California Writers Club Marin

01/21/2023

We will be closing down this page soon and opening in a new location — https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089567080279

If you're interested, please follw us there.

10/12/2020

Join us October 25 for Kerry Schafer on ‘Creating Life-like Characters with a Little Help from Psychology and Personality Testing’

In this entertaining and interactive class (at least as interactive as zoom allows!) I’ll share my secrets for using elements of psychology and Myers-Briggs Personality Typing to create characters…

06/27/2020

Join us on Sunday @ 2pm for Linda Joy Myers on 'The Magic of Memoir.'

Here's the Zoom link —
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86249626335?pwd=aCt2OHRjSitoZ0Q0NnFKT1RnOWxDQT09
[Password: 075913]

Here is the Zoom link for Sunday’s presentation: Password: 075913 Here are three handouts: Turning Points — Creating the Spine of Your Memoir Timeline The Magic of Scenes in your Memoir When …

06/03/2020

CWC Marin author John Byrne Barry is hosting three online book talks this month, as part of "Reimagine: Life, Loss, & Love," a worldwide virtual festival exploring death and celebrating life.

— June 6 (Saturday) 11 am-noon PST
— June 10 (Wednesday) 5-6 pm PST
— June 14 (Sunday) 4-5 pm PST

He will read from his novel, "When I Killed My Father: An Assisted-Suicide Family Thriller" and lead a discussion about end-of-life concerns. Plus stories, jokes, Q & A, book giveaways.

RSVP here for Zoom link: https://johnbyrnebarry.com/events/

05/06/2020

If you've even considered an audiobook, this Saturday's BAIPA meeting, presented by Becky Parker Geist and Pro Audio Voices, would be a great first step.

https://baipa.org/ee-events/audio-production-marketing/

05/03/2020

Check out this interview with "plot whisperer" Martha Alderson, who will be presenting for the CWC Marin on May 24. (RSVP @ http://cwcmarin.com/rsvp.)

Martha Alderson, MA, has been exploring and writing about plot and creativity for more than thirty years, and helping writers develop plot and structure, character transformation and change. Author…

04/15/2020

David Corbett on ‘Creating Compelling Stories with Three-Dimensional Characters and Four-Corner Conflict’

We are thrilled to welcome back David Corbett, one of the best writing teachers around, to present “Creating Compelling Stories with Three-Dimensional Characters and Four-Corner Conflict& #822…

03/21/2020

Dear CWC Members & Friends, We’re moving our meeting online this Sunday. Here are Instructions on How to Join Us. Writing is rewriting—we’ve heard that so many times, it’s lost its …

03/19/2020

Join us for a FREE online video conference March 22 on Zoom at 2 pm. Author and CWC Marin webmaster John Byrne Barry will present "Rewrite Right! 22 Ways to Make Your Book Better"

https://cwcmarin.com/

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/2xQzWSG

02/28/2020

Last Sunday, we were delighted to host Ruth Schwartz, a.k.a. the Wonderlady, a.k.a. the Book Midwife, as she presented “Best Practices for Self-Publishing with KDP and IngramSpark.” Here are ten takeaways from her presentation.

http://cwcmarin.com/ten-takeaways-from-ruth-schwartzs-presentation-on-self-publishing-with-kdp-and-ingramspark/

02/09/2020

If you're thinking about self-publishing, there’s a lot of learn and no better person to learn from than Ruth Schwartz, book midwife and self-publishing consultant. She’ll be presenting on February 23 at 2 pm.

If you’re thinking about self-publishing, there’s a lot of learn and no better person to learn from than Ruth Schwartz, book midwife and self-publishing consultant. She’ll be presenting on Fe…