Tag: Chapter Meeting Information

OCC Chapter Meeting–January 9, 2010

General 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 OCC Members and $20 for Guest/Non-Members.

Meeting Schedule for Saturday, January 9, 2010:

9:30 am: Doors Open / Ask an Author

10:30 – 10:45 am: Announcements

Morning Workshop: CAROL HUGHES—From Inspiration to Publication

11:50 – 1:00: Lunch Break (Lunch Orders available)

12:30 – 1:00: Book signings TBA

1:00 – 1:30 pm: General Meeting and Announcements

Afternoon Speaker: ESI SOGAH—Associate Editor-Avon Books

3:00 pm: Meeting Adjourns

Attention: OCC Members Attending the Meeting–Monthly Critique Drawings!

Other Important 2010 Dates to Remember:

January 9, 2010—27th Annual Orange Rose Contest for Unpublished Authors opens.
(Rules and entry forms available at www.occrwa.org.)

January 15, 2010—BBB (Book Buyers Best) Contest Entry Deadline (extended from January 9th).

January 11-February 6, 2010—Online Class: The Purpose Driven Scene with Lynn Kerstan.

February 13, 2010—OCC General Meeting

February 15-March 13, 2010—Online Class: “Fast draft and Revision Hell” with Candace Havens

For current Online Class Schedule and registration information, please visit http://www.occrwa.org/onlineclasses.html.

For more chapter meeting information visit OCC’s website at http://www.occrwa.org

OCC Chapter Meeting – December 12, 2009

General 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 OCC Members and $20 for Guest/Non-Members.

Meeting Schedule for Saturday, December 12, 2009:

9:30 am: Doors Open / Ask an Author
—Volunteer Ask an Author/s for December: Shannon Donnelly & Susan Squires

10:30 – 10:45 am: Announcements

Morning Workshop Speaker:
JENNIFER APOCADA: World-building: Seducing the Reader into Your Character’s World

11:50 – 1:00: Lunch Break (Lunch Orders available)

12:30 – 1:00: Book signings TBA

1:00 – 1:30 pm: General Meeting and Announcements

Afternoon Speaker:
Penny C. Sansevieri, CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc.

3:00 pm: Meeting Adjourns

Attention: OCC Members Attending the Meeting–Monthly Critique Drawings!
Volunteer Critique Author for December: Diane Pershing

Important 2010 Dates to Remember:

January 9, 2010: OCC General Meeting

January 11-February 6, 2010: Online Class: The Purpose Driven Scene with Lynn Kerstan.

For current Online Class Schedule and registration information, please visit http://www.occrwa.org/onlineclasses.html.
For more chapter meeting information visit OCC’s website at http://www.occrwa.org

Chapter Meeting News – September 12, 2009

General 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 September 12 2009:

9:30 am: Doors Open / Ask an Author—Volunteer Ask an Author/s for September: Nancy Farrier
10:30 – 10:45 am: Announcements

Morning Workshop Speaker: EVE ORTEGA w/a TESSA DARE Historical romance author and OCC Member, Eve Ortega will be discussing “Cut to the Chase: Techniques to Keep Your Prose Tight and Your Story Moving.” She is a part-time librarian, full-time mommy, and swing-shift writer of historical romance. RT Book Reviews has given four and half stars to all three books in Eve’s Regency England trilogy–Goddess of the Hunt, Surrender of A Siren, and A Lady of Persuasion.

11:50 – 1:00: Lunch Break (Lunch Orders available)
12:30 – 1:00: Book signings
1:00 – 1:30 pm: General Meeting and Announcements

Afternoon Speaker: LINDA HOWARD–New York Times Best-selling author Author of romantic suspense, including Up Close and Dangerous, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Cover of Night, Killing Time, To Die For, Kiss Me While I Sleep, Cry No More, Dying to Please, and her newest release Burn. Linda began writing at the age of nine, sold her first book way back when dirt was two days old, and currently lives in a nut house. She has no idea how she ever gets a book written, but nevertheless, she’s written forty-something of them so far, and may be closing in on the number fifty, but she doesn’t know and has no time to count them. She does know that number 25, Dream Man, was the first to hit the New York Times List, and every book since then has also made the list. She is active in her local RWA chapter, Heart of Dixie, and served a four year term on the RWA Board of Directors.
3:00 pm: Meeting Adjourns

Attention: OCC Members Attending the Meeting–Monthly Critique Drawings!Volunteer Critique Author for September: Laura Wright

Important 2009 Dates to Remember:

September 14, 2009 – October 10, 2009 Online Class: “Plot That Novel YOUR Way” with Sue Viders and Becky Martinez.

For current Online Class Schedule and registration information, please visit http://www.occrwa.org/onlineclasses.html.
For more chapter meeting information visit OCC’s website at http://www.occrwa.org

Chapter Meeting – August 8, 2009

General 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 August 8, 2009:

9:30 am: Doors Open / Ask an Author—Volunteer Ask an Author/s for August: Karen Kay

10:30 – 10:45 am: Announcements

Morning Workshop: ALYSON NOEL New York Times, USA Today & Publisher’s Weekly bestselling, award-winning author of the Immortals series, including Evermore and Blue Moon, will talk about Drama, Angst and Heartache: Writing the Young Adult Novel

11:50 – 1:00: Lunch Break (Lunch Orders available)

12:45 – 1:00: New Member Orientation

12:30 – 1:00: Book signings (check www.occrwa.org for schedule)

1:00 – 1:30 pm: General Meeting and Announcements

Afternoon Speaker: KARL IGLESIAS, a screenwriter, script doctor and consultant, best-selling author of Writing for Emotional Impact: Advanced Dramatic Techniques to Attract, Engage, and Fascinate the Reader From Beginning to End and The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters. Karl is going to discuss Writing for Emotional Impact

3:00 pm: Meeting Adjourns

Attention: OCC Members Attending the Meeting–Monthly Critique Drawings!
Volunteer Critique Author for August: Jennifer Haymore

Important 2009 Dates to Remember:

August 10, 2009 – September 5, 2009—OCC Online Class: Using Body Language and Vocal Gestures to Create More Believable Characters with Bill Edmunds. For information click HERE

Saturday, August 22, 2009: Character and Conflict; Point of View and Dialogue

Multi-published authors Deb Mullins and Charlotte Lobb (aka Charlotte Maclay), will help you stretch your writing abilities and move you on the road to publishing. These are the basics of writing a good book, drawing in your readers (and editors) and pumping up the emotion. Building these basic skills – and maybe latching onto some advanced techniques – will up your chances of making THE SALE.

Join them from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 for a full day of learning and growth in your craft at the Brea Community Center (Art Studio). Don’t miss this special presentation from two of OCC’s very talented and successful authors! For more info Click Here

For current Online Class Schedule and registration information, please visit http://www.occrwa.org/onlineclasses.html.

For more chapter meeting information visit OCC’s website at http://occrwa.org/meetings.htm