Our local community in southern California is full of great creators and organizers. Here in our own Long Beach, Ann Wellman is running a theater where artists share their own stories on stage! Plus commentary on our community as writers and J tries his hand at dramatic reading.
Finding a good agent can be tough. Getting them to agree to be your agent can be just as challenging. In this podcast, J discusses with guest Alana Saltz on the best ways to query an agent. They go over structure, examples, and etiquette.
Writing groups are a great way to help improve your work and your craft. When you participate, you end up critiquing other writers’ work. John Lowell and J discuss how to do it.
Want to get published and haven’t yet? Scott with show you how to do it in 180 days. The internet has a plethora of resources, so let’s learn to use them.
J & Cory discuss the challenges of writing Young Adult Fiction. How do you define YA? How do you capture that voice? Listen now. Plus, on how writing is art and the attack in Orlando on a gay nightclub.
The first paragraph is the initial impression you leave with editors, agents, and readers. It’s important to get it right. This is the first “shop talk” -editorial lessons on improving your writing- brought to you by Andrew Turner. As always, hosted by J Bryan Jones.
CHWG published a book of short stories called BEGGAR’S CROSSING. Each story began with a prompt that sets it in a desert town of the same name when a visitor is greeted by a mysterious old man. In the book, you’ll find 14 stories by members of the Coffee House Writers Group community. You can buy one now and help support our non-profit! Find it on Amazon today.
Bill Wilbur is the editor of the Beggar’s Crossing Anthology. In this podcast you’ll hear J & Bill have a conversation about motivation in writing and what led Bill to take on this project and difficulties of getting it made.
Organization Vice President Eric von Mizener sold his first screenplay as a teen to NBC’s the Incredible Hulk, Executive Directed the Cayman Islands Film Festival, and now leads the Screenwriting Meetup in Long Beach. He has awesome insight into the world of writing. Listen to his conversation with host J Bryan Jones now.
Our First Podcast! With our organization’s founder, president, and CEO, Christine Bryant. We talk about the history of Coffee House Writers Group and her amazing life.
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