Workshop: How to Create Realistic Characters for Your Fiction Great storytelling relies on great characters. And now there’s a fun system to help you develop yours. Join Writers of Kern and creative writing instructor, Joan Raymond, for our September meeting and workshop. Joan will walk writers through all the easy steps and fun questions that […]
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August 18, 2018 | Self-Publishing Made Simple
Self-Publishing Workshop in Bakersfield Ready to self-publish your book but don’t know where to start? Join Writers of Kern and First Draft Publishing executive duo, Marcus and Donnée Harris, to find out how to create and market a self-published book that readers will love to buy. Marcus and Donnée will cover tools for publishing and selling […]
July 21st, 2018 | Crafting the Perfect Pitch with Clarissa Kae
Monthly Meeting July 21, 2018 The publication journey is filled with obstacles. Among them is “the pitch.” At the July 21st Writers of Kern meeting, Clarissa Kae will present a workshop that will demystify the art of a pitch. Writers will discover what a pitch is and what it isn’t–and why we authors need one. […]
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 […]
Mark Bagby Writings of Mark Twain
Mark Bagby Writings of Mark Twain Mark Bagby is an expert on Samuel Clemens, best known under his pen name, Mark Twain. Mark Twain wrote an astonishing array of work, practically inventing travel writing and redefining children’s literature. He was a journalist and sought-after speaker. The most popular and widely read author of his day, […]