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M.A. Taylor spent over twenty years in law enforcement. The first seven years were spent with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), she left to become a Special Agent for the California Department of Justice (DOJ), spending over ten years in Narcotics. Four of those years Margaret was assigned to a Federal DEA-HIDTA Task Force. Margaret’s many areas of expertise range from surveillance to wiretaps to Tribal Gaming, sexual predators and many others.

BUILDING CONFLICT FROM THE HEAD DOWN (May 8-19) groups.io/g/ConflictHD Great conflict comes from not only the situation, but from within the characters themselves. This class offers tools for shaping basic personalities into heroic, appealing characters who'll naturally wind up in conflict. Explore the various types, archetypes and subtypes -- ideal for creating clashes between genuinely…

February 11, 2023 Literacy Event It’s time once again to celebrate our love of reading and encourage others to become lifelong readers too! Southern California Romance Writers invites you to participate in this year's Literacy Event, on Saturday, February 11, 2023 featuring: Rebekah R. Ganiere Playing God – Worldbuilding For All Genres: Great Worldbuilding Is…

April's RWA San Diego chapter meeting featured a shout-out and pep talk to members participating in the April Writing Chapter from 2019 Vice President & President-Elect CJ Corbin. In addition to high-energy encouragement, CJ hinted at personalized awards awaiting members who achieve their writing challenge goal before the end of the month. CJ also shone…