Member Open Mic Both our July 23rd and August 27th branch meetings will be Open Mic opportunities for our members. The July 23rd meeting will be at the Ovitt Family Library in Ontario and the August 27th meeting will be at the Arlington Branch Library in Riverside. This will give members the opportunity to participate […]
Speaker Gustavo Hernandez Topic “What the City Holds: How Setting Amplifies Writing" You may have heard the adage that the three most important things about creating a successful business are location, location, location. It might also be said about writing. The setting is an important character in each of your scenes. It influences the tone, […]
NOTICE: For our future monthly meetings in 2022, we continue to meet in person at the Nipomo Library as well as Zoom. Please join us in person if you can at the Nipomo Library; we’d love to see you! We have switched to an RSVP system for our Zoom meetings. If you’re NOT currently a […]
“Series and Series Identity in Popular Fiction: Why to Consider Writing a Series,” with Ross Browne Your odds of successful publication can improve considerably if your novel is conceived as (or has the potential to work as) a series. This is no surprise to anyone who enjoys settling down with a new book in a […]
Napa Valley Writers meets second Wednesday of the month 7 – 9 p.m. $5 Fee for members, $7 for non-members. Students with ID – free. The Fourth Column Napa Valley Writers will host Kevin Fisher-Paulson, a weekly columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Every writer has one column in him. The trick is to be the […]
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 AT 10 AM AT THE COMMUNITY CHURCH AT JESS RANCH CELEBRATING SONG WITH THE HDCWC The High Desert Branch of the California Writers Club (HDCWC) will highlight the talent of writing lyrics on Saturday, August 13 at the Jess Ranch Community Church located at 11537 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley. The meeting begins at […]
Jane K. Cleland presents: "Say What? Writing Dialogue That Sings" In-person attendance for members and visitors with advance reservation: Contact: info@calwriterslongbeach.org Jane K. Cleland writes the multiple award-winning and bestselling Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries. Her short stories are published by Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine (AHMM). Jane also writes about the craft of writing, including the Agatha Award-winning and […]
Join CWC Marin for an in-person Social / Open Mic / Ask A Question event. Participants will be allocated 5 minutes each to read an excerpt or blurb, practice your pitch, showcase cover options, discuss a writing insight or challenge, or ask a question. Feedback is optional. The first 10 to respond will be guaranteed […]
Pop in at one of our monthly meetings/workshops to see what Writers of Kern is all about. Not a member? No problem! We’d love to have you. When: The 3rd Saturday of the month, 9:15-11:15 am. Join us 30 minutes early for breakfast and writer’s fellowship, January, February, April and June-November. Where: Hodel’s Country Dining, […]
Birth Your Truest Story … by Nurturing Your Most Tender Voice Zoom or in person at the Redwood City Yacht Club, 441 Seaport Ct., Redwood City, CA 94063 In-person attendees must bring a mask and present proof of vaccination. Register to Attend A writer’s most formidable obstacles often come from within. Harsh inner critics, fear […]
IN-PERSON & ZOOM MEETINGS Join us on Saturday, August 20, at 1 p.m. Register, below, for a Zoom link or to attend in person at the Finley Center. Freud, Not Frankenstein: Creating Lifelike Characters with a Little Help from Psychology with Kerry Schafer Nobody wants to read books full of flat, lifeless, or inconsistent characters—and […]
Spotlight on Poets Sunday, August 21, 3 p.m. Zoom WMC member Michelle Blackwell, journalist and host of KZYX's Upwelling, will interview four poets: WMC members Notty Bumbo, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios and Jonathan Pazer, plus Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate Sidney Regelbrugge. Each author […]
Saturday, August 27, 2022 Member Open Mic The August 27th branch meeting will be an Open Mic opportunity for our members. The August 27th meeting will be at the Arlington Branch Library in Riverside. We are planning to stream the Open Mic sessions. For the Open Mic we are limiting the initial time to 10-minutes […]
JEANNIE BARROGA CROSSES THE LINES, DOTS THE TEASE AT OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING Award-winning playwright and author of “Turn Right at the Water Buffalo” Jeannie Barroga will speak about “Crossing the Lines and Dotting the Tease: When Fiction Mirrors Memoirs” for our general meeting, Thursday, September 1, in the meeting room of Ridgecrest Presbyterian Church, 633 […]
Kaira Rouda “Author’s Journey Series" Kaira Rouda has led one of those “seen everything” types of lives you might expect a USA Today best-selling author to have: newspaper reporter, columnist, marketing executive, and entrepreneur. The characters of her salacious novels are left in the wake of a twisting and turning psychological thrill ride – every […]
JOHN BEYER "HOW I BECAME A STORYTELLER" John R. Beyer is currently writing a weekly travel column (1500 words and photographs) for USA Today Network. In 2020, one of his columns won a prestigious CNPA award. His pieces are about traveling with a humorous spin on them. Also, he has four novels published under his […]
We have switched to an RSVP system for our Zoom meetings. If you’re NOT currently a member of Coastal Dunes CWC, and you’d like to attend our next meeting via Zoom, use our Contact Form to request the Zoom link (put “Zoom link” in the Subject line.) Our next meeting is Saturday, September 10, 2022, […]
CWC Mt. Diablo Presents Duffy Jennings: Rewrite! A Jounalist Turns Author September 10 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm PDT Add to calendar *In Person at Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant. *This is not a hybrid meeting. Featured Speaker Duffy Jennings After his newspaper career, Duffy Jennings served as vice president of public relations for the San […]
September 10th - Christobel Kent Writing Setting: From Italy to Britain The San Fernando Valley Branch of the California Writers Club is pleased to welcome bestselling author Christobel Kent as the keynote speaker on Saturday, September 10 at 1:00 pm via Zoom, with a presentation titled “Writing Setting: From Italy to Britain.” Kent […]
"What's the Point? Story, Subtext and Plot." GAYLE CARLINE is the award-winning author of the Peri Minneopa Mystery series, as well as a weekly columnist for the Placentia News-Times. When she’s not writing, she teaches workshops at conferences about writing and publishing. In this post-pandemic time, we are testing hybrid (in-person and Zoom) meetings. […]
Crafting Short Stories, With a Focus on Journal/Contest Submissions, with Brent van Staalduinen A short story is the epitome of literary economy. Less is more. Edgar Allen Poe once wrote, “A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.” No room for fluff or filler. Just pure narrative propulsion that […]