SLO NightWriters

Why Setting Matters (Becca Waddell and Jenna Johnson)
2025-10-14 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | United Church of Christ, 11245 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405, United States
Whether writing fiction or nonfiction – high fantasy, contemporary, memoir, or even an instruction manual – putting the information into context is vital. No matter what you write, world building is important. Be sure to bring your questions and something to take notes with.

Becca Waddell, Represented by Jessica Schmeidler of Golden Wheat Literary, Rebecca Waddell is a mom, poet, and blogger who writes adult, young adult, and middle grade novels along with the occasional picture book. She has work published with ten anthologies and literary magazines. When she isn’t writing, she eats chocolate, sword fights, and pets wolficorns with her husband, kids, and dogs. She can also be found in her garage creating resin art or practicing with her longsword.

Jenna Johnson, Fantasy Author. Swordswoman. Chicken Mama. These are just a few of the titles Jenna Elizabeth Johnson proudly goes by. She is the author of over a dozen novels, novellas, and short stories, including the award-winning Legend of Oescienne series, the Otherworld series, and the Draghans of Firiehn novella series.
Besides writing fantasy adventures featuring domineering dragons, headstrong heroines, brooding Celtic warriors, and all the magical creatures in between, she is a competitive HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) practitioner, participating in longsword tournaments whenever she gets the chance.
During her down time, Jenna can be found exploring the open spaces of California’s Central Coast, camping in Yosemite National Park, reading books and webcomics, or hanging out with her flock of overly-affectionate lap chickens.
You can join Jenna’s readership at www.jennaelizabethjohnson.com
5:15 pm (PDT) Critique Group Round Table
6:30 pm (PDT) General Meeting Presentation
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Creating the Podcast (Jaime Parker Stickle)
2025-11-11 18:30 - 20:30 | United Church of Christ, 11245 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405, United States
Writing, producing, and releasing a podcast–let’s talk about it. How do you get from concept to execution, and how do you get the world to listen? With five million podcasts streaming in the world it’s important to know how to effectively transform your idea into a must listen to audio experience. We’ll talk about narrative building, sound design and editing, interviewing, ethical reporting, and the production timeline from beginning to end.

Jaime Parker Stickle is a writer, actor, podcaster, and professor of film and television at Montclair
State University. She is the creator and host of the true crime investigative podcast, The Girl with the Same Name as well as the hilarious podcast about side-hustles, Make That Paper. Jaime lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, and fur babies.

5:15 pm (PDT) Critique Group Round Table
6:30 pm (PDT) General Meeting Presentation
ATTEND IN PERSON

Brown Bag Lunch Series!
2025-11-19 13:00 | CA
Please join us on Zoom for our Brown Bag Lunch Series on the third Wednesday of this month!
We’ll have a special guest and enjoy some great conversation about books, the craft of writing, and the writing life. Enjoy your lunch while you listen and bring as many questions as you’d like!
An announcement regarding who the month’s guest will be will go out via email a week before the meeting.
This is a members-only perk–the Zoom link will go out via email to all SLO NightWriters members early on the morning of the event.

Annual Holiday Party 2025
2025-12-09 18:30 - 20:30 | United Church of Christ, 11245 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405, United States
Free to SLO NightWriters members
