Writers Tricks of the Trade MARCH-APRIL 2015 | Page 11

Morgan’s Corner Morgan’s Corner MORGAN ST. JAMES, EDITOR Morgan Editor St. Dylan Associate Editor James, the Dog, WELCOME TO ALL NEW READERS Beginning with the new 2015 platform for Writers' Tricks of the Trade eZine, circulation has continued to grow at a good pace. Thank you and Cont’d next page… welcome to all of our new readers. Listen to Audio Sample Morgan's Corner is the feature where I share what's been going on in my own writing life and what is on tap for the future. BUY I was honored to be chosen as one of the presenters for West Coast Conference's THE BIG STORY CONFERENCE at Los Angeles Valley College in Van Nuys, CA February 20-22. There were individual tracks for fiction, non-fiction and screenwriting. I presented a workshop entitled Character Driven vs Plot Driven Fiction and also participated as a panelist on two panels. All were well received. I love it when people come up to me afterward and tell me how much they learned or how much they enjoyed it. BUY On our conference listings page, I generally include something that says "You never know who you will meet at a conference." Since I know virtually nothing about screenwriting, between my own appearances I attended some of the screenwriting tracks. I was so impressed by screenwriter Christine Conradt and her workshops that I made it a point to talk to her and get to know her. BUY Guess what? Christine has contributed to this edition of WTT and will also have an article in the next edition. She has the impressive track record of writing four indie features and more than 40 made-for-TV movies that have aired on Lifetime, LMN, USA, and Fox. And she gives informative Webinars, as well. See what I mean. Without going to the conference, I would not have met her. Check out the Christine's details on page BUY WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FOR ME? For one thing, I am back to an active appearance schedule. March promises to be a very busy month. On March 14 I will BUY WRITERS’ TRICKS OF THE TRADE PAGE 1 MAR-APR 2015 BUY