April 18, 2015 California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch First Writers Conference was a huge success. Attendees selected sessions in one of three tracks that included Craft, Marketing, and Self Publishing. Four one hour sessions were scheduled for each track. The first session I attended was Craft, “Romance, Crime/Thriller, Young Adult: Essential Elements for Writing in […]
Tri-Valley Writers Conference this Saturday, April 18th
Tri-Valley Writers Conference 2015 The Tri-Valley Writers Conference is a full day event on the art and business of writing. Share your passion for writing and network with writers and industry leaders. Featuring three tracks: Craft, Marketing, & Self-Publishing Date: Saturday, April 18, 2015 Time: 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CONFERENCE PRESENTERS: JIM AZEVEDO is the […]
Writing Tips from Authors Cara Black, Laurie King, and Penny Warner
My previous post told about the three panelists at one of the San Francisco Writers Conference sessions I attended this year.The authors spoke about “Heroes & Villains: Building Compelling Characters for Crime Fiction.” The following are some notes I wrote from what each of them and the moderator, Kate Chynoweth, said. Penny Warner said she […]
Heroes & Villians Compelling Characters in Fiction
One of the sessions I attended at the San Francisco Writers Conference was called “Heroes & Villains: Building Compelling Characters for Crime Fiction.” Kate Chynoweth, who is the head of the self-publishing division at Girl Friday Productions where she is executive editor, was the moderator for the panel. Three well-known authors […]
Presenters at CWC Tri-Valley Branch Writers Conference
In my last post, I told about the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch Writers Conference in April and the due date for attendees to submit an entry to the contest before the end of this month, January 31st. Four days left to submit one poem and one piece of prose at only $5.00 an entry. […]
Tri-Valley Writers Conference Contest
California Writers Club, Tri-Valley Branch, has a writers conference scheduled for April 18, 2015. Attendees can enter the conference writing contest before January 31st. Here is the link to register: Tri-Valley Writers Conference 2015 It is open to the public, but there’s a limit of 100 spaces. April may seem a long way away, but […]
Penny Warner nominated for Agatha Award
Penny Warner has been nominated for the 2013 Agatha Award in the Best Children’s and Young Adult Novel category for THE CODE BUSTERS CLUB #3: MYSTERY OF THE PIRATE’S TREASURE. Her CODE BUSTERS #2: THE HAUNTED LIGHT HOUSE was the winner of the 2012 Agatha Award last year. Penny presented with Rhys Bowen on Friday […]