The shelter-in-place order for California may not give you extra writing time. You may be so busy finding work-arounds for your normal duties that you don’t have energy for your stories. As a writer, however, this is what you’ve trained for. Flex those writing muscles and create a file for future work by watching life …
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Connie Hanstedt’s poem “Layers” has been named a finalist in the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards. Connie was invited to the Master Class in March 2020. Ed Miracle’s debut novel, Maker Messiah, won the Best Science Fiction Award for 2019 from IndiesToday. His essay “Submarine Dreams” won first place in the San …
Returning member V. Z Byram’s debut novel, Song of Latvia, was published on December 13, 2019. You can find it here. Four of Julaina Kleist-Corwin’s 200-word personal stories are published in Donna Kozik’s 20/20 Vision. Each story is in different parts of the book: Intro: “Teaching Cows”; Past: “What Do You Want to Be?; …
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 …
The meeting will take place from the comfort of your own home, on your computer, using Zoom videoconferencing. You’ll need to register in advance for this meeting. It’s easy—just give us your name and email address (click the reservation link below). Please Note: Special Time of 12:30 p.m. Jill Lublin will present “Get Known Everywhere Using …
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This in-person event has been canceled to comply with the Alameda County Shelter in Place request. Stay tuned for a possible Zoom meeting or another meeting date. Alia Volz will present “Memoir: The Art of Questioning Everything” at the Tri-Valley Writers May meeting. Alia used to think personal writing had to begin with questions and end …
Whether you are blazing away on your writing New Year’s Resolutions or still churning out excuses why you aren’t, one thing that I’ve found useful is to have a list of writing prompts handy. If I’m stuck, a writing prompt can help loosen the word jam. If I’m falling out of love with my project, …
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This event has been canceled to comply with the Alameda County Shelter in Place that continues through May 3, 2020. Gillian Wegener will present “Poetry Everywhere!” at the Tri-Valley Writers April meeting. Poetry is everywhere and can be for everyone. Gillian will illustrate through readings how ideas for poems can be found in everyday, ordinary …
I was talking with other writers about story ideas, and we decided that we all needed to relearn how to be as imaginative as children. Young brains can combine random elements into any story, and by golly most of the time it works. That creativity gets beaten out of us because as adults we have …
This event has been canceled to ensure the health and safety of our members and guests. We will update this and other events as the Coronavirus conditions change. TVW hopes everyone will stay healthy. Sandra Tayler will present “Structuring Life to Support Creativity” at the Tri-Valley Writers March meeting. The habits and patterns you build …
Sandra Tayler, Author of Hold on to Your Horses, March 21, 2020 Read More »
