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 […]
Guest Speakers
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 […]
Dana Martin, Featured Speaker, Saturday, March 16
Writers of Kern, a non-profit local chapter of the California Writers Club, will host local writer Dana Martin as its guest speaker this Saturday, March 16, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Guests are welcome. Dana Martin is a professional writer, editor, and social media consultant, who is frequently published in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Woman’s World […]