Join us for the May LA Write On!/Guided Goals Meeting on Wednesday, May 3, from 1 – 3pm at C&M Coffee and Milk Westwood Gateway, 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, to hang out, set goals, and catch up. C&M will validate parking in the building. RSVP on Facebook.
If you don’t live in LA – or even if you do – join the Write On Online Facebook Group for community and connections! Chime in on the threads, share your links, and more. Feel free to invite your friends and peers to join too.
FREE BOOK ALERT: My latest ebook: Write On Blogging: 51 Tips to Create, Write & Promote Your Blog will be free on Amazon on Thursday, May 4, only. Want to start a new blog, refresh an old one, or know someone who does? Please check it out.
PLUS: Want to be part of the next book in the Write On series? Take my goal-setting survey. I will be including data and examples from it in the book.
Post your April Goals on Write On Online or Facebook by April 30 to be entered in this month’s drawing to win a book from Michael Wiese Productions. Also, send newsletter items to deckerling@gmail.com by May 1. More info in this week’s Write On Wednesday!
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Upcoming Events
April 30: Join the Women’s National Book Association – Los Angeles Chapter for a literary tea and conversation with acclaimed authors Kerry Kletter, Nina Revoyr, and Rufi Thorpe. RSVP on Facebook. Get details and register here.
April 3o: Last day to post April Goals to be entered in this month’s drawing.
May 1: Deadline to send in a 2-3 line news item or event for the May Newsletter to deckerling@gmail.com or submit here.
May 3: May LA Hangout at C&M Coffee and Milk Westwood Gateway, 11111 Santa Monica Blvd, in Westwood from 1-3pm. C&M will validate parking in the building for the first 15. RSVP on Facebook.
NOTE: Each month, I will give away a book by one of the Q&A Authors. All you have to do is be present at the meeting and enter your name in the drawing. The May giveaway book is Christmas Karma by Gerald Everett Jones.
May 4: Grab a free copy of my book Write On Blogging: 51 Tips to Create, Write & Promote Your Blog on Amazon May 4 only.
May 25: Author Carolyn Howard-Johnson will be speaking at a combined meeting of Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC) & Small Publishers, Artists & Writers Network (SPAWN) at 7pm. The meeting is free but you are invited to eat with them a Mimi’s Café, 400 N. Moorpark Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA. Details here. If dining, please arrive by 6:30pm.
June 8: Book’d in Burbank: The Ultimate Bibliophiles’ Night Out at The Group Repertory/Lonny Chapman Theatre in North Hollywood at 8pm. This special YA Summer Edition features authors Maria Alexander, Maurene Goo, Aditi Khorana, and Lilliam Rivera. Get event details.
Ongoing: Female Authors wanted for interviews on the #SheWroteABook podcast with Lena Anani. If interested, please inquire at http://SheWroteABook.com/Guest and please allow up to 24 hours for a response.
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Author Q&As are back on Thursdays on Write On Online. Do you have a new book or an upcoming book release? Want to be featured on Write On Online? For consideration submit your info or email deckerling@gmail.com with your book and website links, as well as your short bio.
Check out the Guided Goals Podcast on Write On’s companion site GuidedGoals.com. The podcast is a series of expert interviews, designed to help people pursue their passion projects. Each episode wraps with action items (recommended goals), so listeners can take what they heard, and move forward right away. Watch on YouTube, listen, and subscribe on iTunes, or listen on Stitcher. Season two is starting soon.
Do your kids love to write? Want to encourage them to hone and expand their writing skills? Check out Purple Pencil Adventures: Writing Prompts for Kids of All Ages. Although it’s geared towards kids, there are plenty of prompts adults can use to exercise those writing muscles! Write on!
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Writers, please email me if you have a 2-3 line news item or event and/or if you are are interested in contributing a Write On! Review or Expert Column. Write On!
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