(Rick Kleffel) 10 Rules for Writing When I first told Capitola Book Café that I had snagged Jasper Fforde as a guest for the March…
(Rick Kleffel) “I didn’t want her to think that there was anything she had to do because she was a girl.” —Peggy Orenstein Peggy…
(Rick Kleffel) “…this character just started yelling at me from my sketchbook…” —Daniel Clowes Daniel Clowes strikes me as the sort of writer who might…
(Evan Karp) Sometimes, the earth shifts in unexpected ways. Most of us do not notice, clocking in and out of our lives with a dedication…
(Rick Kleffel) “I write in order to see what comes next.” — T. C. Boyle T. C. Boyle is a wily guy. He’s a smart,…
Sat Feb 26 11, San Francisco (Seth Fischer) Why Activists Should Study Fiction: Lessons from Bring the War Home! I can’t recommend Barry Willdorf’s Bring…
Sat Feb 12 11, Capitola (Rick Kleffel) “Esmerelda is in an underground extreme food training ground compound in Marin …” —Matt Stewart “This will not…
Mon Feb 21 11, San Francisco (Alma Vescovi) The genre of flash fiction gives us small glimpses, brief openings of a door onto a briefly…
Thur Jan 27 11, Santa Cruz (Rick Kleffel) “Soldiers like to tell stories, and I’m a good listener.” — Siobhan Fallon I have spent a…
Feb 7 11, The Richmond (Nicole McFeely) You open a book, hoping to be pulled into its pages, though never expecting to find yourself woven…