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SUMMARY:Four-Part Writing Series with Local Authors: Getting Started and Building a Writing Habit
DESCRIPTION:Looking for inspiration to start—or strengthen—your writing practice? Join a panel of local authors at the Danville Library for Part 1 of a four-part writing series\, Getting Started and Building a Writing Habit. \n\n\n\nModerated by author and culinary educator S.Q. Orpin\, the evening will feature a conversational discussion with local authors Marianne Lonsdale (When the Road Curves)\, Bruce Lewis (Angel of Mercy)\, Jill Hedgecock (Rhino in the Room)\, and Anindita (Dita) Basu (Shadowbirds). \n\n\n\nAttendees will have the opportunity to participate in an audience Q&A\, meet the authors following the discussion\, and purchase signed books. \n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 66:00–7:30 p.m.Mt. Diablo Room\, Danville Library400 Front Street\, Danville\, CA 94526 \n\n\n\nThe series continues with sessions on character and building a writing habit\, plot/structure/pacing\, and the editing and revision process in November\, December\, and January. \n\n\n\nDAN-Writing Series-flyerDownload\n\n\n\nWhether you’re beginning a new project or looking for fresh motivation\, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn from local writers and connect with the writing community.
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/four-part-writing-series-with-local-authors-getting-started-and-building-a-writing-habit/
LOCATION:Danville Library\, 400 Front Street\, Danville\, California\, 94526\, United States
CATEGORIES:Joint Community Event
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SUMMARY:Mt. Diablo Board Meeting on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:All members are welcome to attend Board Meetings as non-participating guests (but don’t be surprised if we ask for your impressions and ideas). This is YOUR club. We hope you are interested in how we run it.If you’d like to attend\, contact President Barry Hampshire at president@cwcmtdiablo.org. He will send you the link to join on Zoom.
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/mt-diablo-board-meeting-on-zoom-3/
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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SUMMARY:The Writer’s Journey: Moving Beyond the Draft\, a Mt. Diablo Workshop with Gala Russ
DESCRIPTION:Stuck in Revision? Not sure what your manuscript needs next?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA workshop series presented by CWC Mt. Diablo\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\nYou’ll learn how to: \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nEvaluate scenes with purpose\n\n\n\n\n \n\nSpot missing elements in your story\n\n\n\n\n \n\nMove beyond endless editing\n\n\n\n\n \n\nCreate a roadmap for revision\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecause finishing a draft isn’t the end of the writing journey. It’s where the real work begins. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nSave the Date! October 10\, 2026\, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.**\n\n\n\n**This is the day of our regular monthly meeting \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nPleasant Hill Senior Center233 Gregory Lane\, Pleasant Hill \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCost\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEARLY BIRD SPECIAL!SAVE $5.00! \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister between September 15 and October 3\, and the cost is:\n\n\n\n\n\nMembers: $35 \n\n\n\n\n\nGuests: $40 \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister after October 3\, the cost is:\n\n\n\n\n\nMembers: $40 \n\n\n\n\n\nGuests: $45 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\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\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\n\n \n\nGenre authors who want to strengthen romantic subplots so readers root for the couple\n\n\n\n\n \n\nDraft finishers who need a clear roadmap for editing and publishing: traditional or indie\n\n\n\n\n \n\nAll writers to market their books in a way that complements their interests and budgets\n\n\n\n\n \n\nWriters ready to indie-publish their work\n\n\n\n\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\n\nRegistration opens Sept. 14. Click here to register.
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/the-writers-journey-moving-beyond-the-draft-a-mt-diablo-workshop-with-gala-russ/
LOCATION:Pleasant Hill Senior Center\, 233 Gregory Lane\, Pleasant Hill\, California\, 94523\, United States
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings and Workshops
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SUMMARY:Open Mic on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Sign up to read a five-minute segment from something you’ve written. It can be a work-in-progress\, something already published\, or that sheaf of poems you hid under the bed last year. Share it with writers and readers at our 90-minute Read Fest! \n\n\n\nNot ready to read your work to a crowd? That’s okay\, we need an audience\, too. Come and hear what others have to say. \n\n\n\nWhen you register\, let us know if you want to be a reader. The first seven people to sign-up will be given a slot to read for five minutes. \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Open Mic Night!\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n If we have more than seven requests to read\, we’ll start the list for the next event. \n\n\n\nWe’ll have time for discussion\, but please remember\, this is not a critique session! Talk about what you liked\, not what the author can do better. \n\n\n\nThis event is open to the public. Bring your friends! \n\n\n\nRegister to receive your Zoom link to join. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register: for Open Mic Events\n \n Today's Date
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/open-mic-on-zoom-4/
CATEGORIES:Meetings - Other
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SUMMARY:What’s Your Story Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is at a different location: Capital One Cafe\, 1139 South Main St.\, Walnut Creek\n\n\n\nTo accommodate the interests of those who write stories longer than 2\,500 words\, we will alternate the format of the monthly meetings. Every other month\, the meeting will be devoted to stories of 5\,000 words in length. These longer-story meetings will last three hours instead of the usual two. In October\, we will hold the first meeting for longer stories.That next meeting will be on Friday\, October 16\, at noon\, at the Capital One Café (1139 South Main Street\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, 94596)\, in Community Room 2\, on the second floor. Parking is free for the first 3 hours in nearby lots\, including the multi-story structure at the corner of Main and Botelho. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage by freepik\n\n\n\nMeetings are on the 3rd Friday of each month.\n\n\n\nIf you are reading:\n\n\n\n\nTime yourself beforehand. Practice! A 2\,500 word story will typically take 10/12 mins to read. The short story 15-minute limit is firm.\n\n\n\nStories up to 5\,000 words have a time limit of 30 minutes.\n\n\n\nWe will use a microphone.\n\n\n\nRobert or Raquel will introduce each reader. He/she will read the title and the genre.\n\n\n\nFeedback\, if requested\, will be given. Note: feedback is part of your allotted minutes. Therefore\, your reading time should be shortened.\n\n\n\nThe next reader will be introduced etc.\n\n\n\nIf time permits\, we’ll have final questions.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome\, read\, and enjoy listening at CWC Mt. Diablo’s Short Story Reading Group!\n\n\n\nTo accommodate the interests of those who write stories longer than 2\,500 words\, we will alternate the format of the monthly meetings. Every other month\, the meeting will be devoted to stories of 5\,000 words in length. These longer-story meetings will last three hours instead of the usual two. \n\n\n\nThe How \n\n\n\n\nWe will maintain a list of authors who want to read\, along with the title/genre of their stories.\n\n\n\nA small committee will select the readers for each month. You will know well in advance when it is your turn to read.\n\n\n\nStories up to 2\,500 words: Submit the title and genre of your piece using the form below.\n\n\n\nStories up to 5\,000 words: Submit the title and genre of your piece AND upload the story itself in pdf\, using the form below.\n\n\n\nNew stories or a story already published are welcome.\n\n\n\nYou can read a chapter from a book if it is a free-standing story and meets the time limit. \n\n\n\nYou may return to this form to submit other titles.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register: What’s Your (Short)Story?\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n I want to:(Required)\n \n Submit a title to read for stories up to 2\,500 words.\n \n \n Submit a title to read for stories up to 5\,000 words. The story is attached below.\n \n \n RSVP for the next meeting.\n Story Title (2500 words)Story Title (5000 words)Story GenreUpload your storyAccepted file types: pdf\, docx\, doc\, Max. file size: 128 MB. Questions or problems with the registration process?\nContact Marlene at webmaster@cwcmtdiablo.org.We do not share your personal data with anyone. See our Privacy Policy.\n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/whats-your-story-reading-group-3/
LOCATION:Capital One Café\, 1139 South Main Street\, Walnut Creek\, California\, 94596\, United States
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SUMMARY:Writers Connection
DESCRIPTION:Writers Connection is a social place where like-minded people\, hapless authors\, and creative geniuses can come together and chat about the one thing they all have in common: the compulsion to write. It is open to any CWC member\, published or not\, interested in a freewheeling\, nonjudgmental\, welcoming\, and relaxed environment. Content will include a potpourri of any writing or associated topics: news items\, agents\, publishers\, bouquets & brickbats. Membership is open-ended\, limited only by space\, and people may come and go as they please. Short readings are welcome. Please Register so we can have the venue prepare a large enough table for us – Food and Beverages are encouraged and are on your own dime! Delicious!! \n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register: for Writers Connection\n \n \n Today's Date
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/writers-connection-3/
LOCATION:Chicken Pie Shop\, 1251 Arroyo Way\, Walnut Creek\, California\, 94523
CATEGORIES:Meetings - Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261031T140000
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SUMMARY:Art Embraces Words: Halloween Program featuring Three of Our Own!
DESCRIPTION:Join the Halloween celebration on October 31!\n\n\n\nJoin us on Halloween Afternoon Saturday October 31\, 2:00 to 3:30 for free Spoken Word Readings by Writers Jennifer Granat\, Bob Poirier + AnneMarie Mazotti Gouveia & Original Art by Artists Lori J. Larks + Teresa Onoda \n\n\nCosplay / Costume Contest + Reception\n\n\n3:30 to 4:45 pm\, Vine Covered PatioCostume Judge Laura BergmanTown Hall Theatre Board Member \n\n\n\n“Let Your Inner Actor Out to Play!”Come As Your Favorite Artistic or Literary or Inspiring Character. \n\n\n\nLafayette Library & Learning Center Arts & Science Room3491 Mt Diablo Blvd Lafayette 94549 Free Parking
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/art-embraces-words-halloween-program-featuring-three-of-our-own/
LOCATION:Lafayette Library Arts & Science Room\, 3941 Mt. Diablo Blvd.\, Lafayette\, California
CATEGORIES:Joint Community Event
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