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Spotlight on CWC Branch Authors at Face In A Book

Sunday, May 15, 2016
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Face In A Book, 4359 Town Center Blvd., Suite 113, El Dorado Hills CA 95762
Face In A Book

Spotlight on the California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch Authors at Face In A Book

Special EventJoin us Sunday, May 15th, 11 am-1 pm, to meet seven terrific authors from the California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch. These local authors will share books ranging from fiction to children’s, gift books to sci-fi and thrillers. Join us to meet the authors in our midst – and to enjoy treats and learn more about the California Writers Club!

Featured writers are Jo Chandler (This Side of Forever), Kathy Boyd Fellure (Blake Sisters Adventure), David Hagerty (They Tell Me You Are Wicked), Steve Liddick (All That Time), Richard Steele (The Money Run), Nanci Lee Woody (Tears and Trombones), andMargie Yee Webb (Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings: Insight and Inspiration for a Wonderful Life).

(Plus Enjoy Farmers Market at El Dorado Hills Town Center! Sunday, May 15, starting at 8 a.m.)

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Outreach Event at Face In A Book


The California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch appreciates Face In A Book Bookstore & Gifts for hosting our club for this outreach event. We encourage our members and colleagues to support Face In A Book—an independent bookstore—and provide their link on your website for book sales: http://www.getyourfaceinabook.com/.

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Local Auhtor Link to FIAB

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Local Author Book Festival

Local Author Book Festival 2016
Sacramento Public Library
Tsakopoulos Library Galleria
828 I Street, Sacramento 95814
Sunday, April 10, 2016
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch Participating

The California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch is an educational nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to educating writers of all levels of expertise in the craft of writing and in the marketing of their work, and we serve the greater Sacramento region. https://www.cwcsacramentowriters.org

  • Jo Chandler, This Side of Forever (Board Member, CWC Sacramento Branch)
  • Margie Yee Webb, Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings: Insight and Inspiration for a Wonderful Life (President, CWC Sacramento Branch)

Local Authors Participating

  • Kristi Abbott, Kernel of Truth
  • Melissa Abramovitz, What is Schizophrenia?
  • Frank Araujo, A Tango Through Thorns
  • Makonnen Araya, Negotiating a Lion’s Share of Freedom
  • Daniel Babka, No More Illusions…A Mystery
  • Karen (KD) Blakely, Secrets in Disguise
  • JaNay Brown-Wood, Imani’s Moon
  • Eben Burgoon, B-Squad: Soldiers of Misfortune
  • Patricia E. Canterbury, The Secret of Morton’s End
  • Toni Ukkerd Carter, My Life in Prison
  • Linda Champion, Fairy Tales for Life
  • Stephen P. Cook, Two Rivers
  • Kate David, McKay and the Magical Hat
  • Lee Davis, Madame Yoo and Horatio’s Extravaganza
  • Donna Del Oro, Athena’s Secrets
  • Margaret Duarte, Between Will & Surrender
  • Frederick K. Foote, Jr., For the Sake of Soul
  • Anara Guard, Remedies for Hunger
  • Joy D. Johnson, Arise and Shine
  • Jennifer Laam, The Tsarina’s Legacy
  • Steve Liddick, All That Time
  • Elaine Macko, Fried Calamari Looks a Lot Like Onion Rings
  • Debra Madison, The Day the Colors Became Friends
  • Anna-Marie McLemore, The Weight of Feathers
  • Dana Mentink, Sailing in Style
  • Norman C. Miller, The Last Trytans
  • Katya Mills, Maze
  • Chris Minnick & Eva Holland, JavaScript for Kids
  • Pauline Nevins, Fudge
  • Maggie Newcomb, Chocolate Pudding in Heaven
  • Cherie O’Boyle, Missing Mom
  • Robert M. Pacholik, Night Flare
  • Lance Pyle, aka Peter Blueberry, The Agency of Obnoxious Laughter
  • Ann Ralph, Grow a Little Fruit Tree
  • Dorothy Rice, The Reluctant Artist: Joe Rice 1918-2011
  • Ia Rycerz, aka I.E. Knight, The Creature from the Womb
  • Azin Sametipour, Tehran Moonlight
  • Cindy Sample, Dying for a Donut
  • K.N. Smith, The Urban Boys
  • Staajabu Staajabu, Mud Cloth Roots
  • Stephanie Taylor, Water: More or Less
  • Bernadette Hondl Thomasy, Under Minnesota Skies
  • Nikki Thompson, Dissection
  • Jennifer Torres, Finding the Music
  • Linda Townsdin, Close Up on Murder
  • Lee M Vo, aka Minh Fullerton, Thank You, America!
  • Linda Westphal, The Hermit Bookstore
  • Danna Wilberg, The Black Dress
  • Nanci Lee Woody, Tears and Trombones

Note: CWC Sacramento Branch members participating are bolded.

Flyer: 2016 Local Authors Book Festival

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Ebook workshop: Mark Coker, Smashwords founder

“Let’s Publish An Ebook LIVE!, How To Produce, Distribute & Sell Your Work In The Evolving Eworld.”

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This workshop could be the most important step you will ever take toward getting your book published! This day-long seminar is going to be the most popular ever hosted by our CWC, Sacramento Branch. Amazon.com recently reported that digital downloads now outsell paperback and hardback books combined. Unquestionably, eBooks are the future of book publishing and the fastest possible way to get your work out to the reading public. There are still some openings for the workshop by Mark Coker, the leading expert in that field and the founder of the on-line eBook website Smashwords. In a single session you will learn how to produce, distribute and sell your work in the evolving publishing world.

Sacramento-area published and aspiring authors are in for a treat on Saturday, September 29 when Smashwords founder and leading epublishing expert Mark Coker will present an exclusive CWC-sponsored seminar.

WHAT: There’s never been a better time to be an author!  You will learn from the master:

• the five top trends shaping the future of publishing and what these trends mean for authors

• the steps required to publish, price, distribute and sell your ebook

• how to make your book stand out based on a review of the most commercially successful ebooks

• the key decisions to make about length, pricing and marketing that reap the greatest profit

• how to format, prepare, and upload a book to the free Smashwords platform with a LIVE demo

WHEN: Saturday, September 29, 2012; 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.)

WHERE: Cattlemens, 12409 Folsom Blvd., Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 (Hwy 50 at Hazel Ave. exit)

COST: $45 for CWC Members / $55 for Non-Members / Includes morning coffee and bagels, plus lunch.

SPACE IS LIMITED. EARLY REGISTRATION ENCOURAGED!

LUNCH: Lunch included; special menu selections from Cattlemen’s.

Recently profiled in Forbes, Mark will walk attendees through an info-packed agenda on the state of publishing, trends that guide commercial success, an introduction to ebook self-publishing, the secrets to ebook success (based on Mark’s own research which includes 28 best practices of bestselling authors), and a live demonstration. Mark will discuss decisions to be made when publishing, pricing, distributing and selling an ebook so that attendees can become more successful. He will offer insights on how readers discover books, and how to make a book stand out at ebook retailers. Attendees will gain the knowledge to start the eworld journey with eyes wide open and an action plan. Mark will also give an easy-to-follow demo on formatting and uploading a book and will also provide a brief guided tour of the free Smashwords ebook publishing platform. Contact for more information: Margie Yee Webb.

FREE SIGN-UP BONUS: Smashwords thumb drive pre-loaded with all three of Mark’s free ebooks (Smashwords Style Guide, Smashwords Book Marketing Guide, The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success) plus the complete PowerPoint presentation given that day. Hurry to sign up as supplies may be limited!

Register online right now using PayPal!


Mark Coker ebook workshop Sept. 29




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WRITERS: DON’T MISS: CWC Writing Academy workshop on plot

Wednesday, March 28: Martha Alderson will be interviewed by Dr. Andy Jones on Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour on KDVS 90.3 at 5 p.m., Pacific time.

Event featured in the Examiner and Sacramento News & Review

Plot Intensive: Transform Your Writing Through the Universal Story –2012 CWC-Sacramento Writing Academy Presents

Plot at the Overall Story Level

***Exclusive Appearance in Greater Sacramento Area!***

Renowned Plot Whisperer and International Plot Consultant

Martha Alderson

plotwhisperer.blogspot.com – Rated “Top 101 Websites for Writers” by Writer’s Digest

WHAT: Confused by plot? You are not alone. Plot springs from character in conflict and is the most challenging aspect writers face. Plot demands an interweaving of dramatic action, character emotional development, and thematic significance. Learn to apply universal story structure to your project:

7 Key Scenes in Every Great Story  Character Emotional Development/Emotional Change  Cause and Effect  Thematic Significance, Mood, Pace, Authentic Details  Long- and Short-term Goals  Scene Development

Stories are lived, and character revealed, in the answers to three questions: What does the protagonist want? What stops her from attaining it? What is she willing to do to get it? Learn the answers to story questions in this interactive workshop. Stand back from your novel, memoir and screenplay to see the deeper meaning.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Writers desiring to deepen their writing; writers at any level with imagination and interest in any genre; readers, artists, novelists, screenwriters, memoirists, and creative nonfiction writers in search of insights to structure narratives from a well-constructed plotline.

Look at the dynamics of cause and effect to create scenes that lead to a solid plot. Explore how well-constructed characters in conflict act as the driving force behind an exceptional story. Delve into theme for lasting meaning. A clearly formulated plotline will guarantee that you make it to the end. Bring characters and a list of scenes in your story. If not yet started, we will provide everything you need. Though Plot Intensive has a unique focus, you are guaranteed fellowship with other writers in a safe setting.

The workshop consists of lecture, time for development of plotlines, and movement. The lectures give consideration to the dramatic (action), emotional (character development), and thematic aspects of story, but all aspects of a successful project must be integrated into the total structure to create unity; unity is the writer’s goal.

WHEN:     Saturday, April 7, 2012, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m

WHERE:   Dante Club of Sacramento, 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd. (near Howe Ave.), Sacramento 95825

~ ~ ~ See Back Page For More Info and Registration Form ~ ~ ~

COST:        Early Bird, Register by March 10: $85 for CWC Members; $95 for Non-Members

Starting March 11: $99 for CWC Members; $109 for Non-Members

Includes morning coffee and bagels, and lunch buffet.

EARLY REGISTRATION ENCOURAGED AS MARTHA’S SESSIONS SELL OUT.

LUNCH:     Lunch buffet included; special menu from the highly-regarded Dante Club.

ABOUT MARTHA ALDERSON: Martha Alderson, M.A., is founder of the award-winning blog “Plot Whisperer for Writers and Readers,” which is rated “Top 101 Websites for Writers” in Writer’s Yearbook 2012 by Writer’s Digest, the Blockbuster Plots for Writers–http://www.blockbusterplots.com and International PlotWriMo–http://plotwrimo.com. She also has created several plot DVDs, eBooks, and the Blockbuster Plots Scene Tracker Kit. She is author of The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master and Blockbuster Plots: Pure & Simple. With a client list that includes best-selling authors, New York editors and Hollywood movie directors, Martha finds that the more people she works with and the more novels, memoirs and screenplays she analyzes, the more convinced she is that every scene and every moment is part of a Universal Story. Her new book, The Plot Whisperer, is based on plot consultations with writers worldwide. She has drawn lessons about how stories unfold to include the lives of the writers with whom she works. She expands those lessons to include anyone interested in reclaiming a miraculous and mysterious way of living. Martha will have autographed books available for fans interested in purchasing them.

http://plotwhisperer.blogspot.com/Best Writing Advice blogs as awarded by Writer’s Digest 2009, 2010 & 2011

~~HOW DO I PLOT A NOVEL, MEMOIR, SCREENPLAY? 27-step free tutorial~~

http://www.youtube.com/user/marthaalderson

 

**Pay online through PayPal by March 31 for discount**

Workshop registration

Or if you prefer, mail payment with this form:
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Sign me up for Plot Intensive: Transform Your Writing Through the Universal Story –

Plot at the Overall Story Level

Print, clip & submit with payment to: Robert Cooper, CWC Treasurer, 829 Haggin Ave., Sacramento CA 95833.      Make check payable to CWC Sacramento Branch. You will receive e-mail confirmation.

 

Name:________________________________________________  Genre:________________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip:________________________________________________________________________________

Email:_______________________________________________    Phone:________________________________

 

Early Bird Fee Register by 3/10/2012: ___$85 CWC Member, _______________Branch     ___$99 Non-member

Fee starting 3/11/2012: ___$95 CWC Member, _______________Branch    ___$109 Non-member

 

Questions? Contact Margie Yee Webb at Margie@CatMulan.com or 916-213-0798.

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New book by CWC member Laurie Hoirup: I Can Dance

Happy release day to CWC-Sacramento member Laurie Hoirup!

I Can Dance tells of a child diagnosed with a form of muscular dystrophy who achieved education (bachelor’s and master’s degree), friendships, family, and professional employment as teacher and administrator. Throughout, the author speaks with frank intimacy about her life with a disability, the good, the bad, and the sometimes strange and surprising. I Can Dance will open eyes and hearts to the potential of people with even severe physical disabilities and show a unique and vibrant individual growing and thriving amidst challenges and opportunities in the lively background of the 1960s and 1970s and beyond, from childhood to grandparenthood. This is a life lived fully and told with enthusiasm. Foreword by Catherine Campisi, former Director, California Department of Rehabilitation, and disability advocate.

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