Author Archives: lopopolo

Speakers and Program Announced for the Sixth Annual 805 Writers’ Conference in Ventura, CA Hone your skills, sharpen your tools, develop your craft THRIVE as a writer. The conference is returning to a focused topic for each day so you … Continue reading →

Excerpt from The New York Times MAY 12, 2016. Click here to read more >> Which writers — novelists, playwrights, critics, journalists, poets — working today do you admire most? The last really well-written book I’ve read was “Empire of … Continue reading →

A multi-session conference designed to support the emerging writer in a variety of areas including:  writing skills, developing a novel, articles and essays, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, the business of writing, and publication.  Guest speakers are featured in interactive workshops  HOW … Continue reading →

Toni Lopopolo at West Coast Writers Conferences Sunday, June 19th, 2016 • 10:00 am – 2:00 pm ± Los Angeles Valley College, Campus Center (parking is free) Do You Want to Take Your Writing to a Higher Level And Increase … Continue reading →

Have you written a novel, or are you actively working on one? Would you like to have it reviewed by a leading professional editor / literary agent ? Are you open to critical analysis of your work by a veteran … Continue reading →

Intensive Memoir Workshop A Four-Hour Special Event Do you want to improve your writing skills and your chances of authoring a successful memoir? $99 before Oct 18/$149 after Now you can! Literary agent Toni Lopopolo will help you craft your … Continue reading →

“One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, give it, … Continue reading →

The Craft and Business of Writing 805 Writers’ Conference delivers the skills and knowledge writers need to succeed. Perfect for novelists, nonfiction, magazine, and screenwriters. More sessions – 35 professionals to hear and meet 15 Authors, 7 Literary Agents, 7 … Continue reading →

Santa Barbara author Shelly Lowenkopf, best known as the author of the popular The Fiction  Writer’s  Handbook,  will read at Chaucer’s Books in Santa Barbara at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 28. The event is free and open to the … Continue reading →

“Writing good fiction is at least as hard as learning how to play concert piano, Norman Mailer once said. And yet some part of us is fooled into thinking it ought to be easier than it is because the medium … Continue reading →