Hillsboro
Hybrid Hillsboro: Crafting Inclusion Without Stereotypes
Hillsboro Brookwood Library 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWillamette Writers Hillsboro Presents Crafting Inclusion Without Stereotypes Want to include people struggling with mental health, ADHD, Autism, and more in your writing, but don’t know how to do it respectfully? Join your Willamette Writers Hillsboro Chapter online and in-person with J. Komp on May 9th at 6:30 PM (doors open at 6:15 PM) for…
Hybrid Hillsboro: The Power of Themes
Hillsboro Brookwood Library 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWillamette Writers Hillsboro Chapter Presents Exploring the Power of Themes with Fran McReynolds This meeting is online and in-person. Themes are a fundamental component of impactful writing that engages the reader. In written and oral storytelling, a theme adds strength to our narrative. For writers, themes provide guidance. Themes can help determine what to include…
Hybrid Hillsboro: Beginnings with Linda Needham
Willamette Writers Hillsboro Chapter Presents Beginnings with Linda Needham "Where Do I Begin?" you ask. That's always an author's first question, whether it's coming up with an idea or theme to write about, or plotting and organizing their story, or knowing where in the storyline to start Chapter One. There are many places to begin.…
Hybrid Hillsboro: First Page Critique
Hillsboro Brookwood Library 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWillamette Writers Hillsboro Chapter Presents First Page Critique This meeting is online and in-person. Please read for topic changes! Presentation change: It's time for the First Page Critique! Join us in-person or online to talk about your first page. If you are coming in-person, please bring five copies of your work you would like to…
Hybrid Hillsboro: Filter Words with Avis M. Adams
Hillsboro Brookwood Library 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWillamette Writers Hillsboro Presents Filter Words with Avis M. Adams Are you revising? Thinking about how to make your work better? Join Avis M. Adams at the Hillsboro Brookwood Library (2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97124) on Tuesday, November 14 at 6:30 PM (doors open at 6:15) for a discussion of filter words. This…
Hybrid Hillsboro: Publish Yourself with Dale Ivan Smith
Hillsboro Brookwood Library 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR, United StatesThis meeting is online and in-person. Wondering about Self-Publishing? You've come to the right place! Join author Dale Ivan Smith at the Brookwood Library in Hillsboro or online on January 9th at 6:15PM (doors open at 6PM) as we dive into self-publishing. We'll discuss everything from Amazon to editing and formatting and reaching readers. Bring your…
Online Hillsboro: Resistance and Existence Narratives with Rivera Sun
Breathing Space: Writing Narratives Carve Out Sanctuaries of Existence & Resistance This meeting is online only. Join Author/Activist Rivera Sun on February 13 at 6:15PM (Zoom room opens at 6PM), online only, for a conversation about how writers carve out space for existence, creating story-based sanctuaries that can heal, liberate, and empower. From LGBTQ2S+ to…
Hybrid Hillsboro: Plotting a Story Roadmap with Erin Riha
Plotting a Story Roadmap with Erin Riha Do you have a great premise for a book but don’t know how to get from start to finish? Erin Riha knows how to help! In this workshop, we’ll cover what makes for a great story, including basic story structure, the major plot points, and pacing. Then, we’ll…
Hybrid Hillsboro: Worldbuilding with Brian W. Parker
Hillsboro Brookwood Library 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR, United StatesThe worlds of fantasy and sci-fi have suffered from a lack of diversity for many decades, despite the wonderful contributions of authors like Gene Roddenberry, Octavia Butler, N.K. Jemisin and Ursula K. LeGuin. This problem has seen some major strides in recent years, and yet some authors are still unsure of how to be more…
Online Hillsboro: It’s critique time!
Hillsboro Chapter Presents It’s critique time! Online: This meeting is online only. Register for the meeting here. On the day of the meeting, a Zoom link will be sent to your email. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrdeisrD8pGdHG9wjYcg9yLM4VtfWZpurx By request, the Hillsboro chapter of Willamette Writers will host an online critique session. Whether you wish to share an excerpt of…