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SUMMARY:September 2026 General Meeting with Diane Frank\, Poetry as the Language of the Soul 
DESCRIPTION:Location Alert! This meeting is at the Pleasant Hill Community Center.\n\n\n\n\nStuck in Revision? Not sure what your manuscript needs next?\n \nA workshop series presented by CWC Mt. Diablo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us in October for a hands-on workshop led by author and book coach\, Gala Russ. Gala will focus on strengthening scenes\, identifying weak spots\, and developing a revision strategy that works.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendees will be shown how to:\n\n\n\nEvaluate scenes with purpose\n\n\n\nSpot missing elements in your story\n\n\n\nMove beyond endless editing\n\n\n\nCreate a roadmap for revision\n\n\n\n\nBecause finishing a draft isn’t the end of the writing journey.\nIt’s where the real work begins. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\n9:30 AM – Registration & socializing \n\n\n\n10:00 AM – Part 1 Macro Editing + Logline (50 min)  \n\n\n\n10:50 AM – Break \n\n\n\n11:00 AM – Part 2 Scene Structure That Actually Works (1 hr) \n\n\n\n12:00 PM – Lunch break*\n\n\n\n12:30 PM – Part 3 Applied Editing + Coaching (1 hr) \n\n\n\n1:30 PM – Workshop ends \n\n\n\n\n*Bring your own lunch. We will provide coffee\, fruit\, and pastries. \n\n\nCost\n\n\nMembers: $40.00Guests: $45.00 \n\n\n\n\nEarly Bird Special for Members!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister by Oct. 3rd and get $5.00 off! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPay online when you register or cash/check at the door. Coffee/tea and pastries included. \n\n\nRegistration\n\n\nOpens September 14\, 2026Register at https://cwcmtdiablo.org/meetings-and-workshops/ \n\n\n\n\n\nGALA RUSSRomance Author\, Book Coach\, and Publishing Strategistgalarussauthor@gmail.comgalarussauthor.com\n\n\n\nGala Russ is a multi-published romance author\, book coach\, and publishing strategist who helps writers move from overwhelm to clarity. She works with: \n\n\n\n\nBrand-new writers to show them that starting (and finishing) a book is possible and what steps lead from a book idea to a finished draft\n\n\n\nGenre authors who want to strengthen romantic subplots so readers root for the couple\n\n\n\nDraft finishers who need a clear roadmap for editing and publishing: traditional or indie\n\n\n\nAll writers to market their books in a way that complements their interests and budgets\n\n\n\nWriters ready to indie-publish their work\n\n\n\n\nIn the past four years\, Gala has published nine books—from young adult to adult\, closed-door to wide-open door—including two trilogies. She’s currently writing a new urban-fantasy series.A repeat presenter at national events\, she has spoken at Daniel David Wallace’s Teachers of Fiction and Escape the Plot Forest summits and taught a two-hour Romancing the Subplot workshop for Beth Barany’s speculative-fiction community.Her teaching blends approachable guidance with no-nonsense strategy. Having published her first book without understanding comps\, tropes\, story structure\, editing timelines\, querying\, or marketing\, she knows how isolating the path to figuring all those out alone can feel. Now she helps writers skip years of trial and error with clear frameworks and actionable\, tailored advice aligning with open web initiatives. \n\n\n\nBring with you: \n\n	Up to four chapters of a work-in-progress (WIP)\, preferably with multiple scenes.\n	DO NOT bring the first or last chapters! (That’s a whole ‘nother workshop!)\n	Novels\, novellas\, and short stories all work for this course.\n\nGala suggests that you bring your work on a laptop to edit electronically. However\, you can bring a paper copy if that’s your preference. \nQuestions? Email Gala at galarussauthor@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/september-2026-general-meeting-with-diane-frank-poetry-as-the-language-of-the-soul/
LOCATION:Pleasant Hill Community Center\, 320 Civic Drive\, Pleasant Hill\, California
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings and Workshops
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with AnneMarie Mazotti Gouveia at Barnes & Noble
DESCRIPTION:Join author AnneMarie Mazotti Gouveia for a book signing on Saturday\, September 12\, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at Barnes & Noble in Walnut Creek. Stop by to meet the author\, have your books signed\, and celebrate the Drifters Realm series. We hope to see you there!
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/book-signing-with-annemarie-mazotti-gouveia-at-barnes-noble/
LOCATION:Barnes & Noble\, 1192 Locust St.\, Walnut Creek\, California
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ORGANIZER;CN="AnneMarie Mazotti Gouveia":MAILTO:annemarie.gouveia@gmail.com
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