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: Kickstarter with Russell Nohelty
Online Portland, OR, United StatesCorvallis and Coast Chapters present Russell Nohelty - Fund Your Book with Kickstarter Kickstarter is a cruel mistress. On one hand, it's given creatives the ability to launch products directly to their audience. On the other, the competition is fierce, and launching a successful project gets harder each and every day. Even worse, every minute you…
Young Willamette Writers Join Eric Shanower
Online Portland, OR, United StatesYoung Willamette Writers Presents Eric Shanower About Eric Shanower Eric Shanower is the award-winning cartoonist of the graphic novel series Age of Bronze (Image Comics), retelling the story of the Trojan War. With cartoonist Skottie Young, he adapted six of L. Frank Baum’s Oz books to a series of New York Times best-selling graphic novels (Marvel Comics).…
Online: Literary Agent Eric Smith
Looking for Representation in All The Right Places with Agent & Young Adult Author Eric Smith Researching agents and finding the perfect fit can feel a little daunting. It's almost like looking for a job, when the reality is you're trying to find someone who will work for YOU. Who will be on your team,…
Online: Screenwriters Happy Hour
Online Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us for Screenwriters Happy Hour! All are welcome! Join us to network with your colleagues and touch base with old friends. Sign up below to receive log-in details to join the conversation. See you there! #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in…
YWW Southern: Jadie Jones on Villains
Grants Pass LibraryYoung Willamette Writers In-Person in Southern Oregon and Online! It’s Not Just the Hero’s Journey: How to Craft a Villain to Believe In - Casey Dunn (pen name: Jadie Jones) It takes two to tango. In the same way, it also takes two to drive a story: your protagonist, and what – often who -…
Online: Literary Agent Carlisle K. Webber
Query Workshop with Carlisle K. Webber Writing 85,000 words is easy. Writing a 250-word query letter to describe those 85,000 words is hard. On March 15th at 7PM, literary agent Carlisle Webber will join our combined Portland & Salem Chapter meeting to show you how to make your query letter stand out while still looking…
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…
Online: World-changing Stories with Rivera Sun
Online Portland, OR, United StatesAuthor Rivera Sun - Explores How Writers Call People to Action: Stories for a Changing World Tumultuous times draw out the heroic in the most unlikely candidates, but where do human beings find the roadmaps as they contemplate their own hero’s journey? Author/activist Rivera Sun believes that writers are uniquely suited to provide them. Join the…
Online: Young Willamette Writers with Armin Tolentino
Online Portland, OR, United StatesArmin Tolentino With Young Willamette Writers and Beaverton City Library Clark County Poet Laureate Armin Tolentino joins YWW and Beaverton City Library for our April 2nd virtual meeting from 10-11 am. Armin Tolentino is the author of the poetry collection We Meant to Bring It Home Alive (Alternating Current Press). As a kid, his favorite…