It rained today, yesterday, and Saturday here in the San Francisco Bay Area. I’m celebrating, not only because it will help the drought conditions, but because I love the rain.
Hada’s Fog Chapter 14: Scene One Is Posted
Hada’s Fog, Chapter 14: Scene One is posted today. See menu above for the novel’s page. From Lev’s point of view, we see Hada distancing herself from him. Chapter 15 will be from her point of view and we will learn how her attitude is changing. In Berkeley, we knew she was […]
Writer Friends Meet Once A Year At the Mark Hopkins Hotel For The SFWC
The San Francisco Writers Conference at the Mark Hopkins Hotel brings writers back together annually. With all the excitement of meeting editors and agents and learning from presenters, the bonus is to reconnect with dear friends. Neva Hodges and Sheila Bali pictured here with me were in my writing […]
Look For The Promise In A Story
In my writing class today, we talked about the story’s promise. A few members brought in novels and read the promise on the first page, often in the first paragraph. I asked if the author followed up with the promise to the end. They assured me the authors did. The examples were across genres, a […]
Book Launch Party For Voices of the Valley: Word for Word
California Writers Club, Tri-Valley Branch hosts a launch party for their anthology, Voices of the Valley: Word for Word, in Pleasanton, CA on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Several writers will read excerpts from their prose or poem. Refreshments will be served, and copies of the book will be available for sale […]
Danine Manette’s New Book, Messages for Joey, is Available.
At the San Francisco Writers Conference, I had an opportunity to talk with Danine Manette, author, criminal investigator, lifestyle model, and media commentator. I met her a few years ago after her first book, Ultimate Betrayal was published and she had discussed it on Oprah’s show. At that time, Manette said she needed inspiration for […]
The End of Chapter Thirteen In Hada’s Fog Is Posted
Hada’s Fog, the last half of Chapter Thirteen is posted. See menu above. Lev and Samuel disagree about Samuel’s involvement with Abe’s son, Jacob. Hada, as always, takes Samuel’s side and thinks he is generous in helping Nissa. For Jacob’s sake, who do you think is right? Julaina Kleist-Corwin Editor of Written […]