DISCOVERING YOUR NEXT STORY IDEA WITH THE POWER OF “&” with Fonda Lee Writers are often told to ‘write what you know’ as well as ‘write what you want to write’ and of course, ‘be original.’ Tall order! Fonda Lee, author of Zeroboxer, the Exo duology, and the Green Bone Saga, will break down her…
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Portland: What Is a Story For? With Susan DeFreitas
What Is a Story For? With Susan DeFreitas Work, laundry, small children whose dinners we’re supposed to prepare–surely all of them deserve our attention more than the latest novel to have followed us home from Powell’s. But as any reader knows, once you’ve been sucked into a story, you’re along for the ride. Why? Author,…
Salem: Break Glass in Case of Emergency – Tips and Tricks to Disaster-Proof Your Writing, Attitude, and Sales with Devon Monk
Break Glass in Case of Emergency – Tips and Tricks to Disaster-Proof Your Writing, Attitude, and Sales From the quicksand of the blank page, to the jungle of tangled character motivation, to the frozen tundra where once delightful ideas turn into boring poop, we’ll explore tips and tricks that will get you started and keep…
Vancouver: Plot This! How to Use Story Structure to Write Your Story with Daryll Lynne Evans
Plot This! How to Use Story Structure to Write Your Story People, like novels, come in every shape and size, yet no two are exactly alike. But peel back the cover—the skin—and you’ll find that everyone has a remarkably similar skeleton that gives us our shape and structure. Novels (and memoir and short stories!), whatever…
Newport: Taking Flight: The Creative Process with Jan Boal
Taking Flight: The Creative Process Jan Boal, author of Safari for the Soul, will discuss ways to overcome the obstacles that block creativity at the March 17 meeting of Willamette Writers’ Coast Chapter. The free workshop takes place at 2 p.m. at the Newport Public Library. “Taking flight symbolizes risk, joy, freedom, the creative leap,”…
Member News: Valerie J. Brooks Reading at Annie Bloom’s
“Valerie J. Brooks will be celebrating her Portland launch of her femmes-noir REVENGE IN 3 PARTS with a reading and book signing on Thursday, April 25 from 7-8 at Annie Bloom’s Bookstore, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, Oregon. “REVENGE IN 3 PARTS is a swift, seductive, menacing tale of extortion and murder. Like the great…
Corvallis: Alternative Writing Tools with Maren Bradley Anderson
Alternative Writing Tools with Maren Bradley Anderson RESCHEDULED to March 11 due to snow Writing is a physical activity that can present challenges to people with different abilities ranging from those who develop Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI), to those who have visual differences, to those who cannot sit still for long periods (backs and ADHD).…
Mid-Valley Chapter: How to Write a Short Story with Nina Kiriki Hoffman
How to Write a Short Story with Nina Kiriki Hoffman COOK UP SOME SHORT STORY IDEAS! Using random ingredients supplied by the lecturer and brainstorming supplied by everybody, let’s generate ideas, characters, settings, and plots for several stories. Then let’s do some writing and share what we come up with. About Nina Kiriki Hoffman …
YWW Portland: Our Early Spring Break
LOCATION CHANGE FOR MARCH MEETING The Young Willamette Writers will be meeting at a different location on March 5th. We will gather at the Portland Center Stage (128 NW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97209) where the adult meeting will be held. You are welcome to arrive at 6:30 pm if your parents are attending the…
Member News: Don’t Read This Book
DON’T READ THIS BOOK. It’s a book you should read … about a book you shouldn’t read. Vampires, werewolves, golems, necromancers, and a high speed chase through the UK and France to the catacombs under Paris, all center around a writer trying to keep her manuscript out of the wrong hands. Magdalena Wallace is the…