When the shelter-in-place order came out, I decided to journal every day. I thought I would be doing my part to help future historians. What I discovered was that I was learning a valuable lesson in character development. While reading through the journal, I noticed that although I miss my friends, I'm not suffering from withdrawal. To be honest, I'm doing fine. That was a … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and Character Development by Lani Longshore
2020 Sue Tasker Award — Patricia Boyle
Patricia Boyle, a past president of Tri-Valley Writers, is the 2020 recipient of the Sue Tasker Memorial Service Award. Established to honor TVW founder Sue Tasker, the award is given to a member who has shown loyalty, dedication, and creative service to the branch. Patricia led the branch as president in 2016-2018, and just finished two terms as the newsletter editor. She was … [Read more...] about 2020 Sue Tasker Award — Patricia Boyle
Pauline Wiles, Website Designer, October 17, 2020
Websites that Wow Readers...How to Create or Update Your Online Home Join us on Zoom for our monthly meeting! See below for Reservation & Payment details* Pauline Wiles will present “Websites that Wow Readers...How to Create or Update Your Online Home” at the Tri-Valley Writers October meeting. If you're an author or writer, an effective and attractive website is a … [Read more...] about Pauline Wiles, Website Designer, October 17, 2020
The Treasures You Are Creating by Lani Longshore
My husband just received another box from one of his brothers containing papers from their late grandfather. JFK Brown was a mining engineer who worked with the Canadian government in World War I and the US government in World War II cataloging resources that could be used for the war effort. The box we received included a notebook with resource information from the 1930s. I … [Read more...] about The Treasures You Are Creating by Lani Longshore
Member Publications
John Bluck has published a new mystery, Death in the Holler. The ebook is available now at Smashwords.com, while the print version will be available June 15. In addition, TVW members are invited to read a free ebook version at https://dl.bookfunnel.com/. Stacey Gustafson has two stories published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Laughter is the Best Medicine, “Money … [Read more...] about Member Publications
