In my previous post, I interviewed Shannon Brown who has two novel excerpts in my anthology, WRITTEN ACROSS THE GENRES. She attends our writers group in Dublin, CA. As the teacher, I give ten minute exercises to practice what we’ve discussed. Here is Shannon’s ideas about writing with some rhetorical devices. Disneyland is fun in […]
Weekend Events Locations Corrected
Thanks to writers George Cramer and Camille Thompson for correcting the locations for this weekend. Without George and Camille, I would have gone to the wrong place on Saturday. For those who plan to attend one or both, here is the right info. Saturday is the Las Positas College anthology launch. Sunday is the award […]
Awards Weekend
Saturday, we, the Tri-Valley Writers Club, will be handing out awards to the winners of our high school students’ writing contest. I was on the short story committee and we selected first, second, and third winners. Sunday, I’m invited to join the writers whose stories were selected to be in Las Positas College’s annual anthology. […]
Las Positas College Anthology Acceptance
Las Positas College accepted my short story, “”George W. Did It”, for their 2013 anthology. I submitted a photo too but they will announce artwork and photos later. The photo is of Grace Cathedral’s Ribbon Project.
Pont Neuf Setting and Collaborative Plots in Written Across the Genres
My anthology, Written Across the Genres, has two Dock Stories toward the end of the book. The setting is Paris, the dock is below the Pont Neuf, the oldest of the 37 bridges that cross the Seine River. Both versions are collaborative stories. I wrote the first paragraph and each person in my two writing […]
Written Across the Genres Interview With Cathleen Cordova
I am interviewing the authors who contributed stories, novel excerpts, essays or poems to Written Across the Genres. Today’s interview is with Cathleen Cordova who has retired from a career in law enforcement. She has been published in magazines, anthologies, and in Times They Were A-Changing, edited by Kate Farrell, Linda Joy Myers, and Amber […]
New Poetry Contest Page Look at the Menu Above
Check the menu above for the new poetry contest page. The poem should include a theme about CHOICES, maximum 20 lines, due April 30th. Winners will be published in my new CHOICES anthology due to be published by the end of 2014. Press reply on the contest page (not here) to enter your poem. Notice, […]