Chapter Meeting Information for March
February 28, 2009 by A Slice of Orange in category Archives tagged as Chapter Meeting InformationGeneral Meetings are held the second Saturday of the month at the Brea Community Center, 695 E. Madison Way, Brea, CA 92821. For a map and directions, click here. Meeting fees are $10 for Members and $20 for Non-Members.
Meeting Schedule for March 14, 2009:
9:30 am: Doors Open / Ask an Author
10:30 – 10:45 am: Announcements
Morning Speaker: MARK HASKELL SMITH, screenwriter and novelist–“Embracing Probabilityâ€
11:50: Lunch Break (Lunch Orders available)
1:00 – 1:30 pm: General Meeting and Achievements
Afternoon Speaker: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance, SUSAN ANDERSEN—“Self-Editing for the Most Impactâ€
3:00 pm: Meeting Adjourns
Volunteer Ask an Author for March: Jennifer Apodaca
And for OCC Members Attending the Meeting–Monthly Critique Drawings!
Volunteer Critique Author for March: Debra Mullins
2009 Dates to Remember:
March 14–OCC Monthly Meeting (Brea CC)
March 16–March Online Class: Layering a Story Concept with (For information click HERE)
April 11–26th Annual Orange Rose Contest entries due.
April 11–OCC Monthly Meeting (Brea CC)
April 13–April Online Class: Show & Tell: An Interactive Workshop with Shannon Donnelly (For information click HERE.)
May 9—OCC Monthly Meeting (Brea CC)
May 11—May Online class: Writing the Synopsis with Camy Tang (For information click HERE.)
For current Online Class Schedule and registration information, please visit http://www.occrwa.org/onlineclasses.html.For more chapter meeting information http://occrwa.org/meetings.htm
A Fantasy Life
February 28, 2009 by A Slice of Orange in category A Fantasy Life by Janet Cornelow, Archives tagged as Janet Cornelow, Janet Quinn
By Janet Quinn Cornelow
Meet Kisho and Kaisha. Loki, my son’s girlfriend, drew them. They are teenage, twin snow leopards. Their mother, the ruler of their land, has sent them to
Kaisha has magical powers. Kisho has some, but not as strong as his sister. With them are some servants, of other animals species, who have some type of magical ability. The twins are alone in
Loki came to me a month or so ago and wanted to know if I want to write a graphic novel with her. She’ll do the graphic part and I’ll do the writing part. She has part of the world developed, but really not sure of what the story should be.
Writing a graphic novel has to be sort of like writing a screen play. As a writer, I do not have to do all that description, which I tend to leave out if I can get away with it anyway. Who cares if the characters change clothes during the book. Also, I do not have to explain the action. That is shown in the drawings. I mostly have to write the dialogue and then explain what they should be doing, but I can do that in notes or talking to her.
Of course, every good story needs a love interest. Kisho has one with a fox. Kaisha doesn’t as of yet.
Manga seems to be very popular with the younger generation, so it seems like a worthwhile project. We still have to come up with names for the countries and a reason why the land where Kisho and Kaisha come from doesn’t have the technology that
If you are interested in seeing a Manga romance, ask Maureen Child. She had one of her romances come out as a Manga. It was interesting. I really liked the sex scenes. They are just up my alley.
In the meantime, I have to finish Sam’s story while we build a new world. He’s out of bed, but now he is in the yard arguing with Jubilee. I don’t think he’ll be happy staying there for long.
Art work by Loki – http://loki-rei.deviantart.com
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