Poet Kathleen Lynch is known for her ability to find the extraordinary in the ordinary and has written moving poems on such topics as crabgrass and breakfast. She will discuss finding sources of inspiration, even in the mundane details of everyday life; using humor in poetry; and the process of writing a poem from the …
Plucked from Air and Error: Finding the Poem That Waits to be Written Read More »
What do writing and wishing have in common? Plenty, according to Noelle Oxenhandler, our February speaker and author of the memoir, The Wishing Year. Part memoir, part history, and part metaphysical journey, The Wishing Year is Oxenhandler’s chronicle of her year of putting it out there, a concept familiar to writers who experience their own …
How long does it take to write an award-winning novel? One year? Ten? Alice Wilson-Fried spent seven years crafting her debut novel, Outside Child. Laurel Anne Hill wrote her award-winning Heroes Arise in seven months. Were these authors’ successful approaches to writing different, or the same? Laurel Ann Hill grew up in San Francisco, with …
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Lecture: Janis Cooke Newman This is terrain historical novelist Janis Cooke Newman knows well. Her novel, Mary, about Mary Todd Lincoln, was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist and #3 on the Bay Area Best Seller List in 2006. Janis will explore the unique challenge writers of historical fiction face, and share her personal …
Putting it All Together: How to Research, Write and Market Historical Fiction Read More »
Penny Warner, author of over fifty books for adults and children, including The Official Nancy Drew Handbook, will share the secrets of her success with us at the October 18 lunch meeting. Penny’s unique take on the writing life is summed up in her topic, “Nancy Drew’s Guide to Surviving – and – Thriving! as …
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What are publishers really looking for these days, and how can you gain a competitive edge? What makes a query letter or book proposal grab an editor’s attention? Inquiring writers want to know and savvy editors and agents have the answers. Join us on Saturday, September 20 as we kick off our new year with …
