Everything Writers Need | Writers of Kern
Saturday, December 14, 2019
6:00 – 8:30 pm at Hodel’s Country Dining in the Harvest Room
Dinner at 6:30
2019 Fall Writing Contest Winners
(Hear the 1st Place Entry)
Book Exchange (bring a gently-used, wrapped book)
New Active Members Pinned
RSVP by December 8, 2019
$20 members/$20 guests
(guests must accompany members)
Calling all published, active members! Want a chance to showcase your hard work?
Bring your books to the November meeting for our second Writer Day Event.
Guidelines: Agree to give a 40-second pitch about your book during the meeting. Sales will be before/after the meeting and during the break. Space limited to one half-table ($5.00).
To reserve your space, please RSVP by November 9, 2019. Questions? Contact president@writersofkern.com
Come out to our monthly meeting on November 16th, when WOK’s very own Cyn Bermudez will introduce us to the art of writing for reluctant readers. There is a growing demand in the education market for high-interest, low-vocabulary stories.
Cyn is the author of 5 “hi-low” books, written using age-appropriate topics of high interest for an audience who struggles with reading. Word choice is limited to simple vocabulary and the writing must be concise. Although a “Hi-Lo” book is much shorter than a typical novel, it still has to be just as emotionally satisfying to read.
So, how do you attract an audience that doesn’t enjoy reading? And if you manage to attract their attention with an exciting topic, how do you keep them reading to the end? Don’t miss Cyn’s presentation where she will share her insights and experience with crafting books in this genre.
Get your tickets now by clicking here.
Cyn Bermudez is a writer from Bakersfield, California. She attended college in Santa Barbara, California, where she studied physics, film, and creative writing. Her work can be found in the anthologies such as Building Red: Mission Mars, The Best of Vine Leaves Literary Journal (2014), and others. Her fiction and poetry can also found in Middle Planet, Perihelion SF, Strangelet, Mirror Dance, 805 Literary and Art Journal, among others. For more information about Cyn, visit her website at www.cynbermudez.com.
Would you like to learn how to write better dialog that is authentic to your characters? You will have the opportunity to sharpen this skill at the Writers of Kern monthly meeting on October 19th. Author and screenwriter Nancy Ellen Dodd will walk us through the process in a fun and highly interactive workshop.
Nancy is inviting participants to volunteer dialog they have written for their own stories, for use in this presentation. Fear not! This won’t be a critiquing exercise, but is intended to be fun and engaging. It’s a great opportunity to receive feedback relevant to what you are writing! And you will come away knowing how to give your dialog greater impact and make your story more powerful.
If you choose to share, here are Nancy’s instructions:
Ms. Dodd offers us a wealth of experience. In addition to holding a MPW (Master’s in professional writing) and an MFA (in playwriting) from USC, Nancy is currently earning her Ph.D. in Global Leadership and Change focusing on the impact of storytelling. She teaches advanced screenwriting at Seaver College, Pepperdine. She is the author of over 130 articles and has recently published a book, The Writer’s Compass: From Story Map to Finished Draft in 7 Stages (Writer’s Digest).
Don’t miss this! Click here to pay the meeting fee online.
To learn more about Nancy, check out her blog at http://www.thewriterscompass.com/