A way with words: five South Bay writers share insights into their craft
Writers Stephen Smoke, left, and Ted Lange. Photo Promising to share anecdotes about writers Robert Ludlum and Stephen King, local author Stephen Smoke assures us we’re in for a treat. If he wasn’t a part of the seminar, he says, he’d definitely want to attend. Smoke is referring to the Surfwriters writing seminar taking place this Saturday, August 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Malaga Cove Library in Palos Verdes Estates. “The Surfwriters is a 50-year-old writers group,” says Ildy Lee, one of the organizers of the event and currently president of the Southwest Manuscripters. “We support each other and inspire each other to write, and we have very interesting speakers come to us. Every four years we put up a Surfwriters writing seminar, sponsored by the Palos Verdes Library.” Every four years. That puts it in a category with the Olympics and the World Cup. This year’s literary Olympians include Jorja Leap, discussing non-fiction; Patsy Bellah, giving her insights into self-publishing; Diana Zimmerman, on writing for the teenage market; Stephen Smoke, uncloaking the mystery behind mystery writing; and actor/writer Ted Lange, guiding us through the process of developing a…
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