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15 May 2021 | WOK Recognition | Featured Speaker: Evan Gow | “Zero to 1,000+ Mailing List Subscribers”

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by Srey Khoy 

Does the idea of building an email list seem too complicated, time consuming, and frustrating? Have you wondered how to grow your email list to engage with more readers, resulting in more sales of your book? If this is you, join us on May 15 as Evan Gow, the indie developer of StoryOrigin, shares the exact steps to grow your list in his presentation, “0 to 1,000+ Mailing List Subscribers.”

Even if you don’t have a book published yet, come to the meeting anyway. The information will give you a roadmap of the necessary steps to marketing your book. Here’s what you’ll learn in the presentation:

  • How to get started
    • How to find your audience
      • How to entice that audience to subscribe to your newsletter
      • Tools and tactics to grow your list

Don’t forget to register early for this free, virtual presentation. We look forward to seeing you there! Click HERE to go to Eventbrite and the registration.

If you’d like to find out more information, check out the StoryOrigin site and connect with the Facebook group.

14 April 2021 | NPM | “Memento Mori”

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by Jack Calavera

 Memento Mori.
 Her clenched fist 
 Bloomed like a rose.
 Hands together in prayer 
 Holding all of her bones.
  
 Memento Mori.
 The words she
 Yearned to hear.
 Letting her know
 I'm aging.
 Untimely, I can disappear.
  
 Memento Mori.
 Stay.
 Stay with me.
 Baby, please stay
 With me.
 Remind me I'm running 
 Out of time.
 Watch me work.
 Keep me company.
  
 Memento Mori.
 More than my bones,
 I want to leave a legacy.
 Till then my dear,
 You can have me.

Jack Calavera grew up in a small town in Arvin, CA and is active in the art community in
Bakersfield CA where he currently lives. He’s an upcoming musician, often preaches and acts on living to your fullest potential. His writing revolves around, love, life, death and mental health.

11 April 2021 | NPM | “Depression”

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by Shelley Evans

 DEPRESSION
  
                 Depression hits,
                 the past is haunting;
                 but life goes on,
                 albeit daunting.
  
                 Depressed
                 Stressed
                 Pressed
                 Still blessed
  
  
 DEPRESSION  LIFTED
  
                 Sunday’s message from the pastor
                 in the ears, straight to the heart,
                 lifting the depression,
                 allowed a clean, fresh start.
  
                 A new day
                 to pray
                 and say
                 He is The Way

Named after poet Percy Shelley, nature inspires Shelley’s poetry.  Several of her poems appear in chapbooks and anthologies, and her debut book was published in 2020.  Shelley is a wife, mother of 3 grown girls, dog mom, legal secretary, member of WOK and Parkside Church.  Rhyming is breathing to Shelley.

16 April 2020 | NPM Poetry Webslam

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When the Going Gets Tough
by Sandy Sanford


When the going gets tough,
the tough get softer.
They have less to protect, as
all around them have their defenses down.
 
When the going gets tough,
the tough can care, be strong for others,
reach out and be there.
The tough weather the storm with those endangered.
 
When the going gets tough,
the tough take off their boxing gloves,
reach out a soft hand,
warm others with a kindness.
 
When the going gets tough,
the tough shave their calluses
on real fear, and offer joy
and hope to those in despair.
 
When the going gets tough,
the tough stay strong, so
when those around melt down,
they do not disappear.
 
When the going gets tough,
the tough can be vulnerable.
They know they are strong.
They’ve practiced their fight song.

Sandy Sanford, a Bakersfield native, left town for thirty years to see the world.  When she returned in 1999, she surprised mostly herself, and stayed.  The world now comes to her.  Dozens of International Students from CSUB have found her home, their home away from home.   

Known as an adventurer, challenger, connector, participator, friend; she loves travel, photography, scuba diving, a good story, journaling and synchronicity.

8 December 2019 | Jenny Estes Book Signing and WOK Bookfair Fundraising Event at Barnes & Noble

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Barnes & Noble is holding a book signing for author and WOK member Jenny Lynn Estes. On December 8th from 2:00-4:00 pm, Jenny will have copies of her book: The Anglican Rosary: Going Deeper with God-Prayers and Meditations with the Protestant Rosary, as well as sample Rosaries, available for personalization at the bookstore on California Avenue.

This event is coordinated with a Writers of Kern Bookfair Fundraising Opportunity. A percentage of net proceeds from Barnes & Noble sales on December 8 (instore and online) will be donated to Writers of Kern. This is a wonderful opportunity to shop for Christmas gifts and support our organization.

BARNES & NOBLE is located at 4001 California Ave., Bakersfield and open on Sundays from 10:00 am – 8:00 pm