Willamette Writers' Workshop featuring Maren and Kate

Kate Ristau and I are giving a workshop on painless grammar for writers. See you there!

Grammar for Writers Workshop
Presented by  Kate Ristau and Maren Bradley Anderson 

Saturday, May 31, 2014, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
At the Salem Public Library (the Plaza Room)

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

I believe in lollipops and she believes in the apocalypse.

What’s wrong with the previous sentence (besides my misplaced love of lollipops)? Don’t know? Then this workshop is for you.

We’ll work with your writing to help you understand some of your basic error patterns, and then we’ll show you how to fix them.

Don’t worry; this is not your average grammar class! We will make it fun, informative, and well worth your time. We look forward to seeing you there!

Participants will need to bring:

• Pen and notebook
• Mug for coffee or tea
• Homework (see link below)

COST TO ATTEND

Willamette Writers members (fees subject to change):

• Early Bird*: $25
• Regular Enrollment: $30
• At the Door: $35

Non members pay an additional $10 

*Early bird ends May 15

http://willamettewriters.com/salem/workshops/

I'm related to that...

http://writerthereseoneill.com/2014/04/03/playing-underpants-chicken-losing/


Here is a link to my funny friend, Therese's, blog and her description of her trip to the seaside with our children in tow.

I'll let you guess which kid I know best.

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Learn to Edit Your Novel in a Month 5/1/14

It's time for the Learn to Edit your Novel in a Month class.

This May, let's get your manuscript ready to send out to someone who might make it into a book. 

Learn some basic novel structuring, some painless grammar, and a whole bunch of style no-no's to avoid.

It's time to finish your book and polish that gem!

★7:00-8:30 PM , Thursday nights
★May 1-June 5, 2014
★$75 (includes textbooks)
★Ash Creek Arts Council at the Independence, OR, Old Library

For more information, visit: http://marens.com/MarensWorld/Classes.html

Launch parties 3/2 in Tigard, 3/3 in Monmouth!

Sunday 3/2/14 

5:00-6:30

Max's Brew Pub

12562 SW Main St, Portland, Oregon 97223

Monday 3/3/14

4-5:30

Hammersly Library

WOU

Monmouth 97361

***FREE Parking in Lots "I" and "M" from 3:00-6:30! 

Buy it now

Available on 3/1/14 on:

Commas: An Irreverent Primer--Amazon

All other formats

Powell’s Books 

Comma Book Launch Events! 3/2 Tigard, 3/3 WOU

In celebration of National Grammar Day, Maren Anderson and Kate Ristau will be releasing their book, Commas: An Irreverent Primer.

Come celebrate with us for short workshops and book signings.

Don’t worry! It won’t be boring. There will be unicorns. And cookies.

March 2, 20145-6:30 PM
Max’s Brew Pub
12562 SW Main StDowntown Tigard

March 3, 2014
4-5:30 PM
Hamerlsy Library Room 107
Western Oregon University
Monmouth

Pre-Order Commas: An Irreverent Primer

My friend Kate Ristau and I have written a book about commas.

I know, sounds "thrilling."

But, you don't know Kate. And, you don't know what happens when Kate and I get together. Utter madness ensues. I mean, utter madness. 

If you ever wondered what a grammar dragon is or what happens to unicorns when you misuse FANBOYS, this irreverent guide for using our most common punctuation mark will explain.

This primer doesn’t cover every single use of commas–it’s only sixty pages, for heaven’s sake! But it does explain the comma errors English professors most often marked wrong on their students’ papers. All that red ink stung. Hence, this book.

Preorders are available now for $5.99 (regularly $7.99). Go to the Comma book page and download the pre-order form. 

Or click here for the PDF or here for the RTF versions of the form. You can email me the RTF form. 

Or please go to the book's FaceBook page and "like" it. 

Amazon review of "Liz."

http://www.amazon.com/review/R37BL5JNPCVRM0/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm

In case you've been on the fence about buying Liz A. Stratton Closes the Store, perhaps this review will convince you.

And, I didn't pay this person, and I don't think I know who it is, either. So there. :)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

 Fresh fun take on an old story..., December 27, 2012

By 

Imez

This review is from: Liz A. Stratton Closes the Store (Paperback)

"Liz Closes the Store" is a retelling of the old Greek story of Lysistrata, where women decide to end a war by cutting their men off, sexually. Anderson updates the story into a fun, fast, feminine-power read. It isn't quite on purpose that Liz Stratton finds herself running for president in a country mired in a deadly but pointless war. But her brash, no-nonsense wit is just what the people, at least those with double x chromosomes, have been waiting to hear. The women of the country are so taken by their reluctant heroine that she soon motivates them to stop the war killing their sons and husbands by denying the men of the country the one thing they want most: their bodies. Along the way Liz must contend with her own budding romance, a difficult thing to have when you're the face of feminist abstinence.

Anderson's book is pure fun, reality trimmed to fit delightfully into fantasy. Nothing is dull. It's a new kind of chick lit and romance, smart, fast, and a little crazy.