WORDS FROM THE WRITING CAVE: Ready, Set, Write!
By Barbara Neal Varma // I credit my father for teaching me the 15 Minutes Game. Eager to curb my enthusiasm for the long calls I’d have with my gal Continue reading
The Next 7 Days (September 27-October 3)
Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week: SEPTEMBER 27: Bring your WIP to work alongside other (socially distant) writers at the O.C. Writers’ Monday Morning write-in at Patch Coffee (29100 Continue reading
THE AUTHOR WHEEL WISDOM: Pacing, the Rhythm of Your Story
By Megan Haskell // I’m not a professional musician, but I’ve played music my entire life. Well, since I was six years old, anyway. Piano and saxophone, classical and jazz, Continue reading
MARISSA’S TAKE ON: Writing Craft Books on Point of View
By Marissa Dunham // Some of the most transformational edits I have made to novels as an editor happened because of point of view. Point of view is a layering Continue reading
The Next 7 Days (September 20-26)
Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week: SEPTEMBER 20: Bring your WIP to work alongside other (socially distant) writers at the O.C. Writers’ Monday Morning write-in at Patch Coffee (29100 Continue reading
Seeking Crits and Reads for September
SEEKING CRITS AND READS is a free monthly opportunity for O.C. Writers to find critique partners, beta readers, and book reviewers, and this month, we’re switching up how we do Continue reading
THE WRITING WORKSHOP: How to Write Good Dialogue
By Andrea Lewis // Steve Martin, actor and writer, confesses in his Masterclass that for the longest time, he found it difficult to write dialogue. However, after much practice, he Continue reading
The Next 7 Days (September 13-19)
Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week: SEPTEMBER 13: Bring your WIP to work alongside other (socially distant) writers at the O.C. Writers’ Monday Morning write-in at Patch Coffee (29100 Continue reading
MARKETING MAYHEM: Testing Two Different Launch Plans
By Kristy Tate // A few days ago, I published the fourth book in my Witching Well series, The Rainforest Rendezvous (clean and wholesome time travel romance). I didn’t put Continue reading
The Next 7 Days (September 6-12)
Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week: SEPTEMBER 6: ***CANCELED THIS WEEK FOR THE HOLIDAY*** Bring your WIP to work alongside other (socially distant) writers at the O.C. Writers’ Monday Continue reading