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Book Launch Party For Voices of the Valley: Word for Word

TVW Word for Word AnthologyCalifornia Writers Club, Tri-Valley Branch hosts a launch party for their anthology, Voices of the Valley: Word for Word, in Pleasanton, CA on Tuesday, March 1, 2016,  7:00 – 9:00 p.m.   Several writers will read excerpts from their prose or  poem.

Refreshments will be served, and copies of the book will be available for sale and signing.

I’m pleased to say my essay “Life Support” is included.

We thank Towne Center Books for providing space to have our party.

I hope to see you there.

 

 

Julaina Kleist-Corwin

Editor of Written Across the Genres

Author of soon to be released Hada’s Fog

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California Writing Club Tri-Valley Branch Meeting

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Julaina Kleist-Corwin reading from Written Across the Genres at the California Writers Club, TVW Branch. Photo by Patrick Coyle

At the October CWC Tri-Valley Branch meeting, I was a member spotlighted.  Lani Longshore interviewed me, wrote about my answers, and the article was published in our October newsletter. Then, at the branch meeting for that month, I read an excerpt from Hada’s Fog, my novel that I am blogging on this site (see menu above).

The guest speaker that day was Dennis Dawson, an experienced toastmaster who shared storytelling techniques. He discussed how to use voice, gestures, pace, and staging to add interest and clarity to our presentations. Members wondered if I was nervous to be reading before Dawson gave us tips on speaking. I wasn’t nervous because I appreciated the opportunity to improve with his suggestions. He gave positive feedback. Dawson said my pacing was good, I read faster with young Esther’s dialogue and slower when seventy-year old Hada talked. I did it automatically without thinking that a younger person, especially one who is caught breaking a rule, would speak faster.

Dawson demonstrated how to use body language when one is talking for two people. He said stay in one spot, don’t jump from one side to the other when speaking for each person. Turn your torso to represent the one who is talking, but keep your feet in one spot. He demonstrated tone of voice and extending vocal range. We enjoyed his dramatics and his humor.

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Julaina Kleist-Corwin speaking at California Writers Club, TVW Branch. Photo by Patrick Coyle

Dennis Dawson

Toastmaster Dennis Dawson Photo at www.trivalleywriters.org

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Writer Interview with Camille DeFer Thompson

camille-thompson Camille DeFer Thompson has an essay and a novel excerpt in my anthology, Written Across the Genres. She has stories in other collections such as Clash of the Couples, Not Your Mother’s Book On Working for a Living, Not Your Mother’s Book On Home Improvement, Encore Voices of the Valley, and several years in the Las Positas College Anthologies.

Camille is a freelance writer whose work has been featured on the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop website, and popular women’s blog https://www.midlifeboulevard.com. Follow her humor blog at https://www.camilledeferthompson.com. She is publicity chair for the Tri-Valley Branch of the California Writers Club and a member of the Social Media Group.

Here is a short interview with Camille:

Julaina: Who is your favorite author and genre?

Camille: Alice Hoffman is a novelist. Her curious, fascinating characters and unique story lines keep me turning the pages.

Julaina: Why do you write?

Camille: I’ve always loved writing. I find it easier and more fulfilling to express myself on paper than with the spoken word.

Julaina: Where do you like to write?

Camille: I am most inspired at my PC in my home office upstairs.

Julaina: What are you working on now?

Camille: My long-term project is the first romance in a trilogy.

Julaina: Thanks for being here today and good luck with your writing.

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