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August 10: “Fundamentals of Comedy Writing” with Edie Matthews
Edie Matthews Learn the fundamentals of comedy writing, including the formulas and secrets used by professional comedy writers and comedians to create material for standup, sitcoms, plays, monologues, novels, stories, magazine and newspaper articles, jokebooks,...
July 21: South Bay Writers’ Summer BBQ
GRILLIN’ & CHILLIN’ Let’s ketchup! Join us for our Annual Summer Potluck BBQ. Enjoy tantalizing food and good company -- both provided by you! Relax, network, chat with old friends, and make new ones. POTLUCK, Sunday, JULY 21, 3-6pm Last names bring: A-K ...
June 8 – “Create Your Book Buzz” with Chris Hennessy
So you’ve written a book and friends love it, but how do you reach a wider audience? At our next meeting, speaker, author, and filmmaker Chris Hennessy will share how to master promoting your work in today’s world of social media. His presentation includes...
May 11 – “The ABC’s of Picture Books: Essential Writing & Publishing Tips” with Emily Jiang
We all grew up on picture books. We enjoyed the illustrations before we learned how to read the words. Only years later did we realize that crafting the latter requires as much painstaking skill as drawing the former. Brevity brings forth brilliance. The seamless...
April 13 – “It’s All Writing,” with Mary Gottschalk
Whether your focus is fiction, non-fiction, novels, or magazine pieces, or you're working on a biography or your autobiography—it's all writing!! And all writing involves research, interviews, organization, editing, and an opening that will make the reader want to...
March 9 – “Flaming Great Dialogue: Create Unforgettable Characters Through Dynamite Exchanges” with Martha Engber
It has been noted that your dialogue is white-hot when your characters stop speaking to you and start speaking to each other. How can you get there? The process cannot be rushed. Before you kill your darlings, you must cultivate them. You must walk in each one's...
Feb 10 – Crafting a Powerful Memoir with Eleanor Vincent
Whether you’re writing a memoir, considering it, or working on a book of fiction, don’t miss our next meeting on Crafting a Powerful Memoir. In February, award-winning author and memoirist, Eleanor Vincent will explain the key ingredient that will transforms your...
Jan 13 – Promoting Your Book: Building a Successful Marketing Strategy with Andrew Benzie
Most of us spend years writing a book. Hours are devoted to conjuring up characters, developing the plot—then rewriting, editing, and more rewriting. Finally, submitting it to an agent—or deciding to forego rejection by self-publishing. But that’s not the end of your...
Sunday, December 10, 5-8pm Holiday Bash
Saturday, November 18 at 10 am: “Plotting Secrets,” with Laurie Ann Doyle
Have you overlooked an approach to plot that could elevate your work and possibly make it a bestseller? What do classics like Moby Dick, Grapes of Wrath, The Odyssey, and the movie Jaws have in common that engage the audience? Learn how to envision your story in a new...