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February 21, 2015: How to Sell 75% of Almost Everything You Write

Gordon Burgett will show you the way to sell 75% of almost anything you write as the guest speaker for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard, Pleasanton. Burgett has published 1,700+ articles and 46 books, plus offered over 2,000 professional paid presentations. …

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January 17, 2015: Winterfest Ekphrasis

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The annual Winterfest celebration of CWC Tri-Valley members will blend talents of artists and authors. This year is an Ekphrasis where members create written works inspired by visual works of art also created by members. In this celebration the artwork and writings will be displayed side-by-side and authors will have the opportunity to share brief readings …

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Members’ Books Published

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Shelley Riley’s short story collection, For Want of a Horse was published December 29, 2014, and is now available on Amazon, both in paperback and digital format. The book is a collection of Thoroughbred short stories written over the last year. It’s an eclectic assortment which includes several genres; contemporary, historical, and even a fantasy. …

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Two Members Interviewed for Radio

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John Bluck was interviewed about science-fiction/science-fact and his book, The Ship Finder via Skype for broadcast on a London, England radio station. The broadcast streamed live at www.resonancefm.com. Stacey Gustafson was a guest on Caryn FitzGerald’s international radio show, “Coffee and Coaching with Caryn.” Stacey discussed her writing process, debut novel, and retold the …

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December 20, 2014: Someone, Something, Somewhere: Short Stories Made Simple

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Creating interesting characters, rich settings and nuanced plots in as few words as possible is the mark of a skilled writer. Short stories present a wonderful opportunity to hone those skills—and lay the groundwork for longer works.

On the Road to Done, by Lani Longshore

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I chickened out on NaNoWriMo again, but I’m still getting something out of it. For the last three years I’ve thought about using NaNoWriMo to help break one writing block or another, but haven’t quite done it. This year, however, I determined to take advantage of some of those tips for NaNo participants. I’m on …

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Alphabet Hop, by Lani Longshore

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One of my quilting groups did an alphabet challenge. We drew a letter, and made a quilt related to a word beginning with that letter. I wondered if I could use the same challenge in my writing and decided to start an alphabet hop. The word “accountable” leaped off the page of my dictionary. How …

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November 15, 2014: Tips to Save Money on Both Developmental Editing and Copyediting

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Jane Mackay will be teaching tips to save yourself money at both the developmental editing and copyediting stages of bringing your manuscript to publication as the guest speaker for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch on Saturday, November 15 at 2:00 p.m. Jane Mackay has been helping writers polish their novels, short stories, memoirs, and …

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Oct. 18, 2014: The Golden Age of Self-Publishing is NOW

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D. Patrick Miller and Sari Friedman will be guest speakers at the next monthly meeting of the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch on Saturday, October 18 at 2:00 p.m., at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard, Pleasanton. Before founding Fearless Books in 1997 to continue the publication of his writing, D. PATRICK MILLER sold three solo projects to major publishers: …

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Members Newly Published Books

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H. Peter Alesso published his second novel, Lieutenant Henry Gallant. It is available at Amazon. John Bluck has released a YA version of his novel, Ship Finder. It is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Smashwords. Stacey Gustafson published her debut novel, Are You Kidding Me? My Life With an Extremely …

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