Category Archives: Writing

Mid-Summer Reading List

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There are no days of leisure this summer for me to thumb through paper books or kindle books engaged in the act of actually reading with my eyes. So this summer has been, and will continue to be, an audio-book … Continue reading

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Results of Author Poll

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This is from a poll taken of mostly romance writers. As you probably know, romance books are a very dominant force in the publishing market. As you may or may not know, there are some very powerful stories published in … Continue reading

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Workshop: Geeks and Gamers’ Guide to Worldbuilding

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Date July 6–19th, 2015 Instructor Eilis Flynn Cost RWA San Diego Chapter members: $15 Non-members: $20 Register at http://rwasd.com/training/index.html No matter what you’re writing, you have to make your readers believe in the world you’re writing about. Comic books and … Continue reading

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Contempoary Romance Writers Hosts Pitch Contest for Editors from Harlequin Presents 

Date: June 24, 2015 Guests/Judges: Editors Carly Byrne & Pippa Roscoe, Harlequin Presents Fee: FREE! Eligibility: The pitch contest is open to everyone – CRW members or non-members. But CRW invites non-members to consider joining its RWA chapter so you don’t miss out on … Continue reading

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Audio Book Creators Reveal Their Secrets

A SoCal MWA Luncheon SUNDAY MAY 17 11:30-2 at the fabulous TAM O’SHANTER Award-winning audio book narrators and producers tell tales of the making of best-sellers, the surprising differences between acting and narrating, and how best to tailor your writing for … Continue reading

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Write a Poem a Day in April

April is National Poetry Month, and writers and aspiring writers are encouraged to join many others (experienced and beginner poets) in the exciting free challenge: the 2015 April Poem-A-Day (PAD) Challenge. Each day’s poems will be judged by a top … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Area NaNoWriMo Write-Ins

For those of you in the Los Angeles area that enjoy the NaNoWriMo process (NaNoWriMo is short for “National Novel Writing Month” and is best known for its November event in which thousands of writers pledge to draft a 50,000-word … Continue reading

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MWA Announces 2015 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominees

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Mystery Writers of America has now announced the Nominees for the 2015 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2014. The Edgar® Awards will be presented to the winners at our 69th … Continue reading

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I Want to Write a Scene that Takes Place Here

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This image comes from the Rosetta Spacecraft and is a shot of a portion of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Look at those cliffs, standing tall in a vacuum on a body no bigger than Manhattan, and imagine standing at the base. What could … Continue reading

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Secondary Characters: More Than Just a Pretty Face

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by Melissa Snark In literature, the majority of characters fall into one of three categories: Primary: the hero, the heroine, the protagonist, the antagonist. Secondary: the hero’s best friend, wife, boss, sister or brother, mother or father. Fringe: the mailman, … Continue reading

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