How to Write With Page Turning Tension 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 the conflict, the backbone of uncertainty, the hallmark of danger. It keeps readers guessing and characters on their toes. This workshop will […]
Monthly Meeting, March 18 – Build an Engaged Reader Community Saturday, March 18, 2023 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. (Coffee and networking begins at 11:30) Cattlemens Restaurant 12409 Folsom Blvd. Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 Meeting fee: $30 in advance, $35 at the door while available Buy your advance tickets here Luncheon Choices: Vegetarian or Regular […]
Saturday, March 18, 2023 1 – 2:30 p.m. How to Make More Money by Selling Your Books, Products, Courses, and Events from Your Own Website With Carla King About the presentation: Amazon is the biggest bookstore in the world so, by all means, embrace it! You can easily make significantly more sales "going wide" using […]
Jim Azevedo, Corporate Communications Manager at Draft2Digital (D2D), March 18, 2023 February 24, 2023 Jim Azevedo will present “Indie Publishing: What’s the Big Deal?” at the Tri-Valley Writers March 18, 2023 meeting. With “Read an Ebook Week” starting March 5th, now’s your chance to learn what’s so special about indie publishing. Jim will explain how […]
“Editing Your Manuscript” with Ericka McIntyre The Whys, Whats, and Hows In 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 […]
Sunday, March 19th at 3:30 p.m. 2023 WMC Anthology Readings (Part II)--in person again NOTE NEW TIME AND PLACE: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Third Sunday (March 19), The Well (At the corner of Albion and Lansing in Mendocino, head down Albion toward the ocean. The Well is on the first block on the right, between The […]
SPUNKY WOMEN "Spunky Women" Monday, March 21, 2023, from 5 pm to 7 pm Hesperia Library Community Room 9650 Seventh Avenue Hesperia, CA The High Desert Branch of the California Writers Club (HDCWC) will feature members of the club and the audience reading excerpts from women writers and talking about “Spunky” women they admire, […]
March 21, 2023 Paul Zeidman Screenwriting 101: Learning The Basics, And A Little More Every film begins with the script and knowing the basics of writing a screenplay can set you on the right path. Among the topics covered in this presentation are: the importance of “show, don’t tell,” what should and shouldn’t be on the page, what […]
RSVP for March 2023 Meeting by Nate Hoffelder | Jan 23, 2023 | Classes and Workshops Join Daniel Bacon as he leads us along Gold Rush era streets and Chinatown alleys to places where literary icons drew inspiration. This 3- to 4-hour tour will start with a cable car ride from Aquatic Park Cove to […]
Saturday, March 25, 2023 – Cati Porter Cati Porter will provide information on the Inlandia Institute, the growing hub for writers of the Inland Empire. In addition, she will discuss the new trend of hybrid memoirs and explain her own process in writing one. Cati Porter is a writer, editor, and arts administrator living and […]
The High Desert Branch of the California Writers Club Presents a FREE special Act 2 Zoom Meeting Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 6pm to 7:00pm "Quick, say something! How to pitch your work to agents and others by the organizers of Pitch-o-Rama 2023” Limited admission for up to 50 The WNBA-San Francisco Chapter […]
Guests are always welcome. Next Meeting April 01, 2023 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker Speaker Tina Mai Topic "Storytelling: The Power of Words, Initiative, and Community” This month’s speaker has had a few busy years: ■ Founder of VAST, an app that helps blind & visually-impaired youth write & publish […]
April Presenter – Tony Piazza Topic – “Inspirations- The Genesis of a Mystery Novel.” Tony Piazza is a Central Coast mystery writer, film historian, presenter, and veteran storyteller well-known for his passion for writing and movies. He is the author of seven mystery novels, “Anything Short of Murder,” “A Murder Amongst Angels,” “Murder […]
April 1st Luzmaria Espinosa POETRY: A method of Reflection, Reconsideration, and Revision of Your Thoughts, Beliefs, and Actions Luzmaria Espinosa On 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 […]
April 8th at 10AM: “Imaginative Realms: The Authentic in the Fantastical” with Keith Ekiss by Tatyana Grinenko | Mar 18, 2023 | Speaker, Writing Many of our literary classics were in fact written as genre fiction for the masses. Examples include Bram Stoker’s Dracula (horror), H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine (science fiction), J.R.R. Tolkien’s The […]
SATURDAY APRIL 8 AT 10 AM AT THE COMMUNITY CHURCH AT JESS RANCH AWARD WINNING POET, POETRI The High Desert Branch of the California Writers Club (HDCWC) is proud to announce that Poetri, a renowned poet, actor, and producer, will be giving a presentation at the Community Church at Jess Ranch 11537 Apple Valley Road […]
April 8 2023 at 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Discover Keys to Flash: Urgency, Conflict, and a Twist In A Flash, The Art and Craft of the Short, Short Story Andrea A. Firth is a writer, journalist, editor, and educator living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is an Editor at Brevity Blog and the cofounder […]
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. From Chelle’s biography on the Indie Author Magazine website: “Chelle brings over two decades of executive operations and leadership experience…. It's said […]
Writing Workshop With Rebecca Foust About the Workshop What makes work—a poem, short story or essay—"good" and—not always the same thing!—what makes it publishable? What makes writing “good” is dedication and hard work. The answers to the second question are as multiple as there are print venues—many thousands. It's a matter of fit (taste), itself […]
April 8, 2023 Gustavo Hernandez "How Setting Amplifies Writing" Gustavo Hernandez is the author of with Flower Grand First (Moon Tide Press 2021), a collection of poems that one reviewer described as “a triumphant poetry collection that reads like a hero’s journey.” Gustavo also authored the micro-chapbook, Form His Arms (Ghost City Press) and his poems have been […]
WRITING THE EMOTIONAL PIECE Napa Valley Writers will feature Randall McNair, the author of the multiple award-winning #BarPoems series, published in 2020, 2021 and 2022. If Charles Bukowski, Sharon Olds, and Billy Collins somehow had a child, Randall McNair would be it. Described by his inner circle as “Poet Laureate of the Absurd,” McNair spent […]