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T. Jefferson Parker Talks Writing at S.C.W.C.
T. Jefferson Parker Talks Writing at S.C.W.C. Revising in 2017 and one week after the ALWAYS fabulous Southern California Writers Conference was held at the Crown Plaza Hotel, our San Diego muse center that's always been good to the conference. T. Jefferson ...
Sol Stein, Characterization and Novel Writing
Sol Stein, Characterization and Novel Writing
Sol Stein's Take on Novel Writing and Character Development
When you've been studying craft as long as moi , you collect lots of notes. Foraging through boxes recently I found a treasure trove of good ...
Highlights from SBWC2018 Platform Building Panel
Zig Ziglar, notable motivational speaker:
You can get what you want if you help others get what they want.
Highlights from SBWC2018 Platform Building Panel
The following are highlights from SBWC2018 Platform Building Panel. I only had time to transcribe the bare ...
OPENINGS: Novel Writing Unchanged, The Writer, 1994
OPENINGS: Novel Writing Unchanged, The Writer, 1994. My workshops have always focused on hooking readers with craft elements taught to me by literary masters. Barnaby Conrad, founder of the renowned Santa Barbara Writers Conference, mentored me for many years. I ...
SCWC: The Goal To SUCK Less
SCWC: The Goal To SUCK Less – MarlaMiller.com As always, SCWC's executive director, Michael Steven Gregory, chatted about his passion: helping writers who attend SCWC 'suck less.' In the two decades + that he and Wes Albers have been at ...
SCWC: Birth of The Pitch Witch Workshop
SCWC: Birth of The Pitch Witch Workshop. We first taught this workshop at the So California Writers Conference in 2010. Given the response, we knew the Pitch Witch Workshop was needed and appreciated by writers on the road to publication.
Why learn this ...
Iconic AuthorTom McGuane: Jealous of Writers?
Iconic Author Tom McGuane: Jealous of Writers?
One of the many snippets I video'ed of Tom McGuane speaking at the 2013 Santa Barbara Writers Conference. He was asked which writers he admires? His answer offers insight and humor.
Here's a recent Q/A with ...
SBWC 2016: PLATFORM BUILDING PANEL4Writers
SBWC 2016: PLATFORM BUILDING PANEL4Writers
At the recent 2016 Santa Barbara Writers Conference Platform Building Panel, three panelists (with Marla Miller moderating & adding opinions during the Q/A) plus one very inquisitive audience enjoyed a lively session that ran over our one-hour time ...
Ray Bradbury Speaks From Beyond
Ray Bradbury Speaks From Beyond
Ray Bradbury Speaks From Beyond. My thanks to author Matthew Pallamary and Screenwriting.com for posting this reminder. As 2015 comes to a close, these words were spoken often by Ray Bradbury, an American literary treasure who walked ...
Conscious Uncoupling Crazy? Not To Me
Conscious Uncoupling Crazy? Not To Me Now that Gwenyth and her Cold Play hubby have confirmed what's been buzzing around for some time, the response to their statement of separation did not cause the reaction in me that it caused ...