Tri-Valley Writers takes a brief summer hiatus during the months of July and August. The Board of Directors will be busy planning for a terrific 2022-2023 term. Monthly meetings will resume in September. Critique groups, Social Space, Author Support Group, Pull Up a Chair and Write, and the Zoom Sit Down and Write will continue …
Jim Grayson will present “Great Stories—How the Pieces Fit Together” at the Tri-Valley Writers June 18, 2022 meeting. This presentation deals with the use of characters, plot, setting, and conflict and how they can combine with dialogue, inner thought, action, and reaction to bring out the best in your stories. Together, we’ll delve into an …
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I nearly got creamed by a carpenter bee today. I was heading out to the back yard through the garage and she was intent on reaching the honeysuckle. She and I both flinched—I probably flinched more—but that was the extent of our interaction. It was a wonderful reminder that I should be as focused on …
Las Positas College’s 2022 Havik has accepted the following submissions for publication from TVW members: Poem: “Conversations of a Silent Bystander” by Patricia Boyle Poems: “The Who That You Are,” “I Imagine Him Saying Thank You” and “Compassion” by Linda Drattell Poems: “Dear Jack Kerouac” and “Devotion” by Constance Hanstedt Poem: “Seeing” by Rose Owens …
I was in a discussion with other writers about the idea of payoff for the reader. Our readers expect something in return for opening our books. I expect writers to spend some time thinking about what I might see in the promise of the first pages, in the back cover copy, and in the emotional …
John Q. McDonald’s short story “The Lorentz Contraction” has been published in the online literary journal Sequestrum. About 2/3 of the story is available free, with a subscription suggested in order …
Wingless Dreamer will be publishing two of Linda Drattell’s poems: “The Sparrow and the Oak” and “When Your Heart No Longer Beats,” which she wrote during a TVW poetry writers’ retreat. Lani Longshore presented a lecture via Zoom to the Sacramento CWC branch on March 19 titled, “Taking a Journey Together: Story Arcs and Your Readers.” …
Join us Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. as Tri-Valley Writers hosts its 11th Annual High School Writing Contest awards ceremony. Student winners from the literary nonfiction, poetry, and short story fiction categories will receive their awards and share their work via readings. Pleasanton’s Teen Poet Laureate and Amador High School senior Nikita Jayaprakash …
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Some days are best spent hiding from the world and making as few decisions as possible. You know the ones – the days when you wait for the stop sign to turn green, or you forget to look at the electronic pad at the grocery checkout so don’t see that it’s been asking you to …
Kelley Way will present “Lessons in Literary Law” at the Tri-Valley Writers April 16, 2022 meeting. Every author should know their rights in relation to their work. This presentation looks at five areas of law – copyright, trademark, right of privacy and publicity, defamation, and contracts – and talks about how to protect your rights …
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