Readers, editors and agents love settings which are well-researched with specific sensory details. What better way to discover those details but through your own personal travel?
Novelist and poet Mary Mackey will present “How to Travel Like a Writer” at the next luncheon meeting of the Mt. Diablo Branch of the California Writers Club (CWC) on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant, 611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill.
Ms. Mackey will discuss how to use travel for all writing genres, incorporating unique experiences, and personal photos.
She is the best-selling author of thirteen novels which have been translated into fourteen languages. Ms. Mackey has traveled extensively and uses exotic backgrounds for her books. She is also a poet whose work has been featured in Garrison Keillor’s The Writers Almanac several times.
Sign-in/Writers tables from 11:15 am to noon, buffet luncheon from noon to 12:45 pm, and the business meeting/program from 12:45 to 2:00 pm. The cost is $20 for CWC members, $25 for guests.
Reservations are required, and must be received no later than noon on Wednesday, June 11. Contact Robin Gigoux at [email protected], or phone 925-933-9670. Expect confirmation only if you e-mail your reservation.
The California Writers Club Mt. Diablo Branch web address is: http://cwcmtdiablowriters.wordpress.com/