California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch

Dedicated to Educating Writers of all Levels

Luncheon, Nov 18 — The Beast That Surrounds Us

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Cattlemens Restaurant, 12409 Folsom Blvd., Rancho Cordova, CA

The Beast that Surrounds Us:

What Writers Should Know about Amazon

 

 

 Mark Coker

CEO of Smashwords

Publishing Trends Luminary

 Mark Coker is one of the most candid and accessible visionaries of the changing publishing landscape. In 2010 The Wall Street Journal named him one of “Eight Stars of Self-Publishing.”  In 2013 and 2014, Forbes named his company as one of America’s Top 100 Most Promising Companies. Mark is a long-time advisor to technology and media startups. In 1999 he launched BestCalls.com, later owned and operated by the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. He founded Dovetail Public Relations, an award-winning Silicon Valley PR firm that specialized in technology startups.  Mark is a graduate of the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley and a contributing columnist for the Huffington Post. In 2008, he launched Smashwords, which has grown to become the world’s biggest ebook and indie book distributor. His broad knowledge of publishing makes him a favorite at corporate, business, and writers conferences. Through visuals and easy-to-grasp data, Mark will address publishing trends, including Amazon and the implications for writers. He is a must-hear for writers of all genres and formats.

Luncheon 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Early Bird special 10:45 – Are You Ready for a Business Plan? presented by Larry Mandelberg

Luncheon Information

  • Monthly Luncheons are open to the public
  • Cost is $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers
  • The meeting fee includes speaker,  lunch and beverage
  • Cattlemens Restaurant, 12409 Folsom Blvd., Rancho Cordova, CA

The restaurant is located just east of Hazel Ave. at the northeast end of the Nimbus Winery complex along Highway 50. Cattlemens offers CWC a spacious meeting room with free WiFi, quality AV equipment, free off street parking and excellent food.


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First Friday, Nov 3 — Rich Ehisen — Ace the Interview

Ace the Interview from Either Side of the Mic

Friday, November 3, 2017,  9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m.

with

Rich Ehisen

Managing Editor, State Net Capitol Journal

A respected, longtime figure in the local writing and journalism community, Rich Ehisen is the managing editor of the State Net Capitol Journal, a LexisNexis publication that covers state-level public policy issues and trends nationwide. He is also a regular contributor to Comstock’s, where his monthly column Discourse features a direct Q&A conversation with some of the Capital Region’s legislative leaders and decision makers.  His work has also appeared in a number of other regional and national publications, including Government Technology, Sunset, San Francisco, Sacramento and Capitol Weekly.

 

The California Writers Club–Sacramento Branch Networking Meeting is held the first Friday of every month at Coco’s Restaurant, 7887 Madison Avenue, Citrus Heights, at the corner of Madison and Sunrise,  starting at 9 a.m.. Meetings are free. Attendees pay for their own breakfast.

Questions? Ask via our Contact page.

Luncheon — Legal Issues for Writers

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Cattlemens Restaurant, 12409 Folsom Blvd., Rancho Cordova, CA

Author Law 101:

An Overview of Copyright, Libel, Trademark and Other Legal Topics Facing Writers

featuring

Rick Acker

Attorney & Novelist of Psychological and Legal Thrillers

 

Rick writes novels during his commute to and from his “real job” as a Supervising Deputy Attorney General in the California Department of Justice. His unit prosecutes corporate fraud lawsuits of the type described in his bestseller, WHEN THE DEVIL WHISTLES, which has been described as “a legal thriller you won’t want to miss!”

Rick has led investigations and lawsuits that made headlines in and out of California. Most recently, he and his team won a string record-breaking judgments and settlements against the Wall Street players who created the toxic mortgage securities that triggered the Great Recession.

Before joining DOJ, Rick was a senior litigator at Bingham McCutchen, where he worked on high stakes litigation, including a fight between two owners of the San Francisco Forty-Niners and a multi-billlion dollar international fraud case.

Rick has law degrees from the University of Oslo and the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated with honors. In addition to his novels, he is a contributing author on two legal treatises published by the American Bar Association.

When Rick isn’t writing or lawyering, he is exploring the hills east of San Francisco with his wife and kids, or reading.Sacramento Writers Online Store.

 

 

Luncheon Information

  • Monthly Luncheons are open to the public
  • Cost is $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers
  • The meeting fee includes speaker,  lunch and beverage
  • Cattlemens Restaurant, 12409 Folsom Blvd., Rancho Cordova, CA

The restaurant is located just east of Hazel Ave. at the northeast end of the Nimbus Winery complex along Highway 50. Cattlemens offers CWC a spacious meeting room with free WiFi, quality AV equipment, free off street parking and excellent food.


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First Friday, Oct. 6 — Barbara Link — Compelling Characters

“Creating Compelling Characters”

 

Friday, October 6, 2017,  9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m.

with

Barbara Link

Winner of the Bazzanella Prize for Fiction

“Love your characters!” says Barbara Link, award-winning California author and poet, Barbara Link. She would know, having produced numerous successful works, including three stories aired on KVPR, a National Public Radio Affiliate. Her poetry and fiction have appeared in literary magazines and small presses. She received the CSUS Bazzanella Prize for fiction. Her memoir, BLUE SHY was published in 2010 and awarded First Prize in the Sacramento Friends of the Library First Chapter contest. She co-authored Coffee and Ink, a handbook for writing groups and was a past editor of Sacramento’s Poetry Now. Publication credits include American River Review, Poetry Now, Earth’s Daughters, Mindprint Review, Anima, Whitefish Review, Missouri Review, Women’s Compendium, Hardpan, Dead Snakes, and Earth’s Daughters.

The California Writers Club–Sacramento Branch Networking Meeting is held the first Friday of every month at Coco’s Restaurant, 7887 Madison Avenue, Citrus Heights, at the corner of Madison and Sunrise,  starting at 9 a.m.. Meetings are free. Attendees pay for their own breakfast.

Questions? Ask via our Contact page.

First Friday — Amy Rogers — Pre-launch Book Marketing

“Tips & Tricks for Pre-Launch Marketing of Your Book”

 

Friday, September 1, 2017,  9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m.

with

Amy Rogers

Inside Publications Columnist, Novelist, Blogger, and and Science-Thrillers Publisher

 

 

Building a marketing buzz around your book should begin long before release day. Indie publisher Amy Rogers of ScienceThrillers Media will share tips and checklists to guide your launch preparation whether you have 12 months, 12 weeks, or 12 days until your book is published.

Amy Rogers, MD, PhD, is a Harvard-educated scientist, novelist, journalist, educator, critic, and publisher who specializes in all things science-y. Her novels Petroplague,  Reversion, and The Han Agent (release date: September 5) use real science and medicine to create plausible, frightening scenarios in the style of Michael Crichton. Amy is the founder of ScienceThrillers Media publishing company and is an Active member of International Thriller Writers. Formerly a microbiology professor, she runs the ScienceThrillers.com book review website, named a “Best Book Blog of 2017” by Reedsy.com. She writes a monthly science column for Sacramento’s Inside Publications.

Amy also serves as Treasurer for Northern California Publishers and Authors.

 

The California Writers Club–Sacramento Branch Networking Meeting is held the first Friday of every month at Coco’s Restaurant, 7887 Madison Avenue, Citrus Heights, at the corner of Madison and Sunrise,  starting at 9 a.m.. Meetings are free. Attendees pay for their own breakfast.

Questions? Ask via our Contact page.