A new year is a good time to give thanks, and I give thanks to literature. After all, I owe my existence to a novel. My mother's people are Russian pacifists. Late in the 19th century their commitment to peace clashed with the Tsar's commitment to a large army, with predictable results. Leo Tolstoy was impressed by the Doukhobor stand, even in the face of imprisonment and … [Read more...] about The Count, the Quakers, the Queen, and me by Lani Longshore
Marylee Nurrenbern published in Moments of the Soul
Spirit of the Wind by Marylee Burns, pen name for CWC Tri-Valley member Marylee Nurrenbern, has been published in Moments of the Soul, an anthology released by Spirit First Publishing, November 27, 2010. This paperback is available online from the publisher and Amazon.com. … [Read more...] about Marylee Nurrenbern published in Moments of the Soul
Becky Levine – Building a Strong Critique Group
Becky Levine is the author of The Writing & Critique Group Survival Guide (Writer's Digest, 2010) and a freelance writer and editor, living in the Santa Cruz mountains. She has almost 20 years of experience with critique groups and knows both the challenges and benefits of making the critique process work. Becky is also working hard on her own writing projects for children … [Read more...] about Becky Levine – Building a Strong Critique Group
Jack Russ novel – In Dangerous Waters – published
Jack Russ announces the publication of his debut novel, In Dangerous Waters (Alamo Hills Press, November 2010), a thriller set during the Korean War and drawing on many of his own experiences as a Naval officer. … [Read more...] about Jack Russ novel – In Dangerous Waters – published
Character development through humiliation by Lani Longshore
I stole someone's grocery cart this week; didn't notice until I got to the checkout line and my reusable grocery bags weren't there. A pleasant and efficient clerk found my bags in an empty, unattended cart. I thanked him, paid for my groceries, and left. Once home, I discovered I had bought someone else's breakfast cereal instead of the eggs and tomatoes I wanted. That … [Read more...] about Character development through humiliation by Lani Longshore
