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 on with your writing. We look forward to … [Read more...] about July & August 2019
Past Meetings
Nina Schuyler, Author of The Translator, June 15, 2019
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, syntax, rhythm, … [Read more...] about Nina Schuyler, Author of The Translator, June 15, 2019
Linda Joy Myers, President & Founder of National Association of Memoir Writers, May 18, 2019
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 and Story.” By weaving truth and … [Read more...] about Linda Joy Myers, President & Founder of National Association of Memoir Writers, May 18, 2019
TVW 3rd Writers Conference, Robert Dugoni, April 13, 2019
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 the Harper Lee Award for Legal … [Read more...] about TVW 3rd Writers Conference, Robert Dugoni, April 13, 2019
Mahbod Seraji, Author of Rooftops of Tehran, March 16, 2019
Mahbod Seraji, author of Rooftops Of Tehran, will discuss the various routes to publishing in his topic, “The Journey: Writing to Publishing.” Seraji believes that regardless of what vehicle you use to get your book out there, you need to act like the CEO of your own book. He will share his experiences from the conception of the ideas, to finding an agent, to publishing and … [Read more...] about Mahbod Seraji, Author of Rooftops of Tehran, March 16, 2019
