Long before the widespread Coronavirus outbreak, Violet Carr Moore wrote her first Sci-Fi short story. In the story, Laura, a travel writer, wanted to leave a protected environment to photograph the Mississippi River, but she was declared terminal and denied government permission to travel. That made her more determined to accomplish her travel goal. Nathan, …
The CWC anthology, Survival, contains 26 chilling stories of pandemic. Three TVW members are published in this anthology. Violet Carr Moore’s “Fatal” won 1st place. Lani Longshore’s “Wishing for the Light” and Ellen Turner’s “Shelter in Place” are also included. Survival is due for release in December. Elaine Drew has some of her illustration work featured in an online exhibit for The …
Have you poured your heart and soul into a draft of your novel or spent the month of November writing 50,000 + words for NaNoWriMo, and now don’t know what to do with all your effort? Are you stuck with your research? Or not sure if you’ve done enough to properly world build? Perhaps you …
Long before recycling became popular—now mandatory in most counties in California—our single trash barrel for a family of four was seldom half-full for the weekly pickup. My mother repurposed every item. She bleached flour sacks and made dish towels. She sewed skirts from colorful floral chicken feed cloth bags when times were tough. During agriculture …
Well-known authors—mostly dead—push to the front, vying for mention in my quote challenge blogs. Either write things worth the reading, Or do things worth the writing. ―Benjamin Franklin I’m trying, Ben, but you forgot to publish the DIY how-to section. The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.” ―Agatha Christie …
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Violet Carr Moore and her twin, Vi Parsons, launched Double Take, their short-story memoirs of growing up in Chowchilla, California on March 10, 2015 at a luncheon at Farnesi’s and a Meet the Authors open house at the Chowchilla Branch Library. The book is available on Amazon.com and Carr Twins & Co.
“Hero in a White Coat,” Violet Carr Moore’s short story about choosing a primary care physician when she first moved to the Tri-Valley, has been published in Physician Heroes: A Tribute to ValleyCare Physicians.
Violet Carr Moore’s short story memoir, “Taste of Thanksgiving,” was published in the Dec /Jan holiday issue of the Roseville Genealogical Society newsletter.
Tri-Valley Writers has selected Violet Carr Moore to receive the 2013 Jack London Service Award for her outstanding service to the branch. Violet Carr Moore is the author of In the Right Place and Moments of Meditation. She has had many of her short stories and poems published in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Christmas …
The initial reviewer of the first chapters of my most recent mystery novel asked “Where’s the conflict?” The next critiquer said “Lacks tension.” The third reader followed with “Needs more action.” Number four summed it up with “Nothing worth turning the page in these chapters.” Nothing. Worth. Turning. The. Page. The manuscript took shape as …
