SBWC Literary Agents & Editors Panel: Conflict, Conflict, Conflict!
SBWC Literary Agents & Editors Panel: Conflict, Conflict, Conflict!
NYC literary agent Paul Fedorko told me this was the best agents panel he's ever been on. Why? 'No bullshit,' he replied.
As ...
So. California Writers Conference Exec Dir. Speaks Feb2015
Southern California Writers Conference Exec Dir. Michael Steven Gregory doing what he does well-discussing the writing process and expectations of writers who attend this conference held in the fall and ...
Literary Salon: Learning Prose from Pro, Jane Smiley–Pulitzer Prize Author
Literary Salon:Learning Prose from Pros-episode two
Jane Smiley will keynote at the upcoming Santa Barbara Writers Conference 6/7/14--6/12/14 It will be Ms. Smiley's second keynote address. Ms. Smiley keynoted at ...
NEW! Google+OnAir Talk Show–Literary Salon: Learning Prose from Pros
NEW! Google+OnAir Talk Show, Literary Salon
My new talk show, Literary Salon: Learning Prose from Pros, was created as an outreach to the MANY writers new to our business. Crafting a ...
Respecting Brittany Maynard’s Right To Die
Paying My Respects to Brittany Maynard
Brittany Maynard was twenty-nine years old and newly married when she chose to end her life before glioblastoma, a vicious cancer growing with a ...
Literary Salon & Brett Battles: Hybrid Author Extraordinaire!
Episode #4 Literary Salon: Learning Prose from Pros Interviews Brett Battles
I so enjoyed time spent with Brett Battles, author of 23 novels plus many other published works. He defines 'hard ...
2014 Santa Barbara Writers Conference & Marla Miller’s Workshops
Since 1972, the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, SBWC , has hosted iconic authors and author hopefuls. When I attended my first in 1989, I learned that legendary writers like Ray Bradbury ...
SCWC/2014: Learn More, Suck Less
SCWC/2014: Learn More, Suck Less
In the last 26 years +, the Southern California Writers Conference has hosted its 'flagship' conference in San Diego over Presidents Day Week-end. This year is ...
Gayle Carline: I’ve Written “The End.” Can I Self-Publish Now?
Great overview! Thanks Gayle for sharing with MarketingtheMuse
I’ve Written “The End.” Can I Self-Publish Now?
Gayle Carline, Mystery Author and Humor Columnist
Alternate Publishing/SCWC Workshop 9/22/2013
“The End.” Can I Self-Publish Now?
The short answer is ...
Perks of Being A Wallflower’s Stephen Chbosky Talks About Dialogue
'Writing dialogue is the hardest part, no question,' said Stephen Chbosky at the 2013 Santa Barbara Writers Conference.
The goal of good dialogue: Making 'artificial' dialogue sound 'authentic'.