Tony N. Todaro Yesterday the GLAWS monthly event was a memorial for its President and Co-Founder, Tony N. Todaro.  It was held at the Venice Pubic Library to a packed room. There were several speakers, starting with the host of …

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Well, GLAWS never really went away, but it has been struggling since it’s president and cofounder, Tony Todaro, had a stroke and later passed away in December.  Tony was a one-man show.  His passion was writing and helping other writers …

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This is a blog I wish I didn’t have to write.  The writing community lost a dear friend this week.  Tony N. Todaro, cofounder and president of the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society passed away this past Tuesday, December 12th, …

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People have this image of a writer spending his time locked up in his basement typing away.  And while there is a lot of that – personally, sitting at my desk in the corner of my bedroom underneath my “My …

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The latest California Creative Writers Conference was recently held over two consecutive weekends.  It started on Friday afternoon, 3/3/23, then all day Saturday and Sunday, then in the afternoons Monday through Wednesday.   This was the virtual part of the conference …

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Back from the California Creative Writer’s Conference. Just made and had a late dinner. Brain dead and food coma is not a good combination. Great conference, more on it next week. Zzzzzz…. Dennis   154th blog completed. Second Steampunk novel: …

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The California Creative Writer’s Conference continued through the week and ended yesterday.  In addition to more great panels, there was an Editor Happy hour.  This was an informal Zoom gathering where attendees could speak and ask questions of editors Deanna …

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My education as a writer continues with the California Creative Writer’s Conference   http://www.wcwriters.com/ccwc/   this weekend and through the week.  This conference, like the last, is virtually done via Zoom.  So far there have been two full days of panels, …

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success in the asphalt road at the sunset

I’m working through, “Your Goal Guide”, be Debra Eckerling.  http://thedebmethod.com/yourgoalguide/  And I say “working through” because there are exercises, meditations, keeping a journal, etc.  It’s one of the twelve books I want to read this year, but it’s one that …

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