September 2012 President’s Message from Paula Chinick
Our first meeting of the 2012-2013 term is Saturday, September 15th. See you there. President Paula Chinick
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August 2012 President’s Message from Paula Chinick
August is the perfect time to join CWC Tri-Valley Branch. As a member, you’ll receive the discounted rate for meetings through June 2013. Already a member? Time to renew.
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July 2012 President’s Message- Welcome Paula Chinick
Welcome Paula Chinick, President for the 2012-2013 term. Congratulations, Paula!
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June 2012 President’s Message from Violet Carr Moore
Time to say goodbye as my second presidential term ends. Perhaps, so long is a more appropriate signoff because I’m following the steps of other past presidents, accepting a new volunteer role. See you around.
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Tri-Valley Writers in Tapestries
Julaina Kleist, CWC Tri-Valley member, was selected by the Downtown Oakland Senior Center to emcee at the December 9th anthology launch. In addition to Julaina, Tri-Valley readers were Sheila Bali and Neva (Janie) Hodges. Jan Davies and Linda Todd were among the hundreds of listeners at this fifth annual event. Fourteen Tri-Valley members published
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NaNoWriMo news
Twelve CWC Tri-Valley members crossed the 50,000-word finish line in the National Novel Writing Month contest. This annual contest founded by Chris Baty, Executive Director of the Office of Letters and Light, concentrates on producing a first-draft novel in November. NaNoWriMo winners certificates have been awarded to Vee Byram, Paula Chinick, Pat Coyle, Lynn Goodwin,
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
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Learning to pitch by Paula Chinick
You’ve just completed a fabulous novel with characters that sizzle and a plot with just the right amount of twists and turns. Now comes that hard part, you have to pitch your story to an agent. The agent is that person who takes it to a publisher and turns it into a best seller where
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