by Web Editor | Jan 28, 2020 | Event, Speaker, Writing
Few passages in a narrative are as cringe-inducing for both writer and reader as the notorious sex scene. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A well-written sex scene can add to the sensory vividness and emotional depth of a story without crossing into the...
by Web Editor | Jan 1, 2020 | Event, Speaker, Writing
Important: Update regarding meetings going forward New Day: Second Monday of the month, 6-9 pm New Venue: China Stix 2110 El Camino Real, Santa Clara (Scott Blvd & El Camino Real) Authentic Cuisine inspired by Mandarin, Szechuan, & Taiwanese New Price: $30...
by Web Editor | Oct 21, 2019 | Event, Speaker
When we come across the language of imagery in a text, something happens. As our eyes move over ink on paper, we experience sensory stimuli. The world of words has become alive within our minds, transporting us to another reality. How seamlessly this happens depends...
by Web Editor | Sep 22, 2019 | Speaker
The short story has launched and inspired many a literary career. The daunting task of packing profound meaning within an economy of space has elicited enormous literary achievements in poetry and songwriting, and the short story is no exception. As Edgar Allen Poe...
by Web Editor | Aug 26, 2019 | Event, Speaker
Storytelling has been around as long as humans have. When we engage in storytelling, we are participating in a tradition that is older than written languages, older than agriculture, older than civilization itself. Neuroscientists have discovered that our brains are...
by Web Editor | Jun 18, 2019 | Event, Speaker, Uncategorized
Craft. Commitment. Community. Confidence. Winning writers draw upon all four. Praised as “the clearest roadmap to success,” the 4 Cs system has yielded spectacular results for CEOs and doctors, college professors and MFAs, playwrights and poets. For over ten years,...
