The Tri-Valley Writers 2021 Conference on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Four Points by Sheraton in Pleasanton, is a full day event (8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) on the art and business of writing. It will feature three tracks: Craft, Marketing, & Self-Publishing and New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen as the keynote speaker. Rhys is the New York … [Read more...] about Writers Conference: October 16, 2021 featuring Keynote Speaker Rhys Bowen
Returning To Life As We Knew It by Lani Longshore
Tri-Valley Writers will start in-person meetings in September. This is splendid news, but my internal editor is whining that I haven't explored this existence deeply enough, so what makes me think I'm ready to return to life as we knew it? I thought my increased journaling would be enough to document how these last months have changed my routines. In re-reading my entries, … [Read more...] about Returning To Life As We Knew It by Lani Longshore
Member Successes
Patricia Boyle’s poem, "Unidirectional Flow" (about rivers), won third place in the adult division of Livermore’s 5th annual Science Poetry contest. John Q McDonald's short story "The Lorentz Contraction" was accepted for publication on-line in an upcoming issue of Sequestrum Magazine ( https://www.sequestrum.org ) The journal is available as a digital … [Read more...] about Member Successes
On Hold by Lani Longshore
The phone is on my desk, on speaker. I'm on hold. As I listened to the “your call is important to us” message for the tenth time, I realized this is a superb metaphor for my writing. My novel has been on hold for months. I'm not sure who I'm waiting for, or what information I need from this person. Perhaps I'm waiting for my villain to show his motivation. Perhaps my heroine … [Read more...] about On Hold by Lani Longshore
Member Successes: Podcasts and Other Successes
The art associations of Livermore, Pleasanton, and Dublin have put Elaine Drew's talk on cartooning and storyboarding on their YouTube channel here. One of Monique Richardson's short magical realism stories, “Camera with a Cost,” has captured the attention of the podcast, Pocket Pulp. Here are the links to hear her story beginning April 26, 2021: Audible, … [Read more...] about Member Successes: Podcasts and Other Successes
