On Tuesday, January 24, from 7:00-9:00 p.m., Tri-Valley Writers will hold an “author meet and greet” evening at Pleasanton’s Towne Center Books (555 Main St). Fifteen authors will be on hand to talk about and sign their books and chat about writing. This is a great opportunity to support our local independent bookstore and meet …
My organizational system is one of stack management. I try to keep elements to any given project in the same general vicinity on my desk, but sometimes I don’t work at my desk. Then all bets are off. Luckily, every so often there’s a meeting at my house, or a relative visiting, or a holiday, …
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Bay Woof Magazine, a free monthly newspaper for San Francisco dog lovers, featured Stacey Gustafson’s stories, “A Therapy Dog Makes a Difference,” in July, and “When a Dog Loves a Cat,” in the November issue. The Monthly, East Bay’s Premier Magazine of Culture and Commerce, featured Stacey in their November issue, “The New Erma Bombeck,” by Paul …
TVW members Regina Stoops and Stacey Gustafson performed “An Evening of Stand Up Comedy and Sit Down Storytelling” at Tommy T’s Comedy Club in Pleasanton on November 1. The majority of the proceeds will be donated to Tri-Valley Writers Club. On November 10, B. Lynn Goodwin served on a Writer’s Panel at Danville Ranch …
This year I am giving thanks to the army of on-line security workers. These people, who think up such clever questions to answer when setting up a new account, have just given me another opportunity to create backstory for my characters. Consider the questions: what is your favorite music? what was your first car? …
Join us Saturday, February 18, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, as Beth Barany presents “7 Essential Keys for Planning Your Novel for Pantsers.” In this hands-on workshop, we’ll brainstorm the steps to create your novel—from character development to plot structure to story themes and world building—so you can start writing …
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Tri-Valley Writers is gearing up for a busy year. I volunteered to put together the flyers for our upcoming events. I love designing newsletters, brochures, posters and the like. I’m quirky that way. I’ll also help again this year decorating the bulletin boards advertising our events at local libraries. Along with other TVW dedicated volunteers, …
Erika Gardner will have a book signing party for her contemporary fantasy novel, The Dragon in The Garden, Tuesday, November 8 at 6 pm at Towne Center Books in Pleasanton. John Bluck’s science fiction novel manuscript, The Aliens of Valtrit, has been approved for consideration for publication by Amazon under the Kindle Scout program. From …
Shannon Brown’s new book, Beyond the Music, won an honorable mention in the Scintillating Starts Writers Advice contest. Shannon will be release the book sometime this fall. Sondra Perry has released her third children’s book, Crunchy Carrots: Carrots of Wisdom for Little Ones. This is the second book in the Kids Carrots Book Series, featuring Henry, the …
Camille DeFer Thompson’s humorous blog post, “Married Life: The Princess and the Patient” was featured on Midlife Boulevard on October 5.
