by Web Editor | Apr 19, 2022 | Speaker, Writing
UPDATE—change due to illness New program: MAY 9th, Monday, 7 pm South Bay Writers presents Jordan Rosenfeld Topic: Scene Stealer You’ve felt the pulse-pounding drama of a good story, caught up in a book that feels so real you might have been inside it. What...
by Web Editor | Apr 4, 2022 | Speaker, Writing
Children. Young adult. These rank among the most lucrative genres in today’s competitive market. But although they are easier to read, they’re not necessarily easier to write. Crafting a compelling and instructive narrative that younger readers will...
by Web Editor | Feb 15, 2022 | Speaker, Uncategorized, Writing
Prior to the mid-twentieth century, fantasy had been viewed as the domain of children, not adults. J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings forever transformed public perception. For the first time, fantasy could be considered serious literature, its masterworks...
by Web Editor | Jan 24, 2022 | Event, Writing
The bad news: even really good manuscripts have weak spots that can be sufficient to garner rejections from agents and publishers. The good news: most of these problems are easy to fix—once the writer knows how to identify them. Over her career, literary agent...
by Web Editor | Dec 29, 2021 | Speaker, Writing
Sometimes the project chooses you! “How did I get here?” Geri Spieler asked herself as she reminisced about her writer’s journey. “I never wanted to write books, and especially a book about Sara Jane Moore, the middle-aged mother and...
by Web Editor | Oct 17, 2021 | Event, Speaker, Writing
Your writing style should be as unique as a fingerprint. Deriving inspiration from the masterworks of the past is certainly helpful. However, it is only when you delve deeply into your intuitive mind that your own voice can emerge. Don’t chase after...
