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January 23, 2023 Travel Writing Event

Sacramento/Central Valley Friends and Fellow Writers (Zoom available): Come learn about travel writing and muse boards in the New Year. #authorlife #sacramentowriters #travel #travelblogger Zoom is also an option. #speaker #speaking #writingcommunity

https://www.cwcsacramentowriters.org/2022/monthly-meeting-january-2023-travel-writing/

Filed Under: Africa, Events, muse board, Writing, Writing tips Tagged With: California Writers Club, Jill Hedgecock events, muse board, travel writing

2/16/22: Muse Board Podcast: Link and Blog Post

Please listen in at 10 am on 2/16 to my interview with the Nonfiction Authors Association. Here is the link: https://nonfictionauthorsassociation.com/podcast-interview-jill-hedgecock-02-16-2022-how-to-use-a-muse-board-to-keep-your-writing-process-on-track/

The associated blog can be found at:

Muse Boards – A Time-Saving Writing Tool by Jill Hedgecock

Filed Under: Events, Uncategorized Tagged With: muse board, Nonfiction Authors Association, podcast interview, Stephanie Chandler, writing, writing techniques, writing tool

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

Filed Under: Editing, Events, muse board, Publishing, resources, Writing, Writing tips Tagged With: muse board, Napa CWC, writing techniques, writing tool

My Guest Blog on the Romance University Blog

https://romanceuniversity.org/2019/07/09/muse-boards/

Filed Under: Between Shadow's Eyes, Dogs, extinction, ghosts, muse board, Publishing, Reading, rhino, rhino in the room, Romance University, Writing Tagged With: character development, details, guest blog, muse board, plotting, rhino in the room, romance university, writing tool

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Event: June 21, 2025 Book Reading and Scavenger Hunt at Reasonable Books

San Francisco Bay Area people please come to this fabulous event. Win the scavenger hunt and get a huge gift basket! Don’t forget to RSVP! Hope to see you there!

May 10th Speaking Event: Mount Diablo California Writers Club Writer’s Table

SF Bay Area Writers: Please come join me at the May 10th Meeting of the Mount Diablo Branch of the California Writers Club. Writer’s Table starts at 11:15 am and goes until noon. The featured speaker, Allison Landa will follow from 1 to 2 pm and will speak on What Can We Learn About Writing […]

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