I try to remember that books get written by writing them. No amount of brooding, sulking, procrastinating or self-flagellation puts words on the page; they appear only by bowing your head down and doing the work.”  --Lily King
Writing for Our Lives with Ellen Bass is an opportunity to create writing that is more vivid, more true, and powerful than you've been able to do before. Week-long retreat in Mallorca, Spain. All levels welcome. For details, visit ellenbass.com/writing-for-our-lives-la-serrania.php.

Knock Knock is a fictional memoir that tells the story of March Rivers, the author Suzanne McNear's alter ego.  Much of the story takes place in the sixties and seventies in Chicago where she raises her three daughters and works as an editor at Playboy Magazine.

Arleen Eagling’s recent short story titled Half a Good Chance will be published in the Thema Literary Society journal THEMA during June.  The summer 2013 issue is devoted to the theme “A Week and a Day.”

Fred Norman read his poetry at Readers Bookstore, Fort Mason Building C, San Francisco Marina District in February on Thursday, February 21.

CWC TVW member LaDonna Fehlberg was selected to have her poem, "Fast Track to Somewhere," published on the Ina Coolbrith Circle web site for one month. LaDonna read her poem at the Club's  February meeting in Lafayette, CA and it is now seen at http://www./coolpoetry.org/inthepobowl.html
 

Blake Heitzman’s book, A Far Traveler, was nominated for the Global Ebook Award in Science Fiction. Reader of Writer's Advice may download it for free from Smashwords.com using this coupon ZE68Z.  Barnes & Nobels and Amazon offer it for $3.00.


Blake Heitzman’s story, “The Bartender’s Tale,” will be published in the June edition of “The Pink Chameleon” magazine. A link to the magazine is here
You can follow Blake's comments on science and the paranormal at his blog.

Stacey Gustafson’s story, “War in the Skies,” is featured in Not Your Mother’s Book…On Travel, release date March 26.  This is Stacey’s second story in the anthology series.  She writes a monthly column for the Pleasanton Patch called, “Are You Kidding Me?” Follow her blog at www.staceygustafson.com

Writers needed for Writing After Retirement: Tips by Successful Retired Writers Book Publisher: Scarecrow Press: http://adannajournal.blogspot.com/p/retirement-call-for-submissions.html

Excited about Magdalena Ball’s and my Sublime Planet poetry book released to celebrate Earth Day coming in April. And until April 1 the e-book is free at http://bitly.com/EarthDayKind and on Amazon e-book pages in Europe and Japan, too.


It's also available in paperback to be used as a gift for the tree huggers you know. All proceeds for that benefit the World Wild Life Fund. Just a click can help Sublime Planet e-book reach #1 so Maggie and I can brag about it forever after.

Violet Carr Moore won first place in Towne Center Books 19/15th Anniversary Celebration flash fiction contest with ”Homecoming.” Julie Royce was second place winner with “Voices.”
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