Tarot reader, author to speak at writers' club

How does a once-harried soccer mom, who managed a 25-year state career, get flung out of her wheelhouse to become a tarot reader and an author? Erin G. Burrell hasn't figured it all out yet, but two components to her new life included having an open mind, and a higher power with a sense of humor. Burrell will speak on "How An Intuitive Quest Led To Writing," at Nov. 20's Gold Country Writers meeting. Burrell's presentation will recount how a tragic event catapulted her into the unknown realms of intuition and led to a compulsion to write. She will focus on: the benefits of belonging to a writing group, her battles with the written word, why she decided to self-publish, and the challenges of marketing her book. She will also share the surprising gifts her memoir bestowed. Burrell is a tarot reader, blogger, author of "That's Why You're Here: A Journey From Grief To Metaphysical Awareness," and creator of the "That's Why You're Here Oracle Deck and Guidebook." She was born and raised in Sacramento. The meeting will be from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 20 in the Rose Room of the Auburn City Hall, 1275 Lincoln Way, Auburn. Speaker meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, go to goldcountrywriters.com.