CWC Mt. Diablo May Meeting

## May 2026 Meeting with Writers Tables

### Part 1, 10:00 – 11:00:

### Group Flash Fiction Writing: Which table can write the best story?

### Part 2, 11:00 – 12:00:

### Writers Tables

### Choose Your Topic with Writers Tables

• Author’s Guide to YouTube with Michael Barrington
• This table will focus on how to set up and market your book with your YouTube author account.
• How to Capture Internal and External Emotion on the Page with Gala Russ
• Emotion drives every scene, but how do you show what your characters truly feel? In this Writers Table session, Gala Russ breaks down how to write internal and external emotion and teaches three practical strategies to make those feelings land on the page. Ideal for any genre and any stage of writer who wants more vivid, resonant scenes.
• How To Turn Your Book into Speaking Engagements with Lucinda Jackson
• One of the best ways authors can reach more readers, sell more books, and eventually increase revenue with speaker fees is by speaking to groups of people. In this Writers Table, you will learn how to:
• Identify speaking topics based on your book:
• Take the first steps to get started as a speaker.
• Locate venues where you can speak locally and nationally.
• Writing Outside the Box: Fun with Brainstorming Techniques with Lori Lynne Armstrong
• How do you come up with new plots and characters, or expand on current ones? We all have our process. Sometimes we can’t even explain it in words. Let’s play with different brainstorming techniques to see which ones might have potential to enrich our writing.
• Ask Me a Question with Andrew Benzie
• As a graphic designer, publisher, and author, I often get asked lots of questions. During this Writers Table, I will attempt to answer ANY questions you have about the process of designing, publishing, or marketing a book.

#### Schedule

9:30 – 10:00 Sign-in table opens
10:00 – 11:00 Group Writing: Flash Fiction
11:00 – 12:00 Writers Tables
12:00 – Meeting ends—optional activities until 1:30

#### [Register Online! https://cwcmtdiablo.org/meetings-and-workshops/](https://cwcmtdiablo.org/meetings-and-workshops/)

Cost is $15.00 for Members, $20.00 for guests. Registration deadline is One Week before the meeting. Register before May 2nd at 12:00 p.m. or pay the late fee of $20.00. Walk-ins pay $20.0