James Morehead's poem "landscape (after bert weir)" successfully placed in Wingless Dreamer's Spring 2021 collection here, and is now on sale. Also, James's collaboration with Italian animator Gaia Alari, which transformed his poem "tethered" into a hand drawn animation, will be screened at festivals around the world and has already won an award. … [Read more...] about Member Successes
Michelle Cruz Gonzales, English/Creative Writing Professor & Author, September 18 2021
Michelle Cruz Gonzales will present “Inclusive Characterization: Writing 'the other' without Stereotypes or Appropriation" at the Tri-Valley Writers September meeting. Gonzales will discuss the delicate balance that is including diverse characters in writing to avoid invisibilizing minoritized groups and doing so in a way that is respectful, artful, and for the right reasons. … [Read more...] about Michelle Cruz Gonzales, English/Creative Writing Professor & Author, September 18 2021
Character Development In A Series by Lani Longshore
At the last Tri-Valley Writers Social Space Zoom meeting we talked about how some of us have stopped reading an author we love because the protagonist doesn't seem to learn from the past. It's not a trivial question, because I am as guilty as the next reader of wanting my favorite characters to change, learn, and grow – but not too much. I still want to recognize the … [Read more...] about Character Development In A Series by Lani Longshore
Member Successes
The Community Book Project: Celebrating the Little Things in Life was published June 17, 2021 in both print and ebook formats. This inspirational thought-of-the-day book brings together a community of contributors who wrote brief yet compelling essays about the little things that uplift them and make life more fun and interesting. Participating members and their writings … [Read more...] about Member Successes
Working Through Disruptions by Lani Longshore
After more than a year of the pandemic, one would think I should have an entire arsenal of techniques to work through disruptions to my writing. I know I thought so until I turned the calendar to July. Although my schedule is no longer attached to a school year, the mere fact that it is officially summer has thrown a monkey wrench into what passed as my writing … [Read more...] about Working Through Disruptions by Lani Longshore
