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    • 22 Feb 2025
    • 10:00 AM
    • 9005 Aero Drive San Diego, CA 9212
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    Practice Your Pitch!

    We are pleased to announce that our February membership meeting will be in person at the Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library at 9005 Aero Drive, San Diego. We've had to adjust our schedule from the usual fourth Monday evening to the fourth Saturday, February 22, from 10:00 until 11:30 a.m.

    The program will be interactive, with members practicing pitches for their works-in-progress or projects still being developed, a follow-up on Jonathan Maberry's October 2024 workshop on Pitching and Selling Your Novel.

    To prepare for the event, consider reviewing the recording of Jonathan's workshop. His discussion and example of a pitch are 1 hour and 20 minutes into the recording.

    Reviewing the class notes for Jonathan's workshop may also be useful. Check out his tips, "#8-Verbal Pitches" on page 15.

    Note that recordings are only accessible by members when they are logged in. If you are not already a Guild member, consider joining now to get access to the recording of Jonathan's workshop.

    We'll be serving coffee and donuts as well.

    This is not a library sponsored event.

    • 26 Feb 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Join our Author Marketing Support Group via Zoom on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. PT. 

    Rose de Guzman, Author Mentor and Editor

    WRITERS - Are you looking for an Agent or Publisher?

    Rose de Guzman is an accomplished freelance editor and writing coach who works with self-published authors and writers on the path to traditional publication.

    Your query letter is your 'first date impression' to get them interested.

    Send  Rosie Guzman would like members who wish to have their letters critiqued to send their "Please Publish My Book"  letters by  February 19 to give her a week to read and choose three or four that would show how they can be improved. Her email is: rosie@rosedeguzman.com.

    Editor/novelist Rosie Guzman has helped writers to pitch their book manuscripts. She understands genres, and can describe your target audience and help you find an agent or publisher who is a good fit for you. 

    A former mentor with Author Mentor Match, Rose has successfully shaped manuscripts that have secured deals with major publishers (including the Big 5). With a deep passion for guiding authors as they grow in their skills, she brings editorial expertise and a compassionate approach to each project.

    Rose lives in Orange County, California, where she continues to guide authors near and far. Come to learn how an editor might help you as a writer.

    Thanks for registering and we are looking forward to seeing you!

    • 24 Mar 2025
    • 6:30 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Website WOW: Insider Secrets for Building a Powerful Author Website

    Does your website sell books? Does it build a fan base and keep readers coming back for more? In this presentation, book marketing strategist Jeniffer Thompson teaches the importance of website design and messaging. She reveals best practice standards for engaging and selling, branding tips to improve credibility, SEO tactics to drive traffic, and marketing strategies to convert traffic into revenue.

    Learn what’s trending online and discover proven techniques to use your website as a selling tool that engages and connects with your readers. Plus, Jeniffer shares the three pillars of book marketing success, and a simple five-step strategy to hook your audience within the first few seconds that they land on your website's home page. Don’t miss this jam-packed presentation of insider secrets that every author must know.

    BIO

    Jeniffer Thompson is an author branding coach, book marketing strategist, and publishing consultant. She is the creative director at Monkey C Media, an award-winning book cover and author website design house that has been serving authors since 2004. She is host of The Premise podcast and co-founder of the San Diego Writers Festival. Learn more at MonkeyCMedia.com, subscribe to her author marketing tips at JenifferThompson.com, and listen to her podcast at ThePremisePod.com.

    • 28 Apr 2025
    • 6:30 PM


    We plan to hold at least three meetings in-person in 2025. This may require a shift from our usual meeting day, the fourth Monday.

    Watch this space for the confirmed date, time, and place.

    Details of the meeting will be provided closer to the meeting date.

    • 19 May 2025
    • 6:30 PM


    We're planning our first 2025 Open Mic Night for our May membership meeting. Details will be forthcoming.

    Save the Date if you'd like to read from a work-in-progress.

    NOTE: This meeting is on the third Monday in May, an adjustment because the fourth Monday is Memorial Day.

    • 23 Jun 2025
    • 6:30 PM

    Details of the meeting will be provided closer to the meeting date.

    • 28 Jul 2025
    • 6:30 PM

    Details of the meeting will be provided closer to the meeting date.

    • 25 Aug 2025
    • 6:30 PM

    We plan to hold at least three meetings in-person in 2025. This may require a shift from our usual meeting day, the fourth Monday.

    Watch this space for the confirmed date, time, and place.

    Details of the meeting will be provided closer to the meeting date.

    • 29 Sep 2025
    • 6:30 PM

    Details of the meeting will be provided closer to the meeting date.

    • 27 Oct 2025
    • 6:30 PM

    Details of the meeting will be provided closer to the meeting date.

    • 24 Nov 2025
    • 6:30 PM

    Details of the meeting will be provided closer to the meeting date.

    • 8 Dec 2025
    • 6:30 PM

    We plan to hold at least three meetings in-person in 2025. This may require a shift from our usual meeting day, the fourth Monday.

    Watch this space for the confirmed date, time, and place.

    Details of the meeting will be provided closer to the meeting date.

Past events

27 Jan 2025 January membership meeting: Matt Coyle
22 Jan 2025 January Author Marketing Support Group Meeting
25 Dec 2024 December Author Marketing Support Group Meeting
16 Dec 2024 December Year-End Party and Mini-Local Author Showcase
25 Nov 2024 November meeting - Open Mic Night
20 Nov 2024 November Author Marketing Support Group Meeting
28 Oct 2024 October meeting with Nadia Pupa
19 Oct 2024 October Workshop with Jonathan Maberry
23 Sep 2024 SDWEG 45th Anniversary Celebration
7 Sep 2024 September workshop with Adam Greenfield
28 Aug 2024 August Author Marketing Support Group Meeting
26 Aug 2024 August meeting with Penn Wallace
22 Jul 2024 July Membership Meeting with Jode Millman
16 Jul 2024 SD Central Library Author of the Month
26 Jun 2024 Author Marketing Support Group Meeting, June 26
24 Jun 2024 June meeting with Laura Perkins
29 May 2024 Author Marketing Support Group
18 May 2024 Writers' Games with Margaret Harmon: In Person
24 Apr 2024 Author Marketing Support Group
15 Apr 2024 Tamara Merrill: How-to Tips for 2024 Anthology Submission Success
25 Mar 2024 Penn Wallace - First Page Critique
28 Feb 2024 Author Marketing Support Group
26 Feb 2024 Matt Coyle - Openings: The Importance of Chapter One
21 Feb 2024 Committee: SD Writers Festival
7 Feb 2024 Workshop: Verb Your Way to More Lively Writing
31 Jan 2024 Author Marketing Support Group Meeting
22 Jan 2024 The Long and Winding Road from Moments to Memoir
20 Jan 2024 Character Therapy--And You're the Shrink!
18 Dec 2023 December Holiday Celebration
27 Nov 2023 How to Get Your Short Story Published
21 Nov 2023 Board of Directors
23 Oct 2023 Create Your Own Simple, Stylish Website
14 Oct 2023 Workshop: Writing Nonfiction
25 Sep 2023 A Private Investigator's Perspective
28 Aug 2023 Writing Memoirs Even if You Are an Ordinary Person
19 Aug 2023 Workshop: Recipe for a Perfect Romance
24 Jul 2023 Literary Games with Margaret Harmon
8 Jul 2023 Workshop - Art of the Pitch with Jonathan Maberry
6 Jul 2023 Writing the Hero's or Heroine's Journey
26 Jun 2023 12 Step Program to Publishing
24 Jun 2023 Northpark Book Fair at Verbatim Books
17 Jun 2023 Workshop: How to break free from self-doubt and flourish
14 Jun 2023 San Diego Travel Writers Event: Wandering Words
13 Jun 2023 KC Grifant reading at Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree
12 Jun 2023 San Diego Public Library Local Author Event with Tamara Merrill
3 Jun 2023 Once Upon a Book Fair
27 May 2023 Adjunct to In-person meeting
27 May 2023 Membership Get-together and Anthology Celebration
22 May 2023 Deepening Your Relationship to Poetry
21 May 2023 KC Grifant at Warwick's in La Jolla
20 May 2023 KC Grifant Book Signing and Inteview
15 May 2023 Workshop: So the Book is Done. Now What? A Candid Conversation
24 Apr 2023 Marketing: A Necessary Part of the Writing Plan
20 Apr 2023 Workshop: How to Write Successful Mystery Sequels
27 Mar 2023 Market Your Book
6 Mar 2023 Workshop: How to Turn Rejections into Opportunities
27 Feb 2023 Authors, Speak Confidently About Your Book!
22 Feb 2023 Workshop: The Basics of Persuasive Writing
30 Jan 2023 Workshop: How To Write Close Point of View
23 Jan 2023 Perpetual Metamorphosis: Transforming Trauma into (Healing) Poetry
19 Dec 2022 December Holiday Celebration
28 Nov 2022 The Challenges of English Grammar
24 Oct 2022 Let’s Make a Scene! Showing vs. Telling
8 Oct 2022 Workshop: Standing at the Intersection of Poetry and Prose: Writing Micro
26 Sep 2022 Marketing Your Book Before It’s Published
10 Sep 2022 Workshop: Protecting Your Artistic Rights
22 Aug 2022 Get Your Story Unstuck with the Secrets of the Story Types
25 Jul 2022 Cover, Cover - What Should My Cover Do?
23 Jul 2022 Workshop: Psychology Tips to Boost Creativity and Productivity
27 Jun 2022 Writers Read: Excerpts from the Power of Ten
20 Jun 2022 Workshop: What Your Characters Want and Why
23 May 2022 Screenwriting's two most important principles--a shock-proof, guaranteed strategy for screenwriting success.
25 Apr 2022 First Page Slam
28 Mar 2022 Strategies for Writing About Trauma and Coping with the Fallout
28 Feb 2022 Writing Demystified
24 Jan 2022 The History, Purpose, and Future of the Guild Anthology
20 Dec 2021 Holiday Party 2021
22 Nov 2021 Constructing Concrete Characters
25 Oct 2021 Anthology Book Launch
27 Sep 2021 Who’s On Your Team?
23 Aug 2021 Open Mic Night
26 Jul 2021 Are You a Plotter or a Pantster? Patrick Ross
17 Jul 2021 Book Launch Workshop
28 Jun 2021 Add Sizzle to Your Non-Romantic Work, by Theresa Halvorsen
24 May 2021 Penn Wallace - First Page Slam
21 May 2021 For the Love of Writing - Coffee & Writing #2
15 May 2021 Workshop on Creating Book Covers w/ Karl Keating
26 Apr 2021 Jared Kuritz - Websites, Social Media & More: Online Presence, Components & Functionalities for Effective Book Marketing
23 Apr 2021 For the Love of Writing - Coffee & Writing
22 Mar 2021 General Meeting March 22 - Authors Read from Anthology
22 Feb 2021 Successful Authors Have These Things in Common, Guest Speaker Amy Collins
13 Feb 2021 Point of View Workshop
25 Jan 2021 Monthly Meeting - Lisa Kastner of Running Wild Publishing
21 Dec 2020 Virtual Holiday Party & Open Mic Night
14 Dec 2020 Marketing Committee Meeting (members only)


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