This time of year I often forage for breakfast in the raspberry canes. As writers, we sometimes find ourselves foraging amidst the prickly canes of our imaginations, hoping that shimmer of color really is ripe fruit. Only after we reach out, risking scratches from thorns and bites from hidden spiders, will we know if the effort was worth it. But if we run from discomfort, we'll … [Read more...] about June 2010 President’s Message from Lani Longshore
Mahbod Seraji – Writing Rooftops, May 2010
Mahbod Seraji's critically acclaimed debut novel, Rooftops of Tehran, paints a vivid portrait of growing up, discovering love, and awakening to the realities of life in a nation on the verge of revolution in the 1970's. How did an Iranian immigrant, writing in a second language, come to craft a critically acclaimed work of such power and beauty? One answer begins with CWC … [Read more...] about Mahbod Seraji – Writing Rooftops, May 2010
Writing’s sweet reward by Annette Langer
by Annette Langer During April-National Volunteers Month-the senior center holds its annual appreciation party. I'd begun volunteering alternate Fridays in the center's gift shop in exchange for selling my books. I probably wouldn't know many people at the party but decided to attend anyway-another book marketing opportunity! I arrived after the 6:30pm start, not wanting … [Read more...] about Writing’s sweet reward by Annette Langer
May 2010 President’s Message from Lani Longshore
I have a writing fantasy where I spin out a best-selling novel on the Oregon coast. The hotel of my dreams exists, with huge windows facing the ocean. Someday I'll rent a room there and let the water inspire me as it dances under a winter storm. For now, I'll find a dramatic oceanscape for my writing area, and see what happens. What's your writing fantasy, and how can you use … [Read more...] about May 2010 President’s Message from Lani Longshore
Tri-Valley Members on Literary Row
The CWC Tri-Valley Branch will not have a monthly meeting in April to encourage members to attend the 9th Annual Pleasanton Poetry, Prose and Arts Festival, April 17-18, 2010. Writers of all levels are invited to participate in a variety of free activities on Saturday afternoon, April 17. Activities that are open to the public include a fine arts exhibition by the Pleasanton … [Read more...] about Tri-Valley Members on Literary Row
