This is a blog I wish I didn’t have to write.  The writing community lost a dear friend this week.  Tony N. Todaro, cofounder and president of the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society passed away this past Tuesday, December 12th, …

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The Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference Two weeks ago, was the GLAWC, after which I was too brain-dead to write it up.  The following week I wrote about Karl Lembke’s memorial.  So now, here is my overview of the conference. …

The Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference Read more »

Setting up and tearing down conference rooms all through the three-day weekend at the Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference.  PHYSICALLY TIRED. Stuffing my brain with writing knowledge.  MENTALLY TIRED. Saying goodbye at Karl Lembkey’s memorial.  EMOTIONALLY TIRED. Normal blog will …

My Brain Hurts Read more »

It started Saturday morning at 6:00 am.  I was on kitchen staff at church making breakfast burritos for the woman’s conference the way we make them at the men’s monthly breakfasts.  Hey, women need burritos, too.  Luckily, I’m ¼ Mexican, …

Busy Weekend Read more »

In GLAWS there is always a lot of talk about different paths to publishing:  Traditional, Indi, Self-Publishing, Print-on-Demand, Kindle, etc.  Ways of getting you work out there have become more diverse.  Self-publishing used to be known as vanity publishing, but …

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Thinking about the Writers Conference two weeks ago, I am reminded of something else I’m grateful to have learned about through GLAWS.  But first, I need to backtrack a bit. Back when I was at the USC School of Cinema/Television, …

Stringing the Story Along Read more »

Yesterday was the end of the Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference for 2021. One full weekend of panels, followed by a week of panels in the afternoon, followed by another Saturday of panels. Since we are still holding the conference …

How do you get to Canterlot Hall? Read more »

My wife, Kris, in building her website business http://www.civicsitedesign.com/ (she does my website and is my IT department) has collected many books on entrepreneurship and self-improvement.  One of them is “Letting go of Your Bananas:  How to Become More Successful …

Sometimes You have to let go – Even if They are Not Bananas. Read more »

The Digital Authors/BCX Writer Conference ended yesterday.  It was eight days long, starting last Saturday and Sunday, during the weekdays in the evenings and most of yesterday.  It can be exhausting, but it is well worth the education.  I skipped …

Another 15 Minutes of Fame, part two Read more »