June 8 Chapter Meeting

Morning Workshop:

Ann Cleeland
“What, Who, Why You, When and Where: Five Things to Ask Yourself before Querying”

Afternoon Speaker:

Elizabeth Boyle
“Moving Out of Your Comfort Zone”

June Online Class

June 10 – July 7

“Pitching”
with Laura Drake
Click HERE for more information.

July 13 Chapter Meeting

Morning Workshop:

Conference Prep
“Practice Your Pitch”

Afternoon Speaker:

Carolyn Jewel
“To Be Announced”

July Online Class

July 15 – July 28*

“Getting Your 15 Minutes”
with Susan Palmquist
Click HERE for more information.

*Note this class is a two week course and runs through RWA National Conference
in Atlanta July 17 – 21

August 10 Chapter Meeting

Morning Workshop:

Laura Drake
“Bleeding on the Page: Writing Emotion”

Afternoon Speaker:

TBD
“To Be Announced”

August Online Class

August 12 – September 8

“Symbols”
with Marcy Weydemuller
Click HERE for more information.

September 14 Chapter Meeting

Morning Workshop:

Melissa Cutler
“Making Grammar Work for Your Voice”

Afternoon Speaker:

Catherine Bybee
“From Rejection to the New York Times”

September Online Class

September 16 – October 13

“Talking Back to Your Brain”
with Susan and Harry Squires
Click HERE for more information.

October 12 Chapter Meeting
(This meeting takes place at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Brea rather than the normal meeting place at the Brea Community Center. More information will be available on the web site as the date gets closer!)

BIRTHDAY BASH : “Contests, Prizes, Critiques and More!”

Special Guest Speakers:

Victoria Dahl
“To Be Announced”

Afternoon Speaker:

TBA
“To Be Announced”

October Online Class

October 14 – November 10

“Preparing for Contests”
with Nancy Farrier
Click HERE for more information

November 09 Chapter Meeting

Morning Workshop:

Beth Yarnall
“Making Description Work Hard for You”

Afternoon Speaker:

Debra Mullins
“To Be Announced

November Online Class

November 11 – December 8

“Writing the Regency Romance”
with Shannon Donnelly
Click HERE for more information.

December 14 Chapter Meeting

Morning Workshop:

Sabrina Darby
“To Be Announced”

Afternoon Speaker:

Sascha Illyvich
“Male POV”

No December Online Class

Previous 2013 Meetings & Classes:

January 12 Chapter Meeting

Morning Workshop:

Christine Ashworth
“Almost Everything a Beginning Writer Needs to Know”

Afternoon Speaker:

Jessica Brody
“Save the Cat”

January Online Class

*January 2 – January 29

“New Year. New You.”
with Laurie Schnebly Campbell

Click here for more information.
*Special Dates!

January 19 Special Workshop
(There is an additional cost for this workshop)

Special Workshop

“Genius Plotting”
With Louella Nelson
Click here for more information.

February 09 Chapter Meeting

Morning Workshop:

Patrick Brown
“Goodreads for Authors: How to Promote Your Books on Goodreads”

Afternoon Speaker:

Patrick Brown
“Goodreads for Authors: How to Promote Your Books on Goodreads

February Online Class

February 11 – March 10

“Plot Fixer: 15 Most Common Plot Problems & How to Fix Them”
with Kara Lennox
Click here for more information.

March 09 Chapter Meeting

Morning Workshop:

Liza Palmer
“The Five Best Pieces of Advice I’ve Ever Gotten”

Afternoon Speaker:

Tessa Dare
“Breaking Out with a Digital Novella”

March Online Class

March 11 – April 7

“Stretching, Mixing & Transforming Sentence Recipes (Patterns) to Create a Memorable Story”
with MM Pollard
Click here for more information.

April 13 Chapter Meeting

Morning Workshop:

Jackie Barbosa
“The Truth about Self Publishing”

Afternoon Speaker:

James Scott Bell
"Page Turning Secrets"

April Online Class

April 15 – May 12    

“Understanding Men”
with Debra Holland
Click HERE for more information.

May 11 Chapter Meeting

Morning Workshop:

Kate Noble
“Story Structure”

Afternoon Speaker:

Sarah Wendell – Smart Bitches
“Online Reviews: How to Seek, Receive, Use & Respond to Reviews”

May Online Class

May 13 – June 09

“Writing Inspirationals”
with Nancy Farrier
Click HERE for more information.