Good day, writer! Join us online for coffee and conversation at 8AM on Tuesday mornings. All writers, 18 and up, are welcome to join us to talk about writing, including successes, rejections, and a million other topics. This group is warm, welcoming, and here for you! Click the link to register and join us online:…

Willamette Writers Portland A Publishing Primer for Anxious Authors by Laura Stanfill Laura Stanfill has always worried about her authors’ worries, as the publisher of Forest Avenue Press. But in 2022, when her debut novel came out with Lanternfish Press, she had to navigate those fears and bumps in the road as the creator of…

Willamette Writers Salem presents Eric Witchey Character Psychology, Arcs, Suspense, and Tension When I asked the Willamette Writers Salem Chapter what topic their membership might like me to present, they responded, “Character development and arcs are important. Suspense and tension are always good.” My first thought was, “Those are all related. Why not show how…

Good day, writer! Join us online for coffee and conversation at 10AM on Saturday mornings. All writers, 18 and up, are welcome to join us to talk about writing, including successes, rejections, and a million other topics. This group is warm, welcoming, and here for you! Click the link to register and join us online:…

Young Willamette Writers presents Plotting and Planning with Jared Agard Jared Agard is an author/illustrator from Beaverton, OR. His first novel, Dread Watch, was released on September 1st, 2021. Dread Watch is a middle-grade novel about a boy who gets stuck in an old pocket watch with a ghost who feeds on his fear. Jared…