Jennifer Basye Sander will be speaking about avenues for becoming published at our next monthly meeting on February 16, at 2 pm at the Four Points Sheraton on Hopyard in Pleasanton. She is the author of more than 50 books including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting Published, the bestseller Christmas Miracles (1997) and her …
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Sage advice to writers, “Never say never.” That prompts another never–never say always in a novel unless you can prove it. “She always washes her hair on Friday evening.” Oh? What about the Friday scene when the protagonist was hospitalized from a skiing accident? Every is another word to omit. “You can set your clock by my neighbor who brings in …
California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch in collaboration with the Pleasanton Library announces “Open Mic Night with My Friends” on second Mondays of each month. The next event is August 12, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Pleasanton Public Library, 400 Old Bernal Avenue. Free and open to the public. No reservations needed. Readers sign up from 6:00-6:15 p.m. in the meeting room. For …
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Eleven CWC Tri-Valley members have been published in Immersion, the January 2013 Oakland Anthology: Beth Aaland (1923-2012), Jan Davies, Arleen Eagling, Neva J. Hodges, Alice Kight, Julaina Kleist-Corwin, Carole MacLean, Reme Pick, Julie Royce, Marilyn Slade, and Linda Todd.
Camille Minichino as Ada Madison launched Function of Murder, her newest book in the Professor Sophie Knowles mystery series at Towne Center Books on January 6, 2013.
Once again, we are faced with a new year and all it can throw at us. I’ve decided not to set any lofty goals that make me crazy at the end of the year because I didn’t achieve them. My only resolution is not to worry which path to take because I know I can …
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I brainstormed with Dan Casner about Robot Garden, specifically community groups that might want to play in a warehouse full of tools and people who know how to use them. Near the end of the conversation, I mentioned wanting to design a futuristic tank that I could make from fabric. That led to a discussion of …
Writing PILZ with the door to my study closed didn’t prevent a nagging little harpy from whispering into my ear: “What is your mother going to say about those naughty words?. . . and the sex? My God, nice girls don’t portray things like that on paper. . . and the violence? Do you really …
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The annual Winterfest celebration of CWC Tri-Valley members will blend talents of artists and authors. The sixteen art pieces and submission guidelines for this Winterfest Ekphrasis are available HERE. Members are encouraged to select one or more of these visuals to inspire their poetry and prose. Send your entries to submissions@trivalleywriters.org by midnight, January 10, 2013. The artwork …
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California Writers Club is pleased to announce sponsorship of the 10th anniversary San Francisco Writers Conference (SFWC), February 14-17, 2013. R. L. Keynote speakers will be Bella Andre, Anne Perry and R. L. Stine. You will recognize presenters like Meg Waite Clayton, David Corbett, Mark Coker, Ransom Stephens, Penny Warner, and Victoria Zacheim who have …
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