Last month I joined California Writers Club, Tri-Valley Branch’s Social Media group. The first assignment I had was to write bios in various lengths: 2-line bio (140 characters) Short bio (50 words) Medium Bio (100 words) Long bio (400 to 600 words) A bio to give for a speaker introduction (250 to 300 words) The […]
Charles James Exhibition Book
If you are interested in fashion, check out the new blog, hellafashionow. Here is a book she recommends.
Happy Fourth of July Everyone
Technical difficulties
Sorry my last post had the photos on their sides. Anyone know how to prevent that from happening?
Twenty-Five Pages
I’m looking forward to Jessica Barksdale’s writing workshop in a couple weeks. I submitted twenty-five pages of my new novel, Norman in the Painting to her and the other attendees for critiques. This year’s two-day workshop will be the third one of Jessica’s that I’ve attended. She is one of the most inspiring writing teachers […]
Oakland Anthology Book Launch and Reception for WORD MOVERS
Jennifer D. King is the Director of the Downtown Oakland Senior Center. The book launch for this year’s anthology called WORD MOVERS took place on June 27th. The annual anthologies are a project of the Creative Writing Classes of the Downtown Oakland Senior Center and West Oakland Senior Center with contributions from the Senior Writing […]
Poetry Contest Due Date June 30
The Choice Poetry Contest will end June 30th. Please click the Poetry Contest page in the above menu to enter and for the requirements. Top three winners will be published in my new anthology with the theme of choices. Looking forward to more poems.