Tag archives for SBWC
SweetSpot Now and Then Promotion Includes Fannie Flagg’s ‘Success’ Story
SweetSpot: Now and Then, Promotion Includes Fannie Flagg's Success
Like my protagonist in SweetSpot: Now and Then, noted author Fannie Flagg didn't start out as a writer. Some may remember her as an actress and game show sidekick. But like my ...
The Value of Writing Conferences: Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater
The Value of Writing Conferences: Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater
JUN 09, 2024
We are in the era of internet writers. Those who have stories to tell, write them and then publish them. Some have training, many don’t. The ...
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 ...
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 ...
Stephen Chbosky: Birthing A Book
Stephen Chbosky: Birthing A Book
In this video snippet (slightly shaky, sorry) Stephen Chbosky talks about birthing the Perks of Being A Wallflower. To entrepreneurial authors out here, please note how long it took this master craftsman to give birth to ...
Pitch Witch Writers Workshop
Pitch Witch Writers Workshop
Screenwriters call it the 'elevator pitch' - no matter the name, the goal is the same: Should you meet a publishing professional in an elevator who you know is one of the pros you want to pitch ...
Marla Miller.com/2015 SBWC Workshop Schedule
Marla Miller.com/2015 SBWC Workshop Schedule
1–3:30 pm, Sunday thru Friday, 6/7 – 6/12, 2015
My afternoon workshops remain the same -a combination of read/critique, openings only, fiction & nonfiction. We will also listen with an ear for organic social media strategies that ...
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 & Charles M. Schulz never missed a session. Other iconic ...
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'.