Meeting called to order by President Michelle Bassett at 5:15 pm PDT.

Meeting called to order by President Michelle Bassett at 6:47 pm PDT.

One of the benefits of membership in a like-minded writing community such as the guild is that writing groups can be formed. Whether it's the annual Novel Writing Month, a Kid Lit Group, a critique group or whatever. Each writing group can utilize our DVWG Zoom account and get promoted on our website and social media accounts. Groups open to DVWG members only Meet once per month at least Meet once per week at most Report and promote at general meetings If you want to facilitate a writing group, just pitch it to the board at a Board Meeting. The board meets via Zoom on odd numbered months (Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov) and is open to all DVWG members.

Stay Awhile Longer: More Scenes from Temecula Valley is Book 2 of a two-volume anthology. Thematically set in the bucolic Temecula Valley area of Southern California, this compilation of multi-genre short stories are paired with full-color illustrations by local artists. While showcasing the prodigious talent of over thirty Temecula Valley creatives, this book also reveals more: visions of history and ghost stories, the desperation and desires of today's inhabitants, and even attempts to pierce the veil of the Valley's future, both near and far. There's magic, mystery, murder, and romance: why don't you 'Stay Awhile Longer'?

Lance Tallbear Book 1 Sheriff Lance Tallbear’s half-blood Apache heritage leaves him struggling to find his place in a world where neither white nor Indian wants or readily accepts him. He faces the world his shaman father turned away from and acknowledges the one his shaman grandfather prays he’ll return to. Tallbear’s new case uncovers a mysterious plane wreck discovered in the Superstition Mountains that turns out to stir both his life decisions and ultimate direction. Along with his troubled FBI partner, Brad Hanley, they face a myriad of obstacles in their journey to the truth. The skeletons at the site hold the clues to not only who the killers were but also why the people died. Tallbear quickly find the crash site hides a deadly secret that reaches out of the distant past to threaten the lives of all who seek it. He will need to use all his skills and experience to discover the answers and stay alive.

View your profile. View all Comments you've made in the forums View all the posts you've made in the forums View any blog posts you've made, such as your books listed on the Member Books page View your Guild Subscription and review past subscriptions My Wallet has the ability to securely store your credit card for purchases, if you desire. You can manage events you've signed up for. The guild uses events for board meetings, general meetings, critique and writing groups and various other things. My Account is the same as Edit Profile. This is where you can write all the information and links you want to have displayed on your member profile page. Settings and Notifications is where you go to manage what types of website activities you want to be notified of. The notifications is an archive of past notifications you've been sent. You can also click on the camera icons in the profile image and on the profile header to upload custom images and graphics to make your profile page look uniquely yours.

Your member profile page is shown to any visitors that click on something you wrote. Whether it be a book you have listed in the Member Books section, a comment you've made on a blog post, or anything you've written in the forums. All we ask is that you please refrain from the 3-P's... No Politics, Proselytizing, or Pornography! Also, we are writers, please check your spelling and use proper grammar and capitalization. Also once you add any links, please test them to make sure they work. A. Display Name - Think of this as your pen name, this is the actual name that gets displayed to the public. We highly recommend using the name that people would see on any books you publish. You can change the display name at any time. B. Title - You could use this field to tell people something else about yourself. Such as Author, or a degree, or your military rank. C. First Name - Your actual real first name that people would call you when speaking to you at an event. All of the following fields are completely optional. Simply leave them blank if you don't want to use them. D. Last Name - Your last name E. City, State - Our members span the globe, it's nice to see where people are from. Please include your city and state (or province). F. Web Site - A website is an author's ultimate toolbox. Social media accounts are popular, but their content is fleeting. An author website provides one-stop for any fans to find out everything about your books, or other scrivenings. A site that you can always control. G. Other Social - There are fields for links to Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, Pinterest and Youtube, but there are so many other social sites you may have a presence on. If you use other social sites, you can link one of them here. As mentioned, an author website should contain links to ALL your social media sites. H. Facebook - You can cut & paste the complete URL to your Facebook profile. I. Twitter - Now known as X, you can cut & paste the URL to your X profile. J. Instagram - You can cut & paste the URL to your Instagram profile. K. Pinterest - You can cut & paste the URL to your Pinterest profile. L. LinkedIn - You can cut & paste the URL to your LinkedIn profile. M. YouTube - You can cut & paste the URL to your YouTube page. You can also click on the camera icons in the profile image and on the profile header to upload custom images and graphics to make your profile page look uniquely yours.

On a stormy weekend in Cedar City, Utah, seven writers of diverse backgrounds came together to produce the first RoHo Retreat Collaboration, Tricks & Treats: A Romance and Horror Microfiction Anthology. Assembled by editors at Whisper House Press and Collective Tales Publishing, this collection blends the dark and the delightful, offering bite-sized tales of love, loss, and the supernatural.

Steve Capone, Jr. shares three of his previously unpublished works from the last half decade or so. They are a bit odd. Wonder what it might have been like to see Jesus push a kid off a roof? Why an upstanding young woman might be breaking into a thrift shop after hours? Or what a man earning his million-miler recognition might have sacrificed to earn such high esteem? Three shorts answer these questions, at least in the mind of their author.

As we wrap up another year at the Diamond Valley Writers' Guild, the Board of Directors would like to thank all members for their support. As always, the October meeting includes elections for our volunteer Board of Directors whose terms were expiring. The results of the election were Kevin Kindle, entering his 2nd term as Vice-President, Sofia Barber, entering her 2nd term as Secretary and Lynette Tucker entering her 3rd and final term as Member-at-Large. The video of the election and the prose readaround will be uploaded to our YouTube Channel soon. As we enter our off-season, there will be one last Board Meeting via Zoom on November 12 to recap the year and start planning 2025... all members are welcome to attend! We should also mention that during the off-season, the forums on the website are still active and are monitored by other members. If you write a message, it will be seen. With the conclusion of our annual Prose Readaround, our 2025 membership push begins! All memberships purchased from now until the end of 2024 will be automatically applied toward their 2025 membership. Enjoy the holidays and we look forward to your support next year. Your DVWG Board

Travel-writer RK Simmons meets a beautiful and intriguing woman while on assignment in Alaska. Their mutual interest in mystery stories leaves him with one half of a raggedly torn $2 bill and a strange old photograph. After the woman goes missing under unusual circumstances, the police suspect murder. The resulting adventure pulls Simmons and a companion into a web of travel, confusion and intrigue. Nothing is clear, as Oriental gangsters give chase across country on the Empire Builder train. Simmons and his companion are left wondering until the end.

For fans of “The Lottery” and The Hunger Games, this novel set in a small town with a sinister tradition is chilling in the best possible way. Welcome to Curdle Creek, a place just dying to make you feel at home. Osira, a forty-five-year-old widow, is an obedient follower of the strict conventions of Curdle Creek, an all-Black town in rural America stuck in the past and governed by a tradition of ominous rituals. Osira is considered blessed, but her luck changes when her children flee, she comes second to last in the Running of the Widows and her father flees when his name is called in the annual Moving On ceremony. Forced into a test of allegiance, Osira finds herself transported back in time, then into another realm where she must answer for crimes committed by Curdle Creek. Exile forces her to jump realms again, landing Osira even farther away from home, in rural England. Safe as long as she sticks to the rules, she quickly learns there are consequences for every kindness. Each jump could lead Osira anywhere but back home.