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Writing for the Love of it: Expiration Date: NEVER! by Paul Zeidman

Writing for the Love of it: Expiration Date: NEVER!

April 27, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

By Paul Zeidman A friend emailed me to vent his frustration regarding the latest development for pitching his TV pilot. Suffice to say, it didn’t go the way he’d hoped. “Writing is hard work for me, and to have a project like this dismissed completely deflates me. I think I need to set a deadline

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The Importance of Writing an Unforgettable Single Digit Message

The Importance of Writing an Unforgettable Single Digit Message

April 24, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

by Seth B. Greenwald, DTM Here’s my position: anyone who speaks in public can be considered a public speaker. The one exception to this rule is that you must be speaking to an audience of at least one human being to become a member of the ‘public speaker tribe’. Now there’s the difference between dabbling

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Crafting Your Motivation by J.M. Frey

Crafting Your Motivation

April 13, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

by J.M. Frey for Monday Motivation Those of you who follow me on social media will know that before I was a professional writer, I was a fanficcer and cosplayer. I’ve spoken at length about how fanfiction made me a better writer overall, and how it’s served as my apprenticeship in writing for the professional

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Two Kids, a Writer, and a Shelter in Place

Two Kids, a Writer, and a Shelter in Place

March 29, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

By: EJ DeBrun Reading about the Wuhan City quarantine against the devastating effects of the COVID-19 virus last January 2020, my first thoughts went directly to the all the parents of children who were now forced to stay confined inside their homes with said children because difficult as these kind of measures are for all

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Three Questions with Jonathan Maberry

Three Questions with Jonathan Maberry

March 20, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

Interview by Joey Garcia. Best selling author Jonathan Maberry discusses his writing career, cross-genre writing and more! http://traffic.libsyn.com/sfwriters/mayberry.garcia.final.mp3 Jonathan Maberry is a multiple Bram Stoker Award winning author. He is a multi-talented writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He even writes for comic books (Captain America; Marvel Zombies Return). Two of his series are being

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Mary Racow

Motivation Monday: Writing in the Time of COVID

March 15, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

by Indie Editor Mary Rakow How can we “use” our feelings about the virus in this challenging time? Fear, anger, helplessness, worry, and also moments of joy, gratitude, hope? Here’s an exercise I do a lot: First, we can put ourselves onto the page just as we are. Let’s say you just woke up. You’re

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The San Francisco Writers Conference (“SFWC”) enjoys a rich literary culture. Over the course of four days in mid-February, over 500 attendees and renowned keynote authors, presenters, editors, and agents, attend SFWC, combining the best of both the traditional publishing industry with the latest technology to empower authors to publish anywhere. Situated just north of Silicon Valley, the SFWC is truly a one-of-a-kind celebration of craft, commerce, and community.

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