What Ever Happened to Nancy Drew? A Crime Writers Guide to REAL Crime in Kern County David E. Wolf, Deputy District Attorney It seems like most crime writers focus on PC 187 (that’s murder) and yet one of our most famous and long lasting mystery series, Nancy Drew, dealt almost entirely with fraud, scams, and theft […]
Guest Speakers
Share Your Work with Annis Cassells
Time to Share Your Work Showing, rather than telling, is the key to hooking readers and keeping them turning the pages. In last Saturday’s presentation at the WOK monthly meeting, Nancy Ellen Dodd encouraged us to “show.” She advised us to allow readers to see our character interacting with the world around them. Show characters’ […]
Don’t Tell Me Show Me
Don’t Tell Me Show Me With Nancy Ellen Dodd Nearly fifty people showed up at the Clarion Hotel to hear Nancy Ellen Dodd’s presentation “Don’t Tell Me, Show Me”. It was a homecoming of sorts as Ms. Dodd was once a member of Writers of Kern. Her book, A Writer’s Compass, teaches writers to […]
Nancy Ellen Dodd at November Meeting
Nancy Ellen Dodd: “Don’t Tell Me. Show Me!” Nancy Ellen Dodd, author, playwright, and instructor at Pepperdine University, is the featured speaker at the Writers of Kern November meeting. Ms. Dodd is author of A Writer’s Compass, a guide to help writers in all genres. She will offer writers insights into descriptive writing using inference and metaphor. She […]
A Novel Way to Write a History Book
Writers of Kern is proud to present Judy Salamacha and Sandra Mittelsteadt, authors of Colonel Baker’s Field: An American Pioneer Story. Salamacha and Mittelsteadt’s presentation, “A Novel Way to Write a History Book,” will give writers, history buffs, and genealogists insights into adapting history to creative non-fiction by weaving family lore into documented fiction. Attendees will […]