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
The Return of the Participial Phrase by Lani Longshore
I attended a workshop dedicated to crafting sentences. We began with a discussion of sentence forms—simple, complex, compound, and complex-compound. Most instructors I've heard in the last ten years have focused on the simple sentence as the best solution to all writing problems. This class was led by a woman who rejected the idea of limiting yourself to one form and encouraged … [Read more...] about The Return of the Participial Phrase by Lani Longshore
Member Successes
Neva (Janie) Hodges' first five pages of Against the Wall, her novel in progress, was a semifinalist in the Mount Hermon Writing Conference “Promising Beginnings” contest. Yvonne Carder, writing as Yvonne Brandenburg, published Pet Health Journal: A 6 Month Journal For Medications, Exams, & Healthy Living. … [Read more...] about Member Successes
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
