Young 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 –…
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Online: Write Crime with Kim Fielding
The 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…
Join Jan Bono with Chicken Soup for Everyone!
Join Jan Bono with Chicken Soup for Everyone! Writing for a popular anthology like Chicken Soup for the Soul is a great way to gather some publishing credits. Chicken Soup stories are a “known brand.” Being one of their authors carries some clout with agents, publishers, and readers. Jan will happily share her “tips and…
Young Willamette Writers Join Eric Shanower
Young 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).…
Vancouver Hybrid: Plotting Techniques with Alan E. Rose
“Plotting Techniques: Finding the story you want to tell, and then deciding how best to tell it.” NOTE: New location – Cascade Community Park Library, 600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98684 This is a hybrid meeting: both online and in-person. Zoom details below. Doors open at 6PM, presentation begins at 6:15PM Most stories have…
Online: Publishing Options with Linda Stirling
A 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: Nastashia Minto on Through the Voice of The Emotions
Nastashia Minto – Through The Voice of The Emotions Author Nastashia Minto will discuss how emotions move through your being and how you use them to simultaneously create texture, depth, and movement on the page. By doing so, not only can you enrich your writing, but also release them from your body. Join your…
Young Willamette Writers With Ryane Nicole Granados
Young Willamette Writers Join Ryane Nicole Granados Our next Young Willamette Writers virtual meeting is on February 5, 2022. We’re so excited to have Ryane Nicole Granados join us! About Ryane Nicole Granados Ryane Nicole Granados is a Los Angeles native whose writing finds its roots in her love of community and her…
Online: Kickstarter with Russell Nohelty
Corvallis 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…
Online: Brian W. Parker on Diversity in Sci-Fi & Fantasy World Building
Diversity in Fantasy & Sci-Fi World Building How to include culture and equity in your world build The worlds of fantasy and sci-fi have suffered from a lack of diversity for many decades, despite the wonderful contributions of authors like Gene Roddenberry, Octavia Butler, N.K. Jemisin and Ursula K. LeGuin. This problem has seen some…