Boo! It’s October!
by Megan Haskell Trick or Treat! October is here, and with it comes Halloween horrors. In honor of all the things that go bump in the night, this month’s theme Continue reading
Tag: OC Writers
Law Enforcement Myth vs Fact
by J.C. De Ladurantey Well, I did it again! I threw something at the television and shouted, “They don’t do it that way!” I know that television, the movies, and Continue reading
Sisters In Crime September Meeting: Jennifer Silva Redmond
by Pat H. Broeske Learning to master pitches, loglines, and queries can make all the difference to writers who are hoping to entice an agent/publisher/reader. Come learn how it’s done Continue reading
Four Phases of Competence – Where are you?
by Greta Boris The brilliant, elusive experts say there are four phases of competence: Unconscious Incompetence: you’re so ignorant you don’t know what you don’t know (consequently you think you’re awesome) Continue reading
September: Back to School and Back to Basics
by Megan Haskell I can hardly believe it’s been a month since we started this blog. I hope you’re as excited as I am about our wonderful contributors and the regular Continue reading
Write Places: Pen on Fire Speakers Series
by PJ Colando The name evokes the image and activity to which all of us aspire: a pen endlessly ablaze with imaginative plots and characters, rendered in prose that defies Continue reading
New O.C. Writers Read and Review
Sadly, all good things must come to an end. The last meeting of the Read and Review Group at the Katie Wheeler Library will be Thursday, February 23, 2017. But Continue reading
The Write Mind: Back to Basics, Part 1
Back to Basics: Where Purpose Meets Practice, Part 1 by Diane Rogers I’ve always thought of autumn as a kind of January first—a fresh start ushered in on the arm Continue reading
The Crime Doctor: First Aid for Fictitious Felonies
by J.C. De Ladurantey The Crime Doctor With over 40 years of law enforcement, you can imagine the frustration when I read or listen to a book or watch a Continue reading
The Indestructible Writer: Healthy Habits for Fighting Words
by Roland Denzel The Indestructible Writer Hi, my name is Roland, and I’m a writer I’m also a health coach. For my first thirty five years I was sedentary and Continue reading