Meetings
Regular meetings are held on the second Saturday of the month (unless otherwise noted) in January, March, April, May, June, September, October, and November. February is our annual Valentines luncheon and July is when we have our summer picnic. There are no meetings in August or December. Directions can be found here. Meetings may include:
- Business meeting from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, followed by a break for lunch (Held Quarterly)
- Catch-up Session: 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm
- Workshop from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
**Guests are welcome to attend one or two regular meetings before joining. Please e-mail us for more information.**
*Please note, dates and/or times are subject to change based on workshop presenter’s availability.
October 19, 2024
Topic: How to Raise the Stakes (Without Killing Everyone)
Speaker: Angela Ackerman
Location: UVic, Engineering & Computer Science Building, Room ECS660, Victoria and via Zoom
Time: Workshop: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm; Business Meeting 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm
Please note: Registration for this workshop is required. The deadline to do so is October 12. For more information, please see the October issue of Tide Lines or send us an email.
Angela Ackerman lives in Okotoks, Alberta, just a short drive from the Canadian Rockies, with her husband, dog, and a variety of wildlife that feast on her flower garden year after year. She is a story coach, international speaker, and co-author of the bestselling book, The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression and its many sequels. Available in nine languages, her guides are sourced by universities, recommended by agents and editors, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, and psychologists around the world. To date, this series has sold over a million copies. Angela is incredibly passionate about helping writers become powerful storytellers. To that end, she co-founded the popular site Writers Helping Writers®, as well as One Stop for Writers®, an innovative creativity portal for one-of-a-kind tools that give writers exactly what they need to craft unbelievably rich stories and characters. A lover of mystery, mythology, and the unexplained, Angela also hopes to get back to writing Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction when life slows down. Find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
November 16, 2024
Topic: Hidden Emotion & Subtext: Making Dialogue Crackle with What Isn’t Said
Speaker: Becca Puglisi
Location: Via Zoom
Time: Catchup: 12:30 to 1:00; Workshop 1:00 to 3:00
Becca Puglisi lives in sunny south Florida, where she spends her weekends baking, watching movies with her family, and relaxing at the beach. The rest of the time, she works as an international speaker, writing coach, and bestselling author of transformative books for writers—including the second edition of The Emotion Thesaurus, an updated and expanded version of the original volume. Her books are available in multiple languages, are sourced by universities, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, editors, and psychologists around the world. To date, this book collection has sold over a million copies. Her passion for learning and sharing her knowledge with others led her to co-create the Writers Helping Writers® blog and One Stop For Writers®, a powerhouse online resource that helps authors elevate their storytelling. An avid reader in the fantasy, historical fiction, and post-apocalyptic genres, she’s also intrigued by What If? scenarios and would love to get back to writing those stories when time permits. You can find her online on Facebook and Twitter.
December 2024
No Meeting