Nancy O’Connell, charter member of California Writers Club Tri-Valley, passed away in her sleep, October 21 after a courageous battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS/Lou Gehrig’s). A Celebration of Life is planned for Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 11:00 a.m., at the Graham Hitch Mortuary, 4167 First Street, Pleasanton CA 94566. In lieu of flowers, …
Ghosts and goblins vanish at midnight October 31st when my protagonist and friends spring to life with first clicks of National Novel Writing Month contest. I’ll push new characters in a 1,667 words daily dash while my critique group improves those from a previous plot. First-win protagonist will will cheer me as I pitch that …
November 2011 President’s Message from Violet Carr Moore Read More »
In some circles, I am known for the sweetness of my nature. My family has a different story to tell, especially after I’ve tried to make my way through a technical manual. My language becomes anything but sweet, my expression resembles a Halloween mask, and my husband reminds me to breathe by saying, “In through …
The irony gods must be laughing by Lani Longshore Read More »
Catherine Coulter will present an insider’s look at the publishing industry and how to join the game in her talk, “Stranger in a Strange Land: Publishing today.” She has written 67 books and has over 70 million books in print worldwide. Moonspun Magic, a historical romance, hit the New York Times Bestseller List in 1988 …
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Call Me Pop, a memoir of her father by Mary Boyce, is available from www.Amazon.com.
Jackie Bardsley and Alice Kight will both be featured in the Ina Coolbrith 2011 anthology to be published in November. Bardsley’s “The Seduction” and Kight’s “Tomorrow’s Roses” will appear in the anthology named for California’s first poet laureate (1915).
Imagine my surprise when I saw my name and e-mail address prominently displayed on the Catherine Coulter Web site Events page! Who is Catherine Coulter, you ask? She’s only the author of sixty-five historical romance and suspense thriller novels, that’s who! And fifty-nine of them have landed on the New York Times bestseller list. So …
The only bad publicity is no publicity! by Annette Langer Read More »
Nora Profit, director of The Writing Loft, will reveal the clues that mark the difference between trained writers and amateurs. Publishers and editors are willing to look at new writers, but they are leery about taking a chance on a writer unfamiliar with the rules of the craft. “With the right information, anyone can write …
Nora Profit, Why Your Book May Never Get on the Shelf Read More »
An ancient Egyptian maxim reads: “It is good to speak to the future; it shall listen.” The Egyptians honored scribes – writers – and even gave them to the care of Thoth, who was also the god of knowledge and truth. We should take instruction – and comfort – from ancient writers, and speak our …
My book manuscript was finished finally. Now all I needed was an eye-catching book cover. The perfect choice for Healing through Humor: Change Your Focus, Change Your Life! was an oil painting I’d owned for over 35 years. It pictured a seated clown listening to his own heart with a stethoscope, a medical book open …
I Bought It! It’s Mine! (Isn’t it?) by Annette Langer Read More »
