Writing Prompt: the future you

Close your eyes and imagine yourself in five years. Now write a page telling us what you’re doing.

Christie Kraemer, Editor at Wings-ePress

CU: Tell us about Wings-ePress. What do you publish?
WEP: We publish all genre of Romantic Fiction as well as General Fiction that includes adventure, fantasy, futuristic, historical, horror, mainstream, mystery/cozy, paranormal, suspense, thriller, and young adult.

CU: How many authors write for Wings-ePress?
WEP: At the present, there are approximately 150 authors contracted [...]

Interview with eXtasy Books Executive Editor Stefani Kelsey

Interviewed by Cindy Appel aka Celine Chatillon
CataU: First of all, please tell us about yourself. How did you become an editor for your publisher?
My mother made me. Actually, Liz Burton at Zumaya, who is my mother, recruited me. Extasy was born during that time period as the erotic imprint. I was asked to go help [...]

Feb: Workshop Title: 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 [...]

Feb: Workshop Title: 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 title: 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 [...]

Feb: Workshop title: 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 [...]

Free Workshop 1/10/09: Online Event Preparation

I’m giving a free workshop at the Words in Motion conference tomorrow. This is an online conference sponsored by Cobblestone Press.
I’m giving away 5 standard banner ad slots and 5 cover ad slots. Free advertising folks. Show up. Say hi. Ask questions. Take part in the workshop.
Title: Your Underwear is Showing: How to Prepare for [...]

January: Words in Motion conference (free)

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Cobblestone Press is hosting the 2009 annual Words in Motion Conference Jan 9-11 (Fri, Sat, and Sun) at in the Community Forums at www.cobblestone-mainstreet.com
Attendance and participation is free.
Theme: Sci-Fi, fantasy, and urban fantasy romance
Presentation Schedule includes:
January 9th, Friday
• Character Development for Urban Fantasy by Yolanda Sfetsos
• Creating 3 Dimensional Characters for Paranormal Worlds [...]

CataU talks with Lupe M. Gonzalez

How long did it take for you to get published and what was the journey like?
LMG: I started actively seeking publication in 2001. A bit daunted at first, I kept on writing and submitting. Of course, when you submit, you get responses. Most of the responses I received were rejections. And those hurt me so [...]