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Coastal Dunes (Zoom): Writing with Page-turning Tension
NOTICE: We have temporarily paused our in-person meetings at the Nipomo Library, and our February 5th meeting will be held via Zoom only. If you are on our emailing list, you'll receive a meeting announcement (with the Zoom login info) about a week prior to the meeting. If you're not currently on our list, please […]
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San Fernando (Zoom): Publishing Contracts and Pitfalls
Kendall Jones Publishing Contracts and Pitfalls On Saturday, February 5, at 1:00 pm via Zoom, the San Fernando Valley Branch of the California Writers Club welcomes Attorney Kendall Jones, with a presentation titled, “Publishing Contracts and Pitfalls.” An Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist once wrote: “Kendall Jones has red in her hair and a bit […]
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Napa (Zoom): How to Get Book Reviews and Sell Books
How to Get Book Reviews and Sell Books Nominal $5 Fee (+small PayPal charge) for Virtual Meeting. Please Register/Pay with the Zoom link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qiBXd9tFTUeX3l6hkkkt0w Napa Valley Writers will host Tessa Smith McGovern, an author, writing teacher, and book reviewer. Readers use book reviews to make their purchasing decisions. So, you need reviews to sell […]
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San Joaquin (Zoom): Got Papers?
Got Papers? ¿Tienes papeles? Our Saturday, Feb. 12, noon zoom speaker will be Manuel Camacho, short story writer, poet, playwright, and storyteller. Got Papers? is his first published collection of short stories and his collection of poetry is in the final editing stages. Camacho is a professor of Spanish at San Joaquin Delta College. Manuel […]
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Long Beach (Zoom): You Are What Happens to You
This gathering on Zoom is for members and their guests Featured speaker: Jasmin Iolani Hakes "You Are What Happens to You" Jasmin's essays have appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Bee. Her debut novel Hula is scheduled to be published by Scribner. Our meetings are free Contact: info@calwriterslongbeach.org
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South Bay (Zoom): A Literary Agent’s Guide to Sharpening Your Manuscript
A Literary Agent’s Guide to Sharpening Your Manuscript, with Elizabeth Kracht The bad news: even really good manuscripts have weak spots that can be sufficient to garner rejections from agents and publishers. The good news: most of these problems are easy to fix—once the writer knows how to identify them. Over her career, literary agent […]
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SF Peninsula (Zoom): How Authors Go from Fingers to Keyboard to Dollars in Their Bank Accounts
February Meeting Online ZOOM ONLY Saturday, February 19th 10 AM - 12 PM Registration for this meeting is required. Registration: Members: $5.00. Non-members $10.00 — Agenda — 10:00 AM – Mingle in breakout rooms with fellow writers Breakout rooms open at 10... join when you want. 10:30 AM – Club business 11:00 AM – Speaker: REGISTER NOW “How […]
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Sacramento (Zoom): Simple Steps for Organizing your Manuscript
Tried-and-True Techniques for Writing Your First Book Simple Steps for Organizing your Manuscript Free Monthly Meeting, 1-hour Zoom presentation (includes Q&A) Saturday, February 19, 2022 Presentation 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Sign-in and social time 12:30-1:00 with Kathy Lynne Marshall Award-winning Family Heritage Book Author You will learn: How to use 5 steps to help focus […]
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Redwood (Zoom): Author Launch 2021–22
Saturday, February 19, 2022 1 – 2:30 p.m. ZOOM MEETINGS Join us on Saturday, February 19, at 1 p.m. Register, below, for a Zoom link. In-person meetings at the Finley Center will resume when pandemic restrictions ease up. Author Launch 2021–22 chair and host Jeane Slone Celebrate the new publications in 2021–22 by Redwood Writers […]
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Tri-Valley (Zoom): Structuring Your Life to Support Creativity
Sandra Tayler, February 19, 2022, Structuring Your Life to Support Creativity Note: This meeting will be on Zoom only due to an increase in the transmission rate of Covid-19 (omicron). See below for Reservation & Payment details* Sandra Tayler will present “Structuring Your Life to Support Creativity” at the Tri-Valley Writers February 19, 2022 meeting. Life […]
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Berkeley (Zoom): How to Land the Agent of your Dreams
Agent 101: How to Land the Agent of your Dreams with Amy Collins Why do some authors get an agent and others do not? Why do some manuscripts and pitches garner huge advances and a juicy publishing contract and others just languish? It is possible to create a successful career as an author, but there […]
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Mendocino (Zoom): Playwriting Techniques That Will Rev Up Your Fiction
Author Event NO NEED FOR WMC MEMBERS TO REGISTER FOR THIS ZOOM EVENT The link to enter the meeting will be sent via email on Feb. 13th and again on Feb. 20th. The public is welcome to send an email to WritersMendocinoCoast@Gmail.com to request the Zoom link. At the close of the presentation, the Zoom session will […]
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Marin (Zoom): Using Emotional Wounds and GMC to Create Compelling Stories
Topic: Using Emotional Wounds and GMC to Create Compelling Stories Want to create a compelling story with high conflict, tension, emotion? This workshop is an in-depth look at plotting your story, taking you step-by-step by starting with your characters’ emotional wounds to power their external and internal goals, motivations, and conflicts. Participants will learn how […]
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Fremont (Zoom): A Writers Guide to Doing Historical Research
The February Speaker on February 26 is Paul Davis who will speak on “A Writer’s Guide to Doing Historical Research.” The details are below. If you are not a FAW member and wish to attend our meetings (our Zoom meetings are free) send email to Scott Davidson by clicking the link to get an invitation. […]
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San Fernando (Zoom): The Genre of You
March 5th - Jonathan Maberry The Genre of You The San Fernando Valley Branch of the California Writers Club is pleased to welcome bestselling author Jonathan Maberry as the keynote speaker on Saturday, March 5 at 1:00 pm via Zoom, with a presentation titled “The Genre of You.” If you also enjoy writing in multiple genres […]
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Napa (Zoom): Writing the Truth
Writing the Truth Napa Valley Writers will host Gil Gross, an award-winning radio journalist who has reported the news to millions of Americans and interviewed pop culture icons and heads-of-state alike. When you write nonfiction, whether it is political or just what the posies in the backyard look like, you have to tell a story. It’s […]
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San Joaquin (Zoom): Developing and Maintaining Newsletters
Author newsletters are valuable book-marketing tools. They spread the word about an author's current and upcoming books and provide an easy way for readers to click through and buy your novels. On March 12, author and media wizard Terry Wells-Brown will present on developing and maintaining newsletters for authors. Terry will cover how to build […]
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Long Beach (Zoom): Villains Stir the Plot
Henry Neff — author and illustrator "Villains Stir the Plot" His first series, “The Tapestry,” is a five-volume fantasy epic that follows the life and adventures of Max McDaniels. Published by Random House, its books have been translated into nineteen languages and were finalists for the Texas Bluebonnet, Missouri Truman Award, and Northern California […]
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South Bay (Zoom): The Magic of Fantasy
The Magic of Fantasy with Eric Witchey Prior to the mid-twentieth century, fantasy had been viewed as the domain of children, not adults. J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings forever transformed public perception. For the first time, fantasy could be considered serious literature, its masterworks on par with the classics of any other genre. […]
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Sacramento (Zoom): Story Arcs and Your Readers
Monthly Meeting, March 19 – Taking a Journey Together Story Arcs and Your Readers Free Monthly Meeting, 1-hour Zoom presentation (includes Q&A) Saturday, March 19, 2022 Presentation 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Sign-in and social time 12:30-1:00 with Loni Longshore Novelist and Editor You can enhance the emotional journey your readers make when you […]
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Redwood (Zoom): Improve Your Storytelling with Playwriting Techniques
Improve Your Storytelling with Playwriting Techniques with Diana Pho Hugo Award-winning editor and playwright Diana M. Pho presents craft techniques that combine the stage and the page! She'll talk about how theater and playwriting have impacted her editorial skills and can apply to your manuscript. The presentation will cover plotting, pacing, character development, and more […]