We all have our own unique stories—stories that are worth putting out into the world. But how do we ever find time and space to write our one-of-a-kind stories? Is it possible to develop a writing life in the midst of a myriad of outside demands?
RESOURCES FOR WRITERS
FIND THE RIGHT GROUP
Private Workshops
Extension Classes--Universities, colleges, community colleges
Other Writers
Conferences
Independent Bookstores
Online courses and groups
California Writers Club:
AWA STYLE GROUPS
RETREATS & CONFERENCES
Community of Writers at Squaw Valley:
American River College Writing Wrkshp-Summer Words:
SCBWA (Society of Children’s Bookwriters and Artists):
ALAN (Assembly on Literature for Adolescents) Workshop:
BOOKS TO PRIME THE PUMP
On Writing, Stephen King
The Artists Way, Julia Cameron
Zen in the Art of Writing, Ray Bradbury
Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott
The Half-Known World: On Writing Fiction, Robert Boswell
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers, John Gardner
The Art of the Personal Essay, Phillip Lopate
You Can’t Make this Stuff Up (Guide to Writing Creative Non-Fiction), Lee Gutkind
