Tales from Murderer’s Bar

 

Kathryn Miller Marshall

 Author and Historian

Location research can yield an interesting cast of characters from actual residents and backstory events. Historian and educator, Dr. Kathryn Marshall shares the results of her research into the Gold Rush era to share the tales of Ezekiel Merritt, Porter Rockwell, and Alondus Buckland.

Kathryn Miller Marshall works with FamilySearch, developing interactive maps and programming content for the Research Wiki. She previously served as the Director of the Lodi Family History Center for 14 years Honored for her contributions to historical research and public education, Dr. Marshall writes curriculum for schools, teaches American history, and edits books for fellow historians.

Writers Network Meeting
February 7, 2020
9-11 AM

Perko’s, 6215 Sunrise Blvd., Citrus Heights (north of Greenback)

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 Beta Basics: How to Find, Use, and Love Beta Readers

 

Annette Kassis

 Author and Historian

Do you need beta readers? If you write with the intent to publish, the answer is YES!

However, finding good beta readers is just a starting point. If you don’t know how to use them—or why you need them—you may be wasting a golden opportunity. A good beta reader is more than just a bookworm or a bibliophile…A LOT more. Annette Kassis discusses how she works with beta readers, what makes a good beta reader (and what makes a bad one!), and—perhaps most importantly—what you as the author can do to get the most out of the process.

Annette Kassis is the author of 3 works of Sacramento history: Sacramento on the Air; Prohibition in Sacramento; and Weinstock’s: Sacramento’s Finest Department Store. A repeat guest on Capital Public Radio’s “Insight with Beth Ruyak,” Annette has also appeared on C-Span’s Book TV and in the documentaries “The Sacramento Picture” and “Alhambra: Sacramento’s Palace of Fantasy.”

annette.kassis@gmail.com          https://www.kassiscreative.com/

Writers Network Meeting
January 3, 2020
9-11 AM

Perko’s, 6215 Sunrise Blvd., Citrus Heights (north of Greenback)

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Read A Sample of Your Work Aloud

 

First Friday Writers Network attendees in December will be flocking to the microphone to read a short selection from their work.  It’s the ultimate show, don’t tell opportunity.  There won’t be time to set up, contextualize, introduce, or explain what you are reading.  It’s strictly about speaking in your writer’s voice until the time is up.  So, bring approximately 250 words (a page) of text and be ready to jump in.  It should be great fun!

Writers Network Meeting
December 6, 2019
9-11 AM

Perko’s, 6215 Sunrise Blvd., Citrus Heights (north of Greenback)

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Capture Those Special Moments

Before They Flitter Away

 

with

Ingrid Lundquist

Author/Speaker

About the speaker:

Ingrid Lundquist, founder of The Book-in-Hand Roadshow, is a creative spirit with talents in photography, writing and event production. Author of five business books, a photo story book, and the short story collection Touching Venus, she also teaches classes for Sierra College, Elk Grove Adult Community Education, and the Crocker Museum.

Join Ingrid and learn tips and tricks about building a book that can be wrapped as a present and maybe even serve as a group-bonding project.

See IngridLundquist.com

Writers Network Meeting
November 1, 2019
9-11 AM

Perko’s, 6215 Sunrise Blvd., Citrus Heights (north of Greenback)

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 Research Tips for All You Write

with

Gini Grossenbacher

Award-Winning Author, Editor, Speaker at  Elk Grove Writers & Artists/JGKS Press

About the speaker:

Gini Grossenbacher, M.Ed. A California native and former CWC board member, Gini Grossenbacher teaches creative writing in the AWA method, edits fiction and memoir, and writes historical romantic fiction and poetry. She has recently published Madam in Silk, a woman’s novel of Chinatown in 1849 San Francisco. Her debut novel Madam of My Heart garnered the 2018 IPPY silver medal for Historical Fiction; finalist in the 2018 American Fiction awards for Historical Fiction; honorable mention at the 2018 San Francisco Book Festival for General Fiction; and runner-up in the 2017 Hollywood Book Festival for Genre Fiction; and was a “recommended book” by Kirkus Reviews.

Writers Network Meeting
October 4, 2019
9-11 AM

Perko’s, 6215 Sunrise Blvd., Citrus Heights (north of Greenback)

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