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SUMMARY:Redwood (Zoom): Improve Your Storytelling with Playwriting Techniques
DESCRIPTION:Improve Your Storytelling with Playwriting Techniques\nwith\nDiana Pho\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHugo 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 tips! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiana M. Pho is a queer Vietnamese-American independent scholar\, playwright\, and Hugo Award-winning fiction editor. She has more than 10 years of experience in traditional publishing\, including Tor Books\, Tor.com Publishing\, and the Science Fiction Book Club. Diana currently works as Story Producer at the podcast studio and entertainment company Realm. Additionally\, she has a double Bachelor’s degree in English and Russian Literature from Mount Holyoke College and a Master’s in Performance Studies from New York University. \nBooks she has edited have won the Thriller Award (A.J. Hartley’s Steeplejack\, for Best Young Adult)\, the Ditmar Award (Thoraiya Dyer’s Crossroads of Canopy\, for Best Novel)\, the ALA’s Alex Award (P. Djeli Clark’s The Black God’s Drums)\, the Nebula Award (P. Djeli Clark’s Ring Shout)\, and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year Selection (Marie Miranda Cruz’s Everlasting Nora\, for Middle Grade). Diana herself is a two-time finalist for the Ignyte Award and the Locus Award for her editorial work\, and a Hugo Award recipient for Best Editor\, Long-Form\, one of the most prestigious honors in the field of speculative fiction. \nDianaMPho.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZOOM MEETINGS\nJoin us on Saturday\, March 19\, at 1 p.m.\nRegister\, below\, for a Zoom link.\nIn-person meetings at the Finley Center will resume when pandemic restrictions ease up.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*WHAT IS ZOOM?\nZoom is the most popular online platform for virtual presentations\, meetings\, get-togethers\, and so on. Just go to Zoom.us and download the free app on your phone\, iPad\, or computer (camera required to participate). If you can’t join us live\, you will be able to download the presentation for viewing/sharing at your leisure (and don’t we have plenty of that!). \nZOOM UPDATE\, 5.0\nIf you already downloaded Zoom\, before you join the next Redwood Writers meeting online\, you are required to download their encryption security update. Go to Zoom.us for more information. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \n\n\n\n\n\nQUESTIONS?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMEETING DAY ZOOM LOGIN ISSUES: If you need help logging into the Zoom meeting on the day of the meeting\, please call or send a text to Judy Baker at 707-210-6696. \nPRIOR TO MEETING DAY: Once you click the registration button\, above\, the registration process offers additional meeting information\, and signup and login instructions. Moreover\, you will receive confirmation and reminder emails. (Please check your spam folder if you don’t see those emails.) \nIf you still have questions regarding the Zoom signup process\, please send an email to membership@redwoodwriters.org.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/redwood-zoom-improve-your-storytelling-with-playwriting-techniques/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Sacramento (Zoom): Story Arcs and Your Readers
DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting\, March 19 – Taking a Journey Together\n\n\nStory Arcs and Your Readers\nFree Monthly Meeting\, 1-hour Zoom presentation\n(includes Q&A) \nSaturday\, March 19\, 2022\nPresentation 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.\nSign-in and social time 12:30-1:00 \n  \n\nwith \nLoni Longshore\nNovelist and Editor \n  \nYou can enhance the emotional journey your readers make when you learn the structure readers expect from you. \nYou will: \n\nLearn to recognize the basics of a story good arc.\nLearn to incorporate genre-specific twists to your arc.\nFind your own sense of timing in story-telling.\nFocus on “because of this\, that happened” rather than “and then this happened.”\nLearn how to exit the stage\n\nLani Longshore is co-author of The Chenille series\, cozy science fiction about quilters saving the world from aliens disguised as bolts of beige fabric. She is a past president of CWC Tri-Valley Branch\, was editor of their first anthology\, and helps TVW members polish stories for contests (Feedback Committee). \n  \n  \nCLICK HERE TO JOIN THE MEETING
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sacramento-zoom-story-arcs-and-your-readers/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:South Bay (Zoom): The Magic of Fantasy
DESCRIPTION:The Magic of Fantasy with Eric Witchey\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrior 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. In recent decades\, fantasy has surged in popularity\, providing ample blockbuster material for Hollywood. But what specifically makes fantasy stand out? And how can you incorporate its many treasures into your own writing\, regardless of your chosen genre? \nIn our meeting on March 14\, Eric Witchey will walk us through the magic of the fantastic. \nEric Witchey has sold over 100 short stories and several novels. His short fiction has appeared in numerous print and online anthologies and magazines\, such as Polyphony\, The Best New Writing 2012\, Low Port\, Short Story America\, Realms of Fantasy\, Space Squid\, Fortean Bureau\, Thug Lit\, ClarkesWorld\, Jim Baen’s Universe\, and Writers of the Future. Overall\, his fiction covers at least ten genres and has been published on five continents. \nEric’s articles on writing have appeared in The Writer\, Writer’s Digest\, and other print and online magazines. He has won recognition and awards from New Century Writers\, Writer’s Digest\, Writers of the Future\, Ralan.com’s Clincher Contest\, Ralan.com’s Grabber Contest\, The Ralph Williams Memorial Award\, and the Eric Hoffer Prose Award Program. \n  \n\nWhen: Monday\, March 14th at 7pm \nWhere: Zoom – After making payment over PayPal you will receive an email with the Zoom invite. Please pay by March 13th to ensure you receive the Zoom link. \nCost:\n$5 Members\n$10 Non-Members \nPay via Check or PayPal \nSPECIAL SAVINGS\nPay for all of 2022 in advance and save!\nMembers: $40 for 9 meetings using PayPal\, $35 for 9 meetings mailing a check. \nNonmembers: $80 for 9 meetings using PayPal\, or\, $70 for 9 meetings mailing a check. \nIf you choose to send a check\, allow a week for it to arrive. Make a check out to:\nCWC-SOUTH BAY WRITERS\nPO BOX 3254\nSANTA CLARA\, CA 95055 \nAfter payment is received\, a ZOOM link will be emailed to you PRIOR to the meeting. If you don’t receive it\, contact pr@southpaywriters.com \n(PayPal will let you use a non-PayPal card. On the PayPal screen\, scroll down for the button:\n“Pay with Debit or Credit Card” to use your card of choice.) \n  \n\n  \n\n\n\nSelect member status and amount of meetings your are paying for:\n\n\nMember (1 meeting) $5.00 USDNon-Member (1 meeting) $10.00 USDMember (pre-payment for 9 meetings) $40.00 USDNon-Member (pre-payment for 9 meetings) $80.00 USD\n\n\n\n\n \n\n  \nBecome a South Bay Writers Member here \nIf you aren’t on our event email list yet\,  you can get a zoom meeting invite by contacting Tatyana Grinenko (pr@southbaywriters.com) who will add your email to the South Bay Writers publicity and Constant Contact list.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/south-bay-zoom-the-magic-of-fantasy/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Long Beach (Zoom): Villains Stir the Plot
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\nHenry Neff — author and illustrator\n“Villains Stir the Plot” \n\n\n\n\nHis 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 Book of the Year. Henry not only writes the books\, but also creates all the illustrations and maps. \n\n\n\n\nPlease note that due to COVID-19 precautions\,\nwe have suspended holding monthly in-person meetings.\nMembers are currently meeting on Zoom.\nMany of our speakers also invite followers on social media.\n\nIf you are interested in joining our organization\,\nplease see the Contact page and Application tab.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/long-beach-zoom-villains-stir-the-plot/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:San Joaquin (Zoom): Developing and Maintaining Newsletters
DESCRIPTION: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.\nOn March 12\, author and media wizard Terry Wells-Brown will present on developing and maintaining newsletters for authors. Terry will cover how to build a mailing list\, develop newsletter content and identify a winning format for your mailer. She’ll also address selecting a mass mailer service. \n\nAttend via Zoom. The link will be sent to members a day or two before the meeting. Subscribe to our newsletter for the Zoom link here\nhttps://sjvalleywriters.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe…
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-joaquin-zoom-developing-and-maintaining-newsletters/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Napa (Zoom): Writing the Truth
DESCRIPTION:Writing the Truth\n\n\nNapa 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. \nWhen 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 like once upon a time\, except that everything has to be true.  I’ll look at how you do that\, what the responsibility is to your readers or listeners\, and how it can all go wrong\, even with the best intentions\, and why it so often does. \nGil has been Special Correspondent and Chief Anchor for ABC News Radio\, as well as a correspondent and anchor for CBS and NBC News.  As a newsman and humorist\, he has also combined his talents as Paul Harvey’s chief substitute at ABC and as the main substitute for Charles Osgood at CBS. \nA journalist for more than four decades\, Gil became the youngest anchorman in ABC News history at age 23. He went on to win a string of investigative and journalism awards for international reporting covering major events of our time from 9/11 to space launches to wars in the Middle East\, including the War in Iraq. His coverage of Hurricane Katrina won him the national Edward R. Murrow award\, though his most cherished awards have been for investigative reporting on the plight of mistreated children.  He has been nominated again this year by CBS News. \nHe has often combined network and local news duties out of a belief that state government usually has the most significant impact on the lives of listeners\, bringing together members of both parties to the point that when he left WABC in the 80’s for the network\, both Governor Cuomo of New York and Tom Kean of New Jersey showed up unexpectedly to be with him for the last hour of the show. \nHe has worked at iconic radio stations such as KGO\, WABC\, WCBS\, WOR\, WLS\, and WNBC and hosted his own national program for a number of years on CBS Radio.  Among the things he is proudest of accomplishing was raising millions of dollars for homeless charities including St. Anthony’s in San Francisco\, and being on the board for years of Community Access\, a charity serving the mentally ill homeless in New York City. \nGil now does specials for CBS News Radio\, produces podcasts for District Productive\, and has been acting\, especially in Shakespeare. He will do Polonius in a production of Hamlet in May of 2022. \nGil lives with his wife\, actress-singer-broadcaster Rhoda Bodzin in Santa Fe\, New Mexico.  Their son is +just received his Master’s Degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington\, D.C. \nRegistration Info:\nNominal $5 Fee (+small PayPal charge) for Virtual Meeting. Please Register/Pay with the Zoom link below: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3trJxla0QRqOijlzcRYGMQ \n After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Sometimes the PayPal wheel will spin for a while\, but it should go through in a minute or less. If it doesn’t\, we recommend you try another browser or you can contact Sarita Lopez before the day of the event at lopezs10@live.com and she will find a way to get you the registration link.  \n*This meeting may be recorded (audio/video) and photographed for the general usage of Napa Valley Writers\, including but not limited to purposes of publicity\, social media\, and archives.  By entering into the meeting or logging in\, you hereby submit your acknowledgment and consent to Napa Valley Writers and the California Writers Club.  These recordings and photographs may not be used or shared for personal use without permission of the board of Napa Valley Writers or its parent organization\, California Writers Club.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/napa-zoom-writing-the-truth/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:San Fernando (Zoom): The Genre of You
DESCRIPTION:March 5th – Jonathan Maberry\n\n\nThe Genre of You\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nThe 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 or have considered branching out\, you don’t want to miss this special presentation. \n\n\nMaberry is a New York Times bestselling author\, 5-time Bram Stoker Award-winner\, 3-time Scribe Award winner\, Inkpot Award winner\, and comic book writer. His vampire apocalypse book series\, V-WARS\, was a Netflix original series. He writes in multiple genres including suspense\, thriller\, horror\, science fiction\, fantasy\, and action — for adults\, teens and middle grade. \n\n\nHis novels include the Joe Ledger thriller series\, Bewilderness\, Ink\, Glimpse\,the Pine Deep Trilogy\, the Rot & Ruin series\, the Dead of Night series\, Mars One\, Ghostwalkers: A Deadlands Novel\, Kagen the Damned\, and many others\, including his first epic fantasy\, Kagen the Damned. He is the editor many anthologies including The X-Files\, Aliens: Bug Hunt\, Don’t Turn Out the Lights\, Aliens vs Predator: Ultimate Prey\, Hardboiled Horror\, Nights of the Living Dead (co-edited\nwith George A. Romero)\, and others. His comics include Black Panther: DoomWar\, Captain America\, Pandemica\, Highway to Hell\, The Punisher and Bad Blood. \n\n\nMayberry is the president of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers\, and the editor of Weird Tales Magazine. His workshop\, THE GENRE OF YOU\, will draw on his experiences in writing in multiple genres as well as writing material that blurs genre distinctions. This embracing of cross-genre and multi-genre writing has been the foundation for a lucrative and satisfying career as a professional storyteller –and it’s a process any serious writer can follow. Visit him online at www.jonathanmaberry.com \n\n\n  \n\n\nNOTE:  \n\n\nPlease note that all members of the CWC-SFV will receive a Zoom invitation to this presentation. Members of other CWC branches should contact VP/Zoom host Monte Swann by noon on March 4 at cwcsfvhost@gmail.com for an invitation. Other guests may purchase single-day admission at www.cwc-sfv.org by noon on March 4 which will be followed by a Zoom invitation. Click the link below to purchase admission. We regret that we cannot accommodate late requests.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-fernando-zoom-the-genre-of-you/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Fremont (Zoom): A Writers Guide to Doing Historical Research
DESCRIPTION: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. FAW members will get a Zoom invitation the Tuesday or Wednesday before the meeting.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/fremont-zoom-a-writers-guide-to-doing-historical-research/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Marin (Zoom): Using Emotional Wounds and GMC to Create Compelling Stories
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Using Emotional Wounds and GMC to Create Compelling Stories\nWant to create a compelling story with high conflict\, tension\, emotion? \nThis 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 to make their plot points make an emotional impact that wow’s their readers. \nAbout the Speaker:\nTobi Doyle\, a hybrid romance author\, has published over a dozen HEAs with heat and humor\, romantic suspense\, and cozy mysteries. Tobi is a content developer for the RWA’s Pen to Paper Guide to Writing Romance program\, and the President of RWA’s romantic suspense/mystery chapter\, Kiss of Death. She’s a partner of the Intensive Genre Writers along with SG Redling\, providing genre writers a craft foundation through workshops and retreats. IntensiveGenreWriters.com \nMeetings:  Free for CWC Members (any branch)\, $5 Non-Members \nCWC Marin Members: A zoom link will be sent to all Marin members a few days before the meeting. \nCWC Members from Other Branches: Please email your name and preferred email to marincwc@gmail.com. Please specify if you want to attend this event or all Marin meetings through June. \nNon-Members: Please register at cwcmarin.com/events for the Zoom Link.  Or become a member and attend all of Marin’s meetings for free through June 2022.  cwcmarin.com/join. \nRecording: The recording will be available in view-only mode for one week following the meeting. \n\n\n\n\nFebruary 2022 Meeting\n\n\nNon CWC Member $5.00 USD\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFebruary Speaker Donation
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/marin-zoom-using-emotional-wounds-and-gmc-to-create-compelling-stories/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Mendocino (Zoom): Playwriting Techniques That Will Rev Up Your Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Author Event\nNO NEED FOR WMC MEMBERS TO REGISTER FOR THIS ZOOM EVENT\nThe 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.\nAt the close of the presentation\, the Zoom session will remain open half an hour for chatting.\n\n\n\n\n\nJody Gehrman                   Feb. 20th at 3:00 p.m. \nPlaywriting Techniques That Will Rev Up Your Fiction\n \nDescription: Have you heard of Chekov’s gun\, but aren’t sure how it can help you? Does your dialogue sometimes go nowhere or lack nuance? Here’s your chance to learn some of the key principles playwrights have employed for thousands of years and use them to rev up your fiction. Join playwright\, novelist\, and college professor Jody Gehrman as we explore some of the most useful tools in the playwright’s arsenal and discuss how to apply them to your novel or short story. \nBio: Jody Gehrman has authored thirteen published novels and numerous plays for stage and screen. Her latest psychological suspense novel\, The Summer We Buried\, is forthcoming with Crooked Lane Books in March 2022. Jody’s plays have been produced or had staged readings in Ashland\, New York\, San Francisco\, Chicago and L.A. Her play Wild Fire was performed at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival; her play Tribal Life in America won the Ebell Playwrights Prize and received a staged reading at the historic Ebell Theater in Los Angeles. She and her partner David Wolf won the New Generation Playwrights Award for their one-act\, Jake Savage\, Jungle P.I. She holds a Master’s Degree in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California and is a professor of Communications at Mendocino College in Northern California.        www.jodygehrman.com/
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/mendocino-zoom-playwriting-techniques-that-will-rev-up-your-fiction/
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SUMMARY:Berkeley (Zoom): How to Land the Agent of your Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Agent 101: How to Land the Agent of your Dreams with Amy Collins [Feb. 20th]\n\n\n\nWhy 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 are hard truths about what it really takes to “make it.” Authors who have been querying agents or submitting manuscripts and not getting offers will appreciate this session in how to improve their chances of getting an agent or a publishing contract. This session will also give authors a chance to evaluate what elements they possess and give them the tools they need to develop the elements they lack. I will gently and humorously teach what is needed besides a great book idea and talent. Tools to help with craft\, market awareness\, reader relationships and genre community will also be covered. The goal is to give authors what they need to improve their manuscript and pitch for their next agent or publisher meeting. \n\nAmy Collins\n\nAbout Amy Collins\nAmy Collins is an agent with the Talcott Notch Literary Services agency. With 30 years in the publishing industry as a book buyer\, Sales Director for large non-fiction publisher. She is a USA Todayand Wall Street Journal bestselling author as well as an agent. Collins is a trusted expert\, speaker\, and recommended publishing consultant. In her agent role\, Collins focuses on non-fiction/ history\, historical fiction\, fantasy and sci-fi. \nShe is on the national advisory board for IngramSpark\, a featured columnist for Writers Digest\, IBPA\, and a trusted teacher at conferences world-wide. She has taught and spoken at many of the publishing industry’s top festivals and conferences including Scottish Writers Association\, Publisher’s Weekly’s BookCon\, Oklahoma Writer’s Conference\, Rocky Mountain Writers Conference\, AAPS\, Dublin Writers Conference\, BAIPA\, PALA\, St. Louis Writer’s Conference\, Writers Digest\, Las Vegas Writers Conference\, and many others. She can be reached at amysadvice.com. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgent 101 with Amy Collins \n\nBook Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\nAdmission is $5 for members\, $10 for non-members. Hardship pricing is available.\n12:00 Club leaders check-in\n12:30 Networking in breakout rooms with members & guests \nFeatured Speakers\n1:00 Announcements\n1:30 Featured Member Francine Thomas Howard\n1:45 Keynote Speaker Amy Collins
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/berkeley-zoom-how-to-land-the-agent-of-your-dreams/
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SUMMARY:Tri-Valley (Zoom): Structuring Your Life to Support Creativity
DESCRIPTION:Sandra Tayler\, February 19\, 2022\, Structuring Your Life to Support Creativity\n\n\nNote: This meeting will be on Zoom only due to an increase in the transmission rate of Covid-19 (omicron).\nSee below for Reservation & Payment details* \nSandra Tayler will present “Structuring Your Life to Support Creativity” at the Tri-Valley Writers February 19\, 2022 meeting. \nLife is complicated and often those complications don’t leave space for the creative work (or hobby) that we want to have in our lives. Sandra discusses why that happens and how to shift your life so that there is space for creativity to flourish inside it. Join Sandra for an interactive class that begins with a lecture and ends with a Q&A  to help attendees decide on concrete steps they can take to make more space in their lives for the creative things they want to do. \nJoin us on Saturday\, February 19\, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. via Zoom. \nREGISTRATION DETAILS: \nThere is a two-step RSVP & Payment process: \n\nAn Email RSVP is REQUIRED at reservations@trivalleywriters.org by Friday\, February 18. (Without your email\, we can’t send the Zoom invitation to you).\nPayment is REQUIRED (see below) \n\nMeeting Cost: $14 CWC Members\, $18 non-CWC member\, $6 CWC students (ages 14-22 w/school ID)\, and $10 non-CWC students \n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Meeting\n\n\nCWC Member $14.00 USDNon-CWC Member $18.00 USDCWC Student Member $6.00 USDNon-CWC Student $10.00 USD\n\n\nName & Email Address (Req.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nNOTE: Due to time constraints in preparation for the event\, RSVP and inquiry emails sent after the deadline—especially on the day of the event—will NOT be answered. \n\nSandra Tayler is a writer of essays\, picture books\, speculative fiction\, middle grade fiction\, newsletters\, and blog entries. She also teaches online classes and does consulting for small creator-owned businesses from her Zoom corner. Her day job is being the editor\, publisher\, and business manager for the Schlock Mercenarycomic strip. Sandra can be found online at sandratayler.com\, onecobble.com\, or on twitter @SandraTayler. When not engaged in any of the previously mentioned creative work\, Sandra spends time fixing up her house\, gardening\, and dissecting the creative choices made in TV shows with her cartoonist husband\, Howard Tayler. She also seems to have acquired three cats\, which wasn’t in the plan at all. \nCONSENT TO BE RECORDED \nBy registering for this meeting\, you acknowledge that the meeting may be recorded. Your consent is implied when you register. You have the option once you’re in Zoom to use video or not. \nAll registrants will receive an email 1-2 days after the event with the timed link to the recording of the meeting. This email is sent via a “bcc” list—to adhere to your privacy. If you do not receive the email\, please check your email’s spam/junk or promotions folder. \nNOTE: Zoom limits our meetings to the first 100 registrations. \nQuestions? Email Jordan Bernal at president@trivalleywriters.org.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/tri-valley-zoom-structuring-your-life-to-support-creativity/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Redwood (Zoom): Author Launch 2021–22
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 19\, 2022\n1 – 2:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZOOM MEETINGS\nJoin us on Saturday\, February 19\, at 1 p.m.\nRegister\, below\, for a Zoom link.\nIn-person meetings at the Finley Center will resume when pandemic restrictions ease up. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAuthor Launch 2021–22\nchair and host\nJeane Slone\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrate the new publications in 2021–22 by Redwood Writers members. \nThis is a free event for members and their friends and family. \nFifteen authors will read from their newly published books. \nClick on a book cover\, below\, to read about that book and its author and to purchase their book online. \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\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\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\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\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\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*WHAT IS ZOOM?\nZoom is the most popular online platform for virtual presentations\, meetings\, get-togethers\, and so on. Just go to Zoom.us and download the free app on your phone\, iPad\, or computer (camera required to participate). If you can’t join us live\, you will be able to download the presentation for viewing/sharing at your leisure (and don’t we have plenty of that!). \nZOOM UPDATE\, 5.0\nIf you already downloaded Zoom\, before you join the next Redwood Writers meeting online\, you are required to download their encryption security update. Go to Zoom.us for more information. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \n\n\n\n\n\nQUESTIONS?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMEETING DAY ZOOM LOGIN ISSUES: If you need help logging into the Zoom meeting on the day of the meeting\, please call or send a text to Judy Baker at 707-210-6696. \nPRIOR TO MEETING DAY: Once you click the registration button\, above\, the registration process offers additional meeting information\, and signup and login instructions. Moreover\, you will receive confirmation and reminder emails. (Please check your spam folder if you don’t see those emails.) \nIf you still have questions regarding the Zoom signup process\, please send an email to membership@redwoodwriters.org.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/redwood-zoom-author-launch-2021-22/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Sacramento (Zoom): Simple Steps for Organizing your Manuscript
DESCRIPTION:Tried-and-True Techniques for Writing Your First Book\n\n\nSimple Steps for Organizing your Manuscript\nFree Monthly Meeting\, 1-hour Zoom presentation\n(includes Q&A) \nSaturday\, February 19\, 2022\nPresentation 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.\nSign-in and social time 12:30-1:00 \n\nwith \nKathy Lynne Marshall\nAward-winning Family Heritage Book Author \nYou will learn: \n\nHow to use 5 steps to help focus your story.\nHow to determine what your end-product should be.\nHow to create a book template to structure your manuscript.\nHow to conquer your fear about writing.\nHow to finish your manuscript for printing/publishing.\n\nKathy Lynne Marshall worked as a researcher\, analyst\, and technical writer for the California Highway Patrol for 36 years. Once she began utilizing her CHP methodology for completing written projects\, she started self-publishing one family heritage book per year\, three of which have won multiple book awards. This method can work! \n  \n \nCLICK HERE TO JOIN THE MEETING \n  \n\n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sacramento-zoom-simple-steps-for-organizing-your-manuscript/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220219T120000
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SUMMARY:SF Peninsula (Zoom): How Authors Go from Fingers to Keyboard to Dollars in Their Bank Accounts
DESCRIPTION:February Meeting Online\n\nZOOM ONLY\n\nSaturday\, February 19th\n10 AM – 12 PM\nRegistration for this meeting is required.\n\nRegistration:\nMembers: $5.00. Non-members $10.00\n\n— Agenda —\n\n10:00 AM – Mingle in breakout rooms with fellow writers\nBreakout rooms open at 10… join when you want.\n\n10:30 AM – Club business\n\n11:00 AM – Speaker:\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\nREGISTER NOW\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\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\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“How Authors Go from Fingers to Keyboard to Dollars in Their Bank Accounts: Four Ways Book Authors Make Money from Publishers”\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\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this session\, I’m going to discuss four ways authors make money from book publishers. When I give lectures to beginning writers\, I find that they have very little idea of how they can go from slaving away on their keyboards at night and on weekends to actually quitting their day job.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul S. Levine “wears two hats”–he is a lawyer and a literary agent.\nMr. Levine has practiced entertainment law for almost 40 years\, specializing in the representation of writers\, producers\, actors\, directors\, composers\, musicians\, artists\, authors\, photographers\, galleries\, publishers\, developers\, production companies\, and theatre companies in the fields of motion pictures\, television\, interactive multimedia\, live stage\, recorded music\, concerts\, the visual arts\, publishing\, and advertising. In 1996\, Mr. Levine opened the Paul S. Levine Literary Agency\, specializing in the representation of book authors and the sale of motion picture and television rights in and to books. Since starting his literary agency\, Mr. Levine has sold over 150 fiction and non-fiction books to at least 50 different publishers and has had many books developed as movies-for-television and feature films.\nMr. Levine represents writers of thrillers\, mysteries\, women’s fiction\, and literary fiction\, plus non-fiction self-help\, how-to\, relationships\, memoirs\, health\, women’s issues\, pop culture\, new age\, and business. For both fiction and non-fiction books\, his biggest successes have been with authors who originally self-publish their books.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sf-peninsula-zoom-how-authors-go-from-fingers-to-keyboard-to-dollars-in-their-bank-accounts/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:South Bay (Zoom): A Literary Agent’s Guide to Sharpening Your Manuscript
DESCRIPTION:A Literary Agent’s Guide to Sharpening Your Manuscript\, with Elizabeth Kracht\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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 Elizabeth Kracht noticed that many submissions had similar problems\, so she began to make a list of common pitfalls. During our meeting on February 15\, Elizabeth will walk us through the most salient items on her list\, drawing from cautionary real-world examples\, so our work is truly ready for agents\, publishers\, and readers. \nElizabeth Kracht is a literary agent at Kimberley Cameron & Associates. She represents both literary and commercial fiction as well as nonfiction\, and brings to the agency her experience as a former acquisitions editor\, freelance publicist\, and writer. \nIn fiction\, Elizabeth represents literary\, commercial\, women’s\, thrillers\, mysteries\, historical\, and crossover YA. In nonfiction\, she is interested in high concept\, health\, science\, environment\, prescriptive\, investigative\, true crime\, voice- or adventure-driven memoir\, sexuality\, spirituality\, and animal/pet stories. She thrives on working closely with authors to build their careers. \n\nWhen: Tuesday\, Feb 15th at 7pm \nWhere: Zoom – Members will be receiving an email with the Zoom invite \n \nBecome a South Bay Writers Member here \nIf you aren’t on our event email list yet\,  you can get a zoom meeting invite by contacting Tatyana Grinenko (pr@southbaywriters.com) who will add your email to the South Bay Writers publicity and Constant Contact list.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/south-bay-zoom-a-literary-agents-guide-to-sharpening-your-manuscript/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Long Beach (Zoom): You Are What Happens to You
DESCRIPTION:This gathering on Zoom is for members and their guests\n\n\n\n\nFeatured speaker: Jasmin Iolani Hakes \n“You Are What Happens to You” \nJasmin’s essays have appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Bee. Her debut novel Hula is scheduled to be published by Scribner. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur meetings are free \n\n\n\n\nContact:  info@calwriterslongbeach.org
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/long-beach-zoom-you-are-what-happens-to-you/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:San Joaquin (Zoom): Got Papers?
DESCRIPTION:Got Papers? ¿Tienes papeles?\n\n\nOur 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.\n\n\nCamacho is a professor of Spanish at San Joaquin Delta College. Manuel Camacho graduated from California State University\, Northridge\, and Pepperdine University.\n\n\nHis stories and poems are published in the monthly magazine Joaquin. Take a look: https://www.facebook.com/joaquinmagazine/
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-joaquin-zoom-got-papers/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220209T190000
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SUMMARY:Napa (Zoom): How to Get Book Reviews and Sell Books
DESCRIPTION:How to Get Book Reviews and Sell Books\nNominal $5 Fee (+small PayPal charge) for Virtual Meeting. Please Register/Pay with the Zoom link below: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qiBXd9tFTUeX3l6hkkkt0w \n\nNapa Valley Writers will host Tessa Smith McGovern\, an author\, writing teacher\, and book reviewer. \nReaders use book reviews to make their purchasing decisions. So\, you need reviews to sell books but first\, you have to sell books to get reviews. What’s an author to do? Follow the 7 steps discussed in this talk (worksheet included) and hey presto\, problem solved! And once you know what to do\, it can even be fun! \nTessa is an author\, writing teacher\, and book reviewer. She writes speculative fiction and short stories. \nTessa has been a writing teacher for 22 years and has taught for the Writing Institute\, Sarah Lawrence College\, NY\, since 2011. Her upcoming class there\, ‘How to Link Your Short Stories and Memoirs into a Collection’\, begins Feb 8\, 2022. She teaches two free Zoom writing sprints with prompts/Q&A on Tuesdays at 12 noon PM EST and Weds at 7 PM EST. In her teaching\, she invites writers to apply the principles of loving-kindness meditation to their writing process which results in better memory\, focus\, and productivity. \nTessa is an award-winning writer whose linked short story collection\, LONDON ROAD: LINKED STORIES\, received a ‘Featured’ review from Kirkus\, is an Amazon best-seller\, and a gold medal winner in the 2012 eLit Awards. Her non-fiction book\, COCKTAILS FOR BOOK LOVERS (Sourcebooks)\, is also an Amazon best-seller. Her many publication credits include the Connecticut Review and Equinox\, a UK poetry journal. She’s currently writing a contemporary fantasy novel inspired by British mythology and pursuing her MFA in Writing at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is founder and editor of eChook Digital Publishing. eChook won a silver medal in the 2012 eLit Awards and its stories have been read by thousands of readers in 100+ countries. Tessa is also host\, writer and producer of BookGirlTV (BGTV)\, an award-winning digital channel that promotes books and reading. BGTV has 6 million+ minutes viewed on YouTube and 10\,000+ likes on Facebook. \nWebsite http://www.tessasmithmcgovern.com/ \nSocial media: \nFacebook Tessa Smith McGovern & BookGirlTV \nYouTube: BookGirlTV with Tessa Smith McGovern \nLinkedIn: Tessa Smith McGovern \nBookTok: Coming soon! \n  \n Please register before 6:00 pm day of event. That way\, if you have an issue\, Sarita Lopez can help you (her contact information is below). If you have an issue day of\, please text her (707-508-9845) and do not email her (email is fine before then). \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Sometimes the PayPal wheel will spin for a while\, but it should go through in a minute or less. If it doesn’t\, we recommend you try another browser or you can contact Sarita Lopez before the day of the event at lopezs10@live.com and she will find a way to get you the registration link.  \n*This meeting may be recorded (audio/video) and photographed for the general usage of Napa Valley Writers\, including but not limited to purposes of publicity\, social media\, and archives.  By entering into the meeting or logging in\, you hereby submit your acknowledgment and consent to Napa Valley Writers and the California Writers Club.  These recordings and photographs may not be used or shared for personal use without permission of the board of Napa Valley Writers or its parent organization\, California Writers Club.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/napa-zoom-how-to-get-book-reviews-and-sell-books/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:San Fernando (Zoom): Publishing Contracts and Pitfalls
DESCRIPTION:Kendall Jones\n\n\nPublishing Contracts and Pitfalls\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nOn 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.” \n\n\nAn Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist once wrote: “Kendall Jones has red in her hair and a bit of bulldog in her personality.” In Georgia\, home of the National Champion University of Georgia Bulldogs\, that’s high praise. \n\n\nKendall Jones has been an attorney for more than 25 years and is licensed to practice law in four states\, including California. She is currently Vice President of Legal for California Pizza Kitchen Inc. in Costa Mesa\, California. Prior to her role at CPK\, Kendall was General Counsel of VS Media\, Inc.\, an entertainment and tech company in Westlake Village\, California. And prior to that\, she ran her own law firm for more than ten years. \n\n\nKendall is a recognized Contracts Ninja\, the go-to contract attorney for individuals in the entertainment and business worlds for decades. She helps clients understand the secret contract language of lawyers that so often sets traps for those without an “Esquire” behind their name.\n \n\nKendall is also an award-winning writer\, having won multiple journalism awards\, primarily for investigative reports and business and community journalism on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Kendall co-founded and served as Editor-in-Chief of two publications in Florida\, both of which she sold to larger media companies before moving to California in 2010. \n\n\nKendall is currently writing her first book\, “Lawyer-Proof Your Writing\,” based on presentations she has previously given to California Writers Club groups. \n\n\nKendall lives in Seal Beach\, California\, with her three children and too many pets. \n\n\n  \n\n\nNOTE: CWC-SFV members will receive a Zoom invitation to this presentation. CWC members from other branches who wish to attend should contact Monte Swann at cwcsfvhost@gmail.com by noon on February 4 for an invitation. Guests who are not members of CWC may purchase admission at www.cwc-sfv.org by noon on February 4. After purchasing admission\, they will receive a Zoom invitation with directions to register in advance. After registration\, they will receive a link to “join the meeting.” We regret that late purchases cannot be accommodated. \n\n\n  \n\n\n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-fernando-zoom-publishing-contracts-and-pitfalls/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Coastal Dunes (Zoom): Writing with Page-turning Tension
DESCRIPTION:NOTICE: We have temporarily paused our in-person meetings at the Nipomo Library\, and our February 5th meeting will be held via Zoom only. \nIf 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 Email us. \n\nOur next meeting is Saturday\, February 5th\, 2022\, via Zoom\, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.\n\nSpeaker: Jordan Rosenfeld\nTopic: Writing with Page-turning Tension \nJordan Rosenfeld is author of three suspense novels\, most recently\, Women in Red\, and six books on the craft of writing\, most recently How to Write a Page Turner. Her articles and essays have appeared in such publications as The Atlantic\, The New York Times\, Scientific American\, The Writer\, Writer’s Digest Magazine and more. Jordan holds an MFA in Creative Writing & Literature from the Bennington Writing Seminars and a B.A. in Liberal Studies from the Hutchins School at Sonoma State University. \nJordan will be speaking about how to craft a story your readers can’t put down. Her presentation will contains tips to infuse page-turning tension into every aspect of your story or novel and even memoir. \nTension in novels\, stories\, and even memoirs is like the connective tissue that allows muscles to attach to bones\, and thus flex their might. It’s the heart of conflict\, the backbone of uncertainty\, the hallmark of danger. It keeps readers guessing and characters on their toes. When it’s working\, stories leave readers breathless and wanting more. When it’s missing\, scenes feel inconsequential\, the plot drags\, and characters meander.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/coastal-dunes-zoom-writing-with-page-turning-tension/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Marin (Zoom): Publisher Fitness w/LaQuette
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URL:https://calwriters.org/event/marin-publisher-fitness-w-laquette/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Fremont (Zoom): The Family Gene Story
DESCRIPTION:Our next General Meeting is Saturday\, January 22 at 2 PM. The speaker is  Joselin Linder. The details are below. The Zoom link will be sent to all FAW members around January 19. If you are not a FAW member and wish to attend (the meeting is free) send email to Scott Davidson by clicking the link to get an invitation.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/fremont-zoom-the-family-gene-story/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:SF Peninsula (Zoom): Creating a Series for Netflix and Other Streaming Services
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this meeting is required. \nJanuary Meeting Online Only\nSaturday\, January 22\n10 AM – 12 PM\n\nMuch as we have enjoyed temporarily offering our meetings to all comers for no charge\, the time has come for the return of meeting fees.\nWe are appealing to people’s inclination to do what’s right. Instead of requiring payment before registration\, we respectfully request upon confirmation of your registration that you pay $5 (CWC members\, any branch)\, $10 (non-members)\, or an amount of your choosing.\nThank you for your commitment to our continuing existence and your contribution to our community.\n\n— Agenda —\n\n10:00 AM – Mingle in breakout rooms with fellow writers\nBreakout rooms open at 10… join when you want.\nNote that our main meeting and Think Tank are shifted slightly later to accommodate speaker availability.\n\n10:30 AM – Club business\n\n11:00 AM – Alejandro Adams\nCreating a Series for Netflix and Other Streaming Services\n (see below for more information)\nWe are suspending our Think Tank program until we are “live” again. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlejandro Adams\nCreating a Series for Netflix and Other Streaming Services\n\n\nAlejandro Adams is an independent filmmaker turned screenwriter. From pitching Jason Spitz (John Wick) to declining offers from Richard Gere\, Alejandro has cultivated the sense of adventure that must accompany any foray into Hollywood. His international sports drama Shutout is being produced by Jeff Kirschenbaum (Fast & Furious\, Maleficent\, The Gray Man)\, with David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) attached to direct. Alejandro has also developed two series with Mark Bomback (Defending Jacob\, Planet of the Apes)\, from pilot to show bible (an industry-standard reference document with essential information about the series).\n\nCreating a Series for Netflix and Other Streaming Services\nIn our meeting\, Alejandro Adams will guide us through the process of breaking into Hollywood as a screenwriter. Drawing on his considerable industry experience\, Alejandro will cover intermediate and advanced screenwriting practices with a heavy emphasis on developing a series for a streaming service. He will also answer our questions about
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sf-peninsula-hybrid-creating-a-series-for-netflix-and-other-streaming-services/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220120T203000
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SUMMARY:San Joaquin (Zoom): New Members Reading
DESCRIPTION:Gabrielle Myers reads with Julie Jose January 20th at 7 via Zoom. Click here for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1309229829594784/?ref=newsfeed
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-joaquin-zoom-new-members-reading/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220116T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220116T170000
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SUMMARY:Mendocino (Zoom): 642 Things to Write About
DESCRIPTION:The Writers Grotto is a creative community of writers and artists based in the San Francisco Bay Area.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n​JD Beltran\, Xandra Castleton\, and Po Bronson from the \nSan Francisco Writers Grotto\nJanuary 16th\, 3:00 p.m”642 Things to Write About — How the Writers Grotto Created this Magical Book of Prompts in 24 Hours”The story of the how the book started\, as well as the experiences of the Grotto writers who wrote the prompts. They’ll also talk about how prompts such as those in the 642 books can jump start the creative writing process.\nLink to speakers’ profiles. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis presentation honors Doug Fortier: past president\, state board rep\, webmaster\, newsletter editor\, unofficial greeter of new members\, email responder\, and tech help for members with Zoom\, websites\, and self publishing. 642 Stories to Write is Doug’s current source for writing short stories. Three of the book’s accomplished authors generously agreed to help us celebrate him\, their biggest fan. Thanks to them\, and to Doug for all he’s done.\n\nNO NEED TO REGISTER FOR THIS ZOOM EVENT\nThe link to enter the meeting will be sent via email on Jan. 9th and again on Jan. 16th. The public is welcome to send an email to WritersMendocinoCoast@Gmail.com to request the Zoom link.\nAt the close of the presentation\, the Zoom session will remain open half an hour for chatting.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/mendocino-642-things-to-write-about-how-the-writers-grotto-created-this-magical-book-of-prompts-in-24-hours/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220116T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220116T150000
DTSTAMP:20260927T214818
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SUMMARY:Berkeley (Zoom): Writing Dialogue that Sings
DESCRIPTION:Say What? Writing Dialogue that Sings! with Jane K. Cleland\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\nDialogue is one of three narrative tools to move the plot along and reveal character (in addition to description and action). Each character must speak with a unique voice—an amalgam of style\, tone\, intonation\, and word choices. (And it must be formatted and punctuated properly). This Sunday\, Jane K. Cleland will show you what you need to write dialogue that rings with truth. \nAbout Jane K. Cleland\nJane K. Cleland writes both fiction and nonfiction\, including the multiple award-winning Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries and the Agatha-award winning bestsellers\, Mastering Suspense\, Structure & Plot and Mastering Plot Twists. Jane Austen’s Lost Letters is the 14th in her series.  She is a member of the full-time faculty at Lehman College\, part of the City University of New York\, a contributing editor for Writer’s Digest Magazine\, and the chair of the Wolfe Pack’s Black Orchid Novella Award (BONA) in partnership with Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. She is a frequent workshop leader and guest author at writing conferences\, association meetings\, and MFA Residencies. \nJane offers free monthly virtual workshops on the craft and business of writing\, and Mystery Masterminds\, a series of small group virtual workshops. \n  \nGET TICKETS HERE
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/berkeley-zoom-writing-dialogue-that-sings/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220115T160000
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SUMMARY:Tri-Valley (Zoom): Workshop A La Carte
DESCRIPTION:Workshop A La Carte\, January 15\, 2022\nMAJOR CHANGE: Due to an increase in the transmission rate of Covid-19 (omicron)\, TVW believes our safest option for Saturday’s meeting is to do it remotely on Zoom.\nPlease note: there will not be an in-person meeting at the Four Points by Sheraton in Pleasanton.\nHave you poured your heart and soul into a draft of your novel or spent the month of November writing 50\,000 + words for NaNoWriMo\, and now don’t know what to do with all your effort? Or you want to write a short story for the anthology but aren’t sure you have a complete story arc? Are you stuck with your research? Or not sure if you’ve done enough to properly world build? Perhaps you have questions about self-publishing. Then join us on January 15\, 2022  at 2:00 p.m. on ZOOM as we hold a “Workshop A La Carte.” \nAll RSVPd & paid attendees as of Friday at noon on January 14th will receive a .pdf packet of handouts from all five presenters attached to an email that contains the Zoom link by Friday afternoon (around 4:00 p.m.). If you have RSVP’d and paid but do not see the Zoom link email\, please check your spam/promotions/trash folder before getting in contact with TVW. TVW can’t guarantee a response for any communication received after Friday evening.\nThe Zoom meeting will begin with a brief introduction and then each of the presenters will present on their topic. Q&A will be at the end.\n\nTabletop Topics  \n\nWhat to Ask When Hiring an Editor—Linda Todd\nResearch Resources and When Enough is Enough—Ann Parker\nStory Arc: Building a Strong Foundation—Ed Miracle\nABC’s of Self-Publishing—Paula Chinick\nUsing the 5 Senses for Impact—Patricia Boyle\n\n\nOne lucky attendee will have their name drawn to receive a gift basket filled with writing inspired items.\nThere is a two-step RSVP & Payment process: \n\nAn Email RSVP is REQUIRED at reservations@trivalleywriters.org by Friday\, January 14 at noon.\nPayment is REQUIRED (see below)\n\nREGISTRATION DETAILS: \nCWC adult members\, $14; nonmembers\, $18. CWC student members (ages 14-22)\, $6; student nonmembers\, $10. Payment MUST be made via online below by Friday\, January 14 at noon. \n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Meeting\n\n\nCWC Member $14.00 USDNon-CWC Member $18.00 USDCWC Student Member $6.00 USDNon-CWC Student $10.00 USD\n\n\nName & Email Address
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/tri-valley-writers-workshop-a-la-carte-in-person/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220115T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220115T143000
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SUMMARY:Redwood (Zoom): How to Evoke Emotion in Every Scene
DESCRIPTION:How to Evoke Emotion in Every Scene\nwith Jordan Rosenfeld\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom fast-paced thrillers to contemplative literary novels and everything in between\, readers need to connect to your characters to create a page-turning story. Emotion is the thread that binds readers to your characters’ experiences. This session will help you use sensory cues\, powerful imagery\, character demonstration\, and other tools to evoke the emotion that hooks readers and creates deep\, compelling characters. \nJordan Rosenfeld is author of the novels Women in Red and Forged in Grace and six books on the craft of writing\, most recently How to Write a Page-Turner\, the bestselling Make a Scene\, Writing the Intimate Character\, A Writer’s Guide to Persistence\, Writing Deep Scenes and Write Free. Her freelance articles and essays have been published in hundreds of publications\, including The Atlantic\, The New York Times\, Scientific American\, Writer’s Digest Magazine\, The Washington Post\, and many more. She is also a freelance manuscript editor\, writing coach\, and teaches online classes. Visit JordanRosenfeld.net \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttend on Zoom*\nNot ready to be in a group setting?\nRegister\, below\, for a Zoom link. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick on the link below to register or RSVP.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet more information\n\n\n\nRegister Now!\n\n\nI can’t make it\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch a short video to see how to register using January’s secret code (PAGETURNER).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*WHAT IS ZOOM?\nZoom is the most popular online platform for virtual presentations\, meetings\, get-togethers\, and so on. Just go to Zoom.us and download the free app on your phone\, iPad\, or computer (camera required to participate). If you can’t join us live\, you will be able to download the presentation for viewing/sharing at your leisure (and don’t we have plenty of that!). \nZOOM UPDATE\, 5.0\nIf you already downloaded Zoom\, before you join the next Redwood Writers meeting online\, you are required to download their encryption security update. Go to Zoom.us for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTRATION OPENS SOON \n\n\n\n\n\nQUESTIONS?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMEETING DAY ZOOM LOGIN ISSUES: If you need help logging into the Zoom meeting on the day of the meeting\, please call or send a text to Judy Baker at 707-210-6696. \nPRIOR TO MEETING DAY: Once you click the registration button\, above\, the registration process offers additional meeting information\, and signup and login instructions. Moreover\, you will receive confirmation and reminder emails. (Please check your spam folder if you don’t see those emails.) \nIf you still have questions regarding the Zoom signup process\, please send an email to membership@redwoodwriters.org.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/redwood-how-to-evoke-emotion-in-every-scene/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220115T140000
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SUMMARY:Sacramento (Zoom): Guerrilla Marketing For Authors—Making Money Instead of Spending It
DESCRIPTION:“Guerrilla Marketing For Authors\n\n\nMaking Money Instead of Spending It” withMichael Larsen\nAuthor and Author Coach \nFree Monthly Meeting\, 1-hour Zoom presentation\n(includes Q&A) \n\nThese twelve keys will help you achieve success as a writer and a person: \n\nPassion\nPurpose\nProfessionalism\nPeople\nProductivity\nPlatform\nPromotion\nPublication\nProfit\nPerspective\nPatience\nPerseverance\n\nIf you are committed to building a career\, the talk will show you how. You will receive twelve pages of handouts. Mike is looking forward to your questions after he speaks\, and you are welcome to ask him questions after the meeting at larsenpoma@aol.com. \nMike is an author coach who loves helping writers achieve their goals. Mike cofounded Larsen-Pomada Literary Agents\, which sold books to more than a hundred publishers and imprints. Books: How to Write a Book Proposal\, fifth edition\, coauthored by Jody Rein; How to Get a Literary Agent; and Guerrilla Marketing for Writers (coauthored). \nCLICK HERE TO JOIN THE MEETING
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sacramento-guerrilla-marketing-for-authors-making-money-instead-of-spending-it/
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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