Writers Helping Writers
Hosted by San Mateo Public Library
2nd Thursday of most months (check back for updates)
Produced by the San Francisco Peninsula branch of the California Writers Club
September 11, 2025
Writers Helping Writers
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Editing Another Person’s Memoir for Amazon Publication
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Join Laurel Anne Hill in this workshop to find out how to self-publish a book for another author when both of you want to get it self-published and feel you two lack the essential skills to pull it all together in the editing and publishing department.
Laurel will offer advice and tools to feel more confident in this area that will help you and the author's book be the best it can be and be available to the public!
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Laurel Anne Hill—author and former underground storage tank operator—classifies her third award-winning novel, PLAGUE OF FLIES: REVOLT OF THE SPIRITS, 1846, as historical fantasy/magical realism. Plague of Flies has received 17 awards and some terrific professional reviews. Her spirits-meet-steampunk novel, THE ENGINE WOMAN’S LIGHT, has won 13 honors and awards plus a Kirkus Star. Over 30 of Laurel’s short stories and many of her short nonfiction pieces have been published. Laurel joined CWC SF Peninsula Branch 25 years ago. She served as Fault Zone Editor-in-Chief for three of its ten anthologies, prose editor for one, and assistant or mentoring editor for several others. https://laurelannehill.com.
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Attend these free events at the San Mateo Public Library.
Upcoming presenters
October 9 -TBD
November 13 - TBD
Presentations are on the second Thursday of the month, from 6:30 - 8:00pm.
Laurel Anne Hill
Editing Another Person’s Memoir for Amazon Publication
About Writers Helping Writers at
San Mateo Public Library
The San Francisco Peninsula branch of CWC hosts a Writers Helping Writers program at the San Mateo Public Library on the second Thursday of the month from 6:30 to 8 pm. This event is managed by CWC member David Strom and co-sponsored by Tuula Laine, a librarian at the library and a member of the San Francisco Peninsula CWC.
Each month, CWC SF Peninsula branch members share learned techniques and experiences in their craft. From scoping out your memoir to finding inspiration for a poem to plotting your novel to learning the ins and outs of blogging—we teach what we’ve learned. This is an opportunity for all writers to meet and share their experiences.
Our purpose? To pass on what we’ve discovered to help other writers.
Anyone can attend, free of charge.
Watch this space for announcements of the month’s topic. Meetings are in-person only.