The Universal Grammar of Story Hazel Denheart will present a brief overview of her Universal Grammar of Story: the three primal forces drawing each writer into their stories, the role of emotional and intuitive thinking in writing, the core theories of structure and timing, and the role of mythology in stories. About Hazel Denhart Dr.…
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Corvallis: The Universal Grammar of Story with Hazel Denhart
The Universal Grammar of Story The author, Hazel Denhart will provide a brief overview of the Universal Grammar of Story: the three primal forces drawing each writer into their story, the role of emotional and intuitive thinking in writing, the core theories of structure and timing, and the role of mythology in stories. About Hazel…
Vancouver: Using Poetry to Heighten Your Prose with Armin Tolentino
Using Poetry to Heighten Your Prose Sometimes drip coffee can use a shot of espresso. How can short stories and novels benefit from the concentrated, distilled nature of poetry? Poet Armin Tolentino will share ideas for how prose writers can utilize elements of poetic craft to sharpen imagery, shape the work’s sonic atmosphere, and inspire…
Member News: Lake Oswego author at Barnes & Noble Bridgeport
Riley Costello will be signing copies of her novel, Waiting at Hayden’s, and modeling some of its shoppable fashions at the Bridgeport Barnes & Noble in Tigard on Saturday, July 6 at 12:00 noon. She Reads recently named Waiting at Hayden’s a “best beach read”. Fox News says it is “flipping the script on traditional…
Corvallis: Willamette Writers on the River presents June Open Mic
Willamette Writers on the River presents June Open Mic Reading your work or work-in-progress gives you the opportunity to hear and to be heard. Does the audience sigh? Do they gasp? Do they laugh outright? Does the page read smoothly for you? In other words, does your writing bring the audience into your experience successfully?…
Vancouver: Inside the Life of a (Mostly) Traditionally Published Author with Curtis C. Chen
Inside the Life of a (Mostly) Traditionally Published Author with Curtis C. Chen What does it take to get a novel published by one of the “Big Five” houses in New York? What are some of the highs and lows along that path? And what do you do when the way forward is unclear? Curtis…
Newport: Write and Publish Fierce with Sage Cohen
Write and Publish Fierce Want to make 2019 your most productive writing year yet? Want to become more authentic and authoritative in your work? At the June 16 meeting of Willamette Writers’ Coast Chapter, author Sage Cohen will offer her success strategies for managing time, energy, fear, failure, deadlines, and the bothersome inner editor. The…
Member News: Portland Author Launches New Mystery Series
Portland author Kay Jennings is so excited to announce the publication of her debut mystery novel, Shallow Waters. Her story is set on the southern coast of Oregon, and while it is a stand-alone book, Jennings is planning a 3-part series. Shallow Waters is available at Ingram and Amazon, and at bookstores and libraries throughout…
Salem: Visibility and Book Sales: Marketing Your Small Press Book with John Sibley Williams
Visibility and Book Sales: Marketing Your Small Press Book This meeting is on the second Tuesday of the month, in Anderson Room A. With over 800 books per day published in the US alone, publicity for small press books has never been more necessary…and more difficult. The goal of “Visibility and Book Sales: Marketing Your…
Waking The Dead by Kerry Blaisdell
Five stars from The Paranormal Romance Guild and others! Hyacinth always assumed dying would simplify her life. But when her new boss Archangel Michael sends her to Germany to retrieve a relic coveted by Satan, all Hell breaks loose. Literally. Waking the Dead by Kerry Blaisdell, the sequel to RITA®-, Booksellers Best- and Royal Palm-nominated…