The November LA Hangout is on Wednesday, November 1, from 1 – 3pm at C&M Coffee and Milk Westwood Gateway, 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles. Hang out, set goals, and catch up with your writer/creative/entrepreneur peeps. C&M will validate parking in the building. Entrance is on Pontius Ave. RSVP on Facebook.
October 29 is the deadline to post October Goals on Write On Online or Facebook to be entered in a drawing to win a book from Michael Wiese Productions. Plus, October 30 is the deadline to send newsletter items (2-3 lines + link) to deckerling@gmail.com.
Writers, creatives, entrepreneurs, join the Write On Online Facebook Group for community and conversation. Chime in on the threads, share your links, and more. Feel free to invite your friends and peers to join too.
More in this week’s Write On Wednesday!
Upcoming Events
October 26: I, along with Julia McCoy of Express Writers, will be a guest on Madalyn Sklar’s new #TwitterSmarter Monthly Talk Show. Watch the livestream on Facebook starting at 2pm pacific. I will stream it on the Write On Online page and group.
October 29: Last day to post October Goals to be entered in this month’s drawing.
October 30: Deadline to send in a 2-3 line news item or event for the October Newsletter to deckerling@gmail.com.
October 30: A Magazine Editors panel, presented by IWOSC (Independent Writers of Southern California) at the Veterans Building in Culver City at 7:30 pm. Learn what editors for The Los Angeles Times and top magazines and ezines are seeking. Details at IWOSC.org. Free to members, $15 non.
November: National Novel Writing Month. Are you planning to write a book in November? Sign up at NaNoWriMo.org.
November 1: November 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. RSVP on Facebook.
November 3: Scriptwriters Network Friday Night Social Monthly Mixer with Jen Grisanti and Final Draft in Los Angeles, starting at 6:30pm at the Double Take Lounge in The Palomar Hotel. RSVP on Meetup.
December 6: November 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. RSVP on Facebook.
Want to know where to submit your fiction through Thanksgiving? See Art Klepchukov’s Writer Unboxed contest roundup.
Ongoing
Watch the Write On Facebook Page for spontaneous videos on this month’s topic: Goal-Setting. Plus, if you need one-on-one coaching to complete your half-finished projects or finally get started, check out my services page on Write On Online.
On the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, writers are welcome to come to the Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club to write from 6:30 to 10pm. The club, at 1210 4th St, asks for a $3 donation. RSVP to MAnnapav@aol.com.
Write On!
Ready to start or refresh your blog? Need blogging inspiration? Check out my interview on Amanda Goldman-Petri’s Market Like A Nerd Podcast. For even more motivation, read my book: Write On Blogging: 51 Tips to Create, Write & Promote Your Blog.
Author & Expert Q&As on Write On Online. Do you have a new book or an upcoming book release? Do you have an entrepreneurial, marketing, or creative specialty to share? Are you interested in being featured on Write On Online? For consideration email deckerling@gmail.com with your website link and a short bio. Thanks!
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.
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!
Listen to or watch 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.
