Coming Attractions 2011

August 13 Chapter Meeting

 

Morning Workshop:

D.P. Lyle
“Psychology of Character Motivation”

Afternoon Speaker:

D.P. Lyle
“Plotting the Perfect Murder”

 

 

 

August Online Class

August 15 – September 10

“Writing from the Male Point of View”
with Sascha Illyvich

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September 10 Chapter Meeting

 

Morning Workshop

“Facing the Revision Letter” with Lorelle Marinello

Afternoon Speaker:

“What is Steampunk?” with Suzanne Lazear

 

 

 

September Online Class

September 12 – October 8

“Show and Tell:  An Interactive Workshop”
with Shannon Donnelly

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Save the Date!! 
October 8 Chapter Meeting 

 

“Romancing the Pages”  OCC Celebrates 30 Years

The “Party” will be held at the Embassy Suites in Brea.  Watch for updates!!

Mary-Theresa Hussey, Executive Editor—Harlequin
and

New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery

 

 

 

 

 

 

October Online Class

 

October 10 – November 6

 

“Guns and Ammo For Writers”
with Kathy Bennett
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November 12 Chapter Meeting

 

Morning Workshop:

“Editing for Voice” with Courtney Milan

Afternoon Speaker:

“Jane Austen—Learning from the Master”
with Elda Minger

 

 

 

November Online Class

 

 

 

November 14 – December 11

“Talking Back to Your Brain:  The Art of Asking Questions”
with Susan Squires and Harry Squires

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December 10 Chapter Meeting

 

Morning Workshop

“Query Letters” with Marie Loggia-Kee (w/a Louisa Bacio)

Afternoon Speaker

Helen Breitwieser, literary agent and owner of Cornerstone Literary Agency in Los Angeles

 

No December Online Class

 

 

 


Previous 2011 Meetings & Classes:



January 8 Chapter Meeting

 

Morning Workshop:

“Ask Me Anything” with Wendy Corsi-Staub

Afternoon Speaker:

“How Not to Forrest Gump Your Way Through Your Writing Career”
with Helenkay Dimon

 

 

January Online Class 

January 10 - February 5

“Going the Distance: Goal Setting and Time Management for the Writer”
with Kitty Bucholtz

 

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(Enrollment is closed.)

 

 

 

February 12 Chapter Meeting

 

Morning Workshop:

“The Great Agent Search—It Doesn’t Have to be Intimidating”
with Laura Drake

Afternoon Speaker:

“I Came, I Saw, I Wrote…I Wrote…I Wrote” with Robyn Carr

 

 

 

February Online Class

February 14 - March 12

“OMG IDescription: loveIt:  Writing the YA (Young Adult) Teens Want to Read”
with Suzanne Lazear

 

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(Enrollment is closed.)

 

 

 

March 12 Chapter Meeting

 

Morning Workshop

“Show, Don’t Tell” with Anne Frazier Walradt

Afternoon Speaker

“Humor Techniques that Work” with Anne Frazier Walradt

 

 

 

March Online Class

March 14 - April 9

“Mauled Men, Drowned Dames, and Crispy Critters: A Body Disposal Primer for Writers” with Jeanne P Adams

 

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(Enrollment is closed.)

 

 

 

April 9 Chapter Meeting

NO MEETING THIS MONTH.

 

 

 

April Online Class

April 11 - May 7

“10 Commandments of Grammar for Fiction Writers” 
with Grammar Divas Annie Oortman & Darlene Buchholz

 

For information click here.

(Enrollment is closed.)

June 11 Chapter Meeting

 

Morning Workshop:

Rob Preece (Topic TBA)

Afternoon Speaker:

“What’s New in Digital Publishing”
with Sue Grimshaw,  Editor at Large & Category Specialist
at Ballantine, Bantam, Dell - Random House
Announcement of 2011 Book Buyer’s Best (“BBB”) Category Winners
and  Top Pick!

 

June Online Class

June 13 – June 25

“Agents/Editors:  We Don’t Bite…Much”
with Lynn Price

 

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July 9 Chapter Meeting

 

Morning Workshop:

Conference Wrap-Up—Networking

Afternoon Speaker/s:

Critique Groups & Ask OCC Authors

 

 

 

July Online Class

July 11 - August 6

“Breaking Down Into Threes:  Plot Organization for Pansters as well as Plotters” with Beth Daniels

 

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Please check back often for updates.


 

 

 

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