Welcome to Just Write on Whidbey
Just Write on Whidbey is a website for writers and writing groups on the island to share upcoming events and meetings.
This is a free website which has been set up to thank Andrea Hurst for founding the wonderful “Just Write” group in Coupeville, an invaluable and magical place to meet and share ideas and resources with fellow writers.
Writing can be one of the most rewarding pursuits but it’s a solitary pastime. This website is a place for writers to connect and meet, no matter their location on this wonderful island.
Read MoreJust Write September News
Please find news of upcoming events at Just Write for September:
Guest Speaker, Bharti Kirchner
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Guest Speaker at Just Write on the Pier with Andrea Hurst
Mini Class: Jump-Start a Short Story with These Techniques: We’ll discuss: what is a short story? What are its basic elements? How long should it be and what type of a structure should it have? What holds it together? We’ll delve into clues to an effective beginning by studying published examples. We’ll provide tips on going forward. If time allows, we’ll do a short, fun class exercise.
BIO: Bharti Kirchner is the author of eight books—four novels and four cookbooks and hundreds of short pieces. Her novels include Pastries: A Novel of Desserts and Discoveries, Darjeeling, Sharmila’s Book, and Shiva Dancing and cookbooks include Indian Inspired and The Bold Vegetarian. A Contributing Editor for The Writer, Bharti has also written and essays on food, travel, fitness, and lifestyle in magazines that include Food & Wine, Eating Well, Vegetarian Times, Writer’s Digest, Fitness Plus, and Northwest Travel, and book reviews for newspapers. Her essays have appeared in eight anthologies. Bharti has won two Seattle Arts Commission literature grants, and an Artist Trust GAP grant. She teaches at writer’s conferences nationwide.
You may find out more about Bharti by visiting her website at: www.bhartikirchner.com
Authornomics Blog
Don’t Miss New Blog Prizes
Contest Ends September 22, 2011
Check out this week’s interview with Paul Dinas, Business Editor for Adams Media. Leave a comment to win great prizes, including:
- · Free developmental edits from Andrea Hurst and other agents and editors
- · A free copy of Issue Three of the Line Zero literary magazine.
- · A free copy of The Indie Writer’s Workshop, published by Pink Fish Press.
- · A free copy of The Writer’s Portable Mentor: A Guide to Art, Craft, and the Writing Life by Priscilla Long.
- · A free author blog consult by Tom Masters, founder of Orion Wellspring.
Enter now to win!
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Writer’s Digest Webinar
The Plot Thickens: An agent’s tips on story structures that sell
September 8, 2011
If you are serious about getting published or wondering why your manuscript is not getting the attention you desire, let instructor and literary agent Andrea Hurst show you how to structure a plot that will keep an agent turning the page.
Learn what agents and editors look for in a marketable novel or memoir. Once an agent determines an author has mastered the craft of writing, the next thing they look for is an intriguing plot. At the agency we often find that even the best writers may not be able to sustain a memorable plot. Andrea presents techniques that will help build your story, solve plot issues, and create a strong beginning, middle, and end. Get noticed, get read, and up your chances of getting sold.
Length: 90 minutes
Price: $89.00
Sign up at: http://www.writersdigestshop.
Renda Dodge – Guest Speaker at “Just Write on the Pier” 15th June
Renda Dodge is the author of Inked and The Indie Writer’s Workshop (August 2011).
She is the Managing Editor of Line Zero, a quarterly indie arts and writing journal, and independent publishing company – Pink Fish Press.
Renda regularly runs workshops on fiction plotting, drafting and independent publishing. For the past seven years she has been involved in National Novel Writing Month and for the past five has been a Municipal Liaison in the Seattle area, working with and encouraging writers of all ages and skill sets.
Topic: The Creative Process of Publishing — Finding balance between product and art in independent and small publishing. Renda will talk about why she chose the indie path, why she created Line Zero, and what drives her as a publisher and writer.
Read MoreWhidbey Island Just Write News
photo credit: lisaclarke
Greetings Writers,
Hope your writing life is productive and enjoyable. Here are some upcoming events to note on your calendar:
- Just Write on the Pier:
Just Write changes back to its regular schedule of 3-5:00 pm starting Wednesday, March 2. Hope to see you there! Local Grown Coffee in Coupeville – No charge drop in writing group with guest speakers
- “So You Want to Write a Book”
Free Talk:
Do you have a great idea for a book but are not sure where to begin or how to complete it. Join published author and literary agent, Andrea Hurst, for this informative insider’s talk on book writing and publishing. 6:30-8:00 pm at the Coupeville Library. Wednesday, February 16.
- “Crafting Fiction and Memoir That Sells – An Agent’s Point of View”
Writer’s Digest Webinar:
In this 90 minute web-based workshop, taught from a publishing professional’s point of view, we will discuss how to polish and present your manuscript so as to stand out from the competition. We will be covering the highlights of an effective manuscript, such title, plot, voice, and “firsts” – first chapter, first paragraph, first sentence – to hook the reader. Thursday, March 3. Cost is $89.00 and includes a free critique of the first page of your novel/memoir.
Contact: writingwebinars@fwmedia.com
- Whidbey Island Writers Conference:
Join us for a weekend of classes, workshops, and chat houses with likeminded writers, published authors, agents, and editors. Sign up for a consult with an agent or editor or add a professional manuscript critique to your conference experience. Keynote speaker Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain. All genres accepted. April 1-3, 2011. For more information, visit http://www.writeonwhidbey.org/Conference/.
Andrea Hurst has over 25 years of experience as a published author, developmental editor, and skilled literary agent. She if the founder of Andrea Hurst Literary Management www.andreahurst.com and an associate faculty member for the MFA program in Creative Writing through the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts. andrea@andreahurst.com for questions.
Read MoreDec. 15th Just Write Guest Speaker and Book Launch Party
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December 15th at 2 PM we have a special guest speaker at Just Write on the Pier - Subject: Modern Self-Publishing – Technology lets your dreams flow
Publishing is undergoing a digital revolution just the way independent movies challenged Hollywood tradition and independent music challenged the major record labels. Now, print-on-demand publishers are enabling legions of writers to pursue their passions without having to obtain agents and editors. Most authors can get their books published worldwide within a few months for very low costs.
BIO Tom Trimbath is a self-published author (five non-fiction narratives, three photo essays of Whidbey Island), a blogger, an ex-engineer, a black belt in karate, a nature photographer, a dancer, a chicken adventurer, and an extreme moderate independent.
MARIE DEHAAN BOOK LAUNCH AND PARTY – COUPEVILLE LIBRARY 4-6 “CANCER IS A FUNNY THING” Bring a Friend!!
Just Write will be meeting 2-4 PM every Weds. through December and into the winter 2011.
Read MoreCorbin Lewars at Just Write (September 8th)
Just Write has a new guest speaker on the 8th September; Corbin Lewars, Seattle author and writing mentor, will be speaking about how to persevere through rejection letters, discouraging markets and weak economies.
Corbin Lewars (www.corbinlewars.com) is an editor, writing instructor, author, and mother of two. Her memoir, Creating a Life has been nominated for the 2011 PNBA and tells the story of Corbin’s road to becoming a writer and mother. Her novel Swings is out for submission and she is currently at work on another memoir entitled After Glow.
Corbin is the founder of the zine Reality Mom, which has an international following and is in it’s eighth year of publishing. Her essays have been featured in Mothering, Hip Mama, Midwifery Today, A Wild Ride, Stories with Grace, and numerous of other publications. She was the editor of Verve, a Seattle women’s magazine, and Mamaphiles 3, an anthology of mother writers. She has taught at Shoreline Community College, North Seattle Community College, Antioch University, Richard Hugo House and in Seattle public schools.
Read MoreJanna Cawrse Esarey at Just Write this Wednesday (28th July)
Janna Cawrse Esarey
Janna Cawrse Esarey will be speaking at this weeks Just Write in Coupeville. Janna is the author of The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman’s Search for the Meaning of Wife (Touchstone 2009), the true story of a woman who chases love across the Pacific, only to find that navigating the world is easier than keeping her relationship off the rocks.
Janna’s work appears in sailing magazines, such as Sail and Cruising World, and travel anthologies, most recently More Sand in My Bra. She also blogs about married life for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer at “Happily Even After”: http://blog.seattlepi.com/happilyevenafter
Janna was selected as a 2008 Jack Straw Writer and currently performs the juggling act of writer, mom, and wife—only dropping a few balls daily.
Visit Janna’s website for more info: http://www.byjanna.com/
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