Hudson Valley RWA Autumn in New York Mini-Event Saturday, November 10, 2010 Please join us at our November meeting, when our very special guest will be Wild Rose Press Editor TRISH OWENS. Trish will discuss The Wild Rose Press and its various lines, the pros of e-publishing, and what to expect when you publish. In [...]
Publish or perish, the anthem of academia is also the bane of our existence. Today, I want to play with the juxtaposition of words. Doubt and worry for instance, or if you prefer … worry and doubt. I do these two very well and can extemporaneously drop a few hundred words defining my particular flavors [...]
ONLINE WORKSHOPS: SPONSOR: Carolina Romance Writers TITLE: Tax Issues and Reporting for Writers DATES: January 3rd- January 28th 2011 INSTRUCTOR: Diane Kelly, CPA & Tax attorney DESCRIPTION: This workshop will cover federal income tax reporting and tax issues for both the beginning and experienced writer. DEADLINE: December 25, 2010 FMI: www.carolinaromancewriters.com SPONSOR: Yosemite Romance Writers [...]
When I learned that the first RWA-WF critique training would take place during my son’s season-ending baseball tournament in Orlando, Florida, I considered waiting until the next one came along to participate. However, as the emails to join the training kept arriving in my inbox, I decided to carve out some “me” time during our [...]
Conferences, Contests, On-line Classes and Workshops Conferences 2010 Heart of the West Writers presents Out, Out Damned Plot, A Conference in Five Acts Oct. 8-9, 2010 at The Grand Summit at The Canyons, Park City, Utah. Conference fee is $169 for URWA members and $185 for all others (includes $10 late fee as it is now after Sept. [...]
“The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.” –Ursula K. LeGuin I write alone. I sit at a very messy, old wooden desk that I inherited from a surveying concern in Perth, Ontario, and I write. [...]
RWA Chapter Contests Missouri Romance Writers’ Gateway to the Best contest closes at midnight on September 10. Categories and judges: Single Title – Katherine Pelz, Berkley; Romantic Suspense – Margo Lipshultz, HQN; Contemporary Series – Laura Barth, Harlequin; Paranormal – LaToya Smith, Grand Central; Historical – Esi Sogah, Avon; YA – Kathy Dawson, Dial Books/Penguin. [...]
WORKSHOPS CAMEO Chapter 123 of RWA is proud to present Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Grammar & Style But Didn’t Think Really Mattered. Cost for the Online class is $15.00 for CAMEO members. For RWA members the cost is $25.00. For non-RWA members the cost is $35.00. Payments may be sent via Paypal [...]
WRITERS’ CORNER AUGUST 25, 2010 ONLINE CLASSES CHAPTER SPONSOR: Celtic Hearts TITLE: Scottish Highlands 1500 – 1760 DATES: 09/14 – 10/26/2010 INSTRUCTOR: Sharron Gunn W/A Sheila Currie DESCRIPTION: This course will go into depth about life in the Highlands. You will learn who lived in a castle and in a village and who earned a [...]
Every writer dreams of getting The Call. I can’t think of a single writing friend immune to this phenomenon. When it happens, it IS great. But what comes next? This is the one question I never thought to ask. After I received The Call on April 21, I expected to be bombarded by emails and [...]