March 21 Meeting at Cattlemens Cancelled

In keeping with emergency precautions and in protection of members, we are regrettably cancelling the Saturday March 21 meeting featuring Climate Change researcher Tom Suchanek and other distinguished presenters. They will return soon. We are watching the situation closely and will be in touch about the April 3 Perko’s meeting. Now is the time to do what a writer does when facing challenge: Take note of the world around you, your own feelings, and write! Some day we will see a flood of excellent essays or vignettes coming out of this time of duress. A writer brings unique perspective to major events. As we have seen with other large-scale crises, dark days can produce memorable and enduring work.

Sharing hope for the best,

Kimberly A. Edwards, President
Sandra Navarro, First Vice President/Programs
Jenifer Rowe, Second Vice President/Treasurer
Karen Terhune, Treasurer
Marcia Ehinger, Newsletter Editor
And the rest of the 2019-20 Board

California Writers Club Sacramento

March 13, 2020

 

 

 

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Pictures and Words to Reach

Every Audience

with

Tom Suchanek

Marine Ecologist and Climate Change Educator

11 AM–1:00 PM

Writers can make a significant contribution to our planet by documenting and writing about important issues that will affect future generations. Whether you are presenting science fact or science fiction, you will learn:

• How writers can reach people to make a difference.
• How to break down a complex subject, e.g. how our planet is changing.
• How to address implications for local, regional, and global communities.
• How to formulate solutions, e.g., technological and political.
• The importance of sending your audience off with a call to action or a probative question, e.g., How long do we have to solve this problem

About the speaker:

Tom Suchanek, Ph.D., has spent most of his career conducting research on environmental contaminants. Author of 150+ scientific publications and the book Marine Life of The Caribbean with underwater photographer James Cribb and marine explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau, Suchanek will describe issues of global significance, most prominently, our climate change crisis.  Suchanek has extracted information that will inform both non-fiction and fiction writers on how to make a compelling case to multiple audiences.

Registration opens at 10:15 a.m.

Lunch service begins at 11:00 a.m.

~ Additional Offerings ~

Talk & Share (10:30) –  Poetry Book Layout, with Ken Champion

 Post-Session  (1:30) –   Trends in Poetry: Things I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know, with Karen Durham

$28 Non-Members
$20 Members
Price includes lunch, meeting, pre- and  post-sessions.

Pay at the door or  click here for pre-payment by credit card for the meeting.

(Please bring your printed receipt with you.)*

Cattlemens Restaurant
12409 Folsom Blvd
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

* Ticket good only for the meeting immediately following the date on the receipt.

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Meeting Information

• Monthly Meetings are open to the public
• Cost is $20 for members, $28 for nonmembers
• The meeting fee includes speaker,  extra session(s), lunch and beverage
• Cattlemens Restaurant, 12409 Folsom Blvd., Rancho Cordova, CA

The restaurant is located just east of Hazel Ave. at the northeast end of the Nimbus Winery complex along Highway 50. Cattlemens offers CWC a spacious meeting room with free WiFi, quality AV equipment, free off street parking and excellent food.

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The Art of Giving Live Readings

 

with

Amos White

Poet and Author

11 AM–1:00 PM

Come hear this engaging and educational speaker to learn how the subtleties of tone and time can move an audience with but a word.

Take-aways:

• How to deliver like a pro
• How to find and read at local open mic readings
• The Dos & Don’ts of reading etiquette
• How to host your own local literary readings

About the speaker:

Amos White is an awarded American  haiku poet  and author, producer  and civil rights activist. He is recognized for his vivid literary imagery and breathless  poetic  interpretations. He is published in several national and international anthologies.  Amos is Founder and Host of the Heart of the Muse creative’s salon;  Executive Producer and Host of Beyond Words: Jazz+Poetry show;  President of Bay Area Generations literary reading series, and board member with the Black Speculative Arts Movement (BSAM), and with the AfroSurreal Writers Workshop-Oakland.

www.about.me/amoswhite  www.

www.facebook.com/  Amos White, Haiku Poet – FB

“Amos White on The Return of the Citizen’s Artistic Voice”
http://litseen.com/amos-white/ 

Cogzine, COG Podcast – 11 (Cogswell College)
https://soundcloud.com/user-

The Write Stuff – Amos White
https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Registration opens at 10:15 a.m.

Lunch service begins at 11:00 a.m.

~ Additional Offerings ~

Talk & Share (10:30) –  Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block

 Writers’ Mastermind  (1:30) –  Bring writing & publishing problems to share & resolve
Mastermind Details
Master Mind Issue Organizer

$28 Non-Members
$20 Members (40% discount)
Price includes lunch, meeting, pre- and  post-sessions.

Pay at the door or  click here for pre-payment by credit card for the meeting.

(Please bring your printed receipt with you.)*

Cattlemens Restaurant
12409 Folsom Blvd
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

* Ticket good only for the meeting immediately following the date on the receipt.

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Meeting Information

• Monthly Meetings are open to the public
• Cost is $20 for members, $28 for nonmembers
• The meeting fee includes speaker,  extra session(s), lunch and beverage
• Cattlemens Restaurant, 12409 Folsom Blvd., Rancho Cordova, CA

The restaurant is located just east of Hazel Ave. at the northeast end of the Nimbus Winery complex along Highway 50. Cattlemens offers CWC a spacious meeting room with free WiFi, quality AV equipment, free off street parking and excellent food.

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Navigate Editor Service Options with your End-Game in Sight

with

Robin Martin

Editor and publishing consultant,
Two Songbirds Press

Susan Herman

Nonfiction editor and writer,
Rhuby Editorial

11 AM–1:00 PM

Hiring an editor for your book is no trivial pursuit. Two pros share insight to minimize risk during the process.

Take-aways:

• Communicate your publishing goals
• Dial in your target audience
• Learn strategies for finding editors and vetting them
• Know what you’re paying for
• Compare editor rates and fees with confidence

 About the speakers:

Robin Martin has been a freelance editor, writer, and professional publishing consultant for ten years, helping over 170 professionals share their expertise, writers tell their stories, and businesses market their services. She is also the managing editor of Under the Gum Tree, a creative nonfiction and visual arts literary magazine.

Susan Herman has edited over 100 nonfiction books for publication. In addition to her freelance work for publishers and independent authors, she writes and edits marketing collateral, technical reports, articles, and case studies. She is currently managing a storytelling project for the upcoming centennial of Carmichael Presbyterian Church.

Registration opens at 10:15 a.m.

Lunch service begins at 11:00 a.m.

~ Additional Offerings ~

Talk & Share (10:30) –  Making best use of blogs

 Writers’ Mastermind  (1:30) –  Bring writing & publishing problems to share & resolve
Click here  for Mastermind Details
Click here  for Issue Organizer

$28 Non-Members
$20 Members (40% discount)
Price includes lunch, meeting, pre- and  post-sessions.

Pay at the door or  click here for pre-payment by credit card for the meeting.

(Please bring your printed receipt with you.)*

Cattlemens Restaurant
12409 Folsom Blvd
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

* Ticket good only for the meeting immediately following the date on the receipt.

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Meeting Information

• Monthly Meetings are open to the public
• Cost is $20 for members, $28 for nonmembers
• The meeting fee includes speaker,  extra session(s), lunch and beverage
• Cattlemens Restaurant, 12409 Folsom Blvd., Rancho Cordova, CA

The restaurant is located just east of Hazel Ave. at the northeast end of the Nimbus Winery complex along Highway 50. Cattlemens offers CWC a spacious meeting room with free WiFi, quality AV equipment, free off street parking and excellent food.

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A good time was had by all at the California Writers Club – Sacramento annual Holiday Social on December 8 at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Rancho Cordova!

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