Join us Saturday, June 18, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, as Attorney Larry Townsend, guest speaker, presents Writers’ Legal Know-How for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch. Mr. Townsend will provide a road map for writers seeking to safeguard protection of their works and to avoid legal …
Two doctors decided that the doctor who diagnosed the rash on my palm a couple of months ago was mistaken. “The good news is, what he prescribed didn’t do you any harm,” one of them said. The better news is, I can use that in my writing. Stay with me here. Diagnosis is hard, and …
Join us Saturday, November 19, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, as local newspaper columnist and mystery author Penny Warner presents “What’s So Funny?” Penny will show us how to add humor to our stories, even if we don’t feel that witty, by offering tips on where to find humor (usually …
Long before recycling became popular—now mandatory in most counties in California—our single trash barrel for a family of four was seldom half-full for the weekly pickup. My mother repurposed every item. She bleached flour sacks and made dish towels. She sewed skirts from colorful floral chicken feed cloth bags when times were tough. During agriculture …
Join us Saturday, May 21, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, as Tri-Valley Writers hosts its 5th Annual High School Writing Contest awards ceremony. Student winners from the essay, poetry, and short story fiction categories will share their work in readings. Guest Speaker, Aashna Avachat, author of Going …
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Several members of Tri-Valley Writers have been published in Sparks, the 2016 Las Positas College Literary Anthology. Julie Royce’s “The Unconventional Recruit” won Third Place in the prose category. Copies are available for purchase at Las Positas College Bookstore. Prose Jordan Bernal: “Flight of Fancy” John Bluck: “It’s a Strike” and “Three-Hundred Pills” Patricia Boyle: “Green Ink” Patrick …
Connie Hanstedt will give a local author talk at Livermore Library on Sunday, June 5 starting at 2:00 p.m. Connie will share her personal and compelling story of her mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s in her first book, Don’t Leave Yet: How My Mother’s Alzheimer’s Opened My Heart. Judy Lussie’s article, “Mission in Action: …
I just emailed a piece to a favorite blog site. They requested a bio and a head shot. The photo is not a problem. I use the same one for every submission. The bio, on the other hand, not so much. As any published writer knows, it’s important to get this piece right. It provides …
1. You won’t have one if you don’t write. Just in case you thought the writing pixies would finish those notes you have in obscure files on your computer (or worse, only in your head), it doesn’t work that way. Write the story today. 2. Marketing shapes meaning. Writers may loath shameless self-promotion, but we …
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George Cramer’s short story, “Coming Home,” has been accepted for publication in the Institute of American Indian Arts 2016 anthology available on September 4, 2016. J. Mills recently completed a freelance photojournalism assignment covering the California Boating Congress at the State Capital. The assignment included writing four press releases, a newsletter article, and …
