Jan 4, 2025 – Roundtable
Jan. 4, 2025 — Roundtable Come join your fellow writers for a free-ranging discussion!
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Dec 14, 2024 –
Jeanette Smith on How to Edit Sticky Sentences Why do readers adore certain sentences and trip over others? It could have to do with those tricky sentences being full of glue words. In this presentation, you’ll discover what glue words are, how they make sentences “sticky,” and why unsticking them can do wonders for multiple … Read more
Dec. 14, 2024 — Jeanette Smith on How to Edit Sticky Sentences Why do readers adore certain sentences and trip over others? It could have to do with those tricky sentences being full of glue words. In this presentation, you’ll discover what glue words are, how they make sentences “sticky,” and why unsticking them can … Read more
Nov. 2, 2024 — Brenda Chin on Layering
Once you’ve got the bare bones of your story, it’s time for layering. But what kind of elements can be layered? And which ones MUST be, if you’re trying to write a keeper. Find out… · How building a book is like building a house. You can’t stop at the foundation. · What about the B storyline? … Read more
Sept. 7, 2024 – Susan Kaye Quinn: Rummaging in the Hopepunk Bin to Freshen Up Your Stories
Hopepunk is more a vibe than a genre. Solarpunk is hopepunk’s climate-conscious cousin. Come learn about these fresh new genres, how they’re challenging the “status quo” way we tell stories with new structures like Heroine’s Journey, team casts rather than lone heroes, and radical compassion and cooperation as problem-solving techniques. Suggested readings/viewings: (optional — not required … Read more
June 1, 2024. Gail Eastwood: Great Expectations
Note: This is a change in our speaker schedule. The start of your story has to hook the reader’s interest right away. But that’s not all! Strong first chapters have to establish at least eight other story basics. Learn what those are, discuss comparative starting points and types of openings, and more. Bring some favorite … Read more
May 4: Andrea Hubbert – Romancing the Press; How to Make the Media Swoon Over Your Stories
This step-by-step session is crafted for indie romance writers who dream of seeing their name splashed across various media outlets. During our time together we’ll cover the five steps you’ll need to take to make this happen: [Not sure what you want the final CTA to be.] ANDREA HUBBERT’S BIO: I know that you’re on a … Read more
April 6, 2024 – Roundtable
ROUNDTABLE Come join your fellow writers for a free-ranging discussion!
March 2, 2024 – Michelle Libby on Canva for Authors
Join us for an interactive presentation on CANVA for authors. Need to up your marketing game? Create A+ content, design a logo – it all can be done with CANVA. Pro or free version, you can use this intuitive program to create unique covers or even design a website. You’ll learn something if you log on. Bio: … Read more
October 5, 2024: Renita McKinney on Tropes & Trends
Renita McKinney returns this Fall to talk with us about tropes and trends in romance novels. As the founder and owner of A Book a Day Author Services (https://www.abookaday.biz/), Renita reads hundreds of books each year. She provides developmental and sensitivity edits for many authors and gives public presentations from her areas of expertise. Because … Read more