‘RWA-WF Blog’ Archives
So you want to start a group blog?
Good morning, fellow writers! I am thrilled to be here today to talk about Romance University (www.RomanceUniversity.org). For those unfamiliar with this group blog, our tagline is “Empower Writers. Entertain Readers. Understand Men.” That’s a tall order and not a venture Kelsey Browning, Tracey Devlyn and I undertook lightly. We [...]
Writers’ Corner: Weekly Update of Conferences, Workshops and Contests
RWA Contests The deadline for the Colorado Romance Writers' 2010 Award of Excellence Contest is fast approaching! Don't miss this opportunity to get your work in front of our judges, many of whom are new readers. Get your name out there! Books published in 2009 are eligible. The fee is $20.00 per entry. The entry deadline is January 8, 2010. [...]
Writers’ Corner: Round up of the latest contests and workshops
The DFW Writers Conference 2010. Come join us for two full days of writing classes! Learn from the best on style, social media marketing, character creation, publishing, agent pitching, and much, much more. We have TEN world-class agents to provide one-on-one pitch sessions. Take your writing to the next level, learn from the best, network with [...]
Women’s fiction weekend forum
Our Wise Woman, Barbara Samuel, suggested that we take our weekend forum conversations onto the loop. So we're going to try that this week. You'll all get an email from me tomorrow morning with this weekend's topic. And remember, if any of you have an idea you'd like to become part of the weekend forum, just send me an email at [...]
Does a happy AND productive holiday season sound impossible?
I hope this blog helps you have a happy (and productive) holiday season. We all know that the holidays (any kind of holidays) can put us off our game, our writing game, that is. So I’ve developed a few hints to keep you in the swing of it. ONE: The number one thing – whether you’re published or soon-to-be-published – you have to [...]
Writers’ Corner: Round up of the latest contests and workshops
RWA Chapter Contests Now that you've polished your Golden Heart entry.... Send your first 25 pages plus a form query letter and receive three sets of comments. Membership in RWA is NOT a requirement. The rules and entry form can be found at www.ntrwa.org on the Great Expectations Contest page. Interested in judging? We still need first round [...]
’Tis the Season for Giving, er… Conflict
Conflict on the page is so very different from conflict in real life. We need believable conflict between what our characters want and what they must do to achieve it. Yet, I struggle to throw the obstacles, the challenges, the crises at my characters. Mind you, I know why – I don’t like conflict in real life. Sure, I understand its important [...]
Women’s Fiction Weekend Forum
I've been thinking this week about the connections and the differences between books and movies and particularly in relation to women's fiction. I realize that there aren't a million movies about women that aren't romances but there are some. Which movies do you love? Which movies might inspire you in your writing? Tell us about them and why [...]
Does life imitate art?
Does life imitate art or does art imitate life? How about a little of both? I’ve come to believe that just like any character in a novel in Act 1 of the 3 Act Structure, people are called to action to show what they’re made of. And for writers I sometimes think that’s the real purpose of writing – to show what we’re made of more than [...]
Craft – 3-D Action Scenes – Teresa Bodwell
Writing a novel is like a juggling act and not the easy kind with squishy-soft balls—no. Authors are trying to keep a broad sword, piccolo, chain saw and feather in the air all at the same time. When the action kicks up all those objects can come crashing down turning what should be one of the most exciting scenes in the book into a [...]
