Jun 20, 2026 Creatives donʼt just manage time — they manage energy, attention, and inspiration. This workshop explores how to reclaim lost time, protect creative focus, and avoid the burnout that often comes from over-structuring your life. Theresa Halvorsen will guide you through exercises and reflection, youʼll learn how to carve out meaningful creative time while preserving space to rest, think, and simply be.

May 16, 2026 From first to final draft, a writer works with a very select few individuals. All that changes as you near publication, and beyond. As a writer you now must market your work, and yourself. That’s a tough job. It can be even tougher when you’re an introvert. Dennis K. Crosby will help you learn your introvert type and natural abilities and teach you how to grow your readership naturally!

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FIRST DAY FIRST FIREFIGHT: Combat Journal 2 (Abridged Edition) (Memoirs From Operation Iraqi Freedom)

April 18, 2026 The DVWG tradition of celebrating beautiful words and phrases continues with our annual poetry event. Guild members will have an opportunity to read up to two poems and share why their selections are meaningful to them. Pieces can be original or the work of a favorite poet. Join in the readings and discussion or just sit back and enjoy the experience.

A small-town baker and a guarded alien rider share a spark that makes them irresistible to a mind-mapping hunter. To save her life, she must consent to a bond that will mark her forever - and change both of them. Molly Spears has rebuilt her life around flour, fire, and fairground routines since Spencer died. She knows every gate and shortcut at the Cody rodeo - until a stranger's dart bricks a question into a trailer wall and a bronc rider named Dakota Drake steps between he

Duotrope is an established, award-winning resource for writers and artists. We help you save time finding publishers or literary agents, so you can focus on creating. Our publication and agent listings are up to date and full of information you won't find elsewhere. We also offer submission trackers, several search options, theme & deadline calendars, statistics on publishers, and extensive interviews. Duotrope is a subscription service, but if you're actively looking for pub

How to Win at Life: A Combat Veteran Shares His Secrets for Success.

From Home to Hell: Combat Journal 1 (Abridged Edition) (Memoirs From Operation Iraqi Freedom)

March 21, 2026 Whether it’s a fantasy realm, an alien world, an unknown past, an apocalyptic future, or our very own planet Earth, the ‘world’ of any story should be real, interesting, unique, and useful. Building these worlds, including variations of our own can enrich any story and even serve as a kind of character. NYT bestseller Jonathan Maberry will take you through fun and surprisingly easy steps to show how to build the perfect world that will bring your story to life.

The video for the February meeting has been uploaded to the YouTube channel.

Meeting called to order by President Michelle Bassett at 6:37 pm Pacific