Celebrate the new year with others whose passion for writing is as strong as your own! Our Winterfest celebration will be a member-led Workshop à La Carte. The workshop is designed to help writers polish their work for anthologies such as Tri-Valley Writers fourth anthology to be published in late 2018, writing contests, collections of short prose, or for submission to online … [Read more...] about Workshop À La Carte, January 20, 2018
Sofia Grant presents How to Create Emotional Depth in a Novel
Author Sofia Grant will speak to writers about how to create emotional depth in a novel at our final meeting of the year. This presentation offers an overview of emotion’s relationship to plot and character and introduces a variety of ways to add emotional depth. Learn to avoid common pitfalls and create your character’s “emotion palette.” Take time to nourish your writer’s … [Read more...] about Sofia Grant presents How to Create Emotional Depth in a Novel
The Perfect Writing Surface by Lani Longshore
I have a pad of paper on a magnet on the refrigerator for the grocery list. There are stacks of scrap paper by the telephone, and a legal pad on my nightstand for ideas that wake me from a sound sleep. One could believe I am a die-hard devotee of paper as the perfect writing surface, except that I also keep a white board to jot down menu ideas, and my novels have been composed … [Read more...] about The Perfect Writing Surface by Lani Longshore
The Last Generation to Remember the World Before Photocopiers by Lani Longshore
The last of the Baby Boomers and the first of the Gen Xers will be the last generation to remember the world before the internet, or so I heard at a lecture by Scott Thomas Anderson at CWC Tri-Valley Writers September meeting. That's a bit of a shock, but there's a bigger demarcation line in my opinion. I remember the world before the photocopier. My high-school business … [Read more...] about The Last Generation to Remember the World Before Photocopiers by Lani Longshore
C.S. Lakin presents “Shoot Your Novel: Cinematic Secrets to Supercharge Your Story”
Novelist, copyeditor, and writing coach, C. S. Lakin, will delve into screenwriting techniques to help authors write in a more visual and compelling way at our meeting on Saturday, November 18. Join us at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, for Lakin’s illuminating presentation, “Shoot Your Novel: Cinematic Secrets to Supercharge Your … [Read more...] about C.S. Lakin presents “Shoot Your Novel: Cinematic Secrets to Supercharge Your Story”
