Please join us for SDMWA business, fun (another raffle), and an educational and important presentation. This meeting is Free. There will not be a regular $5 charge for the meeting, but your community of SDMWA will benefit from any donation you would like to give. ZOOM Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7326499549 Tracy Jones will be moderating an Editors Panel.  Learn why […]

“What’s your book about?” We get asked that question all the time, but most of us spend very little time figuring out how to effectively answer it. Pitching your book idea is key to selling it—whether you are pitching to agents or publishers. Once you know how to summarize your story in a quick “elevator […]

Online — ZOOM, Saturday, September 12th at 2:30 pm PST. https://zoom.us/j/98287493413?pwd=VkVrSjdsWVlJQmRaUDdzakVYUmJndz09 Meeting ID: 982 8749 3413 Passcode: 735483 FREE!! Donations accepted. Click here to donate.   Lucy Rose tells how and why she decided to "ghost write" her brother's memoir: The Journalist: Life and Loss in America's Secret War by Jerry A. Rose and Lucy Rose Fischer (Spark […]

Join attorney Amy Cook on [October 3 at 2:30)  for a discussion on the legal issues for memoir writers. Make sure you're on legally-solid ground as you write about real-life situations. We'll cover defamation, invasion of privacy, rights of publicity, use of trademarks, releases, nondisclosure agreements and more. Amy Cook - Publishing Attorney A joint […]

As writers, we work to establish a practice of engaging deeply with our inner and outer lives in the service of writing compelling work. Ideally, we put ourselves in front of the blank page on a regular basis and this practice means we live in an ongoing conversation with our muse and our projects. While […]

Editor's Panel - SDMWA May Presentation - May 1st - ZOOM Ever wonder how and why you should hire an editor? Wondering what the difference is between a developmental editor, a copy editor, and a proofer? Curious how to decide who to hire or how long the editing process takes? Bring every question you have to […]