Poetry of Place, and Handling Submissions Please join us on November 25th, from 6:30-8:30PM at our Willamette Writers on the River Chapter Meeting! In the first part of the program, Williams will address poetry of place with a discussion of how natural and constructed landscapes affect our identities and shape our writing. This workshop will…
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Vancouver: Writing Your Passion with Stephanie Feldstein
Writing Your Passion Don’t just write what you know – write what you love. We all have hobbies, curiosities, and passions beyond the page. These things are more than just what we do when we’re not writing. They’re the pieces that create the puzzle of who we are and what motivates us. Instead of seeing…
Newport: How to Write a Mystery with Ron Lovell
How to Write a Mystery Gleneden Beach author Ron Lovell, author of the Thomas Martindale and Lorenzo Madrid mystery series, will take time off from “who done it” to show “how he does it” at the Nov. 17 meeting of Willamette Writers coast chapter. The free workshop takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. at…
YWW Southern Oregon: Jadie Jones
It’s Not Just the Hero’s Journey: How to Craft a Villain to Believe In Our next meeting at the Library in Grants Pass (200 NW C St, Grants Pass, OR 97526) from 10:30 am – noon will be held on Saturday, Nov. 16th. We’ll continue meeting there on the third Saturday of the month at…
Eugene: Monsters Are Needy: How to Feed and Nurture Your Bad Guys with Erick Mertz
Monsters Are Needy: How to Feed and Nurture Your Bad Guys LOCATION: Tsunami Books in Eugene, Doors open at 6:30PM Well-crafted villains are an integral part of writing across all genres. What most writers miss, however, is just how needy their story’s antagonist really is. In this presentation we will explore bad guys and villains…
Salem: Maren Bradley Anderson
Alternative Writing Tools We are now meeting at the Scottish Rite Center on the First Wednesday of the month. So a change in place and date! 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,…
Portland: Jennifer Lauck
Plot: not everything needs a happily-ever-after Let’s go back to basics with an immersive conversation about plot on Tuesday, November 5th at the United Church of Christ in downtown Portland (doors open at 6:30PM). As we watch the news in our own country, right now, do we know what plot we’re in? Who is the…
YWW Portland: Emily Suvada
Twists and bombshells and cliffhangers, oh my! New, permanent time and place for Young Willamette Writers! Saturday, November 2, at 1:00 at the Bridgeport Village Barnes & Noble bookstore. Join me for a workshop on story structure that dives beyond beats and focuses on pacing and tension to find ways to make your story compelling…
Willamette Writers Author Signing: Holly Manno
Holly Manno will be signing books at booth 64 at the Portland Book Festival on November 9th. As Holly says: The worlds between pages have long been a respite for me. After a long career in technology, I lost my job and decided to follow my passion. I imagined writing a book and completed my…
Willamette Writers Author Signing: Laura Lee Scott
Laura Lee Scott will be signing books at booth 64 at the Portland Book Festival on November 9th. Laura Lee Scott has worked as a pro writer, ghostwriter, editor, publisher, and graphic designer for over 25 years, and has authored three empowering, award-winning picture books: THE SANTA SWITCH, A TRIP FOR MRS. CLAUS, and ONE…