Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter. Even that chilly declaration can’t cast a shadow on writers. Attend a conference. Enroll in a class. Join a critique group. Mentor a new writer. Stir up the gift of creativity within you while you wait. Violet Carr Moore
2012.I will blog. Join a critique group. Attend a conference. Revise my mystery manuscript. Journal. Submit. And?celebrate. I’ll toast blog comments with tea and chocolate. I’ll savor critiques from my novelist group (more chocolate). Along the way, I’ll celebrate your successes with?you guessed it?more chocolate. Happy New Year! Violet Carr Moore
December stirs nostalgic reflections of yesterday and brings dreams for tomorrow. This season demands choices. Tall tree? Small tree? No tree? Mall shopping or online? Stay home or travel? If you’re a writer, you could be juggling these cold-weather options while you pen warmhearted Mother’s Day stories. Perhaps you’re curled by a glowing fireplace, editing …
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Tri-Valley Writers shuck raincoats and umbrellas as spring blossoms. Warm sunshine smiles on our authors lining up for Author’s Spotlight on Saturday, April 16th. Indulge in carrot cake or chocolate crisp mousse while a variety of member authors present book overviews or read from children’s books, health and humor, memoirs, military maneuvers, recipes, and other …
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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?
Ghosts and goblins disappeared at midnight October 31st while my fingers hovered over computer keys to click the first words of National Novel in a Month Writers contest. Futuristic writers extracted spooks from closets with paranormal or sci-fi tales and waited alongside suspense and romance writers. Millions of new characters were born. Authors will nurture …
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I have a writing fantasy where I spin out a best-selling novel on the Oregon coast. The hotel of my dreams exists, with huge windows facing the ocean. Someday I’ll rent a room there and let the water inspire me as it dances under a winter storm. For now, I’ll find a dramatic oceanscape for …
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April seems a good time to ask about your writing resolutions. Are you keeping up with your journal? Have you entered a contest? Queried an agent? Artists across America are preparing for the fairs and festivals that seem to occupy every weekend from now until Halloween. Why not join them, and call this Contest/Query season? …
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If you find inspiration in celebrations, this month we have St. David’s Day (3/2), Pi Day (3/14), the Ides of March (3/15), St. Patrick’s Day (3/17), the vernal equinox (3/20), Palm Sunday (3/28), and Passover (3/29). There’s also Canberra Day (3/8), an Australian holiday commemorating the founding of the federal capital. I’m not sure how …
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