Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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.

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Sunday, February 21, 2010

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

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