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 […]
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Change is good! New meeting place. New time. Cost slashed in half.
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Sunny days invoke images of backyard hammocks, surging seashore tides or magical adventures. When writers envision these scenes, they’re compelled to make readers see the hammock sway, smell the salty ocean, feel the gritty sand between bare toes, or hear waves crash against a craggy shore. No
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Jamuna Advani received honorable mention for
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Astronauts and writers, career opposites, share a common thread of exploration. Space travel obliterated the saying, “The sky’s the limit.” From a limited tweet to a full novel, writers are word astronauts journeying into the unknown. Characters from nonfiction reality to extreme fantasy form a crew for liftoff into a new dimension. A theme emerges.
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OMG! Oh my God is not one of my favorite phrases. Can I change my vocabulary now that Oxford English Dictionary has declared these three letters to be spoken as a word? Probably not. God is a divine word for me, not a text or abbreviated phrase that scampers between an exclamation for spilled milk to a lost lottery
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Tri-Valley Writers shuck raincoats and umbrellas as spring blossoms. Warm sunshine smiles on our authors lining up for Author’s Spotlight on Saturday, April 16th. Indulge in carrot cake or chocolate crisp mousse while a variety of member authors present book overviews or read from children’s books, health and humor, memoirs, military maneuvers, recipes, and other
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To march means to walk quickly with an air of determination. It hints at striding toward goals in relentless pursuit of progress. It’s a journey from where you are now to a specific destination. As a writer, what’s your goal this month? Write it on a sticky note, or pin it to a bulletin board
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Sprinkled with groundhog traditions, valentine hearts and flowers and a presidential holiday, February blends white snow and black top hats, red roses and chocolates and grayscale history. Twenty-eight days with sunrise one minute earlier and sunset one minute later every day except February 20. That Sunday morning, the sun will rise two minutes earlier. Celebrate
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The countdown. The sparkling ball drops in Times Square and revelers celebrate the new year. Morning light of the first day demands action for writers. Will it be the first words in a new journal? A soul-stirring winter poem? A revision of a short story that becomes an award-winning anthology entry?
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