Join us Saturday, October 15, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, for a special workshop on Ways to Improve Your Storytelling. Note: Our regular meeting time will be extended to 4:30 for this special presentation. Scott Evans will present a hands-on workshop that will cover: Intensifying plot points to add …
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How might a musician answer the question, “Why do you play?” What would an artist reply to, “Why do you paint?” My fascination for the written word began early in life. At the tender age of eleven, I submitted a short story to the children’s column of the Oakland Tribune, and won top honors. Over …
Sometimes issues, problems, or challenges that arise in my life motivate me to write. When I address difficult situations through writing, the built-up tension and worry releases and I am better able to discover a solution. This kind of writing is usually for my eyes only. There’s no reason to subject readers to the crazy …
Join us Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. for a celebration of art and writing. The start of the new year is ideal to bond with our writing community as we enjoy social time amid the beautiful submissions of visual art from Tri-Valley Writers members. In addition to selected readings of work inspired by …
Judy Lussie’s novel Lake Biwa Wishes has been published and is available for purchase. A book release is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. on October 16, 2016 at the Dublin Library Community Room. Sharon Svitak’s novel, Simply Irresistible: A Spruce Creek Romance, was chosen as the solo “medalist winner” in the romance category of …
Jamuna Advani’s article “Finding Opportunities in Obstacles” was published in August, 2016 in North East Travel and Life, a journal of people and places. B. Lynn Goodwin’s story, “How I Learned To Share My Love with my Dog,” appeared in Purple Clover on September 10, 2016. It’s her third story for Purple Clover.
Stacey Gustafson performed a one-woman stand-up show at the Firehouse Bar & Grill in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 6, 2016. Her story, “What’s on your Bucket List: Performing Stand-up Comedy Was at the Top of Mine,” was featured on page 11 of the June 2016 issue of Toastmaster Magazine.. Camille DeFer Thompson’s humor piece, “Panting to …
Join us Saturday, September 17, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, as Amanda McTigue, guest speaker for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch, presents “Writing Emotion: How Do You Catch a Cloud and Pin it Down?” An out-of-the-box thinker and speaker, novelist Amanda McTigue will help writers open …
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I am certain that WWII seems like ancient history to many, but I was a small child living in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. Civilization was on the cusp of the first technological advances of the twentieth century. Televisions—black and white—had been created but were not common in the average household. Telephones still …
Whenever I ask why someone writes, I get a different yet similar answer. The details change, but the essence is always that there’s a story in the writer’s head struggling to be heard. Whether the story is based on fact or springs entirely from imagination, the characters are real, and they have loud voices. The …
