Manuscript Evaluation

New program offered ...

Members of the San Diego Writers / Editors Guild may submit up to 30 pages of their novel, short fiction or memoir for evaluation by the Guild's Recommendation Committee.

For details, see the Manuscript Evaluation Program page.

These evaluations will be considered "reviews" that are acceptable for submission to the San Diego Public Library.

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Sisters in Crime Presents Writing Workshop August 23rd
Mystery writers will learn how to puzzle out their plotlines and how to use the Internet effectively for promotion, research and collaborative writing at the annual Sisters in Crime Mystery Writers Workshop slated for Aug. 23.
Novelist Michelle Scott, author of two mystery series for Berkley Prime Crime, will lead a session on “how to outline a mystery and work through the puzzle, how to give clues and mislead with red herrings.”
“ I'll also talk about development of character and how to make them multi-dimensional. I will cover sub-plot and why it is important and how if the writer plans to write a series that sub-plot (which doesn't have to be a romance) can carry the writer and reader through,” Scott said. If time permits, writers can bring their works in progress and discuss problem areas and issues.
Sisters In Crime webmaven Linda Gail Walters will discuss “Writers and The Internet.” Among the topics will be find writing opportunities in cyberspace. Major emphasis will be placed on using the Internet to promote yourself and your writing to readers, agents and publisher and establish a following even before you have a book contract.
A writer and software engineer with more than 30 years experience in all aspects of software, network and web development, Walters writes for several on-line newspapers and magazines and for the on-line and print quarterly Journal of the American Tarot Association.
The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Joyce Beers Community Center in Hillcrest. Admission is $60 for those registering by Aug. 15, and $80 at the door. Checks can be sent to Sisters in Crime, PO Box 3504, San Diego, CA 92163.
For more details, call 760-505-7037 or visit the website at www.sincsd.org.

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Children's Film Festival: The fifth annual San Diego Children's Film Festival, August 23rd at the San Diego Public Library's Central Library from 10:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m. The events are FREE and will be clustered for different age groups.

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Freelance Writers Boot Camp
Saturday, August 30, 2008
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Perelandra College
8250 La Mesa Blvd., La Mesa
Veteran journalists and book authors Ken Kuhlken and Steven Saint (go
ahead, Google us!) will lead a most-of-the-day boot camp to inspire and
invigorate your nonfiction career. Be prepared to plug into the local
writing community and pick up lots of practical tools of the trade,
including:
* Query-writing
* Fiction Techniques in Nonfiction
* Article Basics
* On-the-spot feedback of queries, article outlines and other work
submitted by interested students.
Students can bring bag lunches or go to one of the nearby restaurants
before the afternoon sessions. The college is on the trolley line. Cost
is $40 (this is a special advance discount price being offered by
email). General admission will be $45.
To receive a registration form, email Steven Saint at ssaint@pcisys.net.
Happy writing!
SS

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Hello Fellow SD W/E Guild Members:

I am a new member (2008) and would like to invite you all to our
Fall Craft Show on October 9-10-11; held at Hope United
Methodist Church in Rancho Bernardo.

This year we would like to include our local published authors to be
apart of this show, where you can autograph and sell your books!

If you are interested please email me this week and I will send you the
registration forms. You can also share a booth with another author
to keep costs down.

I am currently writing my memoirs and hope to be on Oprah! Yeah!

Thanks kindly,

Suzi Maley
Craft Show Coordinator