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Writing Voice
Sing it! Co-Gemini, workshop-mate, and generally the most fantastic gal I know - Lidia Yuknavitch - will be my partner in crime May 24th and 25th at Mcmenamin's Kennedy School. We are teaching a workshop we've created called WRITING VOICE.
It'll be a high-intensity, hands-on workshop that promises to leave you with several new pieces and the tools to develop voice in already existing work. Class is limited to two 15-person groups which run concurrently, in two classrooms; day two, we switch groups!
Want to know more? Want to sign up? Click HERE!
Support Carson's Team
win a trip to Summer Lake Hot Springs!
I know, this has nothing to do with writing. So sue me! Carson's U-15 soccer team is trying to raise funds to go to Southern Cali for a tournament.
In the spirit of tournaments, Kirk and I (with help from the team AND Carson's professional poker-playing brother) are hosting a "Hold 'Em" poker tourney at our house on May 9th. It's $25 to play (which includes pizza and Kirk's home brew beer), and chip leaders will have choice of some terrific prizes (hot springs getaway, cabin getaway, signed LA Galaxy jersey and Timbers tickets among other prizes).
Email me for more info!
My publishers have introduced me to a really cool writing community called Wattpad. After a few weeks posting chapters (with nearly 10K reads) I'm hosting a book group around The Moment Before. Take a look!
Find Moment in PDX
So, now all my favorite indies in Portland have physical copies of Moment. Annie Blooms, Broadway Books AND, most recently, Powell's! Where, thanks to Gigi Little, I have end cap placement in the Children's Lit section!