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SUMMARY:Napa (in-Person): Podcasts as Platform: Making the Most of the Newest\, Hottest Medium
DESCRIPTION:January Meeting \nWHEN      Wednesday\, January 11\, 7-9 p.m. \nWHERE   Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists\, 1625 Salvador Ave. Napa \n“Podcasts as Platform: Making the Most of the Newest\, Hottest Medium”\nNapa Valley Writers will feature  Betsy Graziani Fasbinder\, who hosts a bimonthly podcast\, The Morning Glory Project: Stories of Determination. The MGP\, now in its fourth year\, includes interviews of inspiring survivors\, thrivers\, innovators\, trailblazers\, and barrier busters. Betsy is dedicated to telling\, or helping others to tell their stories. She is a licensed psychotherapist and works as a developmental editor and coach for public speakers and writers of memoir\, fiction\, and non-fiction. She is award-winning author of a novel\, Fire & Water\, a critically acclaimed memoir\, Filling Her Shoes\, and From Page to Stage: Inspiration\, Tools\, and Public Speaking Tips for Writers.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/napa-in-person-podcasts-as-platform-making-the-most-of-the-newest-hottest-medium/
LOCATION:Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists\, 1625 Salvador Ave\, Napa\, CA
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:High Desert (In-Person): The Future of News Reporting
DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY\, JANUARY 14 AT 10 AM\n​AT THE COMMUNITY CHURCH AT JESS RANCH\nRENE DE LA CRUZ\n​THE FUTURE OF NEWS REPORTING\n \nBeginning the New Year of 2023\, the HDCWC is proud to present longtime High Desert resident and Daily Press reporter\, Rene De La Cruz. Self-described as News Reporter\, Pastor\, Podcaster\, Videographer\, American. Dodgers/Packers/StarWars/Tacos Fan\, Rene is uniquely qualified to speak on the Future of Journalism and News Reporting. \nThe presentation begins at 10 am at the Community Church at Jess Ranch\, 11537 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley. The public is invited and welcome to attend at no charge.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/high-desert-in-person-the-future-of-news-reporting/
LOCATION:Community Church at Jess Ranch\, 11537 Apple Valley Rd\,\, Apple Valley\, CA\, 92308\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Mt. Diablo (In-Person): The Magic of Storytelling through the Art of the Screenplay
DESCRIPTION:CWC Mt. Diablo Presents: Paul Zeidman “The Magic of Storytelling through the Art of the Screenplay”\n\n\n\nJanuary 14\, 2023 11:00 am – 2:00 pm\n\nOur Feature Presentation\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Zeidman was born and raised in the suburban wilds of southern New Jersey. He began writing at a very early age. Little did he realize that his desire to put words to paper and a subsequent love of all things cinematic would someday combine to launch his screenwriting career. \nWhen not writing\, rewriting\, or reading scripts\, he enjoys watching movies\, reading books of all sorts\, running somewhat long distances\, and making what could possibly be the best pecan pie west of the Mississippi. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Magic of Storytelling through the Art of the Screenplay\nPaul loves to create a ripping yarn that grabs the viewer and takes them on a rollercoaster ride of thrills and excitement that they can’t wait to experience again. \nPaul is an award-winning screenwriter and the author of the three GO AHEAD AND ASK screenwriting books. Paul has also been running his screenwriting blog Maximum Z since 2009\, co-hosts the Creative Writing Life podcast\, and has been the featured guest on several screenwriting podcasts. \nWriters will learn craft skills:\n\nDeveloping structure and conflict within your story\nCreating three-dimensional characters\nTaking the familiar and putting your own personal spin on it\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWriters Table – TBD\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n11:00 – Sign-in\n11:15 – Writers Table\n12:00 – Buffet Lunch\n12:35 – Business Meeting\n1:00 – Feature Presentation\n2:00 – Meeting Ends\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here for more info or to register
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/mt-diablo-in-person-the-magic-of-storytelling-through-the-art-of-the-screenplay/
LOCATION:Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant\, 611 Gregory Ln\, Pleasant Hill\, CA\, 94523\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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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/
LOCATION:CA
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/
LOCATION:CA
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/
LOCATION:CA
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/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230117T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230117T200000
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SUMMARY:Central Coast (Hybrid): Setting That Works - How Memorable Setting Can Advance Plot\, Reveal Character\, Echo Theme\, and More.
DESCRIPTION:January 17\, 2023\nJohn Byrne Barry\nSetting That Works – How Memorable Setting Can Advance Plot\,\nReveal Character\, Echo Theme\, and More.\nThe primary job for setting is to immerse readers in the scene\, but the most memorable settings do more than that — they advance your story\, echo your theme\, and convey mood and tone. More than anything\, they reveal character. This talk will address how to capture the essence of a place in writing that is lean and strong\, pushing your story along without stopping its momentum. \nJohn Byrne Barry is a writer\, actor\, designer\, walker\, and pickleball player. He is author of three novels\, including When I Killed My Father: An Assisted-Suicide Family Thriller\, which was recently named a finalist in the San Francisco Writers Conference 2022 Writing Contest. He is also a board member for the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA). You can find out more at johnbyrnebarry.com.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/central-coast-hybrid-setting-that-works-how-memorable-setting-can-advance-plot-reveal-character-echo-theme-and-more/
LOCATION:Pacific Grove’s Juice n’ Java\, 599 Lighthouse Avenue\, Pacific Grove\, CA
CATEGORIES:Hybrid
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230121T090000
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SUMMARY:Writers of Kern (In-Person): Sheryl Giesbrecht Turner
DESCRIPTION:Pop in at one of our monthly meetings/workshops to see what Writers of Kern is all about. \n21 January 2023 | Sheryl Giesbrecht Turner | TBA \nNot a member? No problem! We’d love to have you. \n\nWhen: 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.\nWhere: Hodel’s Country Dining\, 5917 Knudsen Drive\, Bakersfield\, CA 93308.\nFee: $10 for members\, $15 for guests. Both include buffet breakfast. Pay at the door or skip the line and pay online.\nWho: It’s a new speaker with new insights at every meeting. Check out our next speaker & workshop topic right here.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/writers-of-kern-in-person-sheryl-giesbrecht-turner/
LOCATION:Hodel’s Country Dining\, 5917 Knudsen Drive\, Bakersfield\, CA\, 93308\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:SF Peninsula (In-Person): How to Read Your Writing to an Audience
DESCRIPTION:How to Read Your Writing to an Audience with Sam Kauffman\nDo your knees shake when you’re asked to speak in public? Does your mouth go dry when asked to read your writing in public? Do your lips stick to your teeth as you are about to read for an audience? Does your mind take what seems like an extended vacation as the butterflies in your stomach rise in pure panic when preparing to read out loud? \nSam Kauffman has experienced all the above in abject terror when asked to read or perform. There is an art to dramatic reading. Learn some basic techniques for reading your short stories\, story excerpts\, drama\, or poetry in public forums. \nSam Kauffman\, CWC member and dramatist\, has written and performed over eighteen one-woman musical dramas all over the U.S. for 20+ years. She will share her experience and the basics of dramatic reading. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00 am – Club business and\nmingle with fellow writers\n11:00 am — Speaker
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sf-peninsula-in-person-how-to-read-your-writing-to-an-audience/
LOCATION:Sequoia Yacht Club\, 441 Seaport Ct.\, Redwood City\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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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/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Sacramento (In-Person): Deepen Your Travel Experiences and Improve Your Writing with a Muse Board
DESCRIPTION:Free Monthly Meeting\n(includes Q&A)  \nSaturday\, January 21\, 2023\n 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.\nArden Dimick Library\n891 Watt Avenue\nSacramento\, CA \n(Note: a recording of this meeting will be posted on the Meeting Archive tab) \n\nwith \nJill Hedgecock\nAwarding-Winning Novelist and Freelance Writer \nTravel broadens your life perspective\, creating a muse board reveals the details—both experiences will make you a better writer. \nAttendees will: \n\nUnderstand the importance of treating setting as character in travel-based writing\nTake the necessary steps to retain the sensory details of your travel experiences\nLearn what a muse board is and how to create one\nDiscover the 12 benefits of writing a muse board\n\nJill Hedgecock is an award-winning and internationally published author of four novels and writes monthly book and pet columns for a Bay Area paper. Jill was the Program Coordinator for Mount Diablo CWC for 8 years\, twice received a Distinguished Service award\, and currently judges the club’s young writer’s contest. To learn more visit www.jillhedgecock.com.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sacramento-in-person-deepen-your-travel-experiences-and-improve-your-writing-with-a-muse-board/
LOCATION:Arden-Dimick Library\, 891 Watt Ave\, Sacramento\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Tri-Valley (In-Person): Emotional Mastery for Fiction Writers Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop with Suzanne Lakin\, Novelist & Writing Coach\, January 21\, 2023\nDecember 18\, 2022\n\nSuzanne Lakin will present a special three-hour workshop on “Emotional Mastery for Fiction Writers” at the Tri-Valley Writers January 21\, 2023 meeting. The emotional landscape of fiction is the greatest challenge for writers\, yet it is perhaps the most important element because readers want to care. And they can’t care about characters unless writers effectively\, evocatively\, and masterfully show emotion in their characters. \nIn this workshop\, you’ll be given techniques to help spark emotional response in your readers. \n\nRead More »\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew Location !!!\nJoin us on Saturday\, January 21\, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Tri-Valley Writers’ newmeeting location: Las Positas College\, room 2470 at 3000 Campus Hill Dr. in Livermore. Check-in begins at 1:30 p.m. There is a two-step RSVP & Payment process: \n\nAn Email RSVP is REQUIRED at treasurer@trivalleywriters.org by Thursday\, January 19\, 2023\nPayment is REQUIRED (details appear when you click button\, below)\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\nAttendance Fees\nCWC adult members\, $25; nonmembers\, $30. CWC student members (ages 14-22)\, $10; student nonmembers\, $15
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/tri-valley-in-person-emotional-mastery-for-fiction-writers-workshop/
LOCATION:Las Positas College\, 3000 Campus Hill Dr.\, Livermore\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Special Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230126T200000
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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/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230128T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230128T143000
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SUMMARY:South Bay (In-Person): Powerful Plotting Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Powerful Plotting Workshop : Jan 28\, 2023 from 9:00AM-2:30PM\nby Tatyana Grinenko | Dec 13\, 2022 | Workshop\, Writing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPowerful Plotting Workshop with Jordan Rosenfeld  \nGetting down the bones or “architecture” of plot is an essential part of writing a compelling story. You may know where you want the story to go\, but getting there can be challenging. Plot is a journey of transformation for your characters as well as the method in which you write a page-turning tale. Whether you consider yourself a “pantser” or a “plotter” this class will demystify key plot elements such as:  action\, emotion & theme in your plot and scenes\, backstory and front story\, increasing your stakes\, creating causality and believability\, assessing your pacing\, as well as exploring a variety of plot structures\, and more! \n \n  \nCost: Member: $85\, Nonmember: $95 \nEarly Bird Registration: January 15.\nMember $75\, Nonmember $85 \nWhere:\nHeaden-Inman Historical House Museum\n1509 Warburton Ave.\nSanta Clara\n(Located behind the Triton Museum) \n  \n\n  \n\n\n\nPayment Options\n\n\nEarly Bird Registration (by jan 15th): Members $75.00 USDEarly Bird Registration (by jan 15th): Non-members $85.00 USD
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/south-bay-in-person-powerful-plotting-workshop/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:In Person,Special Event
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SUMMARY:Inland Empire (In-Person): IECWC Published Author Panel
DESCRIPTION:What to Expect at Our Next Meeting\nSaturday\, January 28\, 2023\nAnnual IECWC Published Author Panel\nJoin us as our members\, who published books in 2022\, speak of the process and answer questions.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/inland-empire-in-person-iecwc-published-author-panel/
LOCATION:Ovitt Family Community Library\, 215 E. C Street\, Ontario\, CA\, 91764\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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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/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:East Sierra (In-Person): Historical Mysteries to Modern Marketing
DESCRIPTION:FROM HISTORICAL MYSTERIES TO MODERN MARKETING ON MARCH 2 \nCreator of very popular medieval capers and mysteries Jeri Westerson will address “Historical Mysteries to Modern Marketing” for the Ridge Writers Thursday\, March 2\, meeting that starts 6:30 pm in the meeting room of Ridgecrest Presbyterian Church\, 633 West Las Flores\, public welcome\, no admission charge\, masks requested. \nLaunching from the premise that “It’s all right to have your writing sensibilities set in the past\, but marketing your book must be most definitely in the present\,” she will discuss how “the industry has changed and it’s no surprise authors have to change with it. Over and over again. Where should you focus your attention? Are you getting the most out of your advertising budget? Are you spending your time wisely or frittering away your opportunities?” She will share tips and a way to focus your energy productively and with an approach for whether your write historicals or not. \nAuthor of fifteen Crispin Guest Medieval Noir novels\, a series nominated for 13 national awards from the Agatha to the Shamus\, she works in other genres as well including the Gaslamp-steampunk fantasy trilogy “Enchanter Chronicles.” \nWesterson will bring insight\, expertise\, and anecdotes gleaned from an impressive literary life\, and a book signing will follow the program. \nRidge Writers is the East Sierra Branch of the 114-year-old California Writers Club (calwriters.org) that traces its roots to Jack London and friends in the Bay Area\, and has22 branches throughout the state.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/east-sierra-in-person-historical-mysteries-to-modern-marketing/
LOCATION:Ridgecrest Presbyterian Church\, 633 W. Las Flores\, Ridgecrest\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230304T123000
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SUMMARY:Coastal Dunes (Hybrid):  First Drafts Workshop
DESCRIPTION:NOTICE: For our future monthly meetings in 2022\, we will meet in person at the Nipomo Library and via Zoom. Please join us in person at the Nipomo Library; we’d love to see you! \nWe 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.) \nOur next meeting is Saturday\, March 4\, 2023\, in person at the Nipomo Library and via Zoom\, from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. \n First Drafts Workshop  – Diane Smith will lead the group \nCome prepared to write\, share\, and participate in this supportive and inspiring workshop! The March monthly CD meeting is the first of three planned writing workshops for 2023. Focusing on FIRST DRAFTS (Story arc\, plotting\, character creation\, and worldbuilding) and will include writing activities to spark ideas for fiction\, nonfiction\, and poetry. \nOur in-person monthly meetings are open to the public and held at the:\nNipomo Library\, Community Room\, 918 West Tefft Street\, Nipomo\, CA\nDirections: From 101 northbound or southbound\, take the Tefft Street exit.\nProceed west for .9 miles. At Orchard\, turn right into the library parking lot.\nDate/times: Saturday mornings (the first Saturday of each month unless a holiday weekend)\n10:00 AM- 10:30 Check-in and Networking\n10:30-10:45 CWC Announcements\n10:45 AM – 12:15 PM: Featured Presentation\n12:15 – 12:45: Q&A\, Book Signing if applicable\nRefreshments are provided; admission is free.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/coastal-dunes-hybrid-first-drafts-workshop/
LOCATION:Nipomo Library\, 918 West Tefft Street\,\, Nipomo\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid
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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/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Napa (In-Person): Crotches\, Crucks and Crutches
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Napa Valley Writers\n March Meeting \nWHEN  —    Wednesday\, March 8\, 7-9 p.m. \nWHERE  — Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists\, 1625 Salvador Ave. Napa \n\nCROTCHES\, CRUCKS\, AND CRUTCHES\n \nNapa Valley Writers will feature A. L. Kucherenko\, the author of Knight’s Pawn\, published in 2022. A.L.’s interest in the Middle Ages began with a personal challenge to learn about something she disliked. Soon\, she discovered a more complicated history than what she had seen from afar. After several years of research and travel along Roman roads and waterways now nearly extinct\, A. L. developed a profound respect for the resilient people who came before her and began writing a fictional account of the era to explore the human story omitted from the sparse lines of medieval documents. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area. \n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/napa-in-person-crotches-crucks-and-crutches/
LOCATION:Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists\, 1625 Salvador Ave\, Napa\, CA
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:SF Peninsula (Special Event\, In-Person): Finish Your Book in Three Drafts: Crafting Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction with the Book Architecture Method
DESCRIPTION:Finish Your Book in Three Drafts: Crafting Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction with the Book Architecture Method\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt’s the age-old battle between the outliners and the pantsers – those who meticulously script every writing session\, and those who pilot solely by feel. Finding your unique approach requires a method rather than a formula. Stuart Horwitz’ Book Architecture Method has helped bestselling writers transform their messy manuscripts into polished books. Accomplished and aspiring writers alike will learn the secrets of how to painlessly create a complex narrative such as: \n\n\nwhat “plotting” actually means\, and why there isn’t one narrative arc but several \n\n\nhow to make sure your book has one “theme” – and one theme only \n\n\nhow to separate your work into scenes and use this disassembly to diagnose what’s going wrong with your manuscript\, and \n\n\nthe secret to why some narratives feel like they are all coming together at an emotional pay-off while others do not. \n\n\nThis workshop will introduce writers to a process for organization and revision that includes in-depth exercises to be completed throughout the day so that attendees leave with a new perspective on their book’s core\, its structure\, and where the work of revision lies most clearly. The workshop assumes nothing of a writer’s previous knowledge of technique\, nor how much of their manuscript is complete. \nStuart Horwitz is an acclaimed teacher\, ghostwriter\, independent editor\, and founder of Book Architecture. Stu’s clients have reached the best-seller list in both fiction and non-fiction\, and have appeared on Oprah!\, The Today Show\, and in the most prestigious journals in their fields. He is the author of three acclaimed books on writing: Blueprint Your Bestseller: Organize and Revise Any Manuscript with the Book Architecture Method (Penguin/Perigee)\, which was named one of the year’s best books about writing by The Writer magazine; Book Architecture: How to Plot and Outline Without Using a Formula\, an Amazon bestseller\, and Finish Your Book in Three Drafts: How to Write a Book\, Revise a Book\, and Complete a Book While You Still Love It. Horwitz holds degrees in literary aesthetics from New York University and East Asian studies from Harvard University. He is also an award-winning poet and essayist. He recently relocated to California with his family from New England\, something he should have done years ago.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sf-peninsula-special-event-in-person-finish-your-book-in-three-drafts-crafting-fiction-and-creative-non-fiction-with-the-book-architecture-method/
LOCATION:Sequoia Yacht Club\, 441 Seaport Ct.\, Redwood City\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Special Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230311T140000
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SUMMARY:Mt. Diablo (In-Person): What Point of View Can Do for You
DESCRIPTION:Workshop With AM Larks\n\n\nWHAT POINT OF VIEW CAN DO FOR YOU\n\n\nMarch 11 2023 at 9:30 am – 2:00 pm Pacific Time\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAM Larks earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature\, a Juris Doctorate\, and most recently a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts from the University California Riverside Palm Desert’s low residency program. \nShe is a longtime patron of the arts and enjoys stories that capture the complexities of life on the page or screen. \nWORKSHOP FEE: \n\nMembers: $45.00\nGuests: $55.00\n\nClick here to Register\nLocation:\n\nZio Fraedo’s Restaurant\n611 Gregory Ln\, Pleasant Hill\, CA 94523\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendees will learn:\n\nPitfalls and positives of each point of view\nExamples from well-known works from today’s most popular authors.\nWorkshop will include time for short draft exercises\, as well as Q&A\n\nAM Larks writes fiction\, nonfiction\, children’s literature\, and drama. Her writing has appeared in NiftyLit\, Scoundrel Time\, Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies\, Five on the Fifth\, Charge Magazine\, and the Zyzzyva and  Ploughshares  blogs. \nShe has performed her stories at Lit Up at Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette\, California. She is the current assistant managing editor and blog editor\, as well as the former photography editor at Kelp Journal\, a multimedia literary revue\, and the former fiction editor at Please See Me literary magazine as well as the former blog editor of The Coachella Review. \nSchedule\n\n9:30 Check-in\n10:00 Workshop begins\n12:00 Buffet Lunch\n1:00 Workshop continues\n2:00 Workshop ends
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/mt-diablo-in-person-what-point-of-view-can-do-for-you/
LOCATION:Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant\, 611 Gregory Ln\, Pleasant Hill\, CA\, 94523\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230311T120000
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SUMMARY:South Bay (In-Person):  Subplots\, Complications\, and Secondary Characters
DESCRIPTION:March 11th at 10AM: “Subplots\, Complications\, and Secondary Characters” with Martha Conway\nFeb 23\, 2023 | Speaker\, Writing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen your characters stop talking to you and start talking to each other\, your writing is going well. When a subplot neatly links back into the main narrative in a way you couldn’t anticipate\, your writing is under the masterful control of the muse. And when a secondary character unexpectedly jostles to the forefront of the proceedings\, subverting your carefully crafted outline\, your writing is white-hot. Don’t resist these divergent impulses. Instead\, ride the flow as long as you can. During our March 11 meeting\, Martha Conway will teach us how to seamlessly blend rigor and spontaneity to get the most out of subplots\, complications\, and secondary characters.\n  \nAbout: \nMartha Conway is the author of several novels including The Underground River\, which was a New York Times Book Editor’s Choice (entitled The Floating Theatre in the U.K.). Her novel Thieving Forest won the North American Book Award for Best Historical Fiction. Martha’s short fiction has appeared in the Iowa Review\, Mississippi Review\, The Quarterly\, Carolina Quarterly\, and other publications. She has reviewed fiction for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Iowa Review\, and is a recipient of a California Arts Council fellowship in Creative Writing. \nMartha is an instructor of creative writing at Stanford University’s Continuing Studies Program. She received her BA from Vassar College in History and English\, and her MA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. Born in Ohio and one of seven sisters\, Martha now makes her home in California.\n\n  \n\nWhen: Saturday\,  March 11th at 10AM \nWhere: Headen-Inman House Museum\n1509 Warburton Ave. Santa Clara \nContinental Breakfast Included \nMEMBERS $10 \nNONMEMBER $15
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/south-bay-in-person-subplots-complications-and-secondary-characters/
LOCATION:Headen-Inman House Mueaum\, 1509 Warburton Ave\, Santa Clara\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:High Desert (In-Person): Recording Audio Books and Music
DESCRIPTION:ATURDAY MARCH 11 AT 10 AM\n​AT THE COMMUNITY CHURCH AT JESS RANCH \n\nERIC UGLUM ON AUDIO BOOKS\n \n\nThe High Desert Branch of the California Writers Club (HDCWC) will present local owner/operator of New Wine Recording Studio and Mastering Lab\, Eric Uglum\, on the topic of recording audio books and music. The presentation begins at 10 am at the Community Church at Jess Ranch\, 11537 Apple Valley Road in Apple  Valley. The public is invited and welcome to attend at no charge. \nEric Uglum is an American musician\, vocalist\, audio engineer and producer. In 2016 Eric and Bud Bierhaus were included on the Grammy Ballot for Best Bluegrass Album for their CD release entitled\, Traveled. In addition to working independently through his New Wine Sound Studio and Mastering Lab\, Uglum is also a staff engineer at Blue Night Records. \nIn 1997\, he began engineering and producing out of his New Wine Sound Studio and Mastering Lab in Apple Valley. Clients have included The Black Market Trust\, Sierra Hull\, Sean Watkins and many more.\nUglum continues to operate New Wine Sound Studio and is currently touring with Bud Bierhaus & The Vintage Martins. Their debut album entitled\, Traveled was released 2016 and includes guest artists Rob Ickes\, Ron Block\, Christian and Austin Ward. \nEric Uglum is scheduled to speak to the HDCWC about doing professional recordings whether you have written music\, lyrics\, or a book. \nFor information on the California Writers Club\, High Desert Branch\, call 760.221.6367.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/high-desert-in-person-recording-audio-books-and-music/
LOCATION:Community Church at Jess Ranch\, 11537 Apple Valley Rd\,\, Apple Valley\, CA\, 92308\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230311T140000
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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/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230311T170000
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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/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Writers of Kern (In-Person): 2023 Spring Conference
DESCRIPTION:2023 Spring Conference | Online Ticket Purchase\n  \n\n\nThe Writers of Kern 2023 Spring Conference will be held on Saturday\, March 18\, at Hodel’s Country Dining\, 5917 Knudsen Drive\, Bakersfield\, CA. Includes: Continental Breakfast\, Snacks\, and Lunch \nFeatured speakers are: \n\n\n\nRebecca Langston-George\n\nHow to Make a Big Splash in the Kiddie-Lit Pool: Understanding and Pitching to the Market. \nRebecca Langston-George is the author of thirteen nonfiction books for children including For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story\, and The Booth Brothers: Drama\, Fame and the Death of President Lincoln. Her first graphic reader on one of WWII’s most daring spies\, Virginia Hall\, is coming in fall 2023. California Reading Association honored her with the Armin R. Schultz Award for writing in social justice in 2016. A graduate of California Baptist University\, she holds a Master of Education degree. Rebecca recently retired from teaching to devote more time to writing books and developing her own writing curriculum. She is a past president of Kern Reading Association and the Regional Advisor for the Central-Coastal California chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI CenCal)\, helping other writers learn the craft. She’s passionate about children’s books\, writing instruction and beading funky jewelry. She writes and mostly re-writes on a treadmill desk at one mile per hour. \nWebsite  www.rebeccalangston-george.com \nEmail   rebeccalangstongeorge@gmail.com \n\n\nCarla Joy Martin\nA Picture is Worth a Thousand Words II \nBy looking closely at various works of art from different time periods\, we will use the images as springboards for creative writing.  This process is called EKPHRASTIC writing. Ideas for poetry\, short stories\, memoirs\, historical fiction\, scifi and even screenplays can be enhanced by this imaginative process. \nLooking at art connects the viewer with memories\, the subconscious and allows creativity to flow. Writers will learn something new about artists and view familiar and not-so familiar works to gain inspiration for writing. \nWriters will also be inspired by the stories behind the paintings and artists – it is always beneficial to learn about other creative people and their trials and triumphs. \nWOK members will also enjoy hearing what other members have written when we have the sharing time.  We will learn more about each other’s personal experiences and writing styles. \nCarla is a poet\, piano instructor and artist living in Bakersfield\, California. She is Critique Group Chair for Writers of Kern.  Carla co-hosts First Friday Open Mics with Portia Choi and interviews the participants for KernPoetry.com.  Carla received her MA in English Literature from Stanford.  She has published poems in Rabid Oak\, Reaching for the Sky\, Writing Covid\, and other literary journals. In 2020\,Carla published her first poetry chapbook\, Kaleidoscope of Love\, which is available on Amazon.  Carla is also Chair of the Dukes Concert Committee which puts on free community music concerts at First Congregational Church of Bakersfield. \nWebsite: CarlaJoyPoetry.com \nTwitter: \nCarla Joy@CarlaJoyPoetry \n\n\nBrendan Constantine\nNo Word For This – Poet Brendan Constantine presents a special edition of his popular workshop ‘No Word For This: Saying the Unsayable.’ \nParticipants will engage in a series of exercises and discussions to cultivate poems that ‘stay with you.’ No experience necessary. Writers of all genres are welcome. Sufferers of Writer’s Block strongly encouraged. \nBrendan Constantine is a poet based in Los Angeles. He is the author of numerous collections and his work has appeared in many literary standards\, including Poetry\, The Nation\, Best American Poetry\, Tin House\, Poetry Review (UK) and Poem-a-Day. He has received support and commissions from the Getty Museum\, James Irvine Foundation\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. A popular performer\, Brendan has presented his work to audiences throughout the U.S. and Europe\, also appearing on NPR’s All Things Considered\, TED ED\, numerous podcasts\, and YouTube. Brendan currently teaches at the Windward School and since 2017 has been working with speech pathologists across the country to develop poetry workshops for people with Aphasia and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). \n\n\n  \nGet Your Conference Tickets Here!
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/writers-of-kern-in-person-2023-spring-conference/
LOCATION:Hodel’s Country Dining\, 5917 Knudsen Drive\, Bakersfield\, CA\, 93308\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Special Event
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SUMMARY:SF Peninsula (In-Person): Workshop: How to Write With Page Turning Tension
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis workshop will introduce writers to four key elements of tension\, as well as discuss ways to create tension on the micro and macro levels. \nIt will help writers master the art of tension on every page and within every element of the story to craft a story your readers can’t put down! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00 am – Club business and\nmingle with fellow writers\n11:00 am — Speaker \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Attend \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us in person at the \nSequoia Yacht Club\, 441 Seaport Ct.\,\nRedwood City\, CA 94063 \nPlease bring a mask.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJordan Rosenfeld is author of the forthcoming novel Fallout (Running Wild Press\, 2024)\, as well as the novels Women in Red and Forged in Grace and six books on writing craft\, most recently How to Write a Page-Turner. Her freelance articles and essays have appeared in hundreds of national publications such as The New York Times\, Scientific American and Writer’s Digest. She is a freelance manuscript editor and writing teacher. Jordanrosenfeld.net.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sf-peninsula-in-person-workshop-how-to-write-with-page-turning-tension/
LOCATION:Sequoia Yacht Club\, 441 Seaport Ct.\, Redwood City\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Sacramento (In-Person): Build an Engaged Reader Community
DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting\, March 18 – Build an Engaged Reader Community\n\n\n  \nSaturday\, March 18\, 2023\n 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.\n(Coffee and networking begins at 11:30) \nCattlemens Restaurant\n12409 Folsom Blvd.\nRancho Cordova\, CA 95742\n  \nMeeting fee: $30 in advance\, $35 at the door while available\nBuy your advance tickets here\nLuncheon Choices: Vegetarian or Regular\nDeadline for advance tickets: March 14\, 2023 \nMembers unable to join us will be able to access a recording of Stephanie’s presentation on our website. Zoom attendance will not be offered. \nCome see your fellow writers! Hear what everyone’s working on! Find new friends who share your genre! \n  \n\nwith \nStephanie Chandler\nAuthor and Speaker \nTransform Readers into Lifelong Fans\nto Increase Book Sales and Profits\nMany publishers focus on selling one book at a time\, which requires a tremendous amount of time and effort. But there is a better way! When you build a community of readers\, you can sell MANY books at a time. In this content-rich presentation\, Stephanie Chandler shares proven strategies that you can put to work right away to begin cultivating an engaged audience of readers who want to buy your books. \nYou will learn how to: \n\nUnderstand the various ways publishers and influencers cultivate communities\nForm a plan to develop your own community\nIdentify your Tribe of Influence—and it may be bigger than you think\nUse content marketing strategies to attract new community members\nImplement key steps to transform your readers into lifelong fans\n\nStop struggling to sell one book at a time and learn how you can cultivate a loyal community of readers and make your author business profitable. Whether you’ve been an author for years or you’re just getting started\, these steps can dramatically improve your success. \nStephanie Chandler is the author of several books including The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan and The Nonfiction Book Marketing Plan. She is CEO of NonfictionAuthorsAssociation.com\, a vibrant educational community for experienced and aspiring writers\, and NonfictionWritersConference.com\, events conducted entirely online since 2010. A frequent speaker at business events and on the radio\, she has been featured in Entrepreneur\, BusinessWeek\, and Wired magazine.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/sacramento-in-person-build-an-engaged-reader-community/
LOCATION:Cattlemens\, 12409 Folsom Blvd\, Rancho Cordova\, CA\, 95742\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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