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| The HD CWC's Guest Speakers for 2011 | |
| | | | | Saturday December 10, 2011 Apple Valley Library | 
Dr. Robert Kirk Author of "Warriors at 500 Knots" and Book "Pitchers" Rocky McAlister Mary Ruth Hughes Anne B. Fowler Jenny Margotta Michael Raff | | | | | | | Saturday, November 12,2011 |  HD CWC Vice President, Dr. Freddi Gold will coordinate Interactive Round-Table Break-Out Sessions on Writing Topics of Interest. A round table discussion is an excellent form of small group communication when the “club” is going to be a long term engagement. Roundtable discussions are extremely useful when it comes to learning, whether the learning be social, academic, related to hobbies or interests - such as writing. During our November meeting the High desert California writers club will offer this opportunity. Those attending will break into smaller circles (groups) of 6-8 people for the first round for a set period of time. Discussions, questions, stories, ideas, different experiences and examples of writing, entering contests/festivals, writers block, first drafts, e-books, podcasts, sources for help, publishing, and other similar areas are some of the group categories to participate in. Then when the cowbell rings, everyone will break and move to another group of their choice. There are 10 different topics . Each round will last about 15 minutes allowing you to participate in four or five topics. There is a club member facilitator for each group who will over-see the flow of the interaction. It will be a fun and easy-going experience and a great opportunity to know club members and guests a little better. Join us for this exciting interaction at the Apple Valley Library, 10:00 a.m. So far the topics chosen include: Entering Writing Contests Character Development Writers Block Short Stories Self-Publishing
5 more to be announced | | | October, 6th and 13th | Author’s Alley – October, 6th and 13th Five local authors from the High Desert Branch of the California Writers Club will be participating in Author’s Alley Thursday, October 6th, and 13th, at the High Desert Farmer’s Market. Held every Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon at Victor Valley College Lower Campus, 18422 Bear Valley Road, Victorville. This weekly event will feature members of the HD CWC. Thomas Kier, John Kizziar, Madeline M. Gornell, Mary D. Scott, and Roberta Smith will be on hand for book signings. 
| | | October 8, 2011 | 
Professional Blogger, Bill Belew Belew, who makes his Silicon Valley monthly mortgage payment from his blogging revenue, covered the following topics: 1. Four reasons why a blog is the social media platform of choice for writers. 2. Four biggest obstacles to getting a blog started. 3. Four key ingredients to attracting significant traffic to a blog/web site. 4. Four next steps every writer must take to bring attention to their work. Belew has taken 10 different and unrelated blog topics to more than 1 million unique visitors each, and well over 50 million views overall. He has two published books, and has addressed Mexico’s largest Writers’ Conference, Asia’s Largest Publishing Convention, and has spoken in Thailand, New York City, as well as to many of the California Writers Club branches. www.billbelew.com Hear his presentation Part 1 http://www.livescribe.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/LDApp.woa/wa/MLSOverviewPage?sid=ZlmVf7vDWwRQ Part 2 Q&A http://www.livescribe.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/LDApp.woa/wa/MLSOverviewPage?sid=X4gnbzhZ7N5s To request the PowerPoint Presentation, email Bill Belew at wcbelew@gmail.com Visit Bill Belew's Blog at www.billbelew.com | | | | | | | | | | | October 8, 2011 |  Double Birthday Celebration for CWC and HD CWC October 2011 | | | | http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/club-30641-desert-writers.html | | | September 10, 2011 |  Critique Groups Demonstration Coordinated by Roberta Smith & Holly LaPat | | August 30, 2011 | 
Bob Isbill "Steps to Improving Your Fiction Writing" Hesperia Library | | | August 13, 2011 | HD CWC Authors Panel - How to Market Your Book 
This program was a huge success...we had a very FULL house! Thank you to all who attended and partiicpated. | | August 6, 2011 | Kern Writers Festival in Tehachapi, CA 
Some of our authors attended the Kern Writers Festival From Top Left to Right: Denny Stanz, Roberta Smith, Mary D. Scott, and Frances Savage From Bottom Left to Right: Madeline M. Gornell and Mary Ruth Hughes | | | | James Brown Author James Brown is a teacher and novelist who has also written two memoirs: “This River” and “The Los Angeles Diaries”. Brown is also the author of several novels, including Final Performance and Lucky Town. He's received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction Writing and the Nelson Algren Award in Short Fiction. His personal stories have appeared in GQ, Esquire, Ploughshares, The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, The New England Quarterly, and anthologized in Best American Sports Writing, Oral Interpretations (college textbook), and Fathers, Sons and Sports. Brown teaches in the M.F.A. Program at Cal State San Bernardino. He will speak on writing memoirs. | | | | Patricia Fry, freelance writer, author and editorial consultant.
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| | 6/12/2011 Apple Valley Library Community Room | 
Ann Heimback, Thomas Kier, Suzanne Holbrook-Brumbaugh and Dianne Neil presented excerpts from their writing in an "open mic" forum at the June meeting. Elections were conducted and the results were as follows: President Bob Isbill Vice President Freddi Gold Treasurer Jenny Margotta Secretary Naomi Ward Dr. Freddi Gold has been appointed Vice President to take effect immediately to fill the current vacancy of that office. Incumbents Bob Isbill and Naomi Ward will resume their duties and Treasurer elect Jenny Margotta will begin serving on the HD CWC Board on July 1, 2011. Member at Large Mary Langer Thompson has been reappointed to serve as the fifth voting member of the Executive Board. Photo by Norm Goyer | | 6/4/2011 Hesperia Library |  The HD CWC proudly presented member Mary Langer Thompson doing a special Poetry Workshop at the Hesperia Library on Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 10 a.m. to noon. "Poetry from the Head and the Heart and a Few Other Places". | | | 5/14/2011 |  Dr. Thelma T. Reyna Author, Editing Consultant | | | 4/9/2011 |  Bob Isbill "Creating Your Elevator Pitch" assisted by Avalynn Morse and Kevin Morse Photo by Norm Goyer | Bob Isbill presents ' "Creating Your Elevator Pitch" with assistance from new members Avalynn Morse & Kevin Morse | | 3/26/2011 |  | Holly La Pat Before Holly was married, she wrote short stories under her maiden name, Holly Thomas, with sales to Woman's World, Weird Tales and Amazing Stories. Since becoming a wife and mom, Holly has sold two romance novels under the pen name Sierra Donovan (also her children's names). A member of the HD CWC critique group, Holly is now working on a new romance. She also writes freelance articles for the Victorville Daily Press. Books Published: Love on the Air - Avalon Book, 2004 (Holt Medallion finalist) Meg's Confession - Avalon Books, 2007 (CataRomance Reviewer's Choice Award winner) | | 2/12/2011 |  Gerald Schiller Author & Magician Author of 9 books and over 100 articles For a full report of his performance written by Tisa Garrison, visit http://www.examiner.com/relationships-in-riverside/high-desert-chapter-california-writer-s-club-it-s-magic | Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Gerald Schiller received his B.S. in Education from Temple University, then moved to California where he received his M.A. from UCLA in the Motion Picture Department. He went on to write and direct a number of award-winning educational and documentary films, several of which (The Movies' Story, Chaplin-A Character is Born and Keaton-The Great Stone Face) continue to be shown on television throughout the world. | | 1/29/2011 | 
Dr. Fredrica (Freddi) Gold Selling Yourself & Your Story Through Public Speaking | Dr. Freddi Gold (her doctorate is in Human Behavior) has a Masters in Clinical Psychology and another in Theatre Arts & Speech. She is a member of the High Desert Branch of the CWC. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Certified Life & Wellness Coach, Freddi Gold also has taught for over 20 years at Victor Valley College and Chaffey College in the Communication Studies Department. She teaches classes in Family Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Small Group Communication and Public Speaking. She previously has hosted her own radio and television shows here in the High Desert, interviewing notables in the areas of medicine, psychology and other areas of public interest. | 1/8/2011 | 
Lucinda Sue Crosby Author of Lucinda of Lost Nation | Lucinda Sue Crosby is an award-winning journalist as well as a published and recorded Nashville songwriter. She's also co-written four tele-films. Her first novel, "Francesca of Lost Nation, - a Hollywood Book Festival Honorable Mention for General Fiction - was released in 2010, and is now available online and at book signing events. Short Stories that were handed out at the Event and that Lucinda Sue Crosby gave us permission to post on our website. Short Stories by Lucinda Sue Crosby | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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