Jill Hedgecock

Fiction Writer

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Upcoming Event-2/13/21 Mount Diablo CWC

Jill: The End: Finding the Best Way to Wrap It All Up

Penny Warner: Writing Dialogue
10 am 2/13/20 $5 CWC members; $10 nonmembers
 https://cwcmtdiablo.org/current-cwc-mt-diablo-meeting/:

Whether it’s a chapter ending or the conclusion of a novel or memoir, endings matter. Not every chapter needs to end with a cliffhanger, but there should be a sense of drawing the chapter’s purpose to a close.  Every book should leave the reader with a sense of satisfaction. It doesn’t have to be a happy ending, but it does need to tidy up all the loose story ends. There’s nothing worse than leaving your reader with this thought: “Did their printer run out of ink?”

During this Writer’s Table, I will cover:

How beginnings and endings are linked

Examples of successful ways to end books

How genre can affect endings

Differences between chapter versus book endings

When to think about your ending

Writing Exercise

9/12/20 Speaker: Writing for a Cause – Zoom Writers Table – Mount Diablo California Writers Club

I will be speaking with the amazing Lucinda Jackson on 9/12 at the September Mount Diablo California Writers Club Zoom Meeting on the subject of Writing for a Cause. Join us and the featured speaker,

Joan Gelfand, speaking on the 4Cs of Successful Writers.
Registration required:  https://cwcmtdiablo.org/current-cwc-mt-diablo-meeting/:
Registration Fee:$10 
9:30 am Sign in and Breakout Rooms
9:45 am Board Info and Announcements
10:00 – 10:45 am Writer’s Table
10:45 – 11:00 am Break
11:00 – noon Featured Speaker

 

Book Signing/Speaking Events

Hi Folks,

I have two upcoming book-signing/speaking events in April (Multicultural Children’s Bookstore on 4/18) and a Mount Diablo CWC speaking event on Travel Writing May 9th. I will update the status of these events in the coming weeks.

 

March 5, 2020 Microplastics Talk at Mount Diablo Audubon

Microplastics: Environmental Impacts and Practical Tips to Reduce Your Plastic Footprint

Mount Diablo Audubon Meeting in Walnut Creek

“Birding Information” presenter

The meeting is free to the public.

Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm, 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek.

6:30 pm Doors open
7:00 pm Microplastics Talk

Feel Free to Stick around for the Main Program
7:25 pm News
7:40 pm Snacks & Raffle
8:00 pm Main Program

January 25th So You Want to Write a Book Panelist

What’s happening at Orinda Books?

So You Want to Write a Book…
Four local writers, all members of the California Writers Club, Mt. Diablo Branch, will discuss their writing and publishing journeys and offer tips for aspiring writers. A Q&A session will follow.
Saturday, January 25, 2:00 to 3:30

Joining us will be:

David George has published his debut novel, Granddad’s Garden – Stories of the Natural World.  Granddad’s Garden explores the relationship shared by a granddad and his grandson while discovering nature’s laws together. David is President of the California Writers Club, Mt. Diablo Branch, and writes a monthly column on gardening for a local newspaper.

Jill Hedgecock writes monthly book reviews and dog rescue columns for The Diablo Gazette. Her short stories, personal essays and nonfiction pieces have appeared in multiple anthologies, newspapers, and magazines. Her debut novel, Rhino in the Room, won a New Apple Literary Award in 2019.

Dorothy Edwards recently published her first children’s story, Langston’s Moon, a picture book about a young boy who sees the full moon for the first time and believes it is a giant sugar cookie. When the moon dwindles to a tiny sliver, he fears a sky monster has eaten it and the moon will disappear forever.

Andrew Benzie has published a series of books on die-cast collectables which are available on Amazon. A Bay Area native, with over 30 years of experience in the design industry, Andrew established Andrew Benzie Books in 2010 to help authors design, publish, and market their books.

If you have any interest in writing and/or being published,
this is “must-attend” event.

Orinda Books, 276 Village Square, Orinda, CA (925) 254-7606

December 12, 2019 Mount Diablo Audubon – Gorillas, Rhinos and More

Mount Diablo Audubon Meeting in Walnut Creek

I am the “Birding Information” pre-speaker talking about Mount Gorillas and

The main program speaker: Birds and Wildlife of Kenya

I’ll be selling signed copies of Rhino in the Room afterward.

The meeting is free to the public.

Camellia Room at The Gardens at Heather Farm, 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek.

6:30 pm Doors open
7:00 pm Birding Info
7:25 pm News
7:40 pm Snacks & Raffle
8:00 pm Main Program

10/11 & 10/12 Concord Oktoberfest – Diablo Gazette Booth

Meet Instagram-Sensation Ruby, the Doberman on the cover of my new novel, Between Shadow’s Eyes at the Concord Oktoberfest at Todos Santos Park. A stamp of Ruby’s paw is available to for her to sign books as well. Award-winning Rhino in the Room books will also be available.

Book Signing:
Friday from 6-8 PM, Saturday after 4PM-6PM.
Todos Santos Park, Downtown Concord, CA.

You will also receive a free dog bone soap with any book purchase while supplies last.

10/16 Napa BookMine Book Reading

Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Napa Bookmine, 964 Pearl Street Napa, California

Come join me and Dietrich Kalteis for an evening of crime and mystery.

For more information:
https://napavalleyregister.com/calendar/an-evening-of-crime-mystery-with-dietrich-kalteis-jill-hedgecock/event_fa3f153e-dcdc-11e9-b068-d337e80957ca.html?fbclid=IwAR2LeOuTjxRPqKlm1MDRlEO_t1k7apDFimytg0NCo1BU4fGALvGuJ8S11PM

November 13 Napa CWC Program on Muse Boards

November 13
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists Church Sanctuary,
1625 Salvador Avenue, Napa

My talk will cover differing formats (physical versus digital), what content can be used in creating a board, the advantages and a few pitfalls to be aware of while creating this tool, and how the muse board can help strengthen writing weaknesses and inform plot.

I will talk about how I discovered ways to capture emotion through the use of images, prevent time-wasting by documenting important details through visuals, and deepen the exploration of characters personality. Muse boards can even be used to develop less important characters to make them feel less like a device and more like real people.

Here is a link to a blog post on muse boards for more information:
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2019/10/02/writing-tips-using-visual-inspiration-for-your-stories/?fbclid=IwAR1oYF8Bz6qIlEMCspJdLS8gLr94nnZg1Tmw5fZqkggZG3jVsCPg43jt0WQ