Novel Writing Made Easy

What Makes People Want to Read a Book? By Thomas Kaye

Have you ever wondered how people choose books? We have come to a time where readers are exposed to thousand new book releases each year not counting the books, which are released through electronic publishing. With more than 175,000 titles published every year, the competition for the readers’ attention is fierce.
The interest that readers will [...]

A Look at Romance Writers of America By Francis K Githinji

Romance writers of America have not just done the country proud but, they have impacted the world. Their creative sense never ceases to amaze and, the romance genre is one that has plenty of fans. Romance writers of America are some of the greatest in the world. A good story of love needs to make [...]

Writers on Writing

YRW Online Workshop: Online Critique Group

**Permission to forward granted and encouraged**
Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for
February.
Workshop Title: Online Critique Group
Instructor: Martha Engber
Date: 2/2 – 2/27/09
The goal of this four-week online critique group is to give
participants feedback on six main components of their writing projects
in order to help them develop the confidence to continue the
development/rewriting process [...]

YRW Online Workshop: Happy Hookers! Engaging the Reader from Start to Finish

**Permission to forward granted and encouraged**
Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for
February.
Workshop title: Happy Hookers! Engaging the Reader from Start to Finish
Date: 2/2 – 2/27/09
Slow starts and sleepy endings to scenes and chapters can ruin a
manuscript’s chance of being published. Conversely, solid hooks can
make the sale – as workshop instructor Terry [...]

YRW Online Workshop: PR Is NOT a Four-Letter Word

**Permission to forward granted and encouraged**
Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for
February.
Workshop title: PR Is NOT a Four-Letter Word
Date: 2/2 – 2/27/09
Self-promotion. Say the word aloud in a room full of authors and watch
a fingernails-on-the-blackboard shudder run through the crowd.
Promotion can be a scary drain on time and finances. But there [...]

YRW Online Workshop: The X-tremely Productive Writer

**Permission to forward granted and encouraged**
Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for
February.
Workshop Title: The X-tremely Productive Writer
Instructor: Kara Lennox
Date: 2/2 – 2/27/09
What writer doesn’t dream of producing three, four, or five books a
year? It’s more achievable than you think. Writing is like using a
muscle; if you increase your outcome a little [...]

Feb Workshop: Online Marketing Tips and Tricks

****PERMISSION TO FORWARD GRANTED AND ENCOURAGED****
FEBRUARY 2009
ONLINE MARKETING TIPS & TRICKS
INSTRUCTOR: Mandy Roth and Michelle Pillow
COST: $15 for NEORWA members/$20 for nonmembers. Registration information can be found at www.neorwa.com or contact Kristine Thompson at thompos@ameritech.net.
WHEN: Feb 2 to Feb 13 (6 lessons posted over two weeks)
WORKSHOP:
Marketing on a Budget is a very real possibility [...]

CataU sits down with Michelle Young for an interview

MAY: Hi Ally, thanks for inviting me to be your guest.
How long did it take for you to get published and what was the journey like?
MAY: I began writing in 2000 for my own entertainment, and discovered I loved it. I finished the first book, which wasn’t very good and then started taken classes and [...]