At the San Francisco Writers Conference this year, Cara Black sat at a table near the book seller in the Room of the Dons. I talked with her about the locations in Paris where her books take place. Her latest one is on the Champ De Mars and it will be available in paperback on […]
Hada’s Fog Chapter Thirteen, Scene One Is Posted
Hada’s Fog Chapter Thirteen, Scene One is Posted (see menu above). Hada’s restless sleep brings up memories not only of the Thanksgiving Dinner at Samuel’s house, but from the past when she and Lev met. Her present worry about the status of their marriage prompts the recall of earlier times together when […]
Working With People I Admire
The San Francisco Writers Conference has Richard and Barbara Santos industriously working behind the scenes before, during, and after the conference. They’ve helped the directors and co-founders, Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada, since the early days when the conference was held in Hawaii. My job is Registration Manager and when I have a problem, I […]
Collaborative Stories Posted For Comparison
In my anthology, Written Across the Genres, there are two collaborative stories. Each one starts with the same first paragraph or two but then they separate into very different adventures. Members of my morning creative writing class each wrote 100 words to continue Dock Story One. Members of my afternoon class did the same and […]
Friends Reconnect At the San Francisco Writers Conference
Photo credit to Cali Gilbert, on the far right, whom I met a few years ago at the SFWC. Read below how a coat connected us. In the conference volunteer room where we sign in each day, we have a coat rack. At the end of the conference the year I met Cali, […]
San Francisco Writers Conference Starts Tomorrow
The San Francisco Writers Conference starts tomorrow, February 11th to 15th. Four days of live sessions and networking with the people who can advance a writing career. Registration for the four days is filled, however, check the following events: OPEN ENROLLMENT CLASSES on Thursday, Feb. 11th and Monday, Feb. 15. Choose from content-rich sessions taught by […]
WNBA Will Exhibit At The San Francisco Writers Conference This Weekend
This Weekend, Women’s National Book Association, WNBA S F Chapter, will have an exhibitor table at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, lower level. Their event for Friday night is called INSPIRING VOICES OF HOPE: The Afghan Women’s Writing Project, #Free California Room, Mark Hopkins Hotel, SF. Friday, Feb. 12, 8:30-9:30pm. The Women’s National Book Association is […]