Meeting Information

ROUNDTABLE Come join your fellow writers for a free-ranging discussion!

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

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

Roundtable Writing Discussion in person at the Exeter Library and via ZOOM  [Exeter Public Library: 773 Ten Rod Road Rt, 102, Exeter, RI 02822 ] Come join your fellow writers for a free-ranging discussion! Topics will include how to use flashbacks within the context of our stories, go-to craft books/websites, and what we’ve learned this … Read more

RENITA McKinney: Let’s Include Everyone Workshop Details: Being sensitive to ethnic, cultural and societal issues in your prose is very important. Sometimes, even though it’s not intended, you can cross a line that might offend certain members of your reader base. A Book A Day Author Services is very aware of these issues and has … Read more

Don’t Just ‘Hit It & Quit It’ When writing your sex scenes — emotion is the lotion that makes the scene resonate with readers. Sex is all about emotional vulnerability. What better way to give readers a glimpse into your characters’ psyche other than when they are stripped bare with nowhere to hide? Join longtime … Read more

Elizabeth Devlin Emotion on the Page: Scenes, Sequels, and Story Magic Why do we read fiction? Why does ANYONE read fiction? We read it for a powerful emotional experience. And we get to that emotion by EXPERIENCING the story. For a novel to work, we need to identify with the characters and live the story … Read more

Shoring Up the Middle “Is there anything more thrilling for the creative soul than starting a shiny new story? That sexy little minx seduces you effortlessly, promising you a dazzling future, and in the heady flush of new love it feels as if this perfect communion between you will never end.And then comes the middle … Read more

Shelley Alina: The Emotional Plot 12:30 (in person at the Exeter Library and via ZOOM)  [Exeter Public Library: 773 Ten Rod Road Rt, 102, Exeter, RI 02822] There are as many ways to plot a novel as there are novelists, but in this workshop, we’ll explore three: internal and external conflict, featuring ways to keep … Read more