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06/09 Join Blazing Laptops TODAY!

Sunday, June 9, 2103 WHAT: 6th Annual Blazing Laptops Write-a-thon WHEN: Sunday, June 9, 2013 9:00am-6:00pm WHERE: Liberty Station / NTC Join the Fun: Registration Open Now! Make a Pledge: Find a Participant to Support What is Blazing Laptops? Blazing Laptops Write-a-thon 2013 is our annual fundraising event for your favorite literary nonprofit: San Diego Writers, Ink. It’s a time to get together to write, raise money for a good cause, write, enjoy time with other writers, and WRITE. Registration Everyone is invited to participate. Minimum sponsorship is $100 in pledges which can come in all amounts, $5.00 to $500 or more. You can even sponsor yourself. Register here. Your...

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05/25 Illustration Workshop ALL AGES with Blair Thornley

Saturday, May 25, 2013 SPECIAL TOPIC & NEW INSTRUCTOR! ALL AGES WELCOME!!! COME AS A FAMILY, AS A GROUP OF FRIENDS, OR SOLO! Write, draw, and explore with artist Blair Thornley! Blair Thornley leads this creative, exploratory workshop. Participants will be given the first line to a limerick style poem as a prompt. They will then complete the poem in their own way and then illustrate it. Character development, composition, location and depth will be covered, as well as pen and ink styles and techniques. Experimentation will be encouraged. Please wear something that can get ink on it. PLEASE NOTE: To help our instructors and other course participants, register early to ensure the course does not get...

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05/26 Query Letters: The Writing and Submitting Process w/ T. Greenwood

Sunday, May 26, 2013 So you’ve finished writing (and revising) your novel — what next? In this one day workshop, participants will learn about how to craft the ever-important query letter as well as how (and where) to submit it. We will discuss how to write a great hook, a captivating and concise summary, and how to pen your bio. We will also look at the various resources to help you research agents and editors as well as the etiquette of the submission process. T. Greenwood is the author of seven novels, including Two Rivers, The Hungry Season, and This Glittering World. Her seventh novel, Grace, was published in April of 2012. She has received grants from the Sherwood Anderson Foundation, the...

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05/25 Creating Central Conflict with Ajani Brown

Satruday, May 25, 2013 ESSENTIAL COURSE WITH NEW INSTRUCTOR! “What happens next?” is the question that every writer faces. Through exposition and explanation, this class will assist students in the development of their narratives. Our focus will be to piece together an outline detailing each participant’s story arc, from beginning to end. To find the answer to the most pertinent question in fiction, we will utilize writing prompts, templates and open discussion to help extract internal and external conflict with regard to characters and setting. This writing workshop will involve a brief lecture and immerse the students in a nurturing environment to grow their respective stories. Ajani Brown holds a...

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06/01 Narrative Non-fiction with Caitlin Rother

First class is Saturday, June 1, 2013 Popular two day course repeated in June! Do you have a true story to tell but don’t know where to start? New York Times bestselling author Caitlin Rother will break down the craft of telling true stories using fiction techniques into its basic building elements: characters, point of view, voice, setting, description, dialogue and plot. By showing rather than telling a story, your scenes will come alive with action and emotion, but good research is also needed to add the factual details and verisimilitude that make the most compelling tales. Participants in this two-day intensive weekend workshop will learn how to build scenes containing vivid imagery, poignant prose and snappy...

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06/09 Join Blazing Laptops TODAY!

Posted by SDWI on May 1, 2013 in Blog, Events, Fresh Ink, Readings & Special Events

WHAT: 6th Annual Blazing Laptops Write-a-thon WHEN: Sunday, June 9, 2013 9:00am-6:00pm WHERE: Liberty Station / NTC Join the Fun: Registration Open Now! Make a Pledge: Find a Participant to Support What is Blazing Laptops? Blazing Laptops Write-a-thon 2013 is our annual fundraising event for your favorite literary nonprofit: San Diego Writers, Ink. It’s a time to get together to write, raise money for a good cause, write, enjoy time with...

Community Meeting 04/13/2013 at Liberty Station

Posted by SDWI on Apr 15, 2013 in Picture Gallery

The SDWI Board was pleased to have writers come to an Open House at the Inspiration Gallery and take a sneak peek at our new space next door at NTC in Liberty Station. Entrance to the Gallery, as people are arriving Programs Coordinator Kristen Fogle waiting at the front desk to greet the first guests Art to admire at the Reception in Inspiration Gallery Ju

Writers Reading Together: By Shary Folkman

Posted by SDWI on Apr 12, 2013 in Blog, Fresh Ink

We read for pleasure and we read to learn, to experience a world beyond our own. It can be a solitary pursuit, but when a book means something to me, I have to share it. Because of that, I’ve belonged to a lot of different book clubs, some that were the wine, cheese, and gossip variety and others that were focused discussions of high quality literature. I’ve enjoyed them all, but Writers Read is unique. We have a coordinator who keeps us organized, and we take...

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San Diego Writers, Ink, nurtures writers and fosters a literary community by:

Serving as a hub for the literary community
Promoting literature
Providing artistic development for writers at all levels, and
Facilitating artistic collaboration

We hang our literary hats at The Ink Spot, a bright and creative space in in downtown San Diego’s East Village. Here writers and artists and those who love literature gather for literary events and art exhibitions. We’re an enthusiastic collaborator with many artistic, cultural, and community organizations and join with others throughout the city and county in promoting literature and creating community.

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