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Winterfest: “The Craft of Writing” Round Robin Workshop, January 17, 2026

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January Winterfest: “The Craft of Writing” Round Robin Workshop

Are your characters flat and stale? Do they carry your story by being unique, or do they drag it down because they are stereotypes? Or are you unsure how to write effective dialogue that says what needs to be said, yet also gives the reader more information about your characters? Have you added enough tension and/or suspense to keep your readers turning the pages? Never fear, it’s Round Robin Workshop time.

Tri-Valley Writers members will lead four distinct topic presentations, which are designed to impart tips of the writing trade. Each attendee will receive a handout packet with valuable information to take home with them. Workshop topics include: “Crafting Well-rounded Characters” (B. Lynn Goodwin-Brown), “Writing Dialogue for Impact” (Bruce Overby), and “Creating Tension and Suspense to Keep Readers Reading” (Ann Parker).

While there is no fee for the meeting, we would like to know how many people to expect, so please register at: Treasurer by Thursday, January 15, 2026.

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Member Events

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On Friday, February 14, 2020, Tri-Valley Writers members Jordan Bernal and Paula Chinick presented their well-respected session “Practice Your Pitch: Cast Off Your Jitters” to a full house at the San Francisco Writers Conference (SFWC). The sessions were designed to assist attendees in casting off their jitters in a safe environment before the speed dating session with

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Member Successes

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Elaine Drew read from Courting Trouble (a romantic comedy set in England in 800 AD) at the Lafayette Library Sunday, September 15, at 4 pm, as part of the Art Embraces Words program.       Dr. Jac Fitz-enz is featured in the September 2019 issue of CFO magazine. Jac is quoted by David McCann

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Members’ Success

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Barbara Flores‘ memoir, Separated Acting Badly: For the Love of Food, A Man, and Me, is now available on Amazon (Kindle and paperback). Barbara’s funny, and ultimately family-affirming book chronicles the transition from marriage to divorce, and what she learned from herself and her well-meaning friends.   Alice Kight‘s poem “Beloved Eyewitness” won first place in

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Indie Author Day: Book Promotions

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Congratulations to TVW members who participated in the Livermore Library Indie Author Day event on October 13. Ann Parker moderated the program, and Andy Weir, New York Times best-selling author of The Martian and Artemis, was the keynote speaker. Jordan Bernal, Eloise Hamann, E. Ruth Harder, Julaina Kleist-Corwin, Annette Langer, and J.D. Lassica were among the fifteen Bay Area independently

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Published Books and Awards

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  Shannon Brown has published Parlor Tricked, a novel about a reluctant psychic, a dead rock star, and a cursed linen outlet, all in suburban Ohio. Parlor Tricked is available on Amazon.     Stacey Gustafson has released Are You Still Kidding Me? This second book in her humor collection is available on Amazon. She also draws from hilarious experiences to shape

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Publications

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Two members had work published in The 2018 California Writers Club Literary Review.   Connie Hanstedt, two poems, “Waiting for the Fisherman,” and “Satin Slippers.”       Julaina Kleist-Corwin, memoir, “Care.”     Yvonne Carder published, Luminata, the first book in the Meclauks Kingdom Young Adult fantasy series. Behind castle walls, Jessi Kleinfield dreams of

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