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Online Corvallis: Reviewing Books with Karen Eisenbrey
Willamette Writers on the River present Why Review Other Authors’ Books? This meeting is online only. Author Karen Eisenbrey aims to review every book she reads, though she is not a professional reviewer. She will share what goes into a review and the benefits of this practice, not only for the authors reviewed but for…
Hybrid Eugene and Southern Oregon: Diverse Characters with Diana Nadeau
Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, ORCreating Diverse Characters with Integrity with Diana Nadeau Character development is key to great writing. And honoring diversity is key to life. So, how do we put the two together and enter into creating characters that represent diverse communities with integrity and without causing harm to those very same community members? We do it with…
Salem: Self-Publishing Basics with Chris Patchell
Salem Public Library 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR, United StatesWillamette Writers Salem Presents: Book Publishing Basics: How to Navigate the Amazon Jungle This meeting is in-person in Salem. No Zoom. Ever wonder what it takes to publish your book on Amazon? Join USA Today Best Selling Author, Chris Patchell, for a step-by-step look through the process. Learn what you’ll need to prepare in advance…
Hybrid YWW North: Speed Story
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Young Willamette Writers Presents Speed Story with Eric Witchey Mastering the craft of fiction requires study and practice in the same way that mastering the game of Chess requires study and practice. Practicing cognitive study and intuitive development enhances skill. To develop cognitive understanding, Chess masters play thousands of games, study repeating patterns on the…
Coast: Book Banning and Censorship with Laura Kimberly
Newport Public Library 35 NW Nye Street, Newport, ORWillamette Writers Coast Presents Book Banning and Censorship with Laura Kimberly Join us in-person (only) on Saturday, March 18 from 2:00 pm-3:30 pm in the McEntee Meeting Room of the Newport Public Library, Many books are banned and challenged today. A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based on the objections of…
Hybrid Vancouver: Memoir – A Different Approach with Alan Rose
Cascade Park Library 600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA, United StatesWillamette Writers Vancouver presents Memoir: A Different Approach with Alan Rose People often find writing a memoir to be daunting—Where to begin? How to tell my story? What is my story? This one-hour interactive workshop offers an alternative to the memoir as a chronological narrative, presenting an approach that identifies and distills significant moments that helped define…
Hybrid Eugene: Writing and Rewriting with Dante Zúñiga-West
Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, ORWillamette Writers Eugene Presents Writing and Rewriting with Dante Zúñiga-West Good writing is rewriting. While it’s romantic to think the first draft of a writer’s work can be a perfect rendition, purely sourced from a fresh imaginative state, this simply isn’t the case. Good writing is rewriting because effective storytelling requires acute attention to detail.…
Salem: Write What You Know- Or Don’t with Deni Starr
Salem Public Library 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR, United StatesWillamette Writers Salem Presents Write What You Know - Or Don't - with Deni Starr This meeting is in-person only. Join us on Saturday, April 1st, from 10-12, in Anderson Room A at the Salem Public Library. Award-winning author Deni Starr shares her theories on making your fiction credible and interesting while also having fun…
Hybrid YWW North: Revision with Jessie Kwak
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Young Willamette Writers Portland Presents Revision with Jessie Kwak About Jessie Kwak Jessie Kwak has always lived in imaginary lands, from Arrakis and Ankh-Morpork to Earthsea, Tatooine, and now Portland, Oregon. When she's not writing, she can be found sewing, mountain biking, or out exploring new worlds both at home and abroad. She is the…
Hybrid Portland: Cats on the Keyboard with Mollie Hunt
Willamette Writers Portland Presents Cats on the Keyboard: Cats and Cat Writing with Mollie Hunt Join us Tuesday evening, April 4th at 7:00 pm at 1336 NW Flanders St Portland to hear Mollie Hunt talk about writing and publishing cozy cat mysteries. Cat writing—it’s a thing. But writing an animal hero can be more than…