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| Will work for, well, money - Good Morning Folks, I applaud Russell's efforts to gather a gaggle of writers together and have them write short stories based upon a prompt, then submit their work to Writer's Digest for fame and fortune. In that same winning spirit, I'm forw | Michael Varma | Jul 1, 2008 |
| New Meetup: Huntington Beach Writers - Announcing a new Meetup for The Orange County Writers Critique Group! What: Huntington Beach Writers When: July 14, 2008 7:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: And no wonder you don | Gui | Jun 30, 2008 |
| Irvine Short Story--Next meeting - Hey Writers, Our first meeting was a success. We had five writers sh | Russell Traughber | Jun 27, 2008 |
Meetup details changed: Irvine Short Story - I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://writers.meetup.com/10/c alendar/8104136/ When: June 25, 2008 7:00 PM Where: La Fitness (Out Sid
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Russell Traughber | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Basic Fiction Workshop - If you're new to writing fiction, the Basic Fiction Writing Workshop at Irvine Valley College might be exactly what you're looking for since it offers inspiration and motivation without the pressure of homework or grades. This interactive, hands-on | MaryAnn | Jun 21, 2008 |
| OC Children's & YA Writers - Reminder: The OC Children's & YA Writers will not be meeting during July and August due to the July 4th holiday and the August SCBWI conference in Los Angeles, both scheduled the first week. We'll reconvene in September. Our meeting is held at | MaryAnn | Jun 21, 2008 |
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Writers Get-Away to the Hot Springs - I've added this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://writers.meetup.com/10/calendar/8187081/ When: July 8, 2008 9:00 AM Where: Glen Ivy 25000 Gl
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Gui | Jun 21, 2008 |
| RE: [writers-10] Irvine Short Story - | Pat Larkin | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Irvine Short Story - im not sure if you have recieved my rsvp, so i am reassuring myself and letting you know this way also. steve martinez -----Original Message----- From: Russell Traughber <[address removed]> To: | steve | Jun 19, 2008 |
| Irvine Short Story - Hey Writers, I'm polishing my first draft of my short story for our meetup on Wednesday, June 25 at 7 PM in the Woodbury Center in north Irvine at Sand Canyon and Irvine Boulevard. We will meet in a cozy spot in the nice seating area that's at | Russell Traughber | Jun 19, 2008 |
| New Meetup: Kate Buckley's Poetry Meetup, Laguna Beach - Announcing a new Meetup for The Orange County Writers Critique Group! What: Kate Buckley's Poetry Meetup, Laguna Beach When: July 23, 2008 7:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Who should come: Who Sh | Kate Buckley | Jun 19, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] AuthorHouse - Preview not available | Maritza | Jun 17, 2008 |
| RE: [writers-10] AuthorHouse - | Michael Varma | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] AuthorHouse - I can sort of comfirm this, thru a friend of mine. He used to use AuthorHouse for his books and really liked them. However, they were bought by another company in 2007 and things have gone very downhill. Their best representatives and executives were | Gayle Carline | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] AuthorHouse - I have heard a lot of negative things about AuthorHouse. I searched on Google and found this: http://www.w | Victory Crayne | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Hey Poets! - WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT AUTHOR HOUSE ? | Maritza | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Next Meetup: Huntington Beach Writers - WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT AUTHOR HOUSE? - | Maritza | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Next Meetup: Huntington Beach Writers - Announcing an upcoming Meetup for The Orange County Writers Critique Group! What: Huntington Beach Writers Meetup Description: And no wonder you don't write and put it off month after month, decade after decade. For when you write, | Gui | Jun 16, 2008 |
| Hey Poets! - Get in on the first meeting of a new venue in Anaheim! Russell Anaheim Poetry Workshop | Russell Traughber | Jun 15, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - Gayle I, also, haven't me | Craig | Jun 14, 2008 |
| Re: Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - | Julie | Jun 14, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - | Lynn | Jun 14, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - Even IF it were POD, completing a novel is a tremendous accomplishment few writers can cla | Russell Traughber | Jun 14, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - Oh, my mistake then. Sorry about that. And in that light.....Congratulations, Gayle! I can tell by your many excellent short stories here that you are a very good writer. I'm happy to see you've gotten your first n | Victory Crayne | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - Echelon is NOT a print on demand publisher. I am NOT paying them to publish my book. They do use print-on-demand technology, along with a number of independent publishers, in order to keep warehouse costs low. But my book will be in brick-and-mortar | Gayle Carline | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - I Googled Echelon Press and discovered several sources that say Echelon Press is a POD (Print on Demand) publisher, that is, the author pays them to print copies of their book. So, forgive me if I ask, but what's th | Victory Crayne | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - Congratulations. On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 Gayle Carline wrote : >Honest to God, if I could get this on the six o'clock news, I would... > > I just accepted an offer by Echelon Press to publish m | kalyani kapur | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - I haven't had the chance to meet you yet either, Gayle, but a huge congratulations!!! What a great Friday treat and one you'll never forget - As long as you keep it to just 1 or 2 bottles of champagne! Awesome and can't wait to read your book. - Sean | Sean Mahoney | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - Preview not available | gregg | Jun 13, 2008 |
| RE: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - | Mary Carden | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - Wow! Way to go! | Russell Traughber | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - Gayle-- Congratulations. --Floyd Flanagan On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 1:49 PM, Gayle Carline < [address removed] > wrote: | Floyd Flanagan | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - Yayyyyy Congratulations for you!!! One of the team busting out Wow. How exciting. Praise God for the first of your many successes Ben Amos Gayle Carline <[address removed]> wrote: | Ben | Jun 13, 2008 |
| RE: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - | Michael Varma | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S TH | Maritza | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - Gayle, Super congrats to | Mel | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Special Announcement - Break out the Champagne! - Honest to God, if I could get this on the six o'clock news, I would... I just accepted an offer by Echelon Press to publish my very first novel, Freezer Burn. It's a murder mystery, set in my hometown of Placentia. Brie | Gayle Carline | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Irvine Short Stories WD Contest #13 - Short Story Writers, This month's Writer's D | Russell Traughber | Jun 11, 2008 |
| New Meeting: Huntington Beach Writers - Announcing the next meeting for The Orange County Writers Critique Group! What: Huntington Beach Writers When: Monday, June 16, 7:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Who should come: This is not a dro | Gui | Jun 10, 2008 |
| Orange Writer's Group - Preview not available | Julie Trask | Jun 9, 2008 |
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Anaheim Poetry Workshop - Anaheim Poetry Work Shop First and Third Mondays I've updated this meeting. For more details, see the full listing: http://writers.meetup.com/10/calendar/8105218/
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Russell Traughber | Jun 8, 2008 |
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Meeting details changed: Irvine Short Story - I've updated this meeting. For more details, see the full listing: http://writers.meetup.com/10/calendar/8104136/ When: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 7:00 PM Where: A locatio
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Russell Traughber | Jun 8, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Basic Fiction Writing Workshop - Hey Writers, MaryAnn is a published author, enthusiastic, and p | Russell Traughber | Jun 5, 2008 |
| Writing Workshop Hurry!!! - Preview not available | Russell Traughber | Jun 5, 2008 |
| Basic Fiction Writing Workshop - Hello Fellow Writers, If you're just starting out in writing or eager to network with others trying to improve their craft, you might be interested in the following: Basics of Writing Fiction:A Practical, Interactive Workshop Series Irvine Valley | MaryAnn | Jun 2, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Book Expo America 2008 - Victory - I was there, too! I didn't know you were going - we could have hooked up and compared notes. While I was there, I met with some people I know from the SoCal Writer's Conference. Marla Miller has an amazing ea | Gayle Carline | May 31, 2008 |
| Book Expo America 2008 - I attended the Book Expo America (BEA) on May 30, on only one of the four days of this fantastic event. This is the largest book exposition in America and had over 4,000 booths. Even though some publishers, distributors, et | Victory Crayne | May 31, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Fw: Reminder: Kate Buckley's Poetry Meetup, Laguna Beach is tomorrow. - Preview not available | Russell Traughber | May 29, 2008 |
| RE: [writers-10] Fw: Reminder: Kate Buckley's Poetry Meetup, Laguna Beach is tomorrow. - | Janis | May 29, 2008 |
| RE: [writers-10] Fw: Reminder: Kate Buckley's Poetry Meetup, Laguna Beach is tomorrow. - | Michael Varma | May 29, 2008 |
| RE: [writers-10] Fw: Reminder: Kate Buckley's Poetry Meetup, Laguna Beach is tomorrow. - | Mary Carden | May 29, 2008 |
| New Meeting: Kate Buckley's Poetry Meetup, Laguna Beach - Announcing a new meeting for The Orange County Writers Critique Group! What: Kate Buckley's Poetry Meetup, Laguna Beach When: Wednesday, June 18, 7:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Who should come: | Kate Buckley | May 29, 2008 |
| RE: [writers-10] Fw: Reminder: Kate Buckley's Poetry Meetup, Laguna Beach is tomorrow. - | Janis | May 29, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] No. 18 - Victory Writing Challenge - Excellent! A humorous piece. You had me going all the way to the end, Ben. Of course we could see it was comical, but the ending was very good. Victory At 10:56 PM 5/27/2008, you wrote: | Victory Crayne | May 27, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] No. 18 - Victory Writing Challenge - A tad bit late and a little long but here you go. Ben Amos Victory Crayne <[address removed]> wrote: | Ben | May 27, 2008 |
| Fw: UCLA Extension Announcement for The Orange County Writers Critique Group - Forwarding this for your information. | Russell Traughber | May 27, 2008 |
| Fw: Reminder: Kate Buckley's Poetry Meetup, Laguna Beach is tomorrow. - Preview not available | Russell Traughber | May 27, 2008 |
| Submission Tracking - Good Evening Everyone, I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day and possibly a three day weekend. I'm in the midst of evaluating several writer's submission tracking softwares and want your input. The scope of this project is to keep | Michael Varma | May 26, 2008 |
| [address removed] - Preview not available | Nicole | May 24, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] No. 18 - Victory Writing Challenge READ THIS ONE....not the other - Well, I'll be. A horror story. The ending was too abrupt for me, and he seemed to give in too easily. I also saw a mistake. In paragraph five, starting with "A tug-of-war" you had Skeon pushing on the door | Victory Crayne | May 23, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] No. 18 - Victory Writing Challenge READ THIS ONE....not the other - Skeon rolled out of bed and stood quietly, listening for a sound, any sound, but only his own breathing came to his ears. Very slowly he opened the desk drawer and felt inside. His gun was gone! Then he smelled the putrid odor of rotting f | Mel | May 23, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] No. 18 - Victory Writing Challenge - The Decision A tug-of-war, life-and-death struggle ensued | Mel | May 23, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] How about my recognizing the top two stories, as a mini-contest? - I think it would be fun, if it wouldn't be too big a burden on you. It's one thing to give some quick feedback to us muse chasers, but you'd have to actually keep track of submissions and think about which two you enjoyed most. And, hopefully, no one woul | Gayle Carline | May 23, 2008 |
| How about my recognizing the top two stories, as a mini-contest? - What do you say about my judging these stories, say after 7 days have gone by, and then announcing the top two stories, in my opinion? That way, submitters will be encouraged to polish their tales before they send them in. | Victory Crayne | May 23, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] No. 18 - Victory Writing Challenge - What a blast that story was! I failed to see that one coming, for sure. Gayle, you've got the touch--I hope you keep on writing. This one you can add to your portfolio with pride. Very good story, nicely told, with | Victory Crayne | May 23, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] No. 18 - Victory Writing Challenge - Here's mine. The fun thing about these challenges is that I never know where the characters and the scene are going until I get to the end. Skeon rolled out of bed and stood quietly, listening for a sound, | Gayle Carline | May 23, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] No. 18 - Victory Writing Challenge - Oh my gosh! What a surprise ending! That part was excellent. This story was very intense, which is great. It was a bit rough, as you said. A little overwritten in spots. Despite that, I have to rate this a good stor | Victory Crayne | May 23, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] No. 18 - Victory Writing Challenge - Preview not available | Gene Fiskin | May 22, 2008 |
| No. 18 - Victory Writing Challenge - See what kind of story you can write to finish this one. Skeon rolled out of bed and stood quietly, listening for a sound, any sound, but only his own breathing came to his ears. Very slowly he opened the desk drawer and felt inside. His gun was | Victory Crayne | May 22, 2008 |
| Response to Mel - Preview not available | Russell Traughber | May 21, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Fwd: This June, meet writers & save on writing courses! - Mel, I'm glad you took my unnecessary, unrequested, and probably unwanted mess | Gene Fiskin | May 21, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Fwd: This June, meet writers & save on writing courses! - Thanks Gene, I'm sure I'll follow your recommendation. That was supposed to go only to Russell. Sheesh! Now it works. See you then, Mel Gene Fiskin <copy | Mel | May 21, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Fwd: This June, meet writers & save on writing courses! - Preview not available | Gene Fiskin | May 21, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Fwd: This June, meet writers & save on writing courses! - Russell, The email I sent from was the same as before and I received a message that said I couldn't send anymore email cuz i was a bad boy and ugly and smelled bad...sniff, sniff! Russell Traughber <russ | Mel | May 21, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Fwd: This June, meet writers & save on writing courses! - Preview not available | Russell Traughber | May 21, 2008 |
| Fwd: This June, meet writers & save on writing courses! - Mel Sanchez wanted you to see this. Victory Crayne Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 06:43:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Mel Sanchez <[address removed]> Subject: Fwd: Thi | Victory Crayne | May 20, 2008 |
| Articles by Victory - Recently, I sent a list of six of my articles and I made some mistakes in the links. I've added three more articles and fixed the links to go directly to my website. Here is the list: | Victory Crayne | May 18, 2008 |
| New Meeting: OC Children's & YA Writers - Announcing a new meeting for The Orange County Writers Critique Group! What: OC Children's & YA Writers When: Wednesday, June 4, 7:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Who should come: Anyone inter | MaryAnn | May 17, 2008 |
| Fw: David J. Morris and Brian Turner to Read Wednesday, May 28 - Preview not available | Russell Traughber | May 14, 2008 |
| Writers' Event June 7 and 8 - Preview not available | Russell Traughber | May 14, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Response to Ms. Maritza's Own Worst Critic - I would just like to apologize to everyone , I was supposed to go to the meeting yesterday , but my evil boss started a rootcanal on a patient who was crying despite the | Maritza | May 14, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] She's a Winner - Please congratulate her. I really enjoyed her writing. Regards, kalyani On Sat, 10 May 2008 Michael Varma wrote : >Writers must stick together and celebrate their victories. > > > | kalyani kapur | May 12, 2008 |
| Response to Ms. Maritza's Own Worst Critic - | Russell Traughber | May 11, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] She's a Winner - Preview not available | Verna | May 10, 2008 |
| She's a Winner - | Michael Varma | May 9, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Story contest - Thanks Gayle, I think I'm going to give the contest a try especially after being encouraged and smartly critiqued by the Youth and Children's writing group on a memoir vignette I'm changing into a children's story. Take care, mel | Mel | May 8, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Responce to Kirsten Wright RATED PG-18 - Preview not available | Maritza | May 8, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Challenge 17--late? - | Bob Maltbie | May 8, 2008 |
| RE: [writers-10] Responce to Kirsten Wright RATED PG-18 - | Michael Varma | May 7, 2008 |
| Responce to Kirsten Wright RATED PG-18 - Preview not available | Russell Traughber | May 7, 2008 |
| new member- Kirsten Wright - | Kirsten Wright | May 7, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Challenge 17--late? - Ah, a delightful farce, Bob. No one could read it without breaking into a smile, at least. You must have had a ball writing this one. Good job! Victory At 11:57 AM 5/7/2008, Bob Maltbie <maltbie | Victory Crayne | May 7, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Challenge 17--late? - The Hero's Boon Celina frantically looked about her as the executioner placed the noose around her neck and pulled it tight. Where is Paul! My God, where is he. Then crashing through the double gates into the courtyard was Paul Dash | Bob Maltbie | May 7, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Story contest - Thanks, Gayle - Looks like a great contest that would be good to pursue. Sean Mahoney -----Original Message----- From: Gayle Carline <[address removed]> To: [address removed] Sent: Tue, 6 | Sean Mahoney | May 6, 2008 |
| Story contest - I heard about this on the Southern California Writer's Conference blog ( http://scwc.wordpress.com ): General Mills is offering $5000 for a 500-word children's story and possible book deal with Simon & Schust | Gayle Carline | May 6, 2008 |
| Publisher's Night reading tonight at Tebot Bach (for Orange County Poetry Festival) - Preview not available | Kate Buckley | May 3, 2008 |
| New Meeting: Kate Buckley's Poetry Meetup, Laguna Beach - Announcing a new meeting for The Orange County Writers Critique Group! What: Kate Buckley's Poetry Meetup, Laguna Beach When: Wednesday, May 28, 7:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Who should come: | Kate Buckley | May 3, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Elmore Leonard's 10 rules of writing - Thanks for the hack comment, and I totally agree with you. Just some people get so hung up on following every rule, I fear it might take away their creativity. Take care, Julie, mel Julie Trask <[address removed]> wr | Mel | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Elmore Leonard's 10 rules of writing - | Julie Trask | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Re: [writers-10] Deleted Martin From Group--Learn Why. - Preview not available | Julie Trask | Apr 29, 2008 |
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