The Next 7 Days (May 31-June 6)
Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week: MAY 31: 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
WORDS FROM THE WRITING CAVE: Writing: It’s Location, Location, Location
By Barbara Neal Varma // Me: “Heading into work.” Hubby: “Have a good day.” Me: “You, too!” And with that I begin my morning commute: walking from our shared home Continue reading
The Next 7 Days (May 24-30)
Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week: MAY 24: 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 May
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
MARISSA’S TAKE ON: Reviewing Your First Writing Craft Book
By Marissa Dunham // This column reviews books on the craft of writing. The series began in 2020 with books that sparked imagination and sought to answer questions about craft, Continue reading
The Next 7 Days (May 17-23)
Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week: MAY 18: O.C. Writers’ All-Genre Critique Group is an opportunity for writers to get and give feedback on participants’ work-in-progress. The program takes Continue reading
EASY EDITS: Exceptions to the Possessive Rules
By DeAnna Cameron // Last month, we covered how to properly create possessive words with an apostrophe, and those rules apply most of the time. Sometimes there are exceptions, though. Continue reading
THE WRITING WORKSHOP: Suspense and How to Build It in Your Stories
By Andrea Lewis // Ask any avid reader what keeps them reading and finishing a book, and the answer is invariably suspense. Whether mystery, horror, romance, comedy, or memoir (yes, Continue reading
The Next 7 Days (May 10-16)
Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week: MAY 11: O.C. Writers’ All-Genre Critique Group is an opportunity for writers to get and give feedback on participants’ work-in-progress. The program takes Continue reading
FRIDAY READS: All Things Coffee, an Excerpt from Farnaz Calafi’s Book
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: All Things Coffee speaks to those who see coffee, not only as an enticing beverage, but also as a muse! This book is an eclectic collection Continue reading