Past Meetings

Camille Minichino, Author of 26 mystery novels, October 19, 2019

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Camille Minichino will discuss “Hacks for Writing Suspense” as Tri-Valley Writers October speaker. Whatever the genre, suspense is an important component of fiction. We’ll examine ways of creating suspense through all the elements of a good scene: action, dialogue, setting, internal thoughts, and physiological response. Camille is a retired physicist turned writer. She’s the author of 26 […]

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Adam Plantinga, Author of 400 Things Cops Know,  September 21, 2019

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Adam Plantinga, author of 400 Things Cops Know, will discuss “The Police: Fiction vs. Reality” as Tri-Valley Writers September speaker. This presentation will cover Adam’s first book’s rocky road to publication (hint: persistence can still pay off) as well as some of the key differences between fictional cops and real cops. Attendees will learn that

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July & August 2019

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Tri-Valley Writers takes a brief summer hiatus during the months of July and August. The Board of Directors will be busy planning for a terrific 2019-2020 term. Monthly meetings will resume in September. Critique groups, social media group, Open Mic, and Pull up a Chair and Write continue to meet during the summer, so please forge

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Nina Schuyler, Author of The Translator, June 15, 2019

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Nina Schuyler, author of The Translator, will discuss “How to Write Stunning Sentences” as Tri-Valley Writers June speaker. Some of what attendees will learn includes: What sentences do you craft to capture anxiety? Thought? A reminiscent narrator? What kind of sentence creates a feeling of euphoria? Of exhaustion? The style of the sentence—the diction, imagery,

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Linda Joy Myers, President & Founder of National Association of Memoir Writers, May 18, 2019

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When you write a memoir, you draw layers of challenge and skill: telling your story, having it reach the hearts of others, and managing the labyrinth of doubts and fears about consequences of revealing your personal truths. Linda Joy Myers will discuss key elements to unlocking your story in her topic, “The Magic of Memoir—Weaving Memory

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TVW 3rd Writers Conference, Robert Dugoni, April 13, 2019

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California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch is pleased to announce its third full-day writers conference featuring keynote speaker Robert Dugoni on Saturday, April 13, 2019. Dugoni is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon bestselling author as well as the winner of 2015 Nancy Pearl Award for fiction. He has twice been a finalist for

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Nora Profit, Director of The Writing Loft, February 16, 2019

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Nora Profit, director of The Writing Loft, will discuss “How Emotional Impact is Achieved in Writing” as  Tri-Valley Writers’ February guest speaker. “Writers are often unaware that regardless of how well a manuscript is written, if it doesn’t impact the reader emotionally, it is all for naught. Description doesn’t provide emotional content, neither does what

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TVW Anthology Voices of the Valley: Journeys Celebration, January 19, 2019

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On our eighth year of Winterfest, we will celebrate a mix-and-mingle with fellow writers and member readings from Tri-Valley Writers fourth anthology, Voices of the Valley: Journeys. The offerings in this anthology forge fresh paths through life’s challenges. For it is in understanding humanity’s differences that we comprehend its similarities. The pieces in this collection exemplify

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Mechanics’ Institute of SF Librarian Taryn Edwards: “Tracing the Truth: Adventures in Historical Research Online and In-Person,” December 15, 2018

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Taryn Edwards from the Mechanics’ Institute of San Francisco—a historic membership library—will discuss how to start and sustain a historical research project in the San Francisco Bay Area. She will discuss these topics: Getting started Finding primary sources Overcoming roadblocks Holdings of local archives Free online resources that can help fill gaps in the historical record How to

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