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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Mary Rakow will present “What a Fabulous Edit Can Do for Your Writing & Publishing” at the Tri-Valley Writers March 19, 2022 meeting. Mary will be doing live edits on selected TVW members’ works. This meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Registrants have the choice to meet in person at the Four Points by Sheraton …
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February is the month where I discover which of my plans for the new year are actually sustainable. I’m usually starting to eat healthier because I’ve finally reached the end of my stash of holiday treats. I’m able to exercise more because it is getting lighter in the mornings and I can force myself out …
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George Cramer checked out the local car show, drank coffee, and signed and sold his novel, The Mona Lisa Sisters on January 30, 2022 at SiSi Coffee in Moraga. Judy Lussie’s latest book, Bought Daughter, is now available for purchase in both paperback and ebook. The story is a fictional account of Judy’s grandparents’ marriage and …
Patrick Coyle, Marilyn Dykstra, Jane Glendinning, Deborah Grossman, Connie Hanstedt, and Marie-Anne Poudret contributed to the ekphrastic exhibit, Double Take: Art and Literature Side by Side. The exhibit had an opening reception and readings on Saturday, January 22 at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore. You can view the exhibit in the lobby of the Bankhead Theater in …
Catherine Accardi, in concert with The Book Club of California, will host a Zoom Webinar on San Francisco Through Time on Monday, January 31, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. PST. Click here for the link on The Book Club of California’s website. Catherine will be talking about her book, San Francisco Through Time. Kate Moore’s …
Note: This meeting will be on Zoom only due to an increase in the transmission rate of Covid-19 (omicron). See below for Reservation & Payment details* Sandra Tayler will present “Structuring Your Life to Support Creativity” at the Tri-Valley Writers February 19, 2022 meeting. Life is complicated and often those complications don’t leave space for the …
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I generally don’t have much success meditating my way out of a creative block. I don’t have much luck with reminder programs or multi-workbook systems that claim to ease a writing logjam, but I know why those don’t work. I can’t figure out why meditation doesn’t work for my writer’s block. “Self,” I said, “what …
Constance Hanstedt’s poem “Acceptance” has been named a finalist in the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Competition in the poetry category. …
