I was a history major in college. Most of my roommates were, too, and we threw dinner parties to commemorate important dates. The Chicago Fire, the invasion of Poland, Pearl Harbor Day, Armistice Day – anything that came close enough to a free weekend so we had time to cook. Dates and food are still …
Deborah ‘Jordan’ Bernal released her first novel, The Keepers of Éire, under Dragon Wing Publishing, Bernal’s publishing company. Available on Amazon.
Paula Chinick was a finalist in Writer Advice’s 2nd Scintillating Starts Contest, for the first chapter of her novel Red Asscher~Living in Fear due for release February 2014. Paula’s winning submission will be available on the Winter edition (Jan-Mar) of Writer Advice.
Most writers, and indeed all good writers, are avid readers. We all learned to love reading when we were children. I earned my first library card when I was five years old and could print my name. That was the requirement for a library card in San Francisco in 1950. I wasn’t always a good reader. …
Insuring an Audience for the Future, by Sharon Svitak Read More »
Camille Minichino’s 18th mystery, “The Quotient of Murder,” from Berkley Prime Crime was released on November 5. You can find it at amazon.com or kindle under the penname of Ada Madison.
Even though I own a smart phone, laptop, have a Facebook page, website and blog, I fear irreversible errors I might make in the upkeep of these devices. My brain works in big picture creative mode, not in the minutia of technical detail. The first time I heard a guest speaker at a Tri-Valley Branch meeting promote …
Jim McDonald recently published, Behavioral Strengths & Employment Strategies: Bridging the Best of 2Worlds. Jim’s book is based on graduate work in industrial psychology and Garners Murphy’s biosocial model of human behavior.
When I read the post from Karl, our website coordinator, I felt that familiar tingle. Not that tingle. Karl was soliciting blog posts for the TVW website. I meant the sensation I feel when my muse is awakened. Inspiration. Writing has been a passion for as long as I can remember. I never cease to be surprised by …
We had our first meeting of the social media group last week. Here’s a quick breakdown of who attended, what we did, and what we’re going to do moving forward for the October meeting. I had prepared a questionnaire in advance, which we used that as a meeting agenda and organization notes for me. …
Social Media Group’s Inaugural Meeting: by G Karl Kumfert Read More »
Recently I took a workshop for an art technique I already know. I registered for the class to work with teacher. It was the best decision I made – on a variety of levels – and useful for writing as well as art. First, however, I had to commit to following her instructions. Following instructions is hard …
