California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch

Dedicated to Educating Writers of all Levels

Monthly Meeting, March 18 – Build an Engaged Reader Community

Saturday, March 18, 2023

 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

(Coffee and networking begins at 11:30)

Cattlemens Restaurant
12409 Folsom Blvd.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

Meeting fee: $30 in advance, $35 at the door while available
Buy your advance tickets here
Luncheon Choices: Vegetarian or Regular
Deadline for advance tickets: March 14, 2023

Members unable to join us will be able to access a recording of Stephanie’s presentation on our website. Zoom attendance will not be offered.

Come see your fellow writers! Hear what everyone’s working on! Find new friends who share your genre!

with

Stephanie Chandler 

Author and Speaker

Transform Readers into Lifelong Fans
 to Increase Book Sales and Profits

Many publishers focus on selling one book at a time, which requires a tremendous amount of time and effort. But there is a better way! When you build a community of readers, you can sell MANY books at a time. In this content-rich presentation, Stephanie Chandler shares proven strategies that you can put to work right away to begin cultivating an engaged audience of readers who want to buy your books.

You will learn how to:

  • Understand the various ways publishers and influencers cultivate communities
  • Form a plan to develop your own community
  • Identify your Tribe of Influence—and it may be bigger than you think
  • Use content marketing strategies to attract new community members
  • Implement key steps to transform your readers into lifelong fans

Stop struggling to sell one book at a time and learn how you can cultivate a loyal community of readers and make your author business profitable. Whether you’ve been an author for years or you’re just getting started, these steps can dramatically improve your success.

Stephanie Chandler is the author of several books including The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan and The Nonfiction Book Marketing Plan. She is CEO of NonfictionAuthorsAssociation.com, a vibrant educational community for experienced and aspiring writers, and NonfictionWritersConference.com, events conducted entirely online since 2010. A frequent speaker at business events and on the radio, she has been featured in Entrepreneur, BusinessWeek, and Wired magazine.

 

Monthly Meeting, March 18 – Build an Engaged Reader Community

Saturday, March 18, 2023

 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

(Coffee and networking begins at 11:30)

Cattlemens Restaurant
12409 Folsom Blvd.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

 

Meeting fee: $30 in advance, $35 at the door while available
Buy your advance tickets here
Luncheon Choices: Vegetarian or Regular
Deadline for advance tickets: March 14, 2023

Members unable to join us will be able to access a recording of Stephanie’s presentation on our website. Zoom attendance will not be offered.

Come see your fellow writers! Hear what everyone’s working on! Find new friends who share your genre!

 

with

Stephanie Chandler 

Author and Speaker

Transform Readers into Lifelong Fans
 to Increase Book Sales and Profits

Many publishers focus on selling one book at a time, which requires a tremendous amount of time and effort. But there is a better way! When you build a community of readers, you can sell MANY books at a time. In this content-rich presentation, Stephanie Chandler shares proven strategies that you can put to work right away to begin cultivating an engaged audience of readers who want to buy your books.

You will learn how to:

  • Understand the various ways publishers and influencers cultivate communities
  • Form a plan to develop your own community
  • Identify your Tribe of Influence—and it may be bigger than you think
  • Use content marketing strategies to attract new community members
  • Implement key steps to transform your readers into lifelong fans

Stop struggling to sell one book at a time and learn how you can cultivate a loyal community of readers and make your author business profitable. Whether you’ve been an author for years or you’re just getting started, these steps can dramatically improve your success.

Stephanie Chandler is the author of several books including The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan and The Nonfiction Book Marketing Plan. She is CEO of NonfictionAuthorsAssociation.com, a vibrant educational community for experienced and aspiring writers, and NonfictionWritersConference.com, events conducted entirely online since 2010. A frequent speaker at business events and on the radio, she has been featured in Entrepreneur, BusinessWeek, and Wired magazine.

 

Monthly Meeting, January 21 – Travel Writing

Free Monthly Meeting

(includes Q&A) 

Saturday, January 21, 2023

 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Arden Dimick Library
891 Watt Avenue
Sacramento, CA

 – or –

Join with Zoom

Passcode 674974

with

Jill Hedgecock

Awarding-Winning Novelist and Freelance Writer

Travel broadens your life perspective, creating a muse board reveals the details—both experiences will make you a better writer.

Attendees will:

  • Understand the importance of treating setting as character in travel-based writing
  • Take the necessary steps to retain the sensory details of your travel experiences
  • Learn what a muse board is and how to create one
  • Discover the 12 benefits of writing a muse board

Jill Hedgecock is an award-winning and internationally published author of four novels and writes monthly book and pet columns for a Bay Area paper. Jill was the Program Coordinator for Mount Diablo CWC for 8 years, twice received a Distinguished Service award, and currently judges the club’s young writer’s contest. To learn more visit www.jillhedgecock.com.

 

Monthly Meeting, November 19 – Screenwriting

Free Monthly Meeting
Live and Zoom presentation
(includes Q&A) 

Saturday, November 19, 2022

 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Arden Arcade Library
2443 Marconi Avenue
Sacramento, CA
– OR –
Click here to join via Zoom

with

Paul Zeidman

Award-winning Screenwriter

Every film begins with the script. Knowing the basics of writing a screenplay can set you on the right path.

Attendees will learn:

  • The importance of “Show, don’t tell”
  • What should and shouldn’t be on the page
  • What do we mean by structure, and why is it so important?
  • Familiar, but different, OR, Where have I seen this before?
  • It’s a marathon, not a sprint

Paul Zeidman is an award-winning screenwriter and the author of the three Go Ahead and Ask screenwriting books. Paul has also been running his screenwriting blog Maximum Z since 2009, co-hosts the Creative Writing Life podcast, and has been the featured guest on several
screenwriting podcasts.

Monthly Meeting, October 15 – Crossing Genres

Free Monthly Meeting
Live and Zoom presentation
(includes Q&A) 

Saturday, October 15, 2022

 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Arden-Dimick Library
891 Watt Avenue
Sacramento, CA
– OR –
Click here to join via Zoom

with

ML HAMILTON

Amazon Top 100 Mystery Author

People always say, “Write what you know,” but to be successful you need to write what you love.

Attendees will:

  • Learn the features of the fantasy genre
  • Learn the features of the mystery genre
  • Learn how to switch genres successfully
  • Learn what makes a “good” book no matter the genre
  • Learn how to evaluate their own goals for writing

In 2010, ML Hamilton made her first New Year’s resolution – to get serious about her writing. That same year she found a publisher, Wild Wolf Publications, in England and became a traditionally published author. After five years with Wild Wolf, she decided to venture into the exciting world of self-publishing. Since that time, she’s published 65 novels, written an award-winning screenplay, and sold more than 300,000 eBooks.