Events This Week | w/a Review of Writers with Drinks
Here’s a quick review, and some other events coming up in the area: I attended my first Writers with Drinks event last Saturday–my first live reading, actually. The event was founded in 2001 by Charlie...
View ArticleJanine & Emily’s Girl Talk 2 at the Punchline
This article was originally published at Baystages, whose review section is currently under construction. On Monday, comediennes Janine Brito and Emily Heller returned to the stage at Punchline Comedy...
View ArticleReview | Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck
Feast of Words by SOMArts. Photo by Eli Africa Feast of Words, presented by San Francisco’s SOMArts and hosted by Irina Zadov and Lex Leifheit, is a monthly potluck for writers and foodies to come...
View ArticleBook Review | CLEAN by Amy Reed
Amy Reed never intended to write Young Adult (YA) fiction, but she certainly knows how to pierce the heart of the genre. Following the success of her debut YA novel BEAUTIFUL, Reed wrote her second...
View ArticleBook Review | Imperfect Endings by Zoe Fitzgerald Carter
This review was originally written for SevenPonds, and may not be republished without permission. Zoe Carter’s busy life on the West Coast with her husband and daughters and an unfinished mystery novel...
View ArticleBook Review | I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl by Kelle Groom
A Memoir of Family, Death, Confusion, Grief, and Loss This review was originally written for SevenPonds, and may not be republished without permission. Author Kelle Groom draws on her award-winning...
View ArticleBook Review | A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
This article was original written for SevenPonds.com and may not be re-published without permission. Through his popular memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, San Francisco author Dave...
View ArticleTransforming Your Book from Good to Great with The Editor’s Eye
Today I’m excited to welcome author Stacy Ennis for a Q&A about the book editing process — and the many misconceptions writers have about it. Stacy is a book and magazine editor, writer, book...
View ArticleA New Place to Connect with Other Writers
The core motivation behind DIY Writing has always been community. Since I accidentally launched a popular Facebook group for writers because of my own selfish need for a deeper connection with you...
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