Talking Turkey and Taking Names

So many charming stories behind the recipes... but how do you coax them out of the relatives to create a family memoir with all those great tales and how do you get your hands on the recipes too?

Join Roxanne Langer, sommelier/author, and Ingrid Lundquist, event producer and author, as they share tips on entertaining and nudging information out of the most closed-lipped clan.  

 

Talking Turkey with Glass in Hand

Roxanne Langer, sommelier,
Author, “Talking Turkey with a Glass in Hand: Wine at Thanksgiving”

Opening your home to friends and family this   holiday season is your    opportunity to create lasting memories they will long hold dear. It’s your job to collect them.

Roxanne is your tutor for food and wine pairings, and offers some traditional and whimsical décor tips. She’ll show you how to capture the memories of the feast that will serve as vivid reminders of the love shared during the holidays… the table talk will provide the content for your holiday memoir.

              The Secret Ingredient: A Pocket Full of Tips

              for At-Home Entertaining

Ingrid E. Lundquist, CSEP, certified special event professional, author, 

“Results-Driven Event Planning: Using Marketing Tools to Boost Your Bottom Line”

Family dinner or treasured recipe...it’s all about the people...the cooks in the kitchen, the butts in the seats. Ingrid is a pro when it comes to entertaining. She’ll share entertaining tips and “table talk tactics” to get your guests chatting about their favorite things. You’ll find out how to discover an old family recipe and even keep track of the correct spelling of proper names.

Holiday Memories: Learn How to Create a Family Memoir this Thanksgiving
Whether your children have asked you to recapture treasured moments, stories, and traditions, or simply to record valuable family information, many seniors are now sitting down to write about their lives. But how does one get started on such a daunting project?

Jennifer Basye Sander, NY Times Best Selling Author
Author of more than 70 books, Jennifer teaches nonfiction writing and publishing at community colleges in California,   and as an adjunct professor for the MFA program of the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts in Washington.

“There’s More You Should Know”                                      by Jennifer Basye Sander, Skyhorse Publishing 2014

Beautifully designed with full-color  illustrations throughout, this book is a special place for parents to record the most significant reflections and remembrances of their lives, and it is sure be a treasured keepsake for their children and grandchildren for many years to come. A great holiday gift, autographed copies will be available for sale at the workshop.

At this workshop, former Random House Senior Editor and memoir writing coach Jennifer Basye Sander will help you get that book project started! She’ll guide you through the process of putting your memories onto the page and then turning them into a more structured personal memoir. You’ll learn how to create a family memoir; capture, document and organize the stories; and, determine the theme of your memoir.

 

 

Miffed at Sacramento Suburban Writers Club

MIFFED BY THE BOOK PARTS...
What Every Writer Needs to Know

INGRID E. LUNDQUIST, CSEP

Award-winning author, event producer, and founder of The Book-In-Hand Roadshow brings a lively presentation about the seemingly dull topic of book parts to the Sacramento Suburban Writers Club and you don't have to be a member to attend. “People usually focus on writing their book and don’t think about the other written elements until the story is done,” she said. “I’ll talk about the different book parts and show you why it’s important to work on them as you go….really…it will make your life easier and you may discover a gold nugget in the process." 

DICTIONARY WINS 8 AWARDS:
  Axiom Business Book Award                                    International Book Awards (reference)
  International Book Awards (writing/publishing)          National Indie Excellence Book Award
  Next Generation Indie Book Awards                          Paris Book Festival
  San Francisco Book Festival                                      No. California Publishers & Authors

Dictionary of Publishing Terms: What Every Writer Needs to Know  Finally… simple language explains the most often used words in publishing. From ISBN to index, to gutter and perfect bound, professional terms and book elements you need to know are all in one place, organized as you would find them in a book. Start at the front cover and there’s the information – where you need it, when you need it! A workbook, dictionary and guide all in one.

BIH Authors at Gold Country Book Festival

MIFFED BY THE BOOK PARTS...
What Every Writer Needs to Know

INGRID E. LUNDQUIST, CSEP

Award-winning author, event producer, and founder of The Book-In-Hand Roadshow kicks-off the 2014 Gold Country Book Festival with a lively presentation about book parts. “People usually focus on writing their book and don’t think about the other written elements until the story is done,” she said. “I’ll talk about the different book parts and show you why it’s important to work on them as you go….really…it will make your life easier and you may discover a gold nugget in the process.”

The Dictionary of Publishing Terms: What Every Writer Needs to Know  Finally… simple language explains the most often used words in publishing. From ISBN to index, to gutter and perfect bound, professional terms and book elements you need to know are all in one place, organized as you would find them in a book. Start at the front cover and there’s the information – where you need it, when you need it! A workbook, dictionary and guide all in one.

 

Young Writers Workshop "WHERE TO START"

Christina Richter joins Ingrid Lundquist in discussing the starting point for young writers. Ages 12 and up.

CHRISTINA RICHTER is president of the Roseville, California Historical Society. She enjoys local history and every opportunity she has to talk about it. She gives history presentations delighting small and large audiences from age 10 to 110. She is a 15-year freelance writer with short stories in several anthologies. This is her first published novel.  

Walk With Me, I Want to Tell You Something: The Story of the Roseville Fiddyment Family  In 1853, Elizabeth Jane Crawford Fiddyment left the  comfort of her home in Illinois to join the thousands of fortune-seekers heading west to find prosperity. A young widow with a baby boy, her journey had already included great love, tragedy, and murder. She ultimately built a land empire that grew to 10,000 acres. Seven generations of her family have called Roseville, California their home. This is their story.

MEET THE BIH AUTHORS... A roadshow favorite, Tony Barcellos joins Ingrid and Christina at The B-I-H Roadshow Booth.

ANTHONY BARCELLOS grew up speaking Portuguese on his grandfather's dairy farm in Porterville, a small town in Tulare County. He now teaches math full-time at American River College. Tony said, "You know you’ve opened the floodgates when your sister says, ‘I’m afraid you’re going to get into a lot of trouble’.”

Land of Milk and Money is the story of the Francisco family, Portuguese immigrants from the Azores who settle on a dairy farm in California's Central Valley. The    legacy of one generation becomes a point of contention as the members of the next generation begin to compete to inherit and control their heritage, which includes herds of cattle and tracts of farm land. A courtroom confrontation over the family matriarch’s will is at center stage as the contending factions discover that the old lady had plans of her own for securing her legacy.

The 2014 Gold Country Book Festival is sponsored by Friends of the Auburn Library, Gold Country Writers, Placer County Library, and Placer