In my Tuesday writing class, we discussed how characters push writers to write their stories. Although I’ve been revising Hada’s Fog for the last six years and the fifteen-year-old in that novel nudges me to write her story, called Lilli, another voice has popped up. Her name is Jill. She’s a CPA who wants to […]
Cara Black’s Aimee Leduc Series
Cara Black was the moderator for a session at the San Francisco Writers Conference in February called: Finding the 411 You Need: Doing Research for Fun & Profit. She writes the bestselling and award nominated Aimee Leduc investigation series that is set in different districts of Paris. Her next novel, Murder Below Montparnasse comes out […]
Constance Hale at S.F. Writers Conference
Constance Hale presented “How to Let Verbs Power Your Writing” on Friday, February 15th at the San Francisco Writers Conference. Hale is a San Francisco-based journalist and author and writes freelance articles for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, and others. She has written three books on writing including her most […]
R.L. Stine Signs Books at the San Francisco Writers Conference
Kate Farrell, Stine Session Coordinator, during R. L. Stine’s book signing for his young GOOSEBUMPS fans. Students in 3rd through 8th grades were invited to the conference for a special session with Stine.
San Francisco Writers Conference photo
Peter Dudley with me holding his second novel, FORSADA. Great cover artwork.
Free 500-word Critique
California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch members presented photos for writers to compose poems, essays, stories, or comments specifically for each photo. Find the picture that has the following writing accompanying it. Tell me the name of the photo and the author. The first person with the correct answers will receive a critique for a 500-word […]
Character’s Trust Gone Wrong
The best way you can find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them. ~ Ernest Hemingway This quote from Hemingway made me think about the characters in my novel, HADA’S FOG. Hada trusted the wrong person throughout the plot. Is trust an issue in your WIP?