"The Right Way To Write A Series and How I Do It" w/ Matt Coyle January 08, 2022 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker One of the major trends in the publishing business is to create books in a series. Readers enjoy the ongoing journey while publishers reap a return on investment […]
We have resumed IN-PERSON meetings for the CWC monthly speaker series. Visit us at our new time and location. (Not available on Zoom.) Guests are welcome. Next Meeting February 05, 2022 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker Speaker Sheila Lowe Topic "Reading Between the Lines on Your Path to Publication" As a […]
"Adventures in Independent Children’s Book Publishing for Fun and Profit" with Sheri Fink March 05, 2022 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker Join us as #1 best-selling children’s author Sheri Fink shares how you can go from simply having an idea, to believing in that idea and taking the next step […]
"Writing the Killer Crime Novel" with Joe Ide As with all CWC author speakers, the genre is only part of the story. The author’s journey applies to every writer. Joe Ide is of Japanese American descent and grew up in South Central Los Angeles. Joe’s favorite books were the Conan Doyle stories of Sherlock Holmes. […]
"Writing Sucks, but to Have Written is the Best: Navigating the Long Road to Have Written" Joe Donnelly The California Writers Club meets monthly for our featured speaker series focused on the craft and business of writing. This month’s guest speaker is an award-winning journalist, writer and editor. He is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of […]
June 04, 2022 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker Speaker Alicia Doyle Topic "Authors Journey Series" From journalist to Golden Gloves boxer to novelist. Learning how to take punches has undoubtedly helped Alicia Doyle on her author journey. Alicia has drawn upon her experiences inside the boxing ring more than twenty years […]
Speaker Jennifer J. Chow Topic "Writing Cozy Mysteries for Modern Readers" Learn about what it takes to successfully reach today’s audience and stand out in a marketplace crowded with cozy mysteries from someone who knows. Her debut novel, The 228 Legacy, was about three generations of women in a Taiwanese American family, each with closely […]
Speaker Gustavo Hernandez Topic “What the City Holds: How Setting Amplifies Writing" You may have heard the adage that the three most important things about creating a successful business are location, location, location. It might also be said about writing. The setting is an important character in each of your scenes. It influences the tone, […]
Kaira Rouda “Author’s Journey Series" Kaira Rouda has led one of those “seen everything” types of lives you might expect a USA Today best-selling author to have: newspaper reporter, columnist, marketing executive, and entrepreneur. The characters of her salacious novels are left in the wake of a twisting and turning psychological thrill ride – every […]
Next Meeting October 01, 2022 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker Speaker Anne Cleeland (Mystery Author) Topic “How To Quit Your Day Job" Learn step-by-step advice on how to make plenty of money publishing your own books from the author of the successful Doyle and Acton Mystery series of murder novels and […]
D.J. MacHale Topic “If You Can’t Stand the Heat…Stay in the Kitchen and Write About It" D.J. MacHale is the best-selling author of the middle-grade Pendragon adventure series, the spooky Morpheus Road trilogy, and The Monster Princess picture book. His writing success led to career in Hollywood as a writer, director, executive producer, and creator […]
CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB ORANGE COUNTY BRANCH is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit https://www.calwritersorangecounty.org Visit our new meeting location at: Anaheim Packing House 440 S. Anaheim Blvd Anaheim, CA 92805 Click here for visitor and parking information. Guests are always welcome. Special Holiday Event & Member Readings Next Meeting December 03, 2022 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - […]
Next Meeting January 07, 2023 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker Speaker Ash Bishop Topic “Where Have the Bad Guys Gone? Writing Good Antagonists" The first novel from Ash Bishop is hard to resist from the mesmerizing cover art to the storyline that immediately gets under your skin. But it’s the ability […]
Guests are always welcome. Next Meeting April 01, 2023 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker Speaker Tina Mai Topic "Storytelling: The Power of Words, Initiative, and Community” This month’s speaker has had a few busy years: ■ Founder of VAST, an app that helps blind & visually-impaired youth write & publish […]
May 06, 2023 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker Speaker Lisa Cupolo Topic "Building Tension and Surprise in Short Stories” Lisa Cupolo has been a paparazzi photographer in London, an aid worker in Kenya, a script doctor in Los Angeles, and a literary publicist at HarperCollins in Toronto. She has stories to […]
June 03, 2023 9:00am - 9:30am Networking 9:30am - 11:00am Guest Speaker Speaker Patty Civalleri Topic "Applying Trader Joe’s Tactics to the Business of Writing” Writer Patty Civalleri was selected and hired to tell the story of how Trader Joe’s became one of the greatest successes in independent grocer history. Founder Joe Coulombe developed innovative […]