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Finding Your Focus

By Rhonda Leah ⋅ October 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The best place for focus is internal. I’ve been on a journey of writing self discovery this year, and I’d love you to join me a journey to find your writing focus. I started with something simple: Set a goal. Make a commitment. Decide what you are working on and focus on your project.
I thought [...]

Forget all the “stuff”

By Rhonda Leah ⋅ June 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Several years ago, while reading a book I didn’t enjoy I decided would try my hand at writing. Writing was something I had loved as a teen, but got off course and perused other career options. I wanted to write a book I would enjoy reading, where the story unfolds slowly and of course has [...]

May 2010 Conflict Makes the Story

By Cheryl St.John ⋅ April 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

CONFLICT MAKES THE STORY
DATES: MAY 1 – 31
INSTRUCTOR: CHERYL ST.JOHN
COST: $25.
REGISTRATION VIA PAYPAL: cheryl-stjohn-workshop.blogspot.com/
REGISTRATION OPEN NOW
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
No matter what writing topic Cheryl addresses, she hangs the most importance on characters. Conflict is drawn from characters. It’s based on their goals, their backstory and their motivation. It is opposing forces that come from within [...]

Why I Self-Publish (and Still Submit to Publishers)

By Leigh Ellwood ⋅ April 8, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

When I launched my side self-publishing project, DLP Books last fall, I hadn’t expected to such a positive reaction so quickly. While the royalties earned from the formerly out of print titles and original shorts offered through the site don’t equal what I make through my current publishers, I’m confident of the fact that I [...]

April – Bringing a Setting to Life

By Cheryl St.John ⋅ March 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Bringing a Setting to Life with Cheryl St.John
2010 April Workshop
Dunes & Dreams RWA Chapter 215 (from Eastern Long Island) present their April 2010 Online Workshop.
www.dunesanddreams.org/writing-workshops
Cost: $10 D&D members, $25 all others. Payable in US funds only.
April 5 through April 30:
Bringing a Setting to Life with Cheryl St.John
Have you ever read a book that made you [...]

Feb 22:Writing A Series With Multiple Main Characters by Linda Wisdom

By Jax Bubbis ⋅ February 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

From Monday, February 22 2010
To Sunday, March 21 2010
Sometimes you want to write a series but you don’t want to use the same heroine and hero for each book. And no reason why you should.
Linda Wisdom created a series with a different witch in each book, but she’s also kept the series connected just enough [...]

Feb 22: Writing a Book Marketing Plan by Paula Margulies

By Jax Bubbis ⋅ February 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

From Monday, February 22 2010
To Friday, March 19 2010
Writing a Book Marketing Plan – How to Create an Effective Plan for Distributors and Book Sellers
Many self published and small press authors are learning that they must have a marketing plan in order to get their books accepted for distribution by wholesalers and book sellers. The [...]

Regret is a shadow in youth…

By Ally ⋅ January 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Regret is a shadow in youth but an old friend in age.

Workshop: Personality Plus – Making Your Characters Real

By RWAOnline Chapter ⋅ December 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

PERSONALITY PLUS: MAKING YOUR CHARACTERS REAL
Instructors: Sue Viders and Becky Martinez
Dates: Jan 10th 2010 – Feb 6th 2010
Registration Opens: December 27th, 2009
Registration Deadline: January 9th, 2010
Fee: $15 Non-Chapter members. RWAOL Chapter #136 members; free.
Payment method: PAYPAL is recommended! It’s safe and fast! Check and money orders also accepted.
FMI & Registration: www.rwaonlinechapter.org/campus.htm
Email: workshops AT [...]

Creating Your Space Military: Using What We Have to Invent What You Need

By Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA ⋅ December 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Instructors: Linnea Sinclair and Michael L. Helfstein
January 4, 2010 through January 31, 2010
$10 for FFnP members and $25 for non-members
www.romance-ffp.com/event.cfm?EventID=91
At ease, writers! Let RITA(R) award winning science fiction romance author (and retired private detective) Linnea Sinclair and USNR (Ret.) Michael Helfstein show you how to mix real military facts with paranormal, science fiction, and [...]

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