This event has been canceled to comply with the Alameda County Shelter in Place that continues through May 3, 2020. Gillian Wegener will present “Poetry Everywhere!” at the Tri-Valley Writers April meeting. Poetry is everywhere and can be for everyone. Gillian will illustrate through readings how ideas for poems can be found in everyday, ordinary things. Poetry sustains … [Read more...] about Gillian Wegener, Poet Laureate, April 18, 2020
The What If Game by Lani Longshore
I was talking with other writers about story ideas, and we decided that we all needed to relearn how to be as imaginative as children. Young brains can combine random elements into any story, and by golly most of the time it works. That creativity gets beaten out of us because as adults we have to make the plot hang together, or there's a deadline threatening, or the editor … [Read more...] about The What If Game by Lani Longshore
Sandra Tayler, Author of Hold on to Your Horses, March 21, 2020
This event has been canceled to ensure the health and safety of our members and guests. We will update this and other events as the Coronavirus conditions change. TVW hopes everyone will stay healthy. Sandra Tayler will present “Structuring Life to Support Creativity” at the Tri-Valley Writers March meeting. The habits and patterns you build into your life can have a huge … [Read more...] about Sandra Tayler, Author of Hold on to Your Horses, March 21, 2020
Member Successes
Barbara Flores spoke at the Livermore Library's Indie Author Day event October 12 on “How Not To Write A Memoir.” Diana McDowell published two books under the pen name Diana Lynn. Splintered Dreams, contemporary women's fiction, was published in February. In July, she published Build A Story - A Writer's Workbook. Rose Owen's memoir, "We Are a … [Read more...] about Member Successes
Dan Linehan, Author of The Princess of the Bottom of the World, February 15, 2020
Dan Linehan will present “Using Fiction and Multimedia to Drive Unconventional Storytelling” at the Tri-Valley Writers February meeting. They say that truth is stranger than fiction. So why have to choose one over the other? In 2006, former scientist/engineer Dan journeyed to Antarctica and the surrounding regions to study and write about environmental and wildlife issues. … [Read more...] about Dan Linehan, Author of The Princess of the Bottom of the World, February 15, 2020
