What I’m learning along the path to becoming a writer.
With the pandemic shutdown, some of our critique groups have gone on hiatus and others have disbanded. But the pandemic has also showed us new opportunities. Just as we have had successful Special Speaker Events and a whole Writers Conference …
Critique Groups are a Coming, There’s Dancing Tonight Read more »
Back when Kris and I attended Quattro University, co-founder and entrepreneur Cheri Tree once said there is no such thing as a self-made millionaire. The true is same for writers. It starts with all those English teachers you had in …
As you may have heard, the L.A. Times Festival of Book will be virtual this year. https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/ Beginning October 18th, it will go on for four weeks. The Greater Los Angeles Writers Society has had a booth there for years. …
Coming Soon to a Virtual of Festival of Books Near You. Read more »
Its been a busy week, but a great week. The West Coast Writers Conference was not only the weekend of Friday, August 7th through Sunday, August 9th, but went through the entire following week and ended Saturday, August 15th. That’s …
I spent this weekend at the West Coast Writers Conference – virtually. It was a new experience for all of us. There were a few technical glitches, but it all went pretty well. There was a lot to learn. I’m …
I have been to over a dozen writers conferences, volunteering at most of them. I have done everything from stuffing swag bags to assisting in sound. This Friday, August 7th, is the start of the 26th Greater Los Angeles Writers …
This week I wrote an emotional scene featuring my protagonist’s mentor. My good guys had just been through a harrowing fight scene with my bad guy, then through a miscommunication, my protagonist almost loses a limb. Afterwards, in the calm …
Last week I wrote that my goal would be to write 3,000 words a week until my novel was done. I actually wrote 3,444 words. Not bad consider we were dealing with a roach problem at the time. Who wants …
Tonight I am finishing my ten straight days away from work. It was a great vacation. I didn’t go anywhere, there’s no where to go right now. But I got up late every day, wrote and reached my goal of …
20,000 words (and one Star Destroyer) under the belt. Read more »
I had four events scheduled in April, all of them were cancelled. So, I’ve just been accumulating vacation time at work. With the 4th of July coming up I thought I’d take a week off and have ten straight days …