This presentation will cover the advantages and disadvantages of small press publishing. Advantages: agents may not be required, quicker publishing timeline, close knit group of people you come to know and the ability to hit a niche market. Pitfalls: smaller press runs, smaller budgets, some small presses may not do enough advertising and marketing to […]
Events
18 May 2019 | Annual Celebration | WOK Honors Dinner
WOK Members and Competition Winners are Celebrated Writers of Kern Member achievements, our incomparable WOK Volunteers, Young Writers of Kern (YWOK), and Peggy Connelly Scholarship winners are honored and celebrated at this annual affair. Join us at Hodel’s , located at 5917 Knudsen Dr. Bakersfield, CA 93308. Click here to purchase tickets for the dinner […]
13 April 2019 |Featured Speaker, Jeanne De Vita – aka The Book Genie
Jeanne De Vita │Essential Master Class in Writing Romance Novels: Arc, Beats, and Craft Jeanne De Vita is pleased to present a master class on the essential craft of writing a romance novel. Commercial fiction is an enormous market but how do you know if your story has the structure to stand up and the […]
A to Z Blog Challenge 2017
Allison Crotzer Kimmel – Craft the Perfect 10
Writers of Kern Monthly Meeting April 23, 2016 Allison Crotzer Kimmel, author and writing workshop presenter, will teach writers how to “Craft the Perfect 10”. Allison Crotzer Kimmel’s program is designed to remove the mystery of how to hook an agent or editor. She will help participants understand what the first ten pages of their manuscripts […]