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Our speaker will be Matthew Minson on “Similarities in Writing Comedy and Horror.” Screenwriter and author Matthew Minson has written for Esther’s Follies and numerous comedians. He received the “Best Indie Book Award for […]

Our speaker will be William O'Daly on “Imagination and Community: Translating Our Lives Into Poetry.” William O’Daly has translated eight books of the late-career and posthumous poetry of Chilean Nobel laureate […]

Our speaker will be Jojo Cook on “Social Action Writing: What Makes The Pen Mighty?” Jojo Cook is a native of Auburn and a graduate of CSU Monterey Bay’s Social Action […]

Our speaker will be Karen A. Phillips on “Using Tropes to Strengthen Your Story.” Karen A. Phillips is a past president of Capitol Crimes, the Sacramento chapter of Sisters In Crime. […]

Our speaker will be Geri Spieler on “Bringing Journalistic Rigor to Fictional Storytelling.” Former Investigative Journalist Geri Spieler landed an agent and a publisher for her breakthrough book, Housewife Assassin: The Woman Who Tried to Kill President Ford (Diversion Books), based on her extensive and vetted research. Subsequently, she landed an option for a ten-episode TV series based on the […]

Our speaker will be Rebecca Inch-Partridge on “The Trilogy Survival Guide: Do’s and Don’ts for Writers” Rebecca Inch-Partridge is the author of the Paraxous Star Cluster trilogy — with Escaping the Dashia […]

Mentoring Program with Mary Jones & Specialty Critique Groups with Rebecca Inch-Partridge The program on August 19 is not “critiquing” but about our critiquing spin-off groups. Chery Anderson interviewed Mary […]

Our speaker will be Teresa Jade LeYung on “Attract ATTENTION Before and After Publication with Ease” Teresa Jade LeYung is a Story-theme Consultant and Platform-building Coach. Teresa’s mantra is “Reach out, not stress out. Help your fans find you!” Visit her blog via http://ourbeautifulbrains.com, and her YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos.  

 Our speaker will be Dan Hanel on "History, Mystery and Murder - In the Shadow of Diablo Series" Dan Hanel is author of the In The Shadow of Diablo historical mystery series — Mystery of the Great Stone House, Death at the Healing Waters, Ghosts of Black Diamond, and Beneath the Tangled Vines. Dan worked in public education for forty […]