September 23rd Meeting
Join us on September 23 to welcome
Gigi Berardi
5:30 for supper
6:30 for the talk
Writing Unlikable Characters
Writing unlikable characters—make them likable or up the ante and make them even more despicable. Gigi Berardi chose the latter. Join Gigi as she talks about her new book, Bianca’s Cure, and the early response, which was especially vitriolic. And the Substack review that turned it all around.
Gigi is the author of over 400 reviews and features in food and arts publications (print and online), including in the Los Angeles Times and scientific journals such as BioScience. She’s earned writing awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Foreword Reviews, The Eric Hoffer Awards, and others, as well as an ADDY (American Advertising Award)—her last book, FoodWISE, garnered 12 writing awards. See gigiberardi.com
Jalapeno's at Barkleys has graciously waived the room fee for their banquet room for us. We will need you to RSVP to ensure they have the correct number of staff.
New to WWP
Welcome, Pacific Northwest Writers!
We meet every fourth Wednesday from September to June in scenic Bellingham, WA. Supper starts at 5:30, and the speaker starts at 6:30-7.
Dues are 25 dollars a year or 40 for two years. We use the dues to pay for our speakers to come from around the region, and for an occasional table at local writer events. Our dues year runs from September to June, like our meetings, but will roll over if you pay late in the cycle. If you want to try us out first, feel free. Speakers in the past have included WA Poet Laureate Rena Priest, author Robert Dugoni, and agent Donald Maass, covering topics such as social media, self-publishing, memoirs, mixed media, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. It is our goal to offer something for everyone, no matter your place in the writing journey-- just starting or long-published. Old school or new. If you have an idea for a speaker or topic, let us know, but if it has been covered recently it might not be picked up.
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40 for 2 years
40 for couples
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