03/25/10 - 03/29/10 - Online Workshop - Direct Your Book: Theatrical Techniques to a Blockbuster Novel with Leanna Renee Hieber

RWA online Women's Fiction Chapter is pleased to announce our FIRST
WORKSHOP!

*Direct Your Book! Theatrical Techniques to a Blockbuster Novel*

Instructor: Leanna Renee Hieber

Dates: March 25, 26, 27 and 29th.

Cost: $20 for members of RWA Women's Fiction and $25 for non-members

Registration Deadline is March 20, 2010

FMI:
http://www.rwa-wf.com/2010/02/18/workshop-direct-your-book-theatrical-techniques-to-a-blockbuster-novel-by-leanna-renee-hieber/.

Course Description

Join best selling, award winning, multi-published author Leanna Rene Hieber
as she teaches her unique hybrid approach in writing novels. With her
background in theatrical constructs, Leanna uses this remarkable theatrical
approach to crack open a whole new way to think about your fiction. She
utilizes techniques inherent to actors, directors and other theatre
professionals in the creation and telling of stories and teaches you to use
these techniques to bolster story structure and characterization. As an
author, think about what it takes to step into the role of actor, director,
cinematographer, etc. and feel the lightbulbs go off as you troubleshoot
your way towards an engaging, character-rich, one-of-a-kind hit novel.

Leanna Renee Hieber graduated with a BFA in Theatre from Miami University,
with a focus in the Victorian Era. A scholarship to study in London helped
set the course for her Strangely Beautiful series. The dramatic, historic,
spiritual and paranormal are the primary forces in her lyrical, eerie,
atmospheric fiction. While performing in the regional theatre circuit she
adapted works of 19th Century literature for the professional stage and her
one-act plays such as Favorite Ladygarnered national attention and continue
to be produced around the country. She hit the fantasy fiction scene with
her novella Dark Nestwhich won the 2009 Prism Award for excellence in
Futuristic, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. Her critically acclaimed debut
novel, The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker is the first in her
Strangely Beautiful series of ghostly, Gothic Victorian Fantasy novels
published by Dorchester Publishing and landed on Barnes & Noble's mass
market and overall Bestseller List.
Leanna uses her background in theater to break down theatrical constructs
and uses a unique hybrid approach in writing her novels.

You may pay via paypal: payments to treasurer.rwawf@gmail.com, please
include your name, RWA# (if applicable), email address and the workshop name
in the Comments section

Payment By Check: RWA-WF Treasurer, 9710 Velilla Road, Burke, VA 22015,
please include a note with your name, RWA# (if applicable), email address
and the workshop name.

The final day to register for this workshop is March 20th.

The workshop will be a yahoo loop. You will be notified with an invitation
to join the loop prior to the workshop date. RWA-WF reserves the right to
cancel this workshop should fewer than 20 participants sign up for this
workshop. Upon a cancellation of this workshop by RWA-WF all registered
participants will receive a full refund.

05/01/10 - Retreat: Bandera, TX - The Wild Rose Press Mini-Writer Retreat

The Wild Rose Press Mini-Writer Retreat, Saturday, May 1, 2010
Spend the day at Silver Spur Guest Ranch, Bandera, TX
Get away to the country, and enjoy the ranch atmosphere.
Mingle with other romance writers.
Participate in a workshop, or get inspiration and just write.

Rates: $65.00—10AM through evening (includes lunch & dinner, program, T-shirt
and goody bag)
$50.00—10AM through late afternoon (includes lunch, program, T-shirt
and goody bag)

*Horseback riding is $35.00 extra per person

Retreat sessions involve:

Writing for medical field
Cowboy Q&A
Bare bones plotting
And chat time with the owners of The Wild Rose Press.

Those interested should contact Rhonda Penders at: rpenders@thewildrosepress.com

03/29/10 - 04/24/10 - Online Workshop: Writing a Series with Multiple Main Characters by Linda Wisdom

WRITING A SERIES WITH MULTIPLE MAIN CHARACTERS by Linda Wisdom

From Monday, March 29, 2010
To Saturday, April 24, 2010

Sometimes you want to write a series but you don't want to use the same heroine and hero for each book. And no reason why you should.

Linda Wisdom created a series with a different witch in each book, but she's also kept the series connected just enough to invite the reader to buy all the books, but they also can stand alone.

Discuss on a series with multiple main characters and what it takes to make them separate yet connected.

$30.00

REGISTER at http://StoryStewUniversity.com

Linda Wisdom was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California. She majored in Journalism in college then switched her major to Fashion Merchandising when she was told there was no future for her in fiction writing. She held a variety of positions ranging from retail sales to executive secretary in advertising and working for a personnel agency.

Her career began when she sold her first two novels to Silhouette Romance on her wedding anniversary in 1979. Since then she has sold more than seventy novels and one novella to four different publishers. Her books have appeared on various romance and mass market bestseller lists and nominated for a number of Romantic Times awards and Romance Writers of America Rita Award.

She lives with her husband, Bogie, her spoiled rotten Chihuahua/Yorkie, Barney, a equally spoiled mini white Schnauzer, Syd, yet another spoiled parrot, and Florence, her tortoise with attitude in Southern California.

A number of Linda's book backlist, including her Hex paranormal series, has been optioned for film and television.
She is a two time Rita finalist

Affiliations
Charter member of Romance Writers of America
Charter member of Orange County Chapter, Romance Writers of America
Member of San Diego Chapter, Romance Writers of America
Futuristic, Fantasy & Paranormal Chapter RW

03/22/10 - 04/16/10 - Online Workshop: Work Your Niche by Paula Margulies

Work Your Niche by Paula Margulies
From Monday, March 22 2010 To Friday, April 16 2010
Work Your Niche! – How to Define and Reach the Target Audiences for Your Book The Work Your Niche! workshop provides tips on how to identify different audiences for your book and successfully promote your work to those targeted groups. The course covers existing niche categories (with built-in audiences hungry for more reading material), including romance, sci-fi, fantasy, New Age, mystery, historical, self-help, memoir, Christian, and African American literature. The workshop also covers basic promotional techniques for developing momentum and interest in those audiences you'd like to reach with your writing. Outcomes: After completing this workshop, attendees will know how to: 1. Identify different brand images and niches for themselves and their books. 2. Write dynamite press releases for different targeted audiences. 3. Develop niche book store and media contact lists. 4. Set up cross country book tours with maximized media opportunities. 5. Design promotional material and other giveaways for book signings with niche audiences. 6. Book speaking engagements at targeted venues. 7. Optimize their websites, conduct blog tours, and use social media to reach out to niche markets on the Internet. $30.00 REGISTER NOW About the Workshop Leader Paula Margulies is the owner of Paula Margulies Communications, a boutique public relations agency specializing in helping talented authors get premium exposure for their publications. Paula works with publishers, agents, distributors, bookstores, and media outlets to ensure that authors and their books get maximum attention and coverage from their target audience. She consults with authors to set up book tours, garner interest and exposure with targeted media, including newspapers, magazines, websites, television, and radio, and build a successful brand strategy for themselves and their books. Paula has specialized for more than fifteen years in communications, marketing, and public relations for all types of products and services. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she earned her master's degree in Language Arts and Literature, she also holds degrees in marketing communications and education. She has served as the marketing and publicity director for both large companies and small businesses and is an instructor in business communications and public relations at community colleges throughout Southern California. Paula is a regular contributor to Author Magazine and is also the author of numerous award-winning short stories and essays, so she understands the business of writing firsthand. Her debut novel, Coyote Heart, was published April 17, 2009, by Kirk House Publishers, a small press in Minneapolis.
Contact : Paula Margulies
Registration and Payment must be made no later than March 19th, 2010. CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED. REGISTER NOW.

03/15/10 - 04/10/10 - Online Workshop: How to Construct a Killer Query by Vivi Anna

How to Construct a Killer Query by Vivi Anna
From Monday, March 15 2010 To Saturday, April 10 2010
Query letters are the keys to the publishing doors. They are usually the first contact a writer makes with a potential agent or even an editor. A killer query can open those lines of communication and grant an opportunity to the author to make that agent or editor perk up and take an interest in the author's work. Sometimes an author only gets one chance to make an impression. An author needs to make a good one with a killer query letter that showcases their story as unique but saleable. Write query letters as if you're trying to sell a movie to a Hollywood producer. Queries should be short, succinct and snappy. Like a logline for a movie, they should tell the uniqueness of the story in as few words as possible. Get that agent or editor to want more. Course outline: • examining movie loglines • examining high concept pitches • excavating the gems in your story • how to turn those gems into pitch worthy gold • crafting the query • editing your query • adding a good solid bio with or without credits • critiques of your finished product Ten lucky students will get an extra bonus at the end of the class. Agent Laura Bradford will read your queries and give you her thoughts on why it does or doesn't work. $30.00 Register Here Instructor: With ten books in print and several novellas and short stories in anthologies and ebook form, Vivi Anna has oodles of experience writing query letters that work. She's published with Silhouette Nocturne, Kensington, Avon, Ellora's Cave, Samhain and Loose ID. Before selling to New York, she'd written several screenplays and had all of them read by top Hollywood producers because of her skill of making an impression—with the killer query letter. Vivi's a recent Romantic Times Reviewer Choice Award winner and second time nominee for 2009. She's finaled and won several writing contests including the Golden Quill and the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence. And in 2002 she made it to the top 10% of writers at the prestigious Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles. "When Vivi Anna announced her first workshop, I immediately signed up. Not only was I a fan of her work, but I was also an author just getting my feet wet in the erotic romance industry. Throughout the informative workshop, Vivi Anna shared a multitude of resources, and taught with ease and confidence. I continue to use the many tools she provided to this very day. I wouldn't hesitate to sign up for another workshop with her. " ~Ann Cory, published with Samhain, Ellora's Cave, Liquid Silver, and Resplendence.
Contact : Vivi Anna
Registration and Payment must be made no later than March 12th, 2010 CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED. REGISTER NOW!

07/12/10 - 07/24/10 - Online Workshop: Break Free From the Slush Pile with CJ Lyons

July 12 – July 24, 2010

"Break Free From the Slush Pile"
with CJ Lyons

About the Class:
Join award-winning medical suspense author CJ Lyons as she explains the secrets to successful pitching, tips to engage an editor or agent through your query letter, and reveals the creation of a high concept.
CJ has received requests for manuscripts every time she pitched. She'll help you feel more comfortable during your pitch session and more confident with your pitch. This workshop will help you polish your query letter, create a pitch, and prepare you for meeting an agent or editor.

About the Instructor:

As a pediatric ER doctor, CJ Lyons has lived the life she writes about. In addition to being an award-winning medical suspense author, CJ is a nationally known presenter and keynote speaker. She has been invited all over the country to present her workshops and speak to audiences ranging from physicians to first responders to romance and thriller authors including: Colorado Fiction Writers, Oklahoma Writers Federation, the University of South Carolina at Beaufort, RWA National, MWA's Sleuthfest, Lowcountry RWA's Master Class, Left Coast Crime, and PennWriters, among others.

Her first novel, LIFELINES (Berkley, March 2008), received praise as a "breathtakingly fast-paced medical thriller" from Publishers Weekly, was reviewed favorably by the Baltimore Sun and Newsday, named a Top Pick by Romantic Times Book Review Magazine, and became a National Bestseller. LIFELINES also won a Readers' Choice Award for Best First Novel.

Her second novel, WARNING SIGNS, was published by Berkley in January, 2009, with the third, URGENT CARE, scheduled for November, 2009. To learn more about CJ and her work, go to www.cjlyons.net.

http://www.occrwa.org/onlineclassJuly10.html

6/14/10 - 7/10/10 - Online Workshop: The Lessons of Firefly: Learning from the Works of Joss Whedon

June 14 – July 10, 2010

"THE LESSONS OF FIREFLY: LEARNING FROM THE
WORKS OF JOSS WHEDON"
with Jacqui Jacoby

About the Class:

Joss Whedon, Hollywood writer/director and creator of the FIREFLY approved this workshop.

Though Joss Whedon's television show FIREFLY only aired through the fall months of 2002, it has continued to generate followers through word of mouth, DVD sales and an exhaustible amount of followers known as "Browncoats". The Romance Writers of America has many "Browncoasts" in their midst as Jacqui Jacoby learned though discussions with members at the RWA National Conference in both Atlanta and Dallas. Many of these followers love to listen and talk about what they learned from watching the series. Discussing dialogue is a favorite pastime, both at the conferences and online in writing loops.

FIREFLY, created by the Rod Serling of our generation, was a masterpiece of writing. Each of its thirteen episodes taught character development, dialogue and plotting techniques. Its motion picture sequel, SERENITY, not only touched on these subjects but added relationships, loyalties and loss to it's repertoire.

In this workshop, Ms. Jacoby will reveal the lessons of FIREFLY. By using class participation and examples from the episodes, she will translate with words what Mr. Whedon was teaching us on screen.

Joss Whedon has reviewed this workshop and has given his permission for it to be offered to The Romance Writers of America.

About the Instructor:

Jacqui Jacoby is an award winning writer, who has penned nonfiction articles for various RWA Chapter newsletters including The Kiss of Death, The Orange Blossom and The Heartbeat of Denver, as well as RWR Magazine. She has met with such notable
authors as Nora Roberts, Suzanne Brockmann and Debbie Macomber. She has done phone interviews with editors and agents and she has conducted e-mail interviews with Sandra Brown and Jayne Ann Krentz, just to name a few.

When asked how she got started in writing, Jacqui Jacoby looks a little confused. "Actual writing? You mean like pen to paper?" she wants to know. "Not until about 1989... April in fact. My son was eleven months old, my daughter about three. I'd been out of school for a year and a half and I was going a little batty. So, finally, I began to write down the stories that had been playing in my head."

These days, Jacqui spends five days a week at her computer, creating her stories and writing her articles. "The most fun, though, is the research," she says. " I've worked with rock bands and spoken to the CIA to get info for books."

A graduate of UCLA, Jacqui lives in the Arizona mountains with her husband
of twenty three years and their three semi grown children.

Enrollment Information http://www.occrwa.org/onlineclassJune10.html
COST: $20 for OCC members $30 for non-members

05/10/10 - 06/15/10 - Online Workshop: Another Time, Another Place with Terry Blain

May 10 – June 15, 2010

"Another Time, Another Place"
with Terry Blain

About the Class:
Historical romances should transport readers to another time and another place. This workshop will help you with the tools you need to transport your readers. Workshop will cover a discussion of all the elements that make a historical romance historical. Items covered include aspects of research, such as where to look for information, how accurate you should be and keeping records of your research. Also covered is how to integrate your information in to the framework of your story through the craft of writing. Topics covered will be settings and costume, attitudes and social mores, dialog, including using dialect or not and, of course- sex scenes.

About the Instructor:

Terry Irene Blain was lucky enough to grow up in a large Midwestern family with a rich oral tradition. As a child she heard stories of her ancestor's adventures with Indians, wild life and weather so naturally she gravitated to the study of history in college.
Her military service was as an electronic technician at Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego where she helped maintain the radio communication gear for both the Navy and the civilian Air Traffic Control Facility.
After the service, she used the GI bill to continue her education and received her Masters in History along with a second BA in European Studies which she used to teach US History and Western Civilization at the college level. Married to a sailor (now retired) for over thirty years, she's had the chance to live in various parts of the country and to travel to foreign places such as Hong Kong, Australia, England and Scotland.
Terry says: "My degrees in history and my teaching experience make me a natural to write historical romance. Writing historical romance gives me the opportunity to pass on stories of who we are and where we come from while exploring the relationship between men and women. What could be more fun than that?"

Enrollment Information http://www.occrwa.org/onlineclassMay10.html
COST: $20 for OCC members $30 for non-members

04/12/10 - 05/08/10 - Online Workshop: What Does Nora Roberts Know That You Don't with Carol Hughes

"What Does Nora Roberts Know That You Don't? --
Learn How to Unlock the Simple Secrets Behind Every Best Seller
and Blockbuster Film" with Carol Hughes

Learn about the 18 scenes that every story contains, no matter its length
or genre. Find out how to identify your character's mental gender and what
impact that has upon readers. Discover how your character's arc drives
your story and how your story drives your character's arc. Learn the four
throughlines of every story and how to weave them together.

Enrollment Information:
COST: $20 for OCC members $30 for non-members
http://www.occrwa.org/onlineclassApr10.html

03/15/10 - 04/10/10 - Online Workshop: The Regency Woman with Nancy Mayer

"The Regency Woman" with Nancy Mayer
March 15 – April 10, 2010

Enrollment Information at http://www.occrwa.org/onlineclassMarch10.html

COST: $20 for OCC members, $30 for non-members

ABOUT THE CLASS:
Ever wonder if Regency women really could get away with some of the things
you read about? Do you have a story where you ask yourself, "Can she do
that…?" Nancy Mayer has worked to answer many questions on women of the
Regency Era and in this workshop she will share what she has learned.
This workshop will focus on Regency woman and their roles, expectations,
rights, and power. Including common myths and mistakes writers make in their
stories. (Like can or how do woman obtain financial independence, and can
they maintain it in marriage.)

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Nancy Mayer has been researching the Regency for decades and trying to
write for more years than she likes to remember. She has given several
workshops on Regency subjects including one for the Beau Monde conference in Nanc.

See her webpage for examples of some of the subjects she has covered:
http://www.susannaives.com/nancyregencyresearcher/

03/20/10 - Workshop - Lexington, KY - Sex Between the Pages: Understanding and Writing Sexual Tension with Mary Buckham

http://www.kentuckyromancewriters.com/

2nd Annual Kentucky Romance Writers Spring into
Writing Workshop
on Saturday, March 20, 2010
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 PM

Sex Between the Pages: Understanding and Writing Sexual Tension
with Mary Buckham

COST: $25/MEMBERS; $30/NON-MEMBERS

HOST HOTEL: Hyatt Place, 2001 Bryant Road, Lexington, KY 40509 (For reservations call: 859-296-0091)

FRIDAY (DAYTIME) ACTIVITIES WITH MARY:

· Tour of Three Chimneys Farm home of Kentucky Derby winners Big Brown and Smarty Jones. 1:00 p.m. The tour will last about 45 minutes and there is a $10.00 charge per person payable at the farm.

FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER at Malone's (1920 Pleasant Ridge Drive, Lexington, KY) at 7:00-8:30 PM followed by an informal wine/cheese Q&A with Mary at the host hotel from 8:30-10:00 PM

SATURDAY NIGHT: Unwind at Harry's bar for drinks and dinner after the workshop on Saturday (part of Malone's restaurant which is walking distance from the hotel)

Register for the workshop
Either save this form to your computer or open it and print it. If you save it to your computer, you can complete it online and then e-mail the form to Kathy.Logan@insightbb.com

If you print the form, mail the printed copy to Kentucky Romance Writers, Inc., 260 Old Mt. Tabor, Heatherwood #30, Lexington, KY 40502.

For more information about Mary see her Break Into Fiction website.

Printable information sheet

03/01/10 - 03/28/10 - Online Workshop: Goal Hunters: Revealing The Real Story Stakes And Motives with Raquel Rodriguez

Savvy Authors Presents (SavvyAuthors.com)

Goal Hunters: Revealing The Real Story Stakes And Motives With Raquel Rodriguez

WHEN: Mar 1 - Mar 28

COST: $15 for Members and $25 for NON-Members

REGISTRATION: http://www.savvyauthors.com/workshops.cfm

BONUS: Every registration for a Savvy Authors workshop completed between now and April 10th earns an entry in our prize raffle for a chance to win one of over 40 fabulous prizes such as books on craft, software and free classes.

Is the REAL story point missing? Hook your reader by creating page-turning conflicts based in realism with a believable GMC, viable stakes, and a firm plot foundation. Deal with and overcome stalled situations by redefinition and redevelopment. Improve your characters' motives by adding stronger consequences of scene and chapter goals. Also learn to grab your reader's attention with opening and ending chapter lines so they will sink into the story as if they were experiencing it. Focus on and create edgier turning points and a dynamic Big Black Moment/story climax. This workshop will help fine-tune your story's fireworks, strengthen motives, firm your goal, up the stakes, and help build your story's hot passion with cold determination to ensure a Happily Ever After and readers that come back for more.

WHEN: Mar 1 - Mar 28

COST: $15 for Members and $25 for NON-Members

REGISTRATION: http://www.savvyauthors.com/workshops.cfm

WHO:

Growing up with ghosts, native Texan and author Raquel Rodriguez is used to things that go "bump" 24/7. With a passion for Science Fiction, anything paranormal, Space Opera, and romance, she blends these elements into passionate stories with twists of action and suspense. Raquel has studied, taught and lectured about Parapsychology for over 25 years and utilizes Astrology, Tarot and Vogler's 12 steps to plot her stories. Her personal motto is, "Never give up, never surrender!" from one of her favorite movies. When not writing (her cat usually supervises from her lap) she can be found at SciFi conventions, Renaissance Faires, teaching Belly Dance or experimenting with a new chocolate recipe. For more information, please visit http://www.raquelrodriguez.com/.

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03/01/10 - 03/31/10 - Online Workshop: No Matter How Busy You Are, You Can Find TIME TO WRITE with Kelly L. Stone

Mid-Willamette Valley RWA Presents:

Our March 2010 4-week online class:
No Matter How Busy You Are, You Can Find TIME TO WRITE!
Taught by Kelly L. Stone

Description: Each week will include 2-3 "lectures" by instructor
that stimulates a discussion among participants. Each lesson ends
with one formal exercise that participants will be asked to do and
report out on the following week. Each exercise builds on the last in
terms of helping participants incorporate writing time into their
lives. It is suggested but not required that participants have a copy
of TIME TO WRITE available when taking the course.

Week I: Finding Time to Write
Week 2: Seven Professional Writing Schedules
Week 3: Your Writing Action Plan
Week 4: Dealing with Distractions and Resistance to Writing

Cost is $20 for MWV RWA members and $25 for non-members.

See http://www.midwillamettevalleyrwa.com/online.classes.htm for details.

04/02/10 - 04/04/10 - Online Workshop - An Introduction to Writing Erotic Romance with Jan Springer

AN INTRODUCTION TO WRITING EROTIC ROMANCE
INSTRUCTOR: Jan Springer
DATES: April 2nd to 4th, 2010
COST: $8 – Members, $12- Non Members

http://www.oirw.net/campus/currentcourselist.htm

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 31, 2010

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Discussions will include: An introduction to the erotic romance genre
market; writing steamy sex scenes using a variety of techniques
which include bondage, adult toys, different sexual positions & places,
m/m/f, m/m, f/f, threesomes etc; using your five senses; hooking your reader
and sexual terminology. Writers will be introduced to explicit excerpts from
Jan's erotic-romance books. Some writing exercises will be included. Writer
can try exercises on their own or share with the class.

WARNING: This workshop is open to people 18 years and older only. Please be
aware of Coarse Language and Explicit Scenes. If you offend easily, this
workshop may not be for you.

Note from the Instructor: "As an erotic romance writer you must write a
solid plot along with a sizzling
romance as well as intense and in depth sex /love scenes. You must bring
your reader right into bed with your characters. Readers of erotic romances
want to be sexually aroused while reading a great romance. You will be
encouraged to use sexual terminology. Here's the rule of thumb - If you aren't
aroused when you write your love scenes then the reader won't be either."

PRESENTER BIO

Jan Springer has written more than twenty erotic romances for publishers
such as Ellora's Cave, Pocket Books, Total E Bound and more. She is a member
of RWA and Passionate Ink. Jan writes full time in Minden Hills, Ontario
Canada. Hobbies are kayaking, hiking, gardening, reading and writing. Her
website is http://www.janspringer.com

03/01/10 - 03/31/10 - Online Workshop - Breathe, Focus, Achieve with Stacia D. Kelly, PhD, MHt

March 2010 Workshop
Breathe, Focus, Achieve
Instructor: Stacia D. Kelly, PhD, MHt

When: March 1-31, 2010
Cost: $20 for HCRW and CRW Members, $25 for All Others

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Get over your writing self! Has your Creative Muse gone to sleep?
Sometimes,there are those of us who use all of life's interruptions as our
excuse. I can't write; I have to do laundry. I have to get the kids to
soccer practice; I don't have time to get that scene down on the page.
Eventually,only the faintest flare comes from our Muse. She's growing quiet,
tired of shouting and having you ignore her. WAKE HER UP! Or at least, get
her moving more in the right direction!

This workshop helps get your creativity flowing, moving and blossoming.
Workshop attendees receive a FREE copy of MUSE and the associated MP3 guided
relaxation sessions.

INSTRUCTOR BIO
Stacia D. Kelly, PhD, MHt takes a whole mind-body-spirit approach to health
and well-being and teaches her clients to do the same. She is the
Mind-Body-Fusion Specialist. Breathe. Focus. Achieve. Stacia is also the
founder of CatKlaw, Inc., a Creative Solutions Company, and Mind-Body-Spirit
Works, a Holistic Health Practice. Stacia's experience includes health and
wellness speaking; health and fitness coaching/mentoring; personal
training,stress management, relaxation therapies, sports performance
enhancement training, group yoga/fusion instruction, and nutrition. And, she
writes paranormal romance under the pseudonym "Sybir St. John" and can be
found lurking at www.sybir.com.

http://www.heartofcarolina.org/online-classes.html

*All payments for a workshop must be received by the registration deadline.
Late payments can be applied to a future HCRW workshop of your choosing. *
*Workshops require a minimum of 10 students.*
*Cancellations and Refunds:*

- *No registration fees will be refunded.*
- *If less than 10 students are registered by the registration deadline,
then *
- *The workshop will be cancelled and you will be notified by email. *
- *Your registration fee can be applied to a future HCRW workshop of
your choosing. *

04/11/10 - 04/24/10 - Online Workshop - How to Design and Teach an Online Workshop with Catherine Chant

OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL is pleased to announce our CAMPUS online
workshop/class for the month of April

HOW TO DESIGN AND TEACH AN ONLINE WORKSHOP

INSTRUCTOR: Catherine Chant
DATES: April 11th - 24th, 2010
COST: $10 - Members, $20 - Non Members
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 9th, 2010
FMI: http://www.oirw.net/campus/currentcourselist.htm

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This workshop begins with an overview of why you would want to create and
teach an online workshop, and covers these topics:

1. Developing a workshop topic
2. Identifying your audience
3. Designing a lesson plan
4. Interacting with your students
5. Designing exercises for your students
6. Your workshop proposal
7. Technical aspects of online teaching (e.g. Yahoogroups)

PRESENTER BIO
Catherine Chant is an award-winning writer from New England. She is a PRO
member of the Romance Writers of America (RWA), and a member of the Society
of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Her short fiction and
non-fiction work has appeared in RWA newsletters, CharacterS, SchoolArts,
MetroKids, Twilight Times, Apollos Lyre, Crochet World, GardenGuides.com and
Overstock.com. Her young adult time travel romance WISHING YOU WERE HERE was
a finalist in the 2008 Golden Heart® awards. She is currently working a new
young adult novel, writing how-to articles for Demand Studios, and offering
knitting/crochet advice and instruction at creativemindandhands.com ..

A graduate of Boston College, Catherine worked for fifteen years at her alma
mater as a computing & communications consultant. She now provides freelance
web editing and design services to other writers and clients such as BC's
Lynch School of Education. While working at BC, she designed and gave
several training courses on technology subjects. Since joining RWA in 2003,
she has served four years as the Workshops chairperson (or co-chair) for
FTHRW, an online chapter that offers 12 workshops a year to their 300+
members as well as non-member registrants. Catherine has also been giving
her own workshop, MSWord for Writers, to RWA chapters several times a year
since 2006. You can find out more about Catherine at her website:
http://www.catherinechant.com

CUTOFF DATE FOR REGISTRATION IS: APRIL 9th, 2010

CAMPUS workshops encompass the RESEARCH, CRAFT and BUSINESS aspects of
writing.
The workshops are conducted via email only, no real-time or live chats, on a
private list. Participants will be subbed to the list for the month of the
workshop then un-subbed when it's over. Each workshop includes lectures and
Q & A sessions. You don't have to be an RWA member to take these workshops;
they are open to everyone with email capability who wishes to participate.

ON RECEIPT OF YOUR PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION FORM YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN REGISTRATED FOR THE WORKSHOP. IF YOU DO NOT
RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL, YOU NEED TO CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE WORKSHOP
CO-ORDINATOR BEFORE THE WORKSHOP BEGINS.

CAMPUS REFUND POLICY--
No refunds will be given for withdrawing from a workshop. In the event a
workshop is canceled by the instructor CAMPUS offers the option of taking
another workshop or the return of payment check. In the event the class
member misses the cut-off date for a workshop, the payment check will be
returned or another workshop can be selected.

Check out the OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL website at http://www.oirw.net/, WHERE
you can find out more about becoming a member of OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL
ROMANCE WRITERS Chapter.

04/24/10 - Meriden, CT - Workshop - Connecticut Fiction Fest

Isn't it time to take your writing to the next level?

CTRWA would like to invite writers of all genres to attend Connecticut
Fiction Fest!

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Four Points Sheraton
Meriden, Connecticut


Pitch your novel to real editors and agents!

Sit down face-to-face to discuss your book with acquiring editors and agents
from prestigious literary agencies and publishing houses, including:

Suzie Townsend, FinePrint Literary Management

Victoria Horn, Liza Dawson Associates Literary Agency

Emily Beth Rappaport, Berkley Publishing Group

Jhanteigh Kupihea, New American Library (NAL)

(More to be announced - check the website for further details)



Fill your tool box with powerful skills!

Workshop and special speakers include:



Sandy Tritt - Inspiration for Writers

Alysse Aallyn - Fiction Pacing: Lift v. Drag

Jessica Andersen - Pitching and Synopsis Writing

Toni Andrews - Going Deep: Creating an Unbreakable Connection Between Your
Characters and Your Reader.

Emily Bryan - My Husband Married a Hooker

Roberta Bueland - Editing for Publication: What's it All About?

Sue Hanniford Crowley - The Author's Blog

Leigh Duncan - A Once and Future Author: The Road to Publication

Mel Hathorn - The Hero's Journey

Stacy Maxwell - Squelch the Inner Critic!

Kristan Higgins - How to Sell Your Book Fast



Get a check up from the Book Doctor!

The first twenty applicants will receive a free five-page manuscript
analysis from the editor who literally "wrote the book" about popular
fiction.

Leslie Wainger has almost thirty years' experience editing fiction in every
major genre. Many of the books she's worked on have become award-winning and
bestselling novels, appearing on the New York Times and USA Today
best-sellers lists. Leslie has received numerous editorial awards, including
the prestigious RWA Industry Award. She has numerous current contacts in
the agent and publishing communities and is currently editor-at-large for
Harlequin's single title division. Leslie's book, Writing a Romance Novel
for Dummies, has been one of the most popular references for writing strong,
marketable fiction in any genre since its publication in 2004.

Network with industry professionals!

There will be a cocktail reception after the workshops where you can mix and
mingle with other attendees. All attending published authors are invited to
participate in a book signing.



To Register

Go to http://www.ctrwa.org/
and click on the "Fiction Fest" Link

Fees: $95.00, $75.00 for CTRWA Members
Discount rate also extended to other RWA Connecticut chapters, senior
citizens, students & faculty, librarians and booksellers.

04/01/10 - Online Workshop: Let's Talk Dialogue with Stephen D. Rogers

Killer Instinct - April

Title: Let's Talk Dialogue

Instructor: Stephen D. Rogers

Class Description: Whether your protagonist is trading barbs with a love interest or with a serial killer, dialogue is often what your readers remember. Learn how to use dialogue to develop your characters, develop your storyline, and develop your fan base.
By taking this course, you'll learn how to:

• Understand what dialogue is and isn't
• Master the three types of dialogue
• Establish character, setting, and plot
• Braid communication and miscommunication
• Craft dialogue that sizzles
• Lie (not that you ever would)
• Talk the talk
• Say what needs to be said

Instructor Bio: Derringer winner Stephen D. Rogers is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Private Eye Writers of America, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society. He judged the Daphne du Maurier (published category) for four years and has written columns and articles for Dabbling Mum, Writer's Digest, and Writing World. Over five hundred of his stories and poems have appeared in more than two hundred publications, and still the police have yet to come knocking at his door. Except at work, where he's the police department computer tech.
stephenrogers.com

Click to Register.

04/01/10 - Online Workshop: Does Size Matter- Yes- Big City Cop - Small Town Cop with Phyllis Middleton and Kathy Bennett

Murder One - April

Title: Does Size Matter? Yes! Big City Cop - Small Town Cop

Instructor: Phyllis Middleton and Kathy Bennett

Class Description: If you're writing a cop or detective story one thing you have to consider is the size of the department where your character(s) work. While there are many aspects of police work that are fairly standard, there are some significant differences between the way large and small agencies operate. In creating your characters and their worlds, you need to have insight into some of the variations to assure your readers aren't throwing your book across the room for lack of credibility. The topics we'll investigate, and the differences they encompass are:

• Personnel
• Officer training
• Officer duties
• Female officer acceptance
• Inter-personal relationship policies
• Work schedules
• Equipment available
• Weaponry
• Crime scenes
• Working with other agencies
• Politics

And yes, we'll even cover some similarities

Instructor Bio: Kathy Bennett has been a Los Angeles Police Officer for nineteen years and is currently assigned as a Senior Lead Officer. She is responsible for crime and quality of life issues within approximately five square miles of the San Fernando Valley. Kathy's career with the LAPD began in 1973 as a civilian employee, but after becoming a sworn police officer, most of her career has been spent in a patrol car. She's also been a Firearms Instructor at the LAPD Police Academy, a crime analyst in the "War Room", a Field Training Officer, worked undercover in various assignments and is a certified DARE instructor. She's been named Officer of the Quarter twice, and Officer of the Year once.
Kathy has written two romantic suspense manuscripts and is currently working on her third book. Find out more about Kathy at: http://www.kathybennett.com/

While employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation at the age nineteen, Phyllis Middleton was trained in the Science of Fingerprints. This training included the classification, comparison and search methods used by FBI and known throughout the USA.
Once returning to her home in Colorado, she was a Deputy Sheriff for the Pueblo County Sheriff's Department and specialized in crime scene investigation and evidence processing. Certified in Pueblo District and County Courts, Phyllis testified in a number of cases as an expert in the field of fingerprints. While as the Sheriff's Department, she branched out in Patrol and Investigations; as well as being a member of the Search and Rescue Squad, State Disaster Team and becoming an Emergency Medical Technician and Certified Police Instructor.
Phyllis also worked as a Kentucky Police Officer and finally rounding out twenty years as a Senior Criminal/Civil Investigator with the Denver Coroner's Office her last six years of active service.

Since marrying and moving to Texas, Phyllis no longer works as an active law enforcement officer, although volunteers her time to her local police department. She writes mystery / suspense / action adventure with romantic elements.

Click and Register Here.

09/25/10 - Ottawa, Canada - Workshop: Story Mastery with Michael Hauge

ORWA brings Michael Hauge to Ottawa for Special 25th Anniversary Workshop on Storytelling

It's hard to believe that it's been 25 years since a group of ambitious writers got together to form the Ottawa Romance Writers' Association. Today, ORWA has grown to 50 members. In order to celebrate our Silver Anniversary, ORWA will be hosting one of the most sought after master instructors of storytelling, Michael Hauge, at the Cartier Place Suite Hotel (Brittany Salon) on September 25, 2010.

During this special, all-day seminar, Hollywood script and story consultant Michael Hauge, best-selling author of Writing Screenplays That Sell and Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds: The Guaranteed Way to Get Your Screenplay or Novel Read, will present STORY MASTERY his unique approach to creating compelling fiction, and to eliciting emotion in your readers. Using clips from recent blockbuster love stories and romantic comedies, along with hands on exercises, Michael will help you strengthen your story concepts, plot structure, love stories, character development and themes.

Topics covered will include:

• The primary goal of all stories
• The power of desire, need, longing and destiny
• The essential conflict all characters must face
• Turning plot structure from a complicated concept into a simple, powerful tool you can easily apply to every story
• The single key to creating character arc and theme
• Creating unique, believable and fulfilling love stories
• The unique rules of romantic comedy: fantasy, duality, deceit
• Adapting your novel to film

If you want to elevate your fiction writing to the highest possible level, this event is a must.

Please check back here for more information about reserving your spot.

http://www.ottawaromancewriters.com/events/whatsnew.html

03/01/10 - Online Workshop: Paranormal Forensics with Katherine Ramsland

KOD's Coffin Proudly presents March workshop:

Murder One - March
Title: Paranormal Forensics
Instructor: Katherine Ramsland

Class Description: In 1961, a cop attempted to fingerprint a ghost, and there's even been paranormal evidence in the courtroom. Many murder sites around the world yield ghostly tales, which makes the incidents themselves more chilling. Ghost hunters today believe that with the latest cutting-edge technology they can access the "other side" to shed light on both active and
unsolved cold cases, and among them is the belief that murder victims linger to see justice done.

It's CSI meets Ghost Hunters when Katherine Ramsland, author of Ghost: Investigating the Other Side and numerous books on forensics, combines these disciplines. Sometimes she reports others' investigations, but often she has explored a crime scene herself. In this class,
she'll offer factual background of several crimes and their investigations, as well as reveal the reports of paranormal events involved. During the course, she will analyze a murder incident with tools from both worlds.

Instructor Bio: Dr. Katherine Ramsland counts a master's in forensic psychology from the John Jay College of Forensic Science among her graduate degrees and currently chairs the Social Sciences Department at DeSales University , where she teaches forensic psychology and criminal justice. She has been writing about forensics for over a decade, including books with former
FBI profilers. Among her 37 books are Ghost, The Forensic Science of CSI, The Forensic Psychology of Criminal Minds, The Real World of a Forensic Scientist (with Henry C. Lee), A Voice for the Dead (about exhumations), and The Devil's Dozen: How Cutting Edge Forensics Took Down 12 Notorious Serial Killers. With a local coroner, she has documented cold cases where she lives that also have paranormal components.

Register Here:

http://www.rwamysterysuspense.org

03/01/10 - Online Workshop: The 4 C's: Building Characters and Plot with Sue Viders and Becky Martinez

KOD is proud to present:

Killer Instinct - March
Title: The 4 C's: Building Characters and Plot
Instructor: Sue Viders and Becky Martinez

Class Description: Building a truly great character can be a mystery, especially when the writer is trying to fit that character into today's action driven plot. Join us for an interactive workshop that can help with both.

As introduced in the book, Ten Steps to Creating Memorable Characters, the Four C's help to define a character's role in a book, even as it assists the writer in beginning to construct a fast-paced plot.

By discovering the character's path, both internally and externally, through the use of the four C's, a writer can begin to shape the protagonists as the plot unfolds.

The class includes lectures with exercises offered after each lecture.

Participants will receive critiques and advice from both Becky and Sue on their exercises. Other class members will also be invited to provide ideas and advice.

Instructor Bio: Sue and Becky have been teaching on-classes for many years, as a team and individually. They have presented at numerous conferences together and separately. Both have given sessions at the national Romance Writers of America Conference.

Sue Viders is the author of more than 20 books, numerous articles and columns for both artists and writers. Her writing book Heroes and Heroines, Sixteen Master Archetypes, is used in many college and university writing courses. Her book, 10 Steps to Creating Memorable Characters is gaining use as a practical workbook for writers who want to develop their characters. Her
latest product for writers is Deal a Story; an interactive card game consisting of 101 cards and six sections and is based on her Heroes and Heroines book.

Sue lives in Lone Tree, CO with her husband. Her five grown children and six grandkids live nearby.

Becky Martinez is an award-winning former broadcast journalist and published author. Her latest book, Deadly Messages will be published by The Wild Rose Press in February 2010. Her first published romance novel was an Aspen Gold finalist. She has had several short stories published, including "The Problem" in July 2008 by The Wild Rose Press and she contributed a short
story to The Trouble with Romance, an anthology that was a 2007 New Mexico Book Award finalist.

She was also one of the co-authors of Ten Steps to Creating Memorable Characters, a workbook for writers and with Sue has been working on a book on plotting.

She lives in Littleton, Co where she still freelances as a public relations consultant and teaches classes and workshops on marketing, public relations and broadcast journalism.

Register Here.

http://www.rwamysterysuspense.org

04/23/10 - 04/24/10 - Conference: Deerfield, IL - Chicago-North RWA

SPRING FLING WRITERS' CONFERENCE

April 23 - 24, 2010 Deerfield, IL Welcome to the Chicago-North Romance Writers of America® Spring Fling 2010 conference website! We have a lot of exciting things planned and hope you will check back often. http://www.chicagospringfling.com/

03/01/10 - 5/31/10 - Online Workshop: Crafting Creative Habits with Mary O'Gara

WritersOnlineClasses.com is proud to present a unique 3-month online class beginning March 1: Crafting Creative Habits with Dr. Mary O'Gara, Ph.D.:
Instructor: Mary O'Gara, Ph.D.

CLASS: Crafting Creative Habits

3-month class $60 Begins March 1, 2010
Registration ends February 28, 2010
Late registrations accepted through March 15, with instructor's permission.

Class Description: Crafting Creative Habits is a life-changing, three-month online class beginning March 1st, with weekly lessons that support you as you build the habits that sustain long-term creative success. Workshop topics range from how to get yourself to work every day to supporting your most cohesive and vital creations to learning from and moving past the inevitable creative failures and anxieties that plague even the most talented writers and artists.

Celebrated and acclaimed artists and writers make as many mistakes as the rest of us, start work with flawed beginnings like the rest of us, and occasionally fail. What they have, in addition to talent, is habits of creative work that put them back to work after a failure, after a disappointment, or on a day when they'd rather stay in bed.

No one writes about The Creative Habit better than Twyla Tharp, who developed and sustained habits of creative work through a long and honored career as a dancer and choreographer. In her book, Tharp mingles her own practices with those of friends and colleagues from the worlds of writing, music, and visual art to provide a rich buffet of ideas and exercises for all of us.

During the three-month workshop, we'll take one of Tharp's ideas each week, working with Tharp's text, her exercises and supplemental material provided by the instructor.

Mary's workshop, based on Tharp's book, is designed to help writers and artists find and develop their own creative muscles in small increments. The intention is to change lives and increase both the joy and productivity of creative work. The methods are gentle, funny, entertaining, thought-provoking and developed by masters of creative work

Julia Cameron's work nurtures and strengthens the inner artist. Tharp shows us how to put that inner artist to work and keep it working, playfully and consistently.

Required text: The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp

Instructor Bio: Mary O'Gara, Ph.D. is a creativity coach and an award-winning poet and short story writer. Mary began studying human creativity in college and brings a lifetime of experience with creative and body/mind work. Mary has both a Ph.D. and a D.D. and is certified as a journal instructor, a neuro-linguistic programming practitioner, an astrologer, and a professional tarot reader. Mary has been teaching online workshops, primarily on psychic and creative topics, for more than 15 years.

For more information or to register, go to
www.WritersOnlineClasses.com
OR email info@WritersOnlineClasses.com

WritersOnlineClasses.com Refund Policy: Cash Refunds only when requested within 30 days of initial payment. After 30 days, refund will be credit toward a future class.

Instructor: Mary O'Gara, Ph.D.
CLASS: Crafting Creative Habits
3-month class $60 Begins March 1, 2010
Registration ends February 28, 2010
Late registrations accepted through March 15, with instructor's permission.
Please make checks* payable to: Mary O'Gara -and mail to-
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Albuquerque, NM 87176
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03/07/10 - 03/13/10 - Online Workshop: How, When and Why to Change Point Of View Mid-Scene with Laurie Saunders

Savvy Authors Presents (SavvyAuthors.com)

How, When and Why to Change Point Of View Mid-Scene Presented by Laurie Saunders.

BONUS: Every registration for a Savvy Authors workshop completed between now and April 10th earns an entry in our prize raffle for a chance to win one of over 40 fabulous prizes such as books on craft, software and free classes.

WHEN: Mar 7 - Mar 13

COST: FREE for ALL Members and $5 for NON-Members

REGISTRATION: http://www.savvyauthors..com/event.cfm?EventID=121

http://www.savvyauthors.com/workshops.cfm

If you write romance and you've been writing it for very long you've heard the advice. Don't head-hop! Don't change viewpoint anywhere but at scene and chapter breaks!

Join Black Velvet Seductions founder and Editor-in-Chief Laurie Sanders for an exploration of why the advice to maintain a single viewpoint through an entire chapter or an entire scene is flawed. Explore the many situations when changing viewpoint mid-scene is exactly what you need to do.

Learn Laurie's method for changing viewpoint smoothly, efficiently, and without confusing or jarring your reader.

Topics will include:

Establishing point of view (a brief overview of point of view what it is – how to use it to your advantage)

Why the advice you've heard is flawed

Some very good reasons to change point of view – even mid-scene

The difference between head-hopping and a pre-meditated, purposeful viewpoint shift

Laurie's technique for accomplishing a smooth viewpoint shift

Questions and answers

Examples & Test – Headhopping or viewpoint shift?

WHEN: Mar 7 - Mar 13

COST: FREE for ALL Members! and $5 for NON-Members

REGISTRATION: http://www.savvyauthors.com/event.cfm?EventID=121

http://www.savvyauthors.com/workshops.cfm

WHO: Laurie Sanders is the Founder, CEO, and Editor at Black Velvet Seductions. She writes and lectures frequently on topics related to writing romance and erotica. In her "spare" time she writes as Alyssa Aaron. Her book His Perfect Submissive was a 2008 bestseller at All Romance Ebooks. It also attained the #1 position at Fictionwise for erotica.. His Perfect Submissive is available at Black Velvet Seductions, Amazon, Fictionwise, and AllRomanceEbooks.com

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02/28/10 - 03/06/10 - Online Workshop: Writing from the Male POV with Sascha Illyvich

Savvy Authors Presents (SavvyAuthors.com)

Writing from the Male POV

Feb 28 - Mar 6

$10 for Members and $15 for NON-Members

REGISTRATION: http://www.savvyauthors.com/members/admin/event.cfm?EventID=122

Every registration for a Savvy Authors workshop completed between now and April 10th earns an entry in our prize raffle for a chance to win one of over 40 fabulous prizes such as books on craft, software and free classes.

Presented By Sascha Illyvich. In this workshop, learn the ins and outs of character creation from a side of romance we rarely hear from, the male romance reader/writer! Kinky Erotic Romance author Sascha Illyvich shares with us tips on how to create more memorable heroes, avoid some common pitfalls and have more fun with our writing!

What you'll learn from this class

•              Male Archetypes and how they affect our characters
•              How (il)logical men think and why they act the way they do

•              How to take any male character from any movie/story and modify him to fit your story
•              How to get your man to express his true "self"
•              What men REALLY care about and how to work with that for your characters*
•              A man's self view*
•              The GAY MALE Viewpoint*
•              The Male Cycle of Emotions and how it compares to the female cycle of emotions
•              A man's journey in life
•              What men really think

A few extras

Using character creations sheets (don't groan!) that have all the relevant information

you'll need, you'll be able to craft male characters that are just as deep as your 

female characters.  Getting inside the heads of your male characters is the most 

important aspect of "how to write" them.  

Cross gender writing can make or break an author's career if they cannot portray 

the opposite gender clearly and accurately.  With the growing popularity of M/M 

romances, it's becoming increasingly important for males to be portrayed in the 

proper light!  We'll cover all that here and a lot more over the next week.
  

Feb 28 - Mar 6

$10 for Members and $15 for NON-Members

REGISTRATION: http://www.savvyauthors.com/members/admin/event.cfm?EventID=122

WHO: Sascha started writing ten years ago, releasing poetry and an occasional short erotica story before focusing on kinky erotic romance in various subgenres. His books have been listed under the Road to Romance's Recommended read list, as well nominated for the CAPA.

He is also the host of the Unnamed Romance Show on Radio Dentata and continue 

to write for Renaissance E-books, and Total E-bound.  Readers can find his work, 

plus free reads at http://www.saschaillyvich.com/

He's also part of the WriteSex Panel, a blog group that's defining erotica 

for writers in any genre! Find us at http://www.writesex..net/

03/07/10 - 03/14/10 - Online Workshop: Writing Erotic Love Scenes with Tambra Kendall

Savvy Authors Presents (SavvyAuthors.com)

Writing Erotic Love Scenes Presented by Tambra Kendall

BONUS: Every registration for a Savvy Authors workshop completed between now and April 10th earns an entry in our prize raffle for a chance to win one of over 40 fabulous prizes such as books on craft, software and free classes.

WHEN: Mar 7 - Mar 14

COST: FREE for ALL Members and $5 for NON-Members

REGISTRATION: http://www.savvyauthors.com/event.cfm?EventID=165

Let erotic romance author, Tambra Kendall help you write love scenes that sizzle. Tambra will share her techniques for making the reader run for a glass of water to cool down. If you'd like to spice up your love scenes, then this is the course for you. In addition, she'll critique an 8 paragraph scene.

WHO: Tambra Kendall knew from the time she was 12 years old she wanted to write romance. All those summers spent at the public library reading historical romance provided her love of the genre. In 1994, she joined Romance Writers of America. She is published with Red Rose Publishing, Whiskey Creek Press Torrid and Aspen Mountain Press. Ms. Kendall writes sweet to highly sensual and erotic paranormal romance.

Ms. Kendall teaches online creative writing classes for various RWA chapters. She is a CTM, a Competent Toastmaster, and speaks to local writing organizations on the craft of writing. Please check her website for a schedule of upcoming classes and new titles.

WHEN: Mar 7 - Mar 14

COST: FREE for ALL Members and $5 for NON-Members

REGISTRATION: http://www.savvyauthors.com/event.cfm?EventID=165

03/07/10 - 03/14/10 - Online Workshop: Foreshadowing with June Diehl

Savvy Authors Presents (SavvyAuthors.com)

Foreshadowing Presented by June Diehl

BONUS: Every registration for a Savvy Authors workshop completed between now and April 10th earns an entry in our prize raffle for a chance to win one of over 40 fabulous prizes such as books on craft, software and free classes.WHEN: Mar 7 - Mar 14

COST: FREE for ALL Members and $5 for NON-Members

REGISTRATION: http://www.savvyauthors.com/event.cfm?EventID=125

This workshop explores the purpose of this technique and how to effectively use it in fiction. We will look at when and how the technique might be used and when not to use it. Examples from published novels will be used as well as the workshop participants' writing.

WHO: P. June Diehl is the Editorial Director and Senior Editor for Virtual Tales, the Senior SF Editor for ePress-Online, and also coaches authors. Author of THE MAGIC & THE MUNDANE: A Guide for the Writer's Journey, she teaches/mentors writing classes online at Writer's Village University and for Pearls of Writing as well as having conducted workshops on various elements of fiction writing and on the business aspects of writing and publishing. She is enrolled in UCLA's Writing Program, focusing on long and short fiction. Ms. Diehl has published poetry, short stories, and articles online and in print. She's finalizing a novel and working on four others. The author lives in Virginia with three cats and a dog.

WHEN: Mar 7 - Mar 14

COST: FREE for ALL Members and $5 for NON-Members

REGISTRATION: http://www.savvyauthors.com/event.cfm?EventID=125

03/01/10 - 03/26/10 - Online Workshop: A Noble's Life in Medieval Times with Eliza Knight

Check out this Colorado Romance Writers, Inc. Online Workshop Series class
for MARCH 2010!

Workshop: A Noble's Life in Medieval Times
Speaker: Eliza Knight
Date: March 1 - 26, 2010

DESCRIPTION: Life in medieval times was so much different than the way we live today. When readers sit down with their favorite medieval historical romance, they are taken away to another time and place. For most readers, this is where they learn about medieval times, and it is the duty of the author to be as authentic as possible. That being said, you don't want your book to be a history lecture either, but to just flavor it enough.

This workshop will teach you how people, particularly nobles, lived in medieval times, in order for you to be truer to the era you write about.

This is an open discussion workshop, questions and comments are welcome and encouraged. Lessons are accompanied by pictures, videos when possible, links and articles.

BIO: Eliza Knight is the author of multiple steamy Regency and erotic Highlander time travel romance novellas published by The Wild Rose Press. She is a freelance copy editor, Newsletter Editor for Hearts Through History Romance Writers, and President of the Celtic Hearts Romance Writers signature chapter of the RWA. She also volunteers her time as moderator of a critique group and contest coordinator. Eliza is the author of the award-winning blog, History Undressed and has published numerous articles in various newsletters. She presents workshops on history, researching techniques and writing craft, to writing groups online. For more information
on Eliza, please visit her website at, http://www.elizaknight.com or http://www.historyundressed.blogspot.com

Fee: $20 CRW Members; $25 Non-CRW Members. FMI about the workshops or
speakers, or to register: http://www.coloradoromancewriters.org
or email Online Workshop Series
Coordinator, Karen Docter, at coloromancewritersonlineclasses@yahoo.com. To
subscribe to Online Workshop Series mailing list,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CRWOnlineclasses. A minimum of 5 students registered two days prior to class start is required for workshop to remain viable. No refunds after 24 hours prior to class start.

03/15/10 - 04/04/10 - PRO-Class on Social Media!!

Using Social Media to Network with Readers, Authors, and Industry Professionals

The March 2010 PRO-Class is approaching! Join us March 15–April 4, 2010, for Using Social Media to Network with Readers, Authors, and Industry Professionals!

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This class will provide PRO members with information about creating an online presence that can bring you into direct contact with many editors, agents, booksellers, potential readers, book reviewers, and successful authors. These connections can help launch a PRO's career to the next step.

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The class will cover how-to's of many of the social media available, including input from successful authors with their viewpoints on and advice for using the various media as networking and promotional tools. Lectures will address the benefits of using social networking, tips to manage social networking effectively, and how to balance social networking with your writing time.

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During weeks one and two of the bootcamp, we'll describe each form of social media, its overall purpose, and how to apply that to your career, whether you're seeking publication of your first completed manuscript, hoping to expand your network of professional contacts, or building a readership for published works.

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Each topic is allotted two days, time for PRO members who do not have accounts to set them up, explore the social media, and ask relevant questions about its usage. Interspersed with the lectures, we'll include input by published authors with their views on the value and use of each social networking tool. (Note: These authors won't be on the loop. This format allows us to provide different perspectives and examples without crowding or overwhelming the class.)

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Week 1: Social Networking Media Introductions:

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Monday: Twitter

Wednesday: Facebook and Myspace

Friday: Yahoogroups and Forums

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Week 2: Social Networking Media Introductions (cont.):

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Monday: Goodreads/Shelfari/ Library Thing

Wednesday: Miscellaneous alternatives (brief mentions)

Friday: Final questions/wrap-up

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Week 3: Kristen Painter will address benefits of Social Networking for both unpublished and published authors and tips for use, and how to keep it from taking over your life. This will be mostly Q&A format.

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So mark your calendars! If you're not currently subscribed to PRO-Class, and are PRO-Approved by RWA (not PAN or PAN-Eligible), send an email to PRO-Class-subscribe @yahoogroups. com with your name and email address on file with RWA and your RWA#. If you'd like to be subscribed to the loop with a different email address, please add that, too.