JENNY MARGOTTA INTRODUCES THE WOMAN IN ROOM 23 ON MARCH 3 Author and editor Jenny Margotta will give Ridge Writer’s March 3 program, “The Woman in Room 23,” at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room of Ridgecrest Presbyterian Church, 633 W. Las Flores. Admission free. Masks requested. She’ll discuss her challenges as a writer as […]
SATURDAY MAY 14, 2022 AT 10 AM JESS RANCH COMMUNITY CHURCH IN PERSON MEETING OPEN MIC READINGS SCHEDULED FOR MAY MEETING Jim Grayson, Ann Miner, Aileen Rochester, Roberta Smith, Jenny Margotta, Mike Raff, Judith Pfeffer, Diane Neil, Mary Langer Thompson (or one of the Poemsmiths), Anita Holmes and Dwight Norris are HDCWC members who have […]
Writing Incredible Dialogue By Jenny Margotta Writing dialogue can be so much fun—and so much work. When it’s done correctly, it individualizes your characters and adds a delightful layer to your stories. When it’s done incorrectly . . . well, let’s not go there. Dialogue should sound as if the reader is listening to real […]
SATURDAY JUNE 11, 2022 AT 10 AM HESPERIA LIBRARY IN PERSON MEETING WRITING THE STORY YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO TELL Photo caption: (left to right) Jim Grayson, Jenny Margotta, Dwight Norris) The HDCWC, that normally meets at the Community Church at Jess Ranch, will hold their June 11, 2022, meeting at the Hesperia Library Community […]
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 AT 10 AM AT THE COMMUNITY CHURCH AT JESS RANCH PUBLISHED AUTHORS TO SHARE WISDOM IN VARIOUS GENRES Roberta Smith and Michael Raff A panel of published authors; sharing their knowledge on several writing genres will be featured at the October meeting of the High Desert Branch of the California Writers […]
April Featured Speaker – Jenny Margotta Workshop Title: Writing Incredible Dialogue Writing dialogue can be so much fun—and so much work. When it’s done correctly, it can individualize your characters and add a delightful layer to your stories. When it’s done incorrectly . . . well, let’s not go there. Dialogue should sound as if […]