Announcing our next In-Person Workshop
Finding Time to Write Amidst the Chaos
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
About Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett is editor of, and contributor to, Palm Springs Noir (Akashic). Her stories are in Coolest American Stories 2022, CrimeReads, USA Noir: Best of the Akashic Noir Series, Rock and a Hard Place, and Dark City Crime and Mystery magazine. Her short story, “Rowboat,” was published in Kelp Journal (2023), and nominated for a Pushcart. She received a Distinguished Instructors award from UC-Irvine and teaches at Gotham Writers Workshop and Saddleback College’s Emeritus Institute. Pen on Fire was a Los Angeles Times bestseller. She hosts the award-winning podcast Writers on Writing.
Description of talk:
If you find it hard finding time to write or taking time to write, or if getting started eludes you, this workshop is for you. We’ll talk craft and write. By workshop’s end, you’ll be motivated to continue.
Takeaways:
• Learn how to become a completionist, not a perfectionist
• Learn techniques for getting yourself going
• Use things around you for prompts
• Learn how photos can inspire you to write
• Experience how a timer helps you to get words on the page
REGISTER
To receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation processing fee, attendees must cancel their registration 5 days before the event. No refunds will be given after that time. To cancel your registration, go to palmspringswritersguild.org and click on the blue icon at the top right of any page. Enter user name and password and click "LOG IN". On the next screen click "My event registrations". Select event and cancel registration.
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Meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m.
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Event Contact: Jayce Carter
hfheyns@gmail.com
