REAL STORIES OF O.C.: A Sunday Outing
By Lorraine Gow // Orange groves, the Pacific Ocean, white horse-fences high on a hill, and a huge rotating metal globe that graced the entrance to a senior housing community: Continue reading
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MARISSA’S TAKE ON: 5 Craft Books for Poets
By Marissa Dunham // In today’s column, I review books on how to write poems. Poetry can be exciting. Poetry can be strange. It can strike a nerve or say Continue reading
THE WRITING WORKSHOP: Simplify Your Writing by Cutting Clutter
By Andrea Lewis // The beginning of each year causes me panic: everyone that I know feels the urge to set resolutions for the 365 days ahead. I dread the Continue reading
REAL STORIES OF O.C.: I Found Orange County at South Coast Plaza
By Matthew Arnold Stern // On October 14, 1986, I got up early and drove from our family home in Reseda to my new job in Irvine. When I was hired Continue reading
REAL STORIES OF O.C.: A Sneeze Heard Round the County
By Barbara Neal Varma // It happened while I was grocery shopping in Vons Pavilions in Aliso Viejo; an ominous tickle in my nose that foretold a sneeze was on Continue reading
MARISSA’S TAKE ON: 5 Craft Books for Memoir Writers
By Marissa Dunham // The books for this month will give you the trivia, tips, and emotional support necessary for wading into this very personal form of storytelling: the memoir. Continue reading
THE WRITING WORKSHOP: Story Structure
By Andrea Lewis // When one of the members of The Lake Forest Writers’ Roundtable needed help with structuring his story that followed one treasure through various eras, advice from Continue reading
MARKETING MAYHEM: Growing Your Business Can Be as Fun & Easy as Giving Candy to Strangers by Stan Holden–A Book Review
By Kristy Tate // I picked this book up mostly because its title reflects my own philosophy on book sales. But here’s the thing… have you ever tried to give Continue reading
REAL STORIES OF O.C.: A Leap of Faith: From Orange Groves to Dance Center
By Charmaine Cecile Wakefield // Orange groves and strawberry fields as far as I could see from the middle seat of my mom’s Oldsmobile station wagon. We’d been traveling south Continue reading
MARISSA’S TAKE ON: 5 Craft Books for Horror Writers
By Marissa Dunham // Horror. What is it about the genre that sends shivers down our spines? The craft books recommended today cover genre tropes and writing advice that will Continue reading