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 …
Join us Saturday, April 16, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Rd. Pleasanton, as Kevin Gunn, guest speaker, presents a Poetry Workshop for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch. Kevin Gunn is the current Poet Laureate of Livermore. He curates the Ravenswood Poetry Series. He works with elementary school students …
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Someone asked me if I had grandchildren. Without thinking, I said, “Oh, no, thank goodness.” I got some funny looks on that one, but it’s very true that I am not grandma material. That got me thinking about the characters in my stories. Do I know whether they are grandparent material? Would they get down …
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We recently lost another terrific writer, Pat Conroy. The author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini, just to name two novels in his remarkable collection, delved into the complicated subjects of family and social relationships, connecting individuals to a larger historical narrative. He wrote, “The most powerful words in the English language …
Juhi Kunde’s gift book for mothers, Expressions of Milk, is available at Towne Center Books in Pleasanton and Rakestraw Books in Danville. Just in time for Mother’s Day! Glen Robins’s second book, Off Course, was published on March 4, 2016, and is available on Amazon. Camille DeFer Thompson’s short story, “Just …
Join us Saturday, March 19, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, as Kevin Smokler, the guest speaker for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch, presents “Criticism: Meet Confidence!” The writer’s life comes with triumph and disappointment. You can always count on the disappointment. What writers do with, and learn …
I once lived where the vernal equinox meant more than spring break was around the corner. Flowers bloomed for the first time in months, trees burst into leaf, snow melted. No one complained too much about a loss in productivity because everyone had spring fever. Then I moved to California. It isn’t that we don’t …
In February I attended the San Francisco Writers Conference. I met other writers, presenters, editors, and agents. Everyone gave us their best advice and did it with kindness. This conference would not exist without the many volunteers who gave their time before, during, and after the conference. Their smiles and friendly attitude added to the …
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Look for Patricia Boyle’s byline in articles publicizing Livermore-Amador Symphony concerts in the Arts and Entertainment sections of the Livermore Independent and the Pleasanton Weekly. After writing anonymously for two seasons, both publications began including her byline last season. Stacey Gustafson’s story “For Your Eyes Only” and Camille DeFer Thompson’s story “Prank’d in Produce” are included …
