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July Speaker
Rebecca Inch-Partridge
Wednesday July 15, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
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 (2023) and Hunting the Dashia (2026). The third book is scheduled for fall of 2027 by Water Dragon Publishing. Rebecca has worked as a freelance editor, author manager, and writing coach for nine years; and teaches writing workshops through the OLLI program at Sierra College. For more information, visit https://www.ripartridge.com/.
August Program
Mary Jones & Rebecca Inch-Partridge Mentoring and Critique Groups
Wednesday, August 19th, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
The program on August 19 is not “critiquing” but about our critiquing spin-off groups. Chery Anderson interviewed Mary and Rebecca last Wednesday, and here is what they expect to cover in their half of the meeting: Mary Jones, Mentor Director – discuss writing, editing, publishing, and writers’ platforms. She will ask for members who have “been there” to step up and be a mentor and will ask for new members to tell what their goals are and what help they need to achieve them. Rebecca Inch-Partridge, Spin-off Group Director, will introduce the chairs of the different groups and hear where they meet and how their group works (5 pages or 15 pages sent before the meeting), and what is needed to meet with that group. Also, what new groups need to be organized. She wants to announce and offer information about a new group to meet in Grass Valley.
September Speaker
Teresa Jade LeYung
Wednesday September 16, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
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.
October Speaker
Lisa Frenkel Riddiough
Wednesday October 21, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Our speaker will be Lisa Frenkel Riddiough on “I Am the Story” (Workshop)
Lisa Frenkel Riddiough the author of a middle grade novel — Elvis and the World As It Stands (Amulet 2021); and several picture books — Letters to Live By: An Alphabet Book with Intention (Running Press Kids 2022), Pie-Rats! (Viking 2024), Embarrassed Ferret (Disney 2025), and Furious Turtle (Disney 2026). She earned her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University in 2018, and is a writing mentor for Society of Young Inklings. For more info, visit https://lisariddiough.com/.
