Nina Schuyler, author of The Translator, will discuss “How to Write Stunning Sentences” as Tri-Valley Writers June speaker. Some of what attendees will learn includes: What sentences do you craft to capture anxiety? Thought? A reminiscent narrator? What kind of sentence creates a feeling of euphoria? Of exhaustion? The style of the sentence—the diction, imagery, …
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Nora Profit, director of The Writing Loft, will discuss “How Emotional Impact is Achieved in Writing” as Tri-Valley Writers’ February guest speaker. “Writers are often unaware that regardless of how well a manuscript is written, if it doesn’t impact the reader emotionally, it is all for naught. Description doesn’t provide emotional content, neither does what …
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Tri-Valley Writers has once again been awarded a grant of $1,700 from the Alameda County Arts Commission 2018 ARTSFUND Grants Program. There were 48 award recipients totaling $72,000. The branch will use the grant funds to assist with our 2019 Writers Conference and our 8th and 9th Annual High School Writing Contests. Congratulations Tri-Valley Writers!
Join us Saturday, October 15, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, for a special workshop on Ways to Improve Your Storytelling. Note: Our regular meeting time will be extended to 4:30 for this special presentation. Scott Evans will present a hands-on workshop that will cover: Intensifying plot points to add …
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Tri-Valley Writers has been awarded a grant of $1,700 from the Alameda County Arts Commission 2016 ARTSFUND Grants Program. Of the 38 award recipients totaling $68,000, TVW is the only literary award winner. The branch will use the grant funds to assist with our 2017 Writers Conference and our 6th and 7th Annual High School Writing …
On June 18, 2016, Tri-Valley Branch honored Sharon Svitak with the Sue Tasker Memorial Service Award. Sharon joined TVW in February of 2009. She promptly volunteered to be the newsletter editor, where she produced a rich monthly newsletter for three years. After that, she utilized her finance background to become not only TVW’s treasurer, but the treasurer …
Join us Saturday, May 21, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, as Tri-Valley Writers hosts its 5th Annual High School Writing Contest awards ceremony. Student winners from the essay, poetry, and short story fiction categories will share their work in readings. Guest Speaker, Aashna Avachat, author of Going …
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I returned from a two-week holiday and looked at my notes for the next section of my novel. After much consideration, I realized I had no idea what I meant when I wrote those notes. There was no obvious pick-up line, and once again I remembered why I don’t knit―I could never find my way …
Writing PILZ with the door to my study closed didn’t prevent a nagging little harpy from whispering into my ear: “What is your mother going to say about those naughty words?. . . and the sex? My God, nice girls don’t portray things like that on paper. . . and the violence? Do you really …
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