TVW members have been busy writing, regardless of the obstacles (read Annette Langer’s blog below for proof). The anthology is on-track for publication this fall. It will feature short stories, memoir, poetry and children’s stories from over forty members. The authors have been working all summer on the pieces, while the anthology committee has been …
Nina Amir is a seasoned journalist, nonfiction editor, author, consultant, and writing coach and publishing mentor with more than 30 years of experience in the publishing field as well as the founder of Write Nonfiction in November, a blog and writing challenge. Currently, she also serves as the national Jewish Issue Examiner and a staff …
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Sunny days invoke images of backyard hammocks, surging seashore tides or magical adventures. When writers envision these scenes, they’re compelled to make readers see the hammock sway, smell the salty ocean, feel the gritty sand between bare toes, or hear waves crash against a craggy shore. No
Astronauts and writers, career opposites, share a common thread of exploration. Space travel obliterated the saying, “The sky’s the limit.” From a limited tweet to a full novel, writers are word astronauts journeying into the unknown. Characters from nonfiction reality to extreme fantasy form a crew for liftoff into a new dimension. A theme emerges.
Celebrate the many talented writers in the area with Tri-Valley members reading from their own published work. A variety of genres will be represented by a diverse group of authors. Members’ work ranges from literary fiction, memoir, travel, essays, poetry, children’s literature and genre fiction. Our featured readers are Beth Aaland, Jamna Advani, Annette Langer, …
OMG! Oh my God is not one of my favorite phrases. Can I change my vocabulary now that Oxford English Dictionary has declared these three letters to be spoken as a word? Probably not. God is a divine word for me, not a text or abbreviated phrase that scampers between an exclamation for spilled milk to a lost lottery …
To march means to walk quickly with an air of determination. It hints at striding toward goals in relentless pursuit of progress. It’s a journey from where you are now to a specific destination. As a writer, what’s your goal this month? Write it on a sticky note, or pin it to a bulletin board …
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Sprinkled with groundhog traditions, valentine hearts and flowers and a presidential holiday, February blends white snow and black top hats, red roses and chocolates and grayscale history. Twenty-eight days with sunrise one minute earlier and sunset one minute later every day except February 20. That Sunday morning, the sun will rise two minutes earlier. Celebrate …
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The countdown. The sparkling ball drops in Times Square and revelers celebrate the new year. Morning light of the first day demands action for writers. Will it be the first words in a new journal? A soul-stirring winter poem? A revision of a short story that becomes an award-winning anthology entry?
December brings childhood memories of stockings hung behind an open-face heater in absence of a fireplace. Chocolate drops and ribbon candy. The aroma of baking pies. A diary filled with handsome boys, elite schools, sports cars, and fabulous careers. None materialized as I imagined. I discarded the diary and continued to dream. At retirement, I …
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