I am doing a world building workshop at the Maryland Writers’ Association Montgomery Chapter Saturday, April 11 at 10:30 AM.
Visit the MWA website to register and get the Zoom link.
Not a member? No problem. Meetings are open to the public.
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My Saturday RavenCon Schedule
RavenCon 16 is this weekend at the Virginia Crossings Tapestry Collection by Hilton, in Glen Allen, Virginia. Three days of fun.
Here is where you can find me on Saturday, April 22, 2023:
1 pm – 2:30 pm (Workshop/Presentation) Can Cows Have Wings? / Buckingham (Jefferson Building, 2nd floor)
Having a great story isn’t enough. If the world your characters live in isn’t believable, it won’t hold your readers. Learn how to create an environment that will grab your audience even if you have a purple cow flying over Washington, DC. (This workshop is geared toward adults and/or teen writers. Participants should bring writing materials.)
5 pm (Panel) Creating Memorable Character Names / Henry (Jefferson Building, 3rd floor)
The naming of things is complicated. It gets even more so when you are naming your characters. Our panelists will talk dos and don’ts and how to make your character names memorable, but also reflective of who your character is at heart. Panelists: Jude-Marie Green, A.L. Kaplan (M)
6:25 pm – 6:50 pm (Reading) Fairfax Library (Jefferson Building, 2nd floor)
Sometimes a blessing can be a curse.
Young Maya bears the mark of the moon goddess, a sign that would doom her to be sacrificed in her village where the death god is revered. Forced to dye her golden eyes dark, Maya lives in constant fear of discovery. To save her family and the village’s future, she must find the courage to stand up to the high priest before he can bring the death god into this world.
Plagued by memories not her own, a young hummingbird struggles to decipher the visions and powers that set her apart from her fellow birds. But the road to awareness is fraught with danger that could doom her to repeat history.
One step toward understanding.
One stride toward survival.
One leap toward flying free from the past.
STAR TOUCHED
A Hidden Past – A Deadly Secret
Gifted with the ability to wolf-talk, Kara has lived with the wolves since she lost her memories eight years ago. Now at sixteen, snippets of her past send her searching for answers.
But the warm welcome she receives in the human village hides more danger than life with the pack.
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Can Cows Have Wings? — A Workshop for The Write Women Book Fest 2021
Join author A. L. Kaplan for a teen-oriented workshop and learn how to create an environment that will grab your audience.
A purple cow flying over DC might get by in a fantasy or science fiction story, but is likely to yank your readers out of anything else. Every great story needs more than plot and characters. If the world your people inhabit isn’t believable, it won’t hold your readers attention.
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
8:00pm – 9:00pm Eastern Time
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Tuesday at the Write Women Book Fest
LIVESTREAMS, RECORDED WORKSHOPS, READINGS, CRAFTS, MUSIC, AND MORE
THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21 – 26TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 22
INDUSTRY DAY FOR WRITERS & ASPIRING WRITERSLIVESTREAMS
5-6PM – WORKSHOP WITH LINDA WOOD RONDEAU
Five-Point Plotting for Pantsers
with Linda Rondeau
VIEW THIS LIVESTREAM HERE: https://www.facebook.com/lindarondeau7PM – WORKSHOP WITH ARIELE SEILING — Building A Marketing Strategy For Authors
VIEW THIS ZOOM WILL BE HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85346264597?pwd=RUV6MkVpWVQ5TFNvazV3ZmxXNG4xQT09
A PASSCODE WILL BE REQUIRED – VISIT ARIELE’S AUTHOR PAGE FOR UPDATESWORKSHOP WITH CHERYL W. BROOKS
Researching Biographies, Tips & Tricks with Cheryl W. Brooks
VIEW THIS RECORDING HERE: https://www.cherylwbrooksauthor.com/WORKSHOP
How to Self-Publish a Children’s Book
With Author Sarah Petrosky & Illustrator Christie Sheridan
VIEW THESE RECORDINGS HERE: https://www.facebook.com/thewritewomenbookfest/WORKSHOP WITH MARY E. JUNG
Women’s Fiction & Toxic Masculinity with Mary E. Jung
VIEW THIS RECORDING HERE: https://www.facebook.com/ROAMEJ/EMPOWERMENT WITH KAMARI TALLEY
Building Season
Stay focused, meet your goals, and embrace who you are!
With Motivational Speaker Kamari Talley gives us you a short and powerful inspirational boost!
VIEW THIS RECORDING HERE: https://www.facebook.com/thewritewomenbookfest/WORKSHOP WITH ARIELE SIELING
Creativity In Times of Stress with Ariele Sieling
VIEW THIS RECORDING HERE: https://youtu.be/JahZd6ASxGITALK WRITE WITH CARDYN BROOKS
VIEW THIS RECORDING HERE: https://youtu.be/sLkrxrqqw04
Query Experiences with Cardyn BrooksI’ll be doing a LIVE READING and
Q & A.
September 23rd at 8:00 PM.
Join me on FACEBOOK
If you haven’t had a chance yet, pick up a copy of Star Touched and Wolf Dawn.
Sometimes it’s hard to be who you are meant to be.
Eighteen-year-old Tatiana is running from her past and her star-touched powers eight years after a meteor devastates earth’s population.
Her power to heal may be overshadowed by more destructive abilities. Fleeing the persecution of those like her, Tatiana seeks refuge in a small town she once visited. But this civil haven, in a world where society has broken down, is beginning to crumble.
Only by harnessing the very forces that haunt her can Tatiana save her friends…and herself.
A Hidden Past – A Deadly Secret
Gifted with the ability to wolf-talk, Kara has lived with the wolves since she lost her memories eight years ago. Now at sixteen, snippets of her past send her searching for answers.
But the warm welcome she receives in the human village hides more danger than life with the pack.
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Monday At the Write Women Book Fest
LIVESTREAMS, RECORDED WORKSHOPS, READINGS, CRAFTS, MUSIC, AND MORE
THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21 – 26MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 21
READERS AND FANS FUN DAY!4-5PM AUTHOR READING WITH LINDA RONDEAU
VIEW THIS LIVESTREAM HERE: https://www.facebook.com/lindarondeau
Second Helpings with author Linda Rondeau9-10PM – A FEW OF MY FAVORITE BOOKISH THINGS WITH MEGAN A. C. ELLIS
VIEW THIS LIVESTREAM HERE: https://www.instagram.com/meganacellis_author/
Writer Megan A. C. Ellis will discuss some of her favorite historical fiction authors and how she got started in bookstagramming as well as where she hopes to take it over the next several years.WORKSHOP WITH HEATHER ELIZABETH KING
VIEW THIS RECORDING HERE: https://www.facebook.com/heatherelizabethkingauthor/5-6PM – FAN TALK WITH KAREN JANOWSKY
VIEW THIS LIVESTREAM HERE: https://meet.google.com/mwg-skmd-ygr
Up, Up, and Away! Superheroes in Adult Fiction
with author Karen JanowskyREADING
Author Kara Pleasants will be reading from her Austunesque novel Disnenchanted
VIEW THIS READING HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bPB9oGW8to&feature=youtu.beI’ll be doing a LIVE READING and
Q & A.
September 23rd at 8:00 PM.
Join me on FACEBOOK
If you haven’t had a chance yet, pick up a copy of Star Touched and Wolf Dawn.
Sometimes it’s hard to be who you are meant to be.
Especially when your powers can get you killed.
Eighteen-year-old Tatiana is running from her past and her star-touched powers eight years after a meteor devastates earth’s population.
Her power to heal may be overshadowed by more destructive abilities. Fleeing the persecution of those like her, Tatiana seeks refuge in a small town she once visited. But this civil haven, in a world where society has broken down, is beginning to crumble.
Only by harnessing the very forces that haunt her can Tatiana save her friends…and herself.
A Hidden Past – A Deadly Secret
Gifted with the ability to wolf-talk, Kara has lived with the wolves since she lost her memories eight years ago. Now at sixteen, snippets of her past send her searching for answers.
But the warm welcome she receives in the human village hides more danger than life with the pack.
