Mandy launched The Bookshop Podcast\, which is committed to helping independent bookshops thrive\, as well as illuminating the wonders of words on a page and the local authors who write them. \n\n\nBorn in Pyramid Hill\, Victoria\, Australia—population 419—Mandy grew up around the rugged coastline and rolling hills of Tasmania. In her early twenties\, she relocated to England and discovered the tantalizing London fashion scene and fell in love with the creative collective concept. \n\n\nLater in Los Angeles\, Mandy found her creative freedom among the thriving\, no-holds-barred visionaries of the music video world where she worked as a costume designer and stylist for an array of creative dynamos including photographer Herb Ritts; directors Joel and Ethan Coen\, David Fincher\, Diane Keaton\, and Julien Temple; and music icons David Bowie\, Madonna\, George Michael\, Tom Petty\, and Tina Turner – to name a few! \n\n\nMandy has taught high school art and theater\, Advanced Placement art programs\, and contributed blogs to The Huffington Post. She is a book reviewer for the New York Journal of Books\, a writing coach\, and public speaker\, and teaches workshops at writer conferences and online via Teachable. \n\n\nBook Publishing in the Modern World is a popular workshop that has been taught multiple times via Zoom at the London University as part of their creative writing program. During the presentation\, Mandy explores traditional\, hybrid\, and independent (self) publishing and gives writers the knowledge to help decide which style works best for them. \n\n\nTopics covered include: \n\n\n• Traditional Publishing \n\n\n• Hybrid Publishing \n\n\n• Indie (self) Publishing \n\n\n• Editing \n\n\n• Distribution \n\n\n• Agents \n\n\nMandy will share the PDF file of the slides after the workshop is completed. \n\n\nCurrently\, Mandy lives in Ojai\, California. When she’s not writing\, reading\, interviewing guests\, or caught down a rabbit hole of research\, she’s cooking\, painting\, tending to her vegetable garden\, or on walkabout. \n\n\nTo learn more about this engaging speaker and her work\, go to: \n\n\nwww.mandyjacksonbeverly.com \n\n\nPlease note that all members of the CWC-SFV will receive a Zoom invitation to this presentation. Members of other CWC branches and guests should contact the Zoom host by noon on March 3rd at SFV.CWC@gmail.com for an invitation. We regret we cannot accommodate late requests. \n\n\nNon-members who wish to attend\, please click below to pay $10.00 and receive your Zoom link. To ensure a timely response\, registration  must be made at least 24 hours prior to the event. \n\n\n  \n\n\n \n\n\nGuest Payment Via Zelle: sfv.cwc@gmail.com
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-fernando-zoom-getting-your-book-published-in-the-modern-world/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Fremont (Zoom): Why Should I Care? How to Keep Readers Invested
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URL:https://calwriters.org/event/fremont-zoom-why-should-i-care-how-to-keep-readers-invested/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Marin (Zoom): Podcasts as Platform: Making the Most of the Newest\, Honest Medium
DESCRIPTION:Betsy Fasbinder\, award-winning author and host of a bimonthly podcast\, will be speaking on Podcasts as Platform: Making the Most of the Newest\, Hottest Medium. Podcasting is a huge opportunity for writers\, whether as host\, listener\, or featured guest. Betsy reveals how to create your own podcast and how to be a sought-after guest on other podcasts. Podcasting is a great plank to add to your writer’s platform. Wednesday\, January 25\, 6:00 – 7:30 pm PT via Zoom. \nMeetings: $5 for CWC Members (any branch)\, $10 Non-Members. Registered guests will receive the Zoom link one week before and on the day of the event. \n  \n\n\n  \n\n\n\nJanuary 2023 Meeting\n\n\nCWC Member $5.00 USDNon CWC Member $10.00 USD\n\n\n\n \n\n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/marin-zoom-podcasts-as-platform-making-the-most-of-the-newest-honest-medium/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230121T143000
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SUMMARY:Redwood (Zoom): Alka Joshi - My 10-Year Journey to Overnight Success
DESCRIPTION:THIS MEETING WILL BE ON ZOOM ONLY\nJoin us on Saturday\, January 21\, at 1 p.m.\n\nRegistration link below.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, January 21\, 2023\n1 – 2:30 p.m.\nALKA JOSHI – MY 10-YEAR JOURNEY TO OVERNIGHT SUCCESS\nIn a highly anticipated presentation\, Alka Joshi\, the bestselling author of The Henna Artist (a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick) and The Secret Keeper of Jaipur\, and upcoming release\, The Perfumist of Paris\, will share: \n\nHow she went from advertising copywriter to NYT Bestselling author\nWhat she learned along the way\nWhy she loves her villains as much as her good characters\nThe process of screen adaption\nAnd what has changed in her life since becoming a NYT Bestseller\n\nAlka Joshi was born in India and raised in the U.S. since the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of Arts. At age 62\, Joshi published her debut novel\, The Henna Artist\, which immediately became a New York Times bestseller\, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick\, was Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and is being developed into an episodic series by Miramax TV. The sequel\, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur\, released June 2021\, and will be followed by The Perfumist of Paris\, the third book in the trilogy in 2023. \nConnect with Alka Joshi at alkajoshi.com. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER TODAY
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/redwood-zoom-alka-joshi-my-10-year-journey-to-overnight-success/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Mendocino (Zoom): Anthology Readings
DESCRIPTION:2023 WMC ANTHOLOGY READINGS\n     Sunday\, January 15\, 3 p.m. Zoom \nIn celebration of the upcoming release of Common Ground\, the following authors will read five minute excerpts from their stories and poems: windflower\, Earlene Gleisner\, Maureen Eppstein\, Susan Lundgren\, Mary-Ellen Campbell\, Fran Schwartz\, Naty Osa\,\nNancy Wallace-Nelson\, windflower\, Sallie Reynolds\, Maureen Eppstein\, Sharon Gilligan\, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios\, Art Weininger\, Ericka Lutz\, Nona Smith.\nThe remainder of the readings will occur during our March meeting. \nNO NEED FOR WMC MEMBERS TO PREREGISTER FOR ZOOM EVENTS\nEach month a new meeting link will be sent to your email address.\nThe public is welcome to send an email to writersmendocinocoast@gmail.com to request the Zoom link. All meetings are recorded.\nAt the close of the presentation\, the Zoom session will remain open half an hour for chatting.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/mendocino-zoom-anthology-readings/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Berkeley (Zoom): Sipping the Elixir—An Overview of the Heroines Journey
DESCRIPTION:“Sipping the Elixir” with Gail Carriger on January 15th\, 2023\n\n\n  \nAn Overview of the Heroines Journey\nWhat is the Heroine’s Journey (as opposed to the Hero’s)\, and what aspects make for compelling narrative and voracious readers? Where do these elements originate and how do we write them? This presentation by a highly successful writer of unconventional female protagonists explains all. Gail Carriger\, author of The Heroines’s Journey\, covers briefly what this journey is\, how it works\, one source myth\, one pop-culture example\, and how it can be expertly activated by authors of fiction and narrative non-fiction. \nAbout Gail Carriger\nOrder “The Heroine’s Journey” here\nGail Carriger writes books that are hugs\, mostly comedies of manners mixed with steampunk and urban fantasy (plus sexy queer joy as G. L. Carriger). These include The Parasol Protectorate\, Custard Protocol\, Tinkered Stars\, and San Andreas Shifter series for adults\, and the Finishing School series for young adults. Also nonfiction: The Heroine’s Journey: For Writers\, Readers\, and Fans of Pop Culture. She is published in many languages\, has over a million books in print\, over a dozen New York Times and USA Today bestsellers\, plus starred reviews in Publishers Weekly\, Booklist\, Kirkus\, and Romantic Times. \nHer first book\, Soulless\, made Audible’s Best list\, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book\, an IndieBound Notable\, and a Locus Recommended Read. She has received the American Library Association’s Alex Award\, the Prix Julia Verlanger\, the Elbakin Award\, the Steampunk Chronicle‘s Reader’s Choice Award\, and a Starburner Award. She was once an archaeologist and is fond of shoes\, cephalopods\, and tea. Get early access\, specials\, and exclusives via her website gailcarriger.com \n\nEmail: gail@gailcarriger.com\nSocial Media: Facebook\, Twitter\nWebsites: gailcarriger.com\n\nGet Tickets Now\nSay you’re coming on Facebook! \n\n\nEvent Schedule\n$5 for members\, $10 for guests\, free tickets available*\nCommunity\n12:00 Club leaders check-in\n12:30 Welcome and networking with members & guests \nProgram\n1:00 p.m. Club Announcements\n1:30 p.m. Member Spotlight: Bobbie Kinkead\n1:45 p.m. Featured Speaker: Gail Carriger\n2:30 p.m. Book Sales & Networking \nTickets include admission to our online craft and marketing support groups\, now meeting Thursdays. more info here. \nSee meetings for more info.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/berkeley-zoom-sipping-the-elixir-an-overview-of-the-heroines-journey/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Long Beach (Zoom): How to Quit Your Day Job: Writing for Fun and Profit
DESCRIPTION:January 14\, 2023 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnne Cleeland \n\n\n\n\n“How to Quit Your Day Job: Writing for Fun and Profit” \n\n\n\n\nAnne Cleeland writes a contemporary Scotland Yard mystery series that is featured in the Amazon top 100 best sellers. Her 15 Doyle & Acton Scotland Yard series includes her latest title\, Christmas with Acton & Doyle. She also writes a historical series of stand-alone books set in the Regency period. She is a member of International Thriller Writers\, The Historical Novel Society\, and Mystery Writers of America. \nOur Janury meeting will be for members only (and those invited by our speaker)\nwhile we arrange for a new meeting venue.\nCheck back for more information about our future meeting location.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/long-beach-zoom-how-to-quit-your-day-job-writing-for-fun-and-profit/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230114T140000
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SUMMARY:San Joaquin (Zoom): Learn About Copyediting
DESCRIPTION:The next meeting of the San Joaquin Valley Writers Club will take place on Zoom on Saturday\, January 14 at noon.\n\n\nPam Van Allen does copyediting and line editing for short stories\, novels\, and memoir. Some authors are apprehensive about having their work edited because the process seems mysterious. In this presentation\, Pam will demonstrate how she makes suggestions for improving a manuscript. She will provide her rationale for each change based on principles from the Chicago Manual of Style and other writing resources.\n\n\nWhizzits is her indie publishing company. She provides the gamut of services for self-published authors.\n\n\nhttps://www.pamvanallen.com\n\n\nTo get the Zoom link by subscribing to the newsletter\, go to https://sjvalleywriters.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe…
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-joaquin-zoom-learn-about-copyediting/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230111T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230111T160000
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SUMMARY:Sacramento (Zoom): Crafting a Strong Story Premise
DESCRIPTION:Crafting a Strong Story Premise\n\nWednesday\, January 11\n2-4 p.m. on Zoom\n  \n \nCWC-Sac member C. S .Lakin is teaching an intensive workshop online (Zoom) on January 11\, 2-4 p.m. on crafting a strong story premise. In this 2-hour workshop\, you’ll learn what a premise is\, how to write a dynamic one-sentence story concept\, and come up with a story hook that will enthrall readers. \nWe’ll cover these important elements (and more): \n\nThe difference between an idea\, a concept\, and a premise\nWhat a “high concept” premise is all about\nThe questions you must ask to develop a strong premise\nWhy you need to understand MDQs and theme for your premise to rock\nThe power of the story hook\n\nIn preparation for this workshop\, see if you can craft a one-sentence concept that follows this basic format: \n     “When [opening conflict] happens to [character(s)]\, they must [overcome conflict] to [complete their quest].”* \nWe’ll be kicking around your ideas\, so be sure to bring your story concept to the workshop to share (I’ll get to as many as time allows). Cost is $38. Register at Eventbrite HERE. Space is limited! \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sacramento-zoom-crafting-a-strong-story-premise/
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Zoom
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SUMMARY:San Fernando (Zoom): The First Drafts Club
DESCRIPTION:January 7th – Angie Chatman\n\n\nThe First Drafts Club\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe San Fernando Valley Branch of the California Writers Club is pleased to\nwelcome freelance writer\, editor and story teller\, Angie Chapman as the keynote speaker on Saturday\, January 7 at 1:00 pm via Zoom\, with a presentation titled “The First Drafts Club”. \n\n\nAngie Chatman is a Pushcart prize nominated writer and a WEBBY award winning storyteller. Her short stories and essays have appeared on the Brevity blog\, TaintTaintTaint Magazine\, Literary Landscapes\, The Rumpus\, Pangyrus\, Blood Orange Review\, Hippocampus Magazine\, fwriction:review\, and elsewhere. She’s told on the stages of The Moth Radio Hour\, World Channel’s Stories from the Stage\, and Story Collider. A native Chicagoan\, Angie now resides in Boston with her family and rescue dog\, Lizzie. \n\n\nDuring the presentation\, Angie will discuss that\, as with any product\, your story needs beta testing. Having a critique group is necessary to iron out any wrinkles in your text. It’s called the First Drafts Club and you must be careful who you allow to join. Angie Chatman will discuss the criteria to use so that you can get help to polish your piece for publication. \n\n\nPlease visit www.angiecwriter.com for more information on this popular speaker. \n\n\nPlease note that all members of the CWC-SFV will receive a Zoom invitation to this presentation. Members of other CWC branches and guests should contact\nPresident and Zoom host Karen Gorback by noon on January 6 at\nkaren.gorback@gmail.com for an invitation. We regret we cannot accommodate late requests. \n\n\n  \n\n\n  \n\n\n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-fernando-zoom-the-first-drafts-club/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:San Joaquin (Zoom): Highlights on Marketing from the 20Booksto50K  Conference
DESCRIPTION:Dec. 10: Terry Wells-Brown and June Gillam\, “Highlights on Marketing from the 20Booksto50K \nConference.” \nMeetings are Zoom only\, noon to 2:00 p.m. Free for all. For the link\, sign up for the branch mailing list\, \nhttps://sjvalleywriters.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=899132e01f7a84cc55e31563e&id=7acdb2b23f
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-joaquin-zoom-highlights-on-marketing-from-the-20booksto50k-conference/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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