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Competitions Grace R. Greene is a Finalist in Southern Magic's Linda Howard Award of Excellence contest in the Inspirational category with Beach [Read More]
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Upcoming Workshops Over the next year, WF will attempt to host six workshops. The [...]
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The fight between Amazon and Macmillan has been big news this week, with Amazon removing the Buy links for Macmillan books in a dispute over pricing. I read last night on Twitter that the "Buy" links were up, so all is well now. But a lot of people were angry at Amazon, [Read More]
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RWA-WF Blog
Second Chances
Last night when I went to sleep, I had been pondering what I wanted to tell you. Something inspirational. I did not feel very inspiring. For the past two years, since I had finished my fortieth book, I had tried to write a new novel and not gotten very far. Burnout is the popular term. I had been writing consistently since the mid-1980s, when, [...]
Writers’ Corner: Weekly Update of Conferences, Workshops and Contest
RWA Workshops Calling for Online Workshop Presenters by a special interest Chapter of the Romance Writers of America, Outreach International Romance Writers (OIRW). This chapter is seeking proposals from interested workshop presenters for their 2010 and 2011 Educational Programs. The chapter is interested in fresh and interactive online classes [...]
Writers’Corner: Weekly Update of Coferences, Workshops and Contest
RWA Contests 2010 Adward Of Excellece Contest is fast appraoching! The Colorado RWA deadline for this contest is January 8, 2010. Get your name out there! A great way to get your work in front of readers. All 2009 published books are eligible and the fee is $20.00 per entry. Visit http://coloradoromancewriters.org/aoe.html for more [...]
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WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU’RE STUCK ON PLOTTING?
After I volunteered to write on the subject of plotting, I wondered whatever made me think I could write anything useful about the subject. Then I took a few deep breaths and realized that I’d finished eight novel manuscripts, published two, and taught Fundamentals of Fiction for Writers Digest Online Workshops for nine years. Okay, you’d [...]