California Writers Club, Mt Diablo Branch

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Back Fence Online Discussion Forum



Got questions? Or answers? Connect with other writers!
 
As a member of the Mt. Diablo, Tri-Valley, or Berkeley branch, you are allowed to subscribe and participate in The Back Fence Online Discussion Forum.  The Back Fence is a free private Yahoo Groups discussion board.  You will need a Yahoo logon to access it.  Once logged in, search for the “CWCBackFence” Yahoo group.  When you find it, request permission to Subscribe.  Your subscription request will be approved by the group moderator as long as you are a member in good standing in one of the three branches.
 
We have over 80 authors currently subscribed to The Back Fence group.  They will be a good resource for your questions and needs.
 

Our Members' Books

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Rhythms Primeval
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Ingalls 43
Chronicles of an Occupational Prostitute
Chronicles of an Occupational Prostitute
“Get 10,000+ Twitter Followers—Easily, Quickly, Ethically is one of the best books on building a Twitter audience that I have ever read. I’ll be recommending this must-have guide to our clients for years to come.”
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“Get 10,000+ Twitter Followers—Easily, Quickly, Ethically is one of the best books on building a Twitter audience that I have ever read. I’ll be recommending this must-have guide to our clients for years to come.”
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worlds_apart
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women health
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women health movement
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what is life
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west winds
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visiting_the_sins
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theres-more
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tales_of_a_codependent_pet_owner
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talent
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stained glass
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soul-of-art-amazon-cover-small
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silk mills
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shipbuilder
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second opion
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running_with_the_enemy
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rolys_relic
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road_to_california
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remember
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remember childhood
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raconteur
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paper-boat-cover
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night_tamales_roses
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mermaid
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meditation_on_woman
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margie-hamilton
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magdalenas_conflict
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madness_in_miniature
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love_and_kisses
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krysia
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intothemist-500x750
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husband
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hana_lani
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getting_a_winning_verdict
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german voices
fredlandia
fredlandia
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fouringarden
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fourbears
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evening sun
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eliza_an_iowa_pioneer
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dream dancing
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devotionalwalkforgiveness
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death_by_chenille
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controlling_people
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concubine_sage_book_cover
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career_savvy
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amber dust
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stolen identity
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janus
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Our Meeting Schedule

General Meetings and Workshops are held the second Saturday of each month, except July and August.
We meet in Pleasant Hill at
Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant
611 Gregory Lane

 

Upcoming Programs

May 12: Veronica Rossi
Young Writers Contest Banquet

June 9: Brooke Warner
Hybrid Publishing

September 9: Matthew Zapruder
TBD

October 13: Penny Warner
TBD

November 10: David Corbett
The Compass of Character

December 8: Three of Our Own

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Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Anthology Book Launch
Anthology Book Launch
Shadow of the Mountain Writers Guild will launch their latest anthology of short stories, Insight, Hindsight & Flights of Fancy, on March 4th.
Bay Area Book Festival
CWC NorCal is looking for volunteers to staff the CWC table in shifts. Stay tuned for more details.

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Join Us for our Next Meeting


Life is Fiction and Fiction is Life
Featuring Veronica Rossi

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Pre-Meeting Events

Come to the meetings early for Writers Table
or Helpful Editor. Click here for details.

Join Our Branch

Join our branch CWC Mt Diablo

Writers need each other.
Click here to join us! Or click here to renew your membership.

Member Spotlight

Ellen Aubry's story published
Ellen Aubry's story, My Soul's Gone Away, will appear as RumbleFish Press' story of the day on Saturday, November 18.
B. Lynn Goodwin: Busy Member
B. Lynn Goodwin's YA novel, "Talent" wins awards! Her manuscript, "Never Too Late: From Wannabe to Wife at 62" will be out from Koehler Press on December 20, 2017.
Judith Ingram book trailer
Judith Ingram completed a book trailer for the first book in her fiction series.
Twitter Turney book
Twitter Turney book
How to Get 10,000 Twitter Followers
Cathy Turney: How to Get 10,000 Twitter Followers
Learn how to: Set yourself up on Twitter • Interpret any tweet (the three keys) • And amass thousands of followers in less than ten minutes a day
Ingalls 43
Ingalls 43
Kymberlie Ingalls: 43
Kymberlie Ingalls has released her third collection of personal essays, 43.
Keane: Chronicles
Keane: Chronicles
Chronicles of an Occupational Prostitute
Robin Gigoux, writing as Peechi Keane, has just published her first book! 

 

This will be updated regularly with news
about upcoming member news and awards.

Upcoming Events

Insight Hindsight and Flights of Fancy cover
Upcoming Anthology Book Launch
Anthology Book Launch
Shadow of the Mountain Writers Guild will launch their latest anthology of short stories, Insight, Hindsight & Flights of Fancy, on March 4th.
Bay Area Book Festival
CWC NorCal is looking for volunteers to staff the CWC table in shifts. Stay tuned for more details.

Click here to learn about workshops, conferences, and other writing opportunities in the community.

Critique Group


CLICK HERE for information about our Critique Groups and how to join.

 

CWC Calendar

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Our Community Partners

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CWC is an IRS 501-c3 non-profit charitable organization (ID 94-6082827). Donations are fully deductible to the extent of the law.

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