Patricia Boyle in Fox & Quill
Patricia Boyle‘s short story “Remembrances” was published in the February issue of Fox & Quill. http://foxandquill.com/vol_7_issue_2_page_3.htm#next
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February 2012 President’s Message from Violet Carr Moore
Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter. Even that chilly declaration can’t cast a shadow on writers. Attend a conference. Enroll in a class. Join a critique group. Mentor a new writer. Stir up the gift of creativity within you while you wait. Violet Carr Moore
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My Life as a Walking Tetris by Lani Longshore
The anthology is in print, we had a wonderful launch party at Towne Center Books in Pleasanton, but the long shadow of the To-Do List is creeping over my joy. Like many of you – probably all of you – I have a lot of irons in the fire. Writing isn’t the only thing I
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Alice Kight, Camille Minichino, Marilyn Slade in the news
“Breathing Lesson,” Alice Kight‘s poem in the Benicia Love Poem contest, was published in the Benicia Patch, January 11, 2012.
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Veronica Rossi, Writing High Concept Fiction
What exactly makes something high concept fiction and why are agents and editor searching for it? How can you apply the tenets of high concept fiction to your own writing? Novelist Veronica Rossi, author Under The Never Sky, will show you what you need to know to make your own writing more appealing to agents,
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Pride and Process by Lani Longshore
Bragging is frowned upon in polite society, but I’m going to do it anyway. The first anthology of Tri-Valley Writers, Voices of The Valley: First Press, is now in print. The club has dreamed of providing members an opportunity to experience being published, and like all big dreams it never seems quite real when it
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Patricia Bacon and Annette Langer in Fox and Quill
Two CWC Tri-Valley members are off to a great start, celebrating first success of a new year. Patricia Bacon and Annette Langer were published in volume 7 of Fox and Quill, www.foxandquill.com, an online newsletter for writers.
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Winterfest
We’re starting the new year with a celebration of writers – our own! Join us to hear our members read their recently published work from Voices of the Valley: First Press, the very first Tri-Valley Writers anthology. We’re also featuring members who have been published in Tapestries and the Los Positas College anthology. In addition,
January 2012 President’s Message from Violet Carr Moore
2012.I will blog. Join a critique group. Attend a conference. Revise my mystery manuscript. Journal. Submit. And?celebrate. I’ll toast blog comments with tea and chocolate. I’ll savor critiques from my novelist group (more chocolate). Along the way, I’ll celebrate your successes with?you guessed it?more chocolate. Happy New Year! Violet Carr Moore
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Twas two months before Christmas by Julie Royce
Our critique group gave ourselves a challenge to write a story based on an object and a place. We gave ourselves a year and planned to read the stories at our December meeting. As the deadline approached, Julie Royce found herself enmeshed in a story that would not behave itself. She wrote the following poem
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