Speaker

July 17, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT Our speaker will be Karen Phillips. Her subject will be       “It’s All in the Presentation — Cover Design and Book […]

September Speaker – EJ DeBrun September 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT Our speaker will be EJ DeBrun Her subject will be “THE PRINCIPLES OF NARRATIVE BELIEVABILITY:  How to Make Your Fiction […]

November Speaker Danna Wilberg November 20, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT Our speaker will be Danna Wilberg Her subject will be “How Script Writing Can Enhance Your Novel Writing Experience” […]

On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 10am to noon, our speaker will be Randy Landenberger His subject will be “Turning Your Story into an Audiobook: Here's the Reality.” This meeting will […]

Wednesday, February 19.2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT Our speaker will be Rina Wakefield. Her subject will be “Intertwining the Oral Tradition with Spoken Word Poetry Performance.” This meeting will be […]

Our speakers will be Susan M. Osborn and Sarah Michie Pressler. Their subject will be “LETTUCE LAUGH: Adding humor to your writing.” This meeting will be a workshop. Please bring pen […]

April Speaker Donna Levin Wednesday, April 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT Our speaker will be Donna Levin on the topic of "DIALOGUE: the rules, the revelations, and the room […]

Our speaker will be Chris Hennessy on the topic “WRITE IT, FILM IT, SHARE IT - The power of video for authors.” As a filmmaker, Chris Hennessy marketed, sold, and […]

Our speaker will be Jennifer Basye Sander on the topic “Digging for Factual Treasure.” Former Random House Senior Editor, Jennifer Basye Sander worked in the acquisitions end of the publishing industry for […]

Our speaker will be Jennifer K. Morita on “Querying A to Q — Pitching to Literary Agents.” A former newspaper reporter, Jennifer K. Morita is the author of Ghosts of […]

Our speaker will be Bob Stanley on “Why Is This a Poem?” Bob Stanley, Sacramento Poet Laureate Emeritus, taught English and Creative Writing at Solano College, Sacramento City College, and […]

Our speaker will be Anne Da Vigo on “Creating Fiction from Real Events” Anne Da Vigo is the author of Night Flight, inspired by the real-life 1955 airplane bombing out of Denver […]