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First Friday, Dec 1 — Getting Published

Getting Published:

2% Inspiration, 98% Perspiration

Friday, December 1, 2017,  9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m.

with

Al Zagofsky

Online Magazine Publisher

 

 

For 15 years, Al Zagofsky served as a correspondent for the Times News, a regional newspaper in Pennsylvania, where he contributed over 2,000 stories. He also contributed to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, the West Sacramento News-Ledger, Pennsylvania Magazine and Honda Tuning Magazine. He has published The Lehigh River and Canal at Jim Thorpe, PA, The Lehigh Gorge Trail Guide, and Return From Oblivion. For the past 12 years, he has been the publisher of an online e-magazine, JT Today/Carbon County Magazine/California Update. He will be talking about his experiences in journalism and publications, how to write stories for publication, and how to get published.

 


The California Writers Club–Sacramento Branch Networking Meeting is held the first Friday of every month at Coco’s Restaurant, 7887 Madison Avenue, Citrus Heights, at the corner of Madison and Sunrise,  starting at 9 a.m. Meetings are free. Attendees pay for their own breakfast.

Questions? Ask via our Contact page.

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First Friday, Nov 3 — Rich Ehisen — Ace the Interview

Ace the Interview from Either Side of the Mic

Friday, November 3, 2017,  9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m.

with

Rich Ehisen

Managing Editor, State Net Capitol Journal

A respected, longtime figure in the local writing and journalism community, Rich Ehisen is the managing editor of the State Net Capitol Journal, a LexisNexis publication that covers state-level public policy issues and trends nationwide. He is also a regular contributor to Comstock’s, where his monthly column Discourse features a direct Q&A conversation with some of the Capital Region’s legislative leaders and decision makers.  His work has also appeared in a number of other regional and national publications, including Government Technology, Sunset, San Francisco, Sacramento and Capitol Weekly.

 


The California Writers Club–Sacramento Branch Networking Meeting is held the first Friday of every month at Coco’s Restaurant, 7887 Madison Avenue, Citrus Heights, at the corner of Madison and Sunrise,  starting at 9 a.m.. Meetings are free. Attendees pay for their own breakfast.

Questions? Ask via our Contact page.

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First Friday, Oct. 6 — Barbara Link — Compelling Characters

“Creating Compelling Characters”

 

Friday, October 6, 2017,  9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m.

with

Barbara Link

Winner of the Bazzanella Prize for Fiction

“Love your characters!” says Barbara Link, award-winning California author and poet, Barbara Link. She would know, having produced numerous successful works, including three stories aired on KVPR, a National Public Radio Affiliate. Her poetry and fiction have appeared in literary magazines and small presses. She received the CSUS Bazzanella Prize for fiction. Her memoir, BLUE SHY was published in 2010 and awarded First Prize in the Sacramento Friends of the Library First Chapter contest. She co-authored Coffee and Ink, a handbook for writing groups and was a past editor of Sacramento’s Poetry Now. Publication credits include American River Review, Poetry Now, Earth’s Daughters, Mindprint Review, Anima, Whitefish Review, Missouri Review, Women’s Compendium, Hardpan, Dead Snakes, and Earth’s Daughters.


The California Writers Club–Sacramento Branch Networking Meeting is held the first Friday of every month at Coco’s Restaurant, 7887 Madison Avenue, Citrus Heights, at the corner of Madison and Sunrise,  starting at 9 a.m.. Meetings are free. Attendees pay for their own breakfast.

Questions? Ask via our Contact page.

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

First Friday — Amy Rogers — Pre-launch Book Marketing

“Tips & Tricks for Pre-Launch Marketing of Your Book”

 

Friday, September 1, 2017,  9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m.

with

Amy Rogers

Inside Publications Columnist, Novelist, Blogger, and and Science-Thrillers Publisher

 

 

Building a marketing buzz around your book should begin long before release day. Indie publisher Amy Rogers of ScienceThrillers Media will share tips and checklists to guide your launch preparation whether you have 12 months, 12 weeks, or 12 days until your book is published.

Amy Rogers, MD, PhD, is a Harvard-educated scientist, novelist, journalist, educator, critic, and publisher who specializes in all things science-y. Her novels Petroplague,  Reversion, and The Han Agent (release date: September 5) use real science and medicine to create plausible, frightening scenarios in the style of Michael Crichton. Amy is the founder of ScienceThrillers Media publishing company and is an Active member of International Thriller Writers. Formerly a microbiology professor, she runs the ScienceThrillers.com book review website, named a “Best Book Blog of 2017” by Reedsy.com. She writes a monthly science column for Sacramento’s Inside Publications.

Amy also serves as Treasurer for Northern California Publishers and Authors.

 


The California Writers Club–Sacramento Branch Networking Meeting is held the first Friday of every month at Coco’s Restaurant, 7887 Madison Avenue, Citrus Heights, at the corner of Madison and Sunrise,  starting at 9 a.m.. Meetings are free. Attendees pay for their own breakfast.

Questions? Ask via our Contact page.

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First Friday — Scott Evans — On Dialogue

“Dialogue That Advances Character & Plot”

 

Friday, August 4, 2017,  9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m.

with

Scott Evans

University Writing Teacher, Conference Director

Author of Short Stories and Mysteries

Good, crisp, clean dialogue allows a story or novel to flow smoothly and keep readers engaged. This workshop provides advice on ways to make your dialogue relevant to your plot and interesting to readers, while also fleshing out characterization. Tips on techniques to hide the mechanics of clear attributions and the conventions of dialogue will also be discussed, as well as some practice editing and revising dialogue.

Scott Evans has taught writing for over 25 years. The author of three “literary” murder mysteries titled Tragic Flaws, First Folio, and Sylvia’s Secret, as well as a collection of Hemingwayesque short stories, Green Seasons, and a coming-of-age novel, The Complex, Evans is also the Editor and Publisher of the Blue Moon Literary & Art Review. His newest novel, The Caribbean Prisoner, published by Clayborne Press, is available via Amazon. Please visit www.scottevansauthor.com to learn more.


The California Writers Club–Sacramento Branch Networking Meeting is held the first Friday of every month at Coco’s Restaurant, 7887 Madison Avenue, Citrus Heights, at the corner of Madison and Sunrise,  starting at 9 a.m.. Meetings are free. Attendees pay for their own breakfast.

Questions? Ask via our Contact page.

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

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