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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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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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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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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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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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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230318T143000
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SUMMARY:Redwood (In-Person): How to Make More Money by Selling Your Books\, Products\, Courses\, and Events from Your Own Website
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 18\, 2023\n1 – 2:30 p.m.\nHow to Make More Money by Selling Your Books\, Products\, Courses\, and Events from Your Own Website\nWith Carla King\n\nAbout the presentation:  \nAmazon is the biggest bookstore in the world so\, by all means\, embrace it! You can easily make significantly more sales “going wide” using IngramSpark\, but don’t stop there. Earn even greater profits by selling from your own website with an e-commerce tool like Payhip. These easy tools handle payments and digital delivery of books\, courses\, and events. Plus you’ll get order forms for physical objects (like autographed copies\, physical books\, and any product) so you can mail them to your customers. You’ll have more fun and make more money when readers come to you directly. \nAbout Carla King: \nCarla King has been known as “the Self-Publishing Queen” since 2008\, the year she committed to reporting the evolution of self-publishing products\, tools\, and services for PBS and other media outlets. With a background in journalism\, travel writing\, and technical writing\, she has been at the forefront of the industry from all angles: author\, editor\, consultant\, publisher\, and technologist. She is the founder of Misadventures Media\, the home of her Self-Publishing Boot Camp online courses\, editing services\, and workshops\, and her Destination Published author coaching business. \nCarla is also the Vice President of Business Development at the Nonfiction Authors Association\, where she teaches the Book Marketing Master Course\, various workshops\, and co-runs monthly group consulting sessions for members. Since April 2022\, she has been the host of the Nonfiction Authors Podcast. \nSince she self-published her first book in 1994\, Carla has authored a memoir\, a collection of travel stories\, an anthology with her writing group the Wild Writing Women\, five online magazines\, and six books on self-publishing. \nAn avid world-traveler\, she lives in a small cottage in Santa Cruz with three motorcycles\, a bicycle\, a paddleboard\, and three unfinished manuscripts about her solo motorcycle rides through China\, India\, and Africa. \nWhere to find Carla King: \n\ndestinationpublished.com\nnonfictionauthorsassociation.com\nNon-Fiction Authors Podcast\nFacebook\nTwitter\nLinkedIn\n\n\n\nMeeting Agenda and Logistics \nCypress Room\, Finley Center \n\nMeeting starts at 1 p.m.\nFeatured Speaker\nBoard and Chair announcements\nMember announcements\nAdjourn at 2:30 p.m.\n\nThis is an in-person meeting. The meeting will be recorded and made available to registrants. \nAll CWC members and non-members are welcome to attend.  \nAdmission: $5 CWC members\, $10 non-members \n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER TODAY!
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/redwood-in-person-how-to-make-more-money-by-selling-your-books-products-courses-and-events-from-your-own-website/
LOCATION:Finley Communiy Center\, 2060 W. College Ave.\, Santa Rosa\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Tri-Valley (In-Person): Indie Publishing: What’s the Big Deal?
DESCRIPTION:Jim Azevedo\, Corporate Communications Manager at Draft2Digital (D2D)\, March 18\, 2023\nFebruary 24\, 2023\n\nJim 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 the union of D2D and Smashwords created a self-publishing juggernaut overnight\, legitimized the indie author movement\, and ensured that even more writers will achieve their dreams of becoming published\, globally distributed authors.\nIn the last 15 years\, the book publishing industry witnessed not one\, but two sea change events. The first was the democratization of the industry\, circa 2008. The second was the merger of the two largest self-publishing platforms\, Draft2Digital (D2D) and Smashwords\, in March 2022. \n\nRead More »\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew Location !!!\nJoin us on the third Saturday of the month at 2:00 p.m. at Tri-Valley Writers’ new meeting 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\nEmail RSVP is REQUIRED at treasurer@trivalleywriters.org by the Thursday before the meeting\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\, $10; nonmembers\, $12. CWC student members (ages 14-22)\, $5; student nonmembers\, $8 \nConsent to be recorded\nBy registering for this meeting\, you acknowledge that the meeting may be recorded. Your consent to be recorded is implied in your registration. See meeting information for full details.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/tri-valley-in-person-indie-publishing-whats-the-big-deal/
LOCATION:Las Positas College\, 3000 Campus Hill Dr.\, Livermore\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Berkeley (Zoom): Editing Your Manuscript: The Whys\, Whats\, and Hows
DESCRIPTION:“Editing Your Manuscript” with Ericka McIntyre\n\n\n\nThe Whys\, Whats\, and Hows\n\nIn 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 of editing you can potentially do yourself and those that you should always seek professional help with. Self-publishers will get insights on why professional editing is critical to their success\, and how to work it into their process. Writers who plan to seek an agent for their work will also benefit from editing before querying their work. \n\nAbout Ericka McIntyre\n\nEricka McIntyre is a freelance editor and book coach. She has over twenty years of experience working in media and publishing\, including being the Editor-in-Chief and then Editor-at Large of Writer’s Digest\, a 103-year-old brand serving the writing community. In her current work\, she focuses on editing and book coaching for both independent authors and those who plan to publish traditionally. She works on fiction and nonfiction\, across multiple genres\, with specialties in memoir\, thrillers\, literary fiction\, and historical fiction. She development edits\, line edits\, copyedits\, and proofreads. She also offers publishing consulting services. \n\nWebsite: www.erickamcintyre.com \nSocial Media: Twitter\, Linkedin\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets Now\n\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: Kenneth Lipman\n1:45 p.m. Featured Speaker: Ericka McIntyre\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. \n\n\n\n\n\nTess Caldwell\n\n\nTess Caldwell is an ambitious\, dedicated and enthusiastic undergraduate Media and Screen Studies student at Northeastern University. She also serves as the Web Editor for the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nNo Comments\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\nCarolyn Lee Arnold Wants You to Be Brave!\n\nNo more posts\n\n\n\n\nOur Monthly Speaker Series\n\n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/berkeley-zoom-editing-your-manuscript-the-whys-whats-and-hows-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Mendocino (In-Person): WMC Anthology Readings
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, March 19th at 3:30 p.m.\n \n2023 WMC Anthology Readings (Part II)–in person again \nNOTE 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 Great Put On and the Garden Bakery). Come a little early to allow for parking. MASKING IS ENCOURAGED. \nContinuing with celebrating 2023 anthology writings from Common Ground\, the following authors will read five minute excerpts from their poems and stories: Aron Lee Bowe (Sharon Bowers)\, Michelle Blackman\, Notty Bumbo\, Molly Dwyer\, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios\, Matthew Sidney Long\, Ericka Lutz\, Peter Nash\, Jonathan Pazer\, Steve Sapontzis (to be read by Robert Goleman)\, Chrissy Sullivan\, Holly Tannen\, Karin Uphoff\, Norma Watkins\, and Philip Zwerling. \n2023 anthologies (Common Ground) will be distributed during the March meeting. If you are unable to attend\, ask another memberto pick up your copy for you.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/mendocino-in-person-wmc-anthology-readings/
LOCATION:The Well\, Mendocino\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:High Desert (Special Event\, In-Person): Spunky Women​
DESCRIPTION:SPUNKY WOMEN\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Spunky Women​”\nMonday\, March 21\, 2023\, from 5 pm to 7 pm\n​\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHesperia Library Community Room\n9650 Seventh Avenue\n​Hesperia\, CA\n\nThe 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\, past or present\, living or dead. The event is scheduled for Monday\, March 21\, 2023\, from 5pm to 7pm at the Hesperia Library Community Room 9650 Seventh Avenue in Hesperia. The public is invited and welcome to attend at no charge. \nThe local writers club has engaged in the spotlighting of women for several years in the month of March\, which is designated for women’s history. Refreshments will be served. Those wishing to do a 3-to-5-minute reading\, memory\, or statement about a special spunky woman may sign up at the meeting. \nExamples of some who have been honored in the past are Amelia Earhart\, Rosa Parks\, Eleanor Roosevelt\, and Oprah Winfrey. \nThe California Writers Club meets monthly. Its mission is to assist writers at all levels of the craft to write\, publish and market their work. For more information\, review this website or call 760.221.6367.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/high-desert-special-event-in-person-spunky-women/
LOCATION:HESPERIA LIBRARY\, 9650 7th Avenue\, Hesperia\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Central Coast (In-Person): Screenwriting 101: Learning The Basics\, And A Little More
DESCRIPTION:March 21\, 2023\nPaul Zeidman\nScreenwriting 101: Learning The Basics\, And A Little More \nEvery 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 we mean by structure and why it’s so important\, the meaning of familiar but different (or\, Where have I seen this before?)\, and screenwriting as a marathon–not a sprint. \nPaul Zeidman is an award-winning screenwriter and the author of the three GO AHEAD AND ASK screenwriting books. Paul has 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. \nWe meet at 5:30pm on the third\nTuesday of the month at the\nCenter for Spiritual Awareness\,\n522 Central Ave.\nNext to the PG Library. \nJoin us for pizza at $2 a slice\nincluding a bottled water.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/central-coast-in-person-screenwriting-101-learning-the-basics-and-a-little-more/
LOCATION:Center for Spiritual Awareness\, 522 Central Ave.\, Pacific Grove
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230323T140000
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SUMMARY:Marin (In-Person): A Literary Walking Tour of SF's Barbary Coast Trail
DESCRIPTION:RSVP for March 2023 Meeting\nby Nate Hoffelder | Jan 23\, 2023 | Classes and Workshops \n\n\nJoin 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 Powell and Market\, followed by a walk 3.8 miles back to the starting point. We’ll see sites that inspired Dashiell Hammett\, Mark Twain\, Ina Coolbrith\, Jack London\, Allen Ginsberg\, and a host of others. \nTour date: March 18\nTour Times: 9:30 am to approx. 2 pm \n  \n\n\n\nMarch 2023 Meeting – Barbary Coast Trail Tour\n\n\nCWCMarin Member $20.00 USDNon CWCMarin Member $25.00 USD\n\n\nBring $8 exact cable car fare
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/marin-in-person-a-literary-walking-tour-of-sfs-barbary-coast-trail/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Inland Empire (In-Person): Inlandia Institute\, the growing hub for writers of the Inland Empire
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 25\, 2023 – Cati Porter\nCati 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. \nCati Porter is a writer\, editor\, and arts administrator living and working in Inland Southern California. The author of ten poetry collections\, her latest\, small mammals\, is forthcoming is 2023 from Mayapple Press. Her essays and articles have been published in Salon\, Zocalo Public Square\, Shark Reef\, Inland Empire Magazine\, Flea Market Decor\, and elsewhere. A hybrid memoir about her mother’s father and grandfather\, Clay Bodies: The Brief Lives and Lasting Legacies of Rufus B. Keeler and Brad Keeler\, Father and Son Ceramicists\, is in progress. She is executive director of Inlandia Institute. You can find her on the web at www.catiporter.com.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/inland-empire-in-person-inlandia-institute-the-growing-hub-for-writers-of-the-inland-empire/
LOCATION:Ovitt Family Community Library\, 215 E. C Street\, Ontario\, CA\, 91764\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Fremont (Zoom): Decency and Luck
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URL:https://calwriters.org/event/fremont-zoom-decency-and-luck/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230328T190000
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SUMMARY:High Desert (Zoom\, Special Event): Quick\, say something!  How to pitch your work to agents and others
DESCRIPTION:The High Desert Branch of the California Writers Club \nPresents a FREE special Act 2 Zoom Meeting \nTuesday\, March 28\, 2023\, at 6pm to 7:00pm \n  \n“Quick\, say something!  \nHow to pitch your work to agents and others  \nby the organizers of Pitch-o-Rama 2023”\nLimited admission for up to 50\n  \nThe WNBA-San Francisco Chapter has been organizing pitch events for 20 years. Two members of their board will share lessons learned and answer your questions on how to get the most out of a 2-5 minute opportunity.” \nPresenters will be:  \nWNBA SF President Elise Marie Collins* \nAnd Ellen McBarnette ** \nThe Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) is a professional literary organization dedicated to supporting women and marginalized voices in the literary world; fighting against censorship; creating community around books; educating about books and the book industry\, promoting literacy\, and providing professional development. \nA nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization\, WNBA exists to connect\, educate\, advocate and lead in the literary community. \nIn New York City on October 29\, 1917\, two days after the large women’s suffrage march on Fifth Avenue\, a group of female booksellers met for the first time. \nExcluded from joining the all-male booksellers’ organizations and spurred by the fight for women’s right to vote\, they banded together to fight for equality for women. \nAnd so the original WNBA\, the Women’s National Book Association\, was formed. Since then\, WNBA has been dedicated to supporting women and marginalized voices in the literary world. \n The WNBA is a vibrant\, broad-based non-profit with 11 active chapters and over 800 members across the country\, three distinguished national awards\, and a history of lively events in chapter cities and elsewhere. \n\n\n\n  \nMike Apodaca is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \nTopic: Act 2 Meeting “How to Pitch to an Agent”\nTime: Tuesday night March 28th  at six o’clock \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86220784034?pwd=TThCMWhyc0FYbjRid1JmUnZiWit6Zz09 \nMeeting ID: 862 2078 4034\nPasscode: 375034\nOne tap mobile\n+16694449171\,\,86220784034#\,\,\,\,*375034# US\n+16699006833\,\,86220784034#\,\,\,\,*375034# US (San Jose) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \nMeeting ID: 862 2078 4034\nPasscode: 375034\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/klw1IUedG \nBos of our presenters: \n*Current WNBA-SF Chapter President\, Elise Marie Collins has played major roles in the overall direction and strategy development of the chapter\, leading teams to accomplish successful Pitch-O-Ramas\, membership drives and mixers\, and educational literary presentations. A yoga instructor\, health coach\, and author with a master’s degree in gerontology from USC\, Elise became more in touch with how food and lifestyle affects us spiritually. This knowledge led her to author “An A-Z Guide to Healing Foods\, A Shoppers Companion\,” and “Chakra Tonics. Essential Elixirs for Mind\, Body and Spirit\,” published by Conari Press. As a gerontologist\, she writes about how to be well and live a long life. Her latest book is “Super Ager: You Can Look Younger\, Have More Energy\, A Better Memory\, and Live a Long and Healthy Life.” \n** Ellen McBarnette  A life-long writer whose nonfiction work has been published as testimony\, fact sheets and opinion pieces for organizations that include the Sierra Club and the American Bar Association. A professional storyteller\, she is a recent transplant from Washington\, DC where she ran the Arlington Creative Nonfiction Writers Group. She now runs the Beta Readers and Writers Group and is an active participant in critique groups in the Bay. She lives in Hayward with her partner Ben and their cat Java.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/high-desert-zoom-special-event-quick-say-something-how-to-pitch-your-work-to-agents-and-others/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Special Event,Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230401T110000
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SUMMARY:Orange Co (In-Person): Storytelling: The Power of Words\, Initiative\, and Community
DESCRIPTION:Guests are always welcome.\n  \n\nNext Meeting\nApril 01\, 2023\n\n9:00am – 9:30am Networking\n9:30am – 11:00am Guest Speaker\n\nSpeaker\nTina Mai\n\nTopic\n“Storytelling: The Power of Words\, Initiative\, and Community”\n\nThis month’s speaker has had a few busy years: \n■ Founder of VAST\, an app that helps blind & visually-impaired youth write & publish stories\n■ Tiger Global Case Competition Global Champion\n■ NFTE World Series of Innovation First Place Winner\n■ Congressional App Challenge Winner\n■ Published in the New York Times\n■ Inaugural OC Youth Poet Laureate\n■ Amanda Gorman Future Voices Poetry Prize First Place Winner \n■ Oh yeah\, she’s a high school student. \nIf you think there isn’t enough time in the day to tell your stories\, think again. This incredibly accomplished young writer is here to show how much can be accomplished when the compulsion to tell your stories moves everything forward. \nThe CWC Orange County couldn’t have a better representation of what makes the local writing community a strong force for positive change. \n\nTo learn more about the author\, visit https://www.tinamai.xyz and be sure to sign up for her newsletter.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/orange-co-in-person-storytelling-the-power-of-words-initiative-and-community/
LOCATION:Anaheim Packing House\, 440 S. Anaheim Blvd\, Anaheim\, CA\, 92805\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Coastal Dunes (In-Person): Inspirations- The Genesis of a Mystery Novel
DESCRIPTION:April Presenter – Tony Piazza  \nTopic – “Inspirations- The Genesis of a Mystery Novel.”       \nTony Piazza is a Central Coast mystery writer\, film historian\, presenter\, and veteran storyteller well-known for his passion for writing and movies. \nHe is the author of seven mystery novels\, “Anything Short of Murder\,” “A Murder Amongst Angels\,” “Murder is Such Sweet Revenge\,” “The Curse of the Crimson Dragon\,” “Murder Will Out\,” “Murder in the Cards\,” and “A Murder\, Well-Scripted\,” all available through Amazon. Piazza’s memoir\, “Bullitt Points\,” from SansTree\, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic Steve McQueen movie “Bullitt” and the involvement of the Piazza family in the production. He is also a contributing author in three anthologies: “The Best of the SLO NightWriters in Tolosa Press 2009-2013\,” “Deadlines: Murder & Mayhem on the California Coast” Volume 2; and “Turning Tides- Volume 4\,” also numerous tales published in other periodicals. \nPiazza regularly worked as an extra and stand-in on multiple Hollywood movies and television shows shot in San Francisco during the 1970s\, including “Towering Inferno\,” “High Anxiety\,” “Magnum Force\,” and “Streets of San Francisco.” \nHis inventory of stories reads like a Who’s Who of Hollywood from that era: Clint Eastwood\, Steve McQueen\, Darren McGavin\, Paul Newman\, Karl Malden\, Michael Douglas\, Raymond Burr\, Walter Matthau\, Fred Astaire\, Robert Vaughn\, and Leslie Nielsen. \nPiazza is a member of Mystery Writers of America\, California Writer’s Club\, and SLO NightWriters. \nMr. Piazza has also done many interviews for television\, radio\, print\, and electronic media. \nAll of his novels are also available as an audiobook\, narrated by Broadway actor James Romick. They can be found on Amazon\, Audible\, and I-tunes websites. \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-in-person-inspirations-the-genesis-of-a-mystery-novel/
LOCATION:Nipomo Library\, 918 West Tefft Street\,\, Nipomo\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:San Fernando (Zoom): Poetry: A method of Reflection\, Reconsideration\, and Revision of Your Thoughts\, Beliefs\, and Actions
DESCRIPTION:April 1st\n\n\nLuzmaria Espinosa\n\n\nPOETRY: A method of Reflection\, Reconsideration\, and Revision of Your Thoughts\, Beliefs\, and Actions\n\n\n\nLuzmaria Espinosa\n\n\n\nOn 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 some of her poetry and share how her own life experiences\, culture and community activism have shaped her work. \n\n\nLuzma was born in Uruapan\, Michoacán\, Mexico. She and her family migrated in the 1950s to Santa Paula\, California where her father\, a former railroad worker\, went to work in the agricultural fields. The third of eight children\, Luzma found solace in books\, imagining a world beyond the confines of her small hometown. Inspiration to develop her poetry came from friends\, mentors and fellow activists. \n\n\nLuzma’s lifelong commitment to peace and justice spans decades internationally as well as nationally. Her work includes participation and/or support in international struggles\, Chicano Theatre\, Danza Azteca\, and Performance Poetry. She was at the forefront of introducing Danza Azteca throughout the Tri-Counties\, and connecting established Chicano Artists with Ventura County Artists. \n\n\nAs well as teaching theatre and poetry to children and youth in schools\, Luzma also inspires the community through non-profit community agencies and juvenile detention centers. As a coordinator for youth violence prevention/intervention programs\, she was influential in developing strong leadership skills with youth who otherwise might have not gone to school. Whether in schools\, in juvenile centers or in the community; Luzma motivates and encourages students to heal by expressing themselves though cultural performances and writing stories or poetry. Proudly she reveals that past students have received their doctorate and are teaching in various colleges and universities throughout the states. \n\n\nEspinosa is a past recipient of CA Arts Council Artist in Residence\, SP Latino Town Hall Award in Cultural Arts\, and the Jalapeno Award from the Royal Chicano Air Force. She is a member of California Poets in the Schools\, a member of the Royal Chicano Air Force\, In Lak ‘Ech Cultural Arts Center\, and LUCHA\, Inc. \n\n\nOf being inaugurated as Ventura County’s Poet Laureate for 2020-2022 and 2022-2024\, she said: \n\n\n“Poetry is the language of life\, of hope\, of love\, of nature\, of a higher spirit. And poetry\, and arts in general\, has always been for me a way to understand myself\, humanity\, life around me\, an instrument through which I can say something about what I see\, and what our responsibilities are to one another. That’s what I hope to communicate in my new role.” \n\n\nYou can see this impactful and inspirational poet perform some of her deeply thoughtful poetry on YouTube. Note: Luzma’s last name is sometimes spelled Espinoza. \n\n\nAll members of the CWC-SFV will receive a Zoom invitation to this presentation. Members of other CWC branches should contact Zoom host\, Anat Wenick\, by noon on March 31st at SFV.CWC@gmail.com for an invitation to register. Guests may purchase admission at www.cwc-sfv.org by noon on March 31. After purchasing admission\, guests will receive a Zoom 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 \n\n\n\n\n\nLuzmaria Espinosa in Traditional Dress (Source: Ventura Arts Council)
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/san-fernando-zoom-poetry-a-method-of-reflection-reconsideration-and-revision-of-your-thoughts-beliefs-and-actions/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Zoom
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SUMMARY:South Bay (In-Person): Imaginative Realms: The Authentic in the Fantastical
DESCRIPTION:April 8th at 10AM: “Imaginative Realms: The Authentic in the Fantastical” with Keith Ekiss\nby Tatyana Grinenko | Mar 18\, 2023 | Speaker\, Writing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMany 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 Lord of the Rings (fantasy)\, and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World (utopia/dystopia). How have these beloved books endured over time? Their careful character development is as meticulous as their vaunted world-building. Their rich descriptions and backstories stimulate a reader’s imagination without being so overbearing as to suffocate the narrative flow. And in settings so unfamiliar and fantastical\, they contain stirring moments that strike a chord within a reader’s mind\, heart\, and soul. During our meeting on April 8\, Stanford University lecturer Keith Ekiss will teach us how to subtly infuse imaginative realms with human authenticity\, conjuring useful lessons for writers of any genre.\n  \nKeith will reveal the elements that make up a compelling literary universe. How can a story that challenges the boundaries of reality have contemporary social significance? Drawing on contemporary and historical texts\, including magical realism\, ghost stories and other horror tales\, robots and artificial intelligence\, and utopias and dystopias\, Keith will help us understand the tradition of writing that boldly goes beyond realism. Focusing on the writer’s craft\, we’ll explore the challenges unique to fantastical literature\, including narrative authenticity\, believable characterization\, world-building\, and human relevance. Reading as writers\, we’ll examine the expectations of genre as we discover innovative ways to craft compelling stories and poems.\n  \nAbout: \nKeith Ekiss is a lecturer in the Department of English at Stanford University. He was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford from 2005-2007. Keith is the author of Pima Road Notebook (New Issues Poetry & Prose\, 2010). As a translator\, his books include The Fire’s Journey (Tavern Books\, 2019)\, an epic poem by the Costa Rican writer Eunice Odio in four volumes\, and Territory of Dawn: The Selected Poems of Eunice Odio (The Bitter Oleander Press\, 2016). He also translated March 10\, NY (Abstracta Ediciones\, 2014) by Mexican poet Jeannette Clariond. Ekiss’s creative non-fiction has been anthologized in Permanent Vacation: Living and Working in Our National Parks (Bona Fide Books\, 2011). He is the recipient of fellowships\, scholarships\, and residencies from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, The Community of Writers\, Santa Fe Art Institute\, Millay Colony for the Arts\, and the Petrified Forest National Park.\n\n  \n\nWhen: Saturday\,  April 8th at 10AM \nWhere: Headen-Inman House Museum\n1509 Warburton Ave. Santa Clara \nContinental Breakfast Included \nMEMBERS $10 \nNONMEMBER $15 \n 
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/south-bay-in-person-imaginative-realms-the-authentic-in-the-fantastical/
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): Award Winning Poet\, Poetri
DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY APRIL 8 AT 10 AM\n​AT THE COMMUNITY CHURCH AT JESS RANCH\nAWARD WINNING POET\, POETRI\n \n\nThe 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 in Apple Valley on Saturday\, April 8\, 203. The event will take place from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The public is welcome and invited to attend at no charge.\n\nPoetri is widely recognized as a “poet rock star” and has made significant contributions to the entertainment industry. As the Director of Creative and Development at Amusement Park Entertainment\, he has gained recognition for his unique creative and cultural contributions. With a Tony\, Emmy\, and several advertising awards to his name\, Poetri has established himself as a multi-talented artist who has excelled in various fields.\n\nPoetri’s achievements as a poet include his performance on Broadway’s Def Poetry Jam\, touring the world twice\, and co-founding Da Poetry Lounge\, the world’s largest poetry venue. He has also written\, produced\, and appeared in numerous advertisements and campaigns for major brands\, such as Nike\, Los Angeles Lakers\, Delta Airlines\, JBL\, Snickers\, and BET. One of his most notable accomplishments was his role in persuading LeBron James to sign with Nike by performing for him on Nike’s campus.\n\nIn addition to his work in the advertising industry\, Poetri has also made significant contributions to television and film. He has appeared in feature films like National Treasure 2\, Blades of Glory\, and Yes Man\, as well as television shows like Oprah Winfrey Show\, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne\, and Bones. Poetri was also invited by former President Barack Obama to be a part of the first annual Spoken Word event held at the White House\, an honor that he cherishes deeply.\nDespite his many accomplishments\, Poetri remains grounded and committed to his beliefs. He has used his popularity to create two of the most popular spoken word shows in Southern California\, Da Poetry Lounge and Spoken Funk\, and has even taken his talents to the High Desert in Spring Valley Lake Country Club in Victorville. He is a beloved figure in the spoken word community and has created a positive atmosphere for young people to express themselves emotionally. Poetri’s legacy has undoubtedly left a lasting mark on the culture of Los Angeles and the world of entertainment.\n​\nFor more information about the CWC call 760.221.6367.
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/high-desert-in-person-award-winning-poet-poetri/
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): In A Flash\, The Art and Craft of the Short\, Short Story
DESCRIPTION:April 8 2023 at 11:00 am – 2:00 pm \nDiscover Keys to Flash: Urgency\, Conflict\, and a Twist\n\n\n\n\nIn A Flash\, The Art and Craft of the Short\, Short Story\n\nAndrea 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 of Diablo Writers’ Workshop where she teaches and provides editorial consulting. Andrea was a finalist for The Missouri Review’s 2021 Perkoff Prize in nonfiction\, and her essays are published in Dorothy Parkers’ Ashes\, The Coachella Review\, Motherwell\, Please See Me and elsewhere. Read her work at her website and find her on Instagram.  \n\n\n\n\nWhat is Flash and what can you do with it?\nAttendees will: \n\nLearn What Flash Is and Isn’t and How it Breaks the Rules\nSee Why and How Flash Shorts Are “Hot” From the First Sentence\nDiscover the Keys to the Flash Form: Urgency\, Conflict\, and a Twist\nDebunk the Myths About Flash—Like It’s Easier to Write and that Readers Have Short Attention Spans\nUnderstand How to Approach Writing and Revising Flash and Leave What’s Most Essential on the Page\n\nSchedule\n\n10:30 Check-in\n11:15 Writers Table\n12:00 Buffet Lunch\n1:00 Featured Speaker\n\nMEETING FEES\n\nMembers $25.00*\nGuests $30.00\n*Member price increases to $30.00 at noon on April 5th\n\nClick Here to Register\nLocation\n\n\n\n\n\nZio Fraedo’s Restaurant\n611 Gregory Lane\nPleasant Hill\, CA 94523\nPhone: (925) 933-9091
URL:https://calwriters.org/event/mt-diablo-in-person-in-a-flash-the-art-and-craft-of-the-short-short-story/
LOCATION:Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant\, 611 Gregory Ln\, Pleasant Hill\, CA\, 94523\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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