Perfect Pitch

Betsy Fasbinder, award-winning author and host of a bimonthly podcast, will be speaking on Podcasts as Platform: Making the Most of the Newest, Hottest Medium. Podcasting is a huge opportunity for writers, whether as host, listener, or featured guest. Betsy reveals...

Topic: Finding Your Voice - Member Panel Discussion Voice is about establishing our personalities as writers and connecting with readers through our writing style. Our tools include tone, verb tense, point of view (first, second, and third-person pronouns), and more....

Tobi Doyle will be speaking on Wednesday, September 28th, at 6 pm. Topic: Book Mapping - Be Your Own Developmental Editor A book map is a "big picture” overview of a book, broken down chapter by chapter and scene by scene, usually in the form of a table. It allows you...

Join CWC Marin for an in-person Social / Open Mic / Ask A Question event. Participants will be allocated 5 minutes each to read an excerpt or blurb, practice your pitch, showcase cover options, discuss a writing insight or challenge, or ask a question. Feedback is...

Join CWC Marin for an in-person Social / Open Mic / Ask A Question event. Participants will be allocated 5 minutes each to read an excerpt or blurb, practice your pitch, showcase cover options, discuss a writing insight or challenge, or ask a question. Feedback is...

Mary Buckham will be speaking on Wednesday, June 22th, at 6 pm. Topic: Writing Active Hooks: or How Many Hooks Are Enough? Whether you’re a plotter or a pantser (seat-of-pants writer), the simplest way to avoid a sagging middle is to understand how to continually...

Jordan Rosenfeld will be speaking on Wednesday, May 25th, at 6 pm. Topic: Writing the Intimate Character What makes those books you can’t put down until your eyelids are sandy and your brain is buzzing, compelling? Unforgettable, unique characters who are real,...

Stephanie Chandler Will be speaking on Wednesday, April 27th, at 6 pm. Topic: Build Your Book Marketing Plan - Simple Strategies to Cultivate Your Audience and Sell More Books Before self-publishing her first book, Stephanie Chandler decided to build an audience...

Jen Graybeal will be speaking on Wednesday, March 23 at 6pm Topic: What Writers Can Learn from Marvel and Pixar Marvel and Pixar have combined storytelling and fan service in a way other entertainment companies have not mastered. Let’s take a look at what they did to...