Lynn Goodwin, Lani Longshore, Hector Timourian in Westwinds anthology
Tri-Valley members Lynn Goodwin, Lani Longshore and Hector Timourian have been confirmed as authors to be published in West Winds, the California Writers Club anthology.
In praise of critique groups by Elaine Schmitz
I’m declaring this Critique Group Appreciation Week. My gratitude for the six women in my group, who have patiently commented on my novel for over a year, has exceeded the bounds of one or two thank-you emails. Only in the company of other dedicated writers, do I feel comfortable enough to display my “baby.” The …
October 2010 President’s Message from Violet Carr Moore
October oohs and boos are a writer’s arena. Paste the smiles of toothy pumpkins to poetic pages. Crunch fall leaves under the feet of young trick or treaters as they bite into confections. From fairy tale to futuristic, swing their colorful costumes close enough to touch the glitter. Plunge ghosts and goblins from the shadows …
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Annette Langer book signing
Annette Langerhad a successful book signing at the Doubletree Hotel in Livermore in September. The enthusiastic crowd of retired teachers and former scientists and spouses bought a carton of her books, Healing through Humor: Change Your Focus,Change Your Life and A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the World, Diary of a Fearless Travel …
Nancy O’Connell reviews Pacific Chamber Symphony
CWC Tri-Valley member, Nancy O’Connell reviewed the Pacific Chamber Symphony at the Bankhead Theatre, Livermore. Read her review in Section II, Arts & Entertainment of The Independent, Thursday, September 30, 2010.
A Milestone In the Book Industry
Ransom Stephens, PhD, will discuss his journey with The God Patent. A professor of particle physics turned writer and speaker, Stephens first published his novel on Scribd.com, but it has since been released in print by Numina Press. The SF Chronicle called The God Patent “a milestone not only for Ransom but for the book industry as well, as the first debut novel to emerge from the new paradigm of online publishing.”
Characters and how to provoke them by Lani Longshore
Some writers friends and I talked about family stories, how we loved preserving the history, but how we had to fudge the facts so various family members wouldn’t send a hit man after us. It is true that no man is the villain in his own story, nor any woman. It is also true that …
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Elaine Schmitz
Elaine Schmitz, publicity chair, promoted her book Recipes and Recollections of My Greek American Family during the Friday, September 3, morning Fox 40 (Sacramento) news. Elaine will be featured at the Sacramento Greek Festival at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Sacramento all Labor Day Weekend.
September 2010 President’s Message from Violet Carr Moore
While I cling to the last three weeks of summer, the writer in me yearns for autumn to brush the earth with a palette of hued oranges, reds and browns. Images of leaves on a sun-baked path skitter across my imagination and fade. A reddish splash is real, not imaginary as Tri-Valley Writers joins the …
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California deadline dreaming by Lani Longshore
Writing on vacation is tricky – which is probably why I’ve always failed at it. I take notebooks, printed pages, a variety of pens (because having the right pen makes all the difference), check over the itinerary for “me time” when the rest of the family is golfing. Still, when the room is empty, so …