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Welcome!
Our membership ranges from experienced published authors to beginners. Whether you're a veteran writer or are exploring the arena of writing for the first time, you'll fit right in. |
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January 5, 2026--Nova McBee
Inventory, Innovation, and Identity! Nova will look at the 3 I's and walk you through practical (and faith-filled) steps to approaching your writing and publishing goals in new ways, while also sharing new marketing, industry standards, and creative strategies to elevate your work. Nova McBee is a screenwriter and award-winning author of the Calculated series, which is currently in production to become a major motion franchise with OneDoor Studios and Apelles Entertainment. A Seattle native, Nova has lived nearly half her life in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, which is why her stories are always full of international diversity and rich perspective. Nova leads Aurora Creative Talent, a diverse team of writers who create both original works and specialize in book-to-film adaptations of thrilling, family-friendly, entertaining, and high-quality screenplays to production partners and producers. Lastly, Nova is the Chief Creative Officer of Y+X Entertainment, a new entertainment company bringing powerful stories to the world via TV, Film, and Vertical Shorts. | Renewal Conference 2026The date is set! May 16th, 2026 will be our upcoming Renewal Conference. Details and registration coming soon. |
Our monthly meetings include a featured speaker providing insight, instruction & encouragement for our writing journeys. Opportunities for members to make presentations and share milestones. | 
Membership includes some great benefits in addition to our meetings. The benefits include critique groups, members-only Facebook group, access to a membership directory and editors connection page. | 
Our annual spring Renewal Conference features dynamic speakers, a line of workshops, editor/agent appointments, professional manuscript critiques, and other things to encourage you in your writing. Learn More |
Access to Recordings Available
Taming the Self-Editing Beast - Non-Fiction
Take your writing to publishing-industry expectations (and beyond) with Dori's comprehensive suggestions for examining your content, with examples from an actual content-edited manuscript.
In this workshop you will learn about message, theme, engagement, continuity, goal, rhythm, and structure.
Taming the Self-Editing Beast - Non-Fiction Recording
Taming the Self-Editing Beast - Fiction/Memoir
Take your writing to publishing-industry expectations (and beyond) with Dori's comprehensive suggestions for examining your content, with examples from an actual content-edited manuscript.
In this workshop you will learn about characterization, plot tension, pacing, dialog structure, point of view, theme, scene balance, and author voice.
Taming the Self-Editing Beast - Fiction/ Memoir Recording
Taming MS Word's References Beast
Citing sources properly using Word's References system saves so many headaches as your file moves through the editing and typesetting process! In this workshop, discover the publishing standards for citing sources (some surprising changes in recent years). We'll discuss the dos and don'ts and whys, plus you'll receive Dori's updated formats for citing sources. You can still register to receive access.
Taming MS Word's References Beast Recording
Taming the Editing Level Beast
Author and editor, Dori Harrell, presented a workshop on the various levels of editing. It covered what type of edit occurs at each level and what you need to do to prepare. You can still register to receive access to the recording.
Taming the Editing Level Beast Recording
Taming the MS Word Beast
If you missed Dori's Workshop on tips for using MS Word for your manuscript. You can still register to receive access to the recording. For more information and to register click the link below.