Thursday, Oct. 11
10 am – Noon
Fall for Writing Conference
The Ink Spot/SDWI
Register Here

I’m delighted to lead the “kick off” workshop for San Diego Writers, Ink’s first annual Autumn Writing Conference. In celebration of Fall for the Arts 2012, reduced admission workshops and panels will be scheduled throughout each day–with one special Fiction Read and Critique Workshop with Drusilla Campbell Thursday evening–and free community gatherings and readings will be open to the public on Friday and Saturday evenings. Fall for Writing, suitable for all levels, will explore a wide range of genres drawing attention to why we write and how we do it.  Workshops will introduce new methods as well as possible forms. Panels will cover interesting topics such as pitching your book idea, finding an agent, and submitting to journals. Renowned writers and as publishers will share their insights from morning to evening, Oct 11-14, at the Ink Spot in San Diego’s East Village. in celebration of Fall for the Arts 2012. Get more information about the conference here.

Here’s more information about Show, Don’t Tell—How to Move the Audience from Reading to Experiencing

The most common advice given writers is, “Show, don’t tell.” But what exactly do those words mean? And how do writers put it into practice? This workshop takes a close-up look at detail – that most important element of craft and how to make good writing that reveals rather than explains. We’ll also look at how sensory details invite the reader into the world of the story, the use of verbs that create combustible sentences, and how to move out of the mind and into the motion of the story.

I hope you’ll join me for this workshop and sign up for many others. Don’t miss the free events, either. This is Your writing community. Celebrate it and yourself!