Kathy will show us the difference between a mediocre interview and one that can electrify a career beyond the routine.

You will learn:

• How as a TV host Kathy magnified the content for a guest by highlighting exceptional attributes.
• When interviewing the US Coast Guard at Lake Tahoe on boating accidents, a distress call was radioed in and all went live — or from the desk to the water.
• How to research and prepare for the interview of your lifetime.
• How not to be intimidated when interviewing someone in a high-tech world who has more qualifications and education than you.
• How to professionally respond to an impromptu interview from the acquisitions editor of your dreams and get a request for your book proposal.

Kathy Boyd Fellure is the published author of a series of four children’s books, and a novel trilogy. She is the former host, producer and director of the TSPN TV Show Authors, Writers, Books & Beyond. Kathy travels to teach at writer conferences, to guest speak, and for literary reads.
Kathy currently lives in the foothill gold country of California with her family and two stand-up comedian rescue dogs. She is a lifelong hula-hoopster who most always has a Nikon camera strapped across her shoulder unless she is lap swimming in a pool or in Lake Tahoe.

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When you are trying every avenue to get published, it’s easy to forget where you’ve already submitted a particular story or article.  Duotrope is a tool that will provide you with lists of possible markets, links to their submission sites, contest information, and more.   In addition, you can use your dashboard to record all of your submissions and the responses that you receive.  Join Jenifer Rowe as she explains how she has used this tool and why you might like to give it a try.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY: Meet some of the members of your Board of Directors following the Duotrope presentation. We will be available for questions and discussion about what we do for your club!

Jenifer Rowe writes short stories, essays and memoir. Her work has been published in Scarlet Leaf Review, Crack the Spine, Wildflower Muse, Liars League NYC, the Sacramento Bee, and the 2018 and 2019 issues of California Literary Review. She earned Finalist distinction in the New Millennium Writings 46^th Literary Awards. She published her first novel, Unexpected Findings, in 2020.

When you are trying every avenue to get published, it’s easy to forget where you’ve already submitted a particular story or article.  Duotrope is a tool that will provide you with lists of possible markets, links to their submission sites, contest information, and more.   In addition, you can use your dashboard to record all of your submissions and the responses that you receive.  Join Jenifer Rowe as she explains how she has used this tool and why you might like to give it a try.

As writers, we need to recognize and create opportunities to showcase our work.  It’s easy to spend endless hours knocking on doors with little result.  It would seem wise to look for invitations to submit your work.  One of the easiest ways is to submit to anthologies. 

CWC Sacramento is actively working on Patch-Work, a member anthology, and SUBMISSIONS WILL OPEN SOON.  At our March 5 meeting you will have an opportunity to introduce and preview your work before you submit it.  

To introduce your piece, write a catchy, one sentence tagline intended to grab a reader’s attention.  Then, read a sample of your work (no more than 400 words) in any genre.   

So, open the file that contains the gem that’s been waiting to be shared with the world.  While reading your work doesn’t obligate you to submit to Patch-Work, we hope you will.  Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming anthology.