I spent the last week in April at the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) conference in Santa Fe. During one of the evening meet-and-greets, I was introduced to the woman in charge of blogs for the Northern California region. I mentioned my quilting sci-fi novels, and offered to write a blog about my experience as a new member at my first SAQA conference. She agreed, so I asked … [Read more...] about When a stranger called me a writer by Lani Longshore
May 2013 President’s Message by Paula Chinick
There is an old saying that you get back more than what you give. It has been true for me. As a volunteer for the Tri-Valley Writers and other nonprofit organizations in the area, I have had opportunities to meet people I would never have encountered otherwise. Many of these people have become lifelong friends. As a Tri-Valley volunteer, you are given an opportunity to … [Read more...] about May 2013 President’s Message by Paula Chinick
Julie Royce receives honorable mention for short story
Julie Royce's short story, “Headed North on a Southern Highway,” received second honorable mention and publication in an anthology, Times They Were A-Changing: Women Remember the '60s & '70s. Release date is scheduled for August 2013. … [Read more...] about Julie Royce receives honorable mention for short story
Sweet News about Self-Promotion by Lani Longshore
I self published a second quilting science fiction novel, When Chenille Is Not Enough, with coauthor Ann Anastasio. We were offered a free ad in the program for the Studio Art Quilt Associates conference in April. Since quilters are our target audience, we jumped at the opportunity. We didn't read the fine print, however, which stipulated the size of the ad (small). I found … [Read more...] about Sweet News about Self-Promotion by Lani Longshore
May 18, 2013: Young Adult at Heart: How Voice, Subject Matter and Characterization Separate YA from Adult Genre
Gretchen McNeill will be the guest speaker at our next monthly meeting on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard, Pleasanton. Gretchen McNeil is an opera singer, clown, and writer. She has written the Young Adult horror POSSESS about a teen exorcist which debuted in 2011. Her follow up, TEN was released in 2012, and her third novel 3:59 is … [Read more...] about May 18, 2013: Young Adult at Heart: How Voice, Subject Matter and Characterization Separate YA from Adult Genre
