Vancouver
Online: Finding The Mystery In The Heart Of Your Novel with Kelly Garrett
onlineFinding The Mystery In The Heart Of Your Novel Every book is a mystery, but not every novel is a whodunit. What can you learn from analyzing a traditional mystery to add depth to your story, regardless of genre? We'll look at the building blocks of a classic mystery, from clues to red herrings,…
Online: Publishing Options with Linda Stirling
Online Portland, OR, United StatesA Box of Chocolates – How to Wisely Pick Your Flavor of Publishing - Linda Stirling Your Valentine’s Day chocolates all looked yummy, but unless they were labeled (or you used the trick Linda's kid sister employed of sticking a fingernail in the bottom of each one to find her favorites) you won’t know which…
Online: Write Crime with Kim Fielding
Online Portland, OR, United StatesThe Right Way to Write Crime with Kim Fielding Sooner or later, many of our characters are going to come in contact with the criminal justice system. Get a crash course on the U.S. criminal justice system with special emphasis on subjects authors often get wrong — or need to take special care with. Leave…
Melissa Hart – Write & Publish Your Memoir
Online Portland, OR, United StatesWhat a Long Strange Trip It's Been: How to Write & Publish Your Memoir Are you ready to honor your life stories by putting them on the page? In this lively and supportive workshop, you'll learn how to choose a theme and/or era around which to shape a personal essay or book-length memoir. You'll explore…
Join Jan Bono with Chicken Soup for Everyone!
Online Portland, OR, United StatesJoin Jan Bono with Chicken Soup for Everyone! Writing for a popular anthology like Chicken Soup for the Soul is a great way to gather some publishing credits. Chicken Soup stories are a “known brand.” Being one of their authors carries some clout with agents, publishers, and readers. Jan will happily share her “tips and…
Vancouver Chapter Meeting
Everything You Need to Know About Writing in 2022, the WW Vancouver Chapter Edition. Join Vancouver Willamette Writer co-chairs Rebekah Postupak and Tiffany Dickinson to kick off summer with a writerly bang: come and share the best and worst writing advice you’ve been given, the best and worst writing books you’ve read, the best and…
Writer’s Fair at the Willamette Writers Conference!
Crowne Plaza Hotel 1441 Ne 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR, United StatesAre you a writer? Come find your community at the Writer's Fair at the Willamette Writers Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel this August 4th from 6-8PM. Free and open to the public. Meet writing organizations, ask questions, get tips, and try out new writing tools. You'll network with writers from every genre, with diverse…
2022 Willamette Writers Conference
Transform Your Writing Life August 3-7, 2022 at the 56th annual Willamette Writers Conference! Join us to find your writing community, develop your craft and expand your career -- both in-person and online this year. At the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Portland, Oregon and at your own computer screen, you'll find workshops, keynotes, critiques and…
Vancouver Hybrid: Plotting Techniques with Alan E. Rose
"Plotting Techniques: Finding the story you want to tell, and then deciding how best to tell it." NOTE: New location - Cascade Community Park Library, 600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98684 This is a hybrid meeting: both online and in-person. Zoom details below. Doors open at 6PM, presentation begins at 6:15PM Most stories have…
Hybrid Vancouver: Storytelling with Leslie Slape
Cascade Park Library 600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA, United StatesVWW presents Playwright Leslie Slape on Storytelling We hope you’ll join the Vancouver Chapter of Willamette Writers Monday, October 17, 2022 (doors open at 6:00PM, meeting starts at 6:15PM) as we welcome award-winning journalist, storyteller, and emerging playwright, Leslie Slape. This will be a hybrid meeting so you can join us in person, or on…