Want to write a book that captures your reader on page one? Rich Amooi, prize-winning author of romantic comedies, will present a free talk and interactive workshop on grabbing readers’ interest from the start at the Fremont Area Writers Zoom meeting on Feb. 28. He encourages attendees to bring the first few lines of their current writing project for discussion.
Amooi spent 25 years as an on-air radio personality and wedding DJ before becoming a writer. “I believe in love, silliness, infinite possibilities, donuts, gratitude, laughter and happily ever after,” he says. This is evident in his 28 books.
He also believes in serendipity. He met his wife because of a totally irrational desire to learn Spanish. He now speaks Spanish fluently and is a happily married man. His wife writes contemporary romance under the pen name Silvi Martín.
To make the jump from wedding DJ to romance writer, Amooi took creative writing classes at Stanford. His first novel, Five Minutes Late, evolved from a story written for one of those classes. His books include Hacking the Holidays, It’s Not PMS, It’s You, and Kissing Frogs. He is a Taleflick Discovery Winner, Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal Recipient and Holt Medallion Finalist.
Fremont Area Writers is one of 21 branches of the California Writers Club. More information is available at cwc-fremontareawriters.org. To attend a meeting, request the Zoom link from Scott Davidson at sc**************@***oo.com.
How to Start Your Book with a Bang
Saturday, Feb. 28
2 – 4pm
Request link at sc**************@***oo.com
