George Cramer published in Dublin Doings
George Cramer‘s article, “It Happened at My Senior Center,” has been published in the Dublin Doings, the Dublin Senior Center March/April/May newsletter.
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Stacey Gustafson second story in Not Your Mother’s Book series
Stacey Gustafson‘s story, “War in the Skies,” will be published March 26, 2013 in the anthology series, Not Your Mother’s Book…On Travel. This is Stacey’s second story in the Not Your Mother’s Book series.
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A Writing Desk of One’s Own by Lani Longshore
I read a column by SciFi great Robert Silverberg about his writing desk, the one he has used for fifty years. It’s gray steel, with drawers, made in America. My desk is also gray and made in America (by my husband). I’m not sure what Silverberg envisioned when he installed the desk in his New York
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Robert Dugoni exclusive interview
Meet NY Times Bestselling Author Robert Dugoni in a CWC Tri-Valley Writers exclusive interview, “Dugoni on Dugoni” by Jordan Bernal. Mr. Dugoni conducted a Writing Workshop for the Club in April. Video 1, Video 2, Video 3
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April 6, 2013 Robert Dugoni Workshop: Creating Plots and Playing God
We are proud to sponsor a workshop conducted by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni, “Creating Plots and Playing God” on Saturday, April 6, 2013, 12:30-4:30 p.m., at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard in Pleasanton. Check in begins at 12:00 p.m. Snacks and beverages provided during break. Does your novel or story keep
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Judy Lussie in Amazon contest
Judy Lussie reached the second round in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest with her romance novel “Mandy’s Song.”
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Networking by Lani Longshore
I’m calling 2013 the year of relearning. Two weeks ago, I relearned the value of adding tags to blogs. A few days ago, I relearned the value of networking. The lead judge for California Writers Club Tri-Valley high school writing contest, Lynn Goodwin, conducted a free writing workshop for students on February 5. The contest and
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Old Dog, New Tricks: The evolution of a writer by Lani Longshore
I write a weekly blog about cleaning my sewing room. It’s been running for three years and the sewing room isn’t remotely tidy, so sometimes I explore other topics. A recent blog was about the plastic bag ban in Alameda County. Since the ban went into effect this month, and I have a huge collection
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Writing around the holidays by Lani Longshore
I can’t put off the holidays anymore. National Novel Writing Month is over, the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone, and my family is asking about the holiday baking. My daily to-do lists take up multiple pages. My manuscript sits on the edge of the desk, waiting for revisions. I made good progress over the last month,
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Slogging through slue by Lani Longshore
I found a book titled 100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, from the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries). Having a fondness for trivia, I bought the book. The words listed were all familiar to me. I was about to congratulate myself on paying attention in school when I reached
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