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AUTUMN OPEN READING

Reading is an art resulting from writing.

Open Reading with John Paterson

Sign-up for the Zoom (link below) Open Reading at:

2johnpatterson@gmail.com

If you don’t sign up to share a part of, or a piece, you’ve worked on, maybe only to gauge audience reaction, you’re still invited to attend and listen to fellow members’ work. We share comments and questions, but this is not a critique group. Please note, if you arrive after the reading has started, you will be admitted as soon as that piece is concluded. Pieces are approximately eight (8) minutes long. Check-in for readers between 6:25 and 6:50, and audience before 7:00 pm.

CHECK-IN for readers between 6:25 and 6:50, and audience before 7:00 pm.

Topic: CWC-SAC Summer Open Reading

Time: Tuesday November 19, 2024, 7:00 PM

John Patterson is inviting you to use this Zoom link.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81367415942?pwd=bWiYVkgz1bL1OxUO2Mn8aJ7ilUB4De.1

Meeting ID: 813 6741 5942

Passcode: 876999

Filed Under: Special EventsTagged With: california writers club, cwc sacramento, sacramento writers

Judy Baker: Robots and Writers

CWC-Sacramento Network Meeting

Sunday, September 22nd from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm at

Cattlemens Restaurant, 12409 Folsom Blvd, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

Judy Baker
Judy Baker

Book your tickets for the event here.

Ever wonder how AI can spark your creativity, streamline your writing process, and help you sell more books? Join us for Robots and Writers: Using AI for Storytelling and Selling and discover why authors are embracing AI to generate fresh ideas, improve their marketing strategies, and connect with readers in ways never before imagined. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to harness the power of AI to take your storytelling and book sales to the next level.

Robots and Writers
Robots and Writers

Creator of the Buzzworthy Book Experience and Immediate Past President of Redwood Writers.

If you have used a smartphone, you are familiar with A.I. On Sunday, September 22, you’ll explore with Judy the benefits of integrating A.I. into your writing and marketing. She will demonstrate how A.I. can enhance your creativity, improve engagement, reduce drudgery, and automate your marketing. Whether or not you’ve written a book, you will find this presentation enjoyable and informative. Leave with actionable ideas and tools to revolutionize your writing process and expand your reach. Come prepared to play and learn. It will be an interactive and educational event.

What attendees will learn from this presentation:

  • Using AI tools to help you create personalized content
  • Tools to streamline your editorial process
  • Increase reader engagement
  • Revolutionize research
  • Timesaving and project management tools

Since 2011, Judy Baker has helped authors put marketing into everyday conversations, build buzz, increase business, amplify attraction, grow connections, and sell more books. Judy’s poetry and stories grace multiple anthologies, and her current publishing projects are infused with inspiration and practical guidance. She is the creator of the Buzzworthy Book Experience. Immediate Past President of Redwood Writers and now the “Queen Bee” of Book Buzz, Judy’s mesmerizing presentation skills connect with authors at every stage of their journey and offers personalized coaching, workshops, and programs designed to pollinate the path to success.

There is no zoom meeting.

Book your tickets for the event here.


Presentation Extra!

Following Judy Baker’s presentation, member Larry Mandelberg is returning to lead a presentation and discussion that members have raved about in past years: “Visionary Goal-Setting: Charting Your Path to Success”

This enlightening 30-minute process will engage writers in reinvigorating their journey with visionary goal setting. Why not transform daily tasks into purposeful steps toward your dreams! Create a compelling vision that energizes, turning hard work into personal achievement and fulfillment! Learn a process that appeals to those interested in achieving goals and success. Start envisioning your success today! Larry Mandelberg a model of setting goals that lead to outcomes and success. A self-described organizational “savant,” he solves complex business problems for clients in diverse industries. As the fifth generation of his family’s business, he embodies 170 years of successful organizational experience. Start envisioning your success today! As a non-recovering serial entrepreneur, Larry has launched four start-ups, led a merger, and conducted a successful turnaround. Larry is author of Businesses Don’t Fail They Commit Suicide: How to Survive Success and Thrive in Good Times and Bad. He is author of many articles, largely in business media.

Friendly Reminders

  • What: Quarterly Luncheon Meeting
  • When: Sunday, September 22, Noon (Social Hour: 11:30)
  • Where: Catttlemens Restaurant Rancho Codova
  • What to Bring: Copies of your book or promo materials to put out on the display table.
  • How to register: Details coming soon! but the usual registration online

Filed Under: LuncheonTagged With: california writers club, cwc sacramento, sacramento writers

Round Table – Member Network Session

CWC-Sacramento Network Meeting

Friday, July 5th from 9 am to 11 am at

CH Cafe & Grill 6215 Sunrise Blvd (just off Greenback)

round table
round table

Since this is a holiday weekend, we decided to have a round table event without a formal speaker. The beauty of this is that we will be able to collaborate together and discuss our achievements and problems.

Zoom will be optional.

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 854 8155 1153
Passcode: 227171

Filed Under: Writers NetworkTagged With: california writers club, cwc sacramento, sacramento writers

Dena Kouremetis – Giving Voice to Your Words

CWC-Sacramento Network Meeting

Friday, June 7th from 9 am to 11 am at

CH Cafe & Grill 6215 Sunrise Blvd (just off Greenback)

Dena Kouremetis
Dena Kouremetis

Learn how to bring your words to life by working with a voice actor and going audio.

What you will learn

  • Learn about the history (and explosion) of audiobooks
  • How audiobooks reach new audiences, including kids, teens, and those with disabilities
  • How a voice actor brings new life to your words
  • How adding audio to your existing book formats increases your royalties.
  • Why hire a pro instead of narrating it yourself.

Veteran professional blogger and copywriter Dena Kouremetis is also a voice actor who delights in painting virtual movies in listeners’ heads with her audiobook narrations, many of which include a variety of foreign accents. She loves bringing words to life and leaving a lasting impression on the listener/reader.

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 854 8155 1153
Passcode: 227171

Filed Under: Writers NetworkTagged With: california writers club, cwc sacramento, sacramento writers

Lisa Montanaro – Ready, Set, Launch! Developing a Successful Book Launch Plan

CWC-Sacramento Network Meeting

Friday, May 3rd from 9 am to 11 am at

CH Cafe & Grill 6215 Sunrise Blvd (just off Greenback)

Lisa Montanaro
Lisa Montanaro

Are you ready to get out there as an author and launch your book? Discover tips and strategies for a targeted, successful, and sustainable book launch!

The months (or years!) after landing a book deal are an exhilarating, yet stressful, time. Whether you’re traditionally or indie-published, launching and marketing your book is time consuming, but a necessary part of the author journey. Smart authors recognize that a book launch is a marathon, not a sprint, and spread activities over three phases: pre-launch, launch, and post-launch. Launch activities and possibilities are abundant, both online and offline, including book clubs, bookstores, libraries, podcasts, webinars, radio and TV, social

Lisa Montanaro is the author of the book The Ultimate Life Organizer, and the chapter, “The Brand Called You! Personal & Professional Branding for Authors,” featured in Launch Pad: The Countdown to Marketing Your Book. Her debut novel will be published by Red Adept Publishing in fall 2024. Lisa serves as Webinar Host for the Women’s Fiction Writers Association.

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 854 8155 1153
Passcode: 227171

Filed Under: Writers NetworkTagged With: california writers club, cwc sacramento, sacramento writers

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