Tony N. Todaro Yesterday the GLAWS monthly event was a memorial for its President and Co-Founder, Tony N. Todaro. It was held at the Venice Pubic Library to a packed room. There were several speakers, starting with the host of …
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, …
People have this image of a writer spending his time locked up in his basement typing away. And while there is a lot of that – personally, sitting at my desk in the corner of my bedroom underneath my “My …
As I have been mentioning, my critique group has now gone over my entire script for my second steampunk story. I’ve gotten a lot of good feedback, both in the Zoom meetings and in written notes. At 165 pages, I …
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. …
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 …
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, …
The California Creative Writer’s Conference continued through the week and ended yesterday. In addition to more great panels, there was an Editor Happy hour. This was an informal Zoom gathering where attendees could speak and ask questions of editors Deanna …
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, …