MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Laurel, when tell people that you are a published writer, what are the first things they ask you?ĬORONA: Well, they want to know how they can do it. So we have a travel writer, we interviewed two people who write about pets and animals and we have a chicklit author and historical novelist, and a biographer, Kathy, it comes from pretty much every place you did think of. ROTHER: Well, we have nine authors, and we have three pHDs, we have some masters degrees and a veterinary surgeon, so we have some pretty educated and diverse group here. How many different kinds of writers are involved in terms of what they write about?

And so I joined the larger group, writing women, where I found that, we had each other, we were networking we could share advice with each other, knowledge and experience, and as I grew a little bit in my author's careers, I felt I really wanted to get a smaller network together, and this grew out of that, to form a writing community in San Diego where, you know, there are authors, there are writers but there's really no way for us all to come together.ĬAVANAUGH: Right. There's that family kind of a feeling or feeling part of a tribe. ROTHER: Well, when I history the Union Tribune in 2006, I really missed the sense of community that I had in the news room. So Caitlin, what's the mission of this group of San Diego writing women. This is your chance to ask, how do they do it? In how do they find the time, get their ideas, find a publisher? How much do they make? Give us a call with your questions and your comments. MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Now, we're inviting our listeners to join the conversation. Former San Diego TV newscaster and personality, and often seen on fundraisers right here on KPBS. MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: And Kathy Diamond, is author of the biography Kafka's Last Love. She is a professor of humanities at San Diego City College. MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Laurel Corona is a writer of four historical novels, including the Four Seasons and Penelope's Daughter. Caitlin Rother is a true crime author, her books include poisoned love and dead reckoning, she is a former report for the San Diego Union Tribune. I'd like to welcome three members of the San Diego writing women group. They are launching effort this weekend at a reading signing and wine event on Adams avenue. have formed an off shoot of the San Diego writing women's group to talk about the reality and the business of writing.

Ever think you've got a really great idea for a book? Or do your friends or family keep mentioning that book they intend to write some day? People often talk about writing the same way they talk about moving to an island in the south Pacific, as a dreamy blissful fantasy, well, my guests are here to tell you that writing professionally may be many thing, but dreamy and blissful, it is not. CAVANAUGH: I'm Maureen Cavanaugh and you're listening to These Days on KPBS.

Penelope's Daughter by Laurel Corona