#RWChat is just that – a conversation, a vehicle for sharing the many points of view of the many amazing writers in our romance community. So we want to know, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CHAT ABOUT NEXT? We’ve talked about a lot of stuff, but there’s lots more we haven’t talked about. Leave us comments with your ideas or tweet them at us. We’ll use them in the coming weeks, months, year…
We wouldn’t be #RWChat without you!
~Robin Lovett
Graphic by Alexis Daria
The summer’s gone… The years have passed… I mean, well, not years, but it’s been since July when we talked about our mid-year goals. How are they going? Are you where you thought you’d be at the end of September? Are those goals you planned for “By the end of 2016” still looking possible?
Whether you need a totally new goal plan or you’re running right on track, come join us Sunday evening 4pm PST / 7pm PST on #RWChat to tell us how your writing is going this fall.
~Robin Lovett
We all want to “hook” our readers and the fastest way to do that is by evoking an emotional response. But how do we do that? How do we write an “emotional hook” and once we do that, keep evoking an emotional response strong enough to keep the reader engaged for an entire novel?
Come with your ideas and your questions! See you Sunday at 4pm PST, 7pm EST.
~ Robin Lovett
It needs to be capitalized, I think. Our FAVORITE BOOKS are like living breathing things to us. But how do we make OUR books like THOSE book?
All of us have favorite authors and favorite series, but when we read, it’s so easy to get lost in the story, we forget to think, how did she do it? Join us next Sunday when we’ll talk about how to learn from our favorite books to help our writing and how to learn from our favorite authors to help our careers.
See you Sunday 7pm EST, 4pm PST!
~Robin Lovett
One of the hardest things for us as writers is to take our hands off the keyboard and let someone else view our work. However, before it’s ready for public consumption, we need to make use of critique partners (CPs), alpha and beta readers, writing groups, and of course, editors. With online writing forums, contests, and the ability to connect with other writers on Twitter and other platforms, finding CPs, beta readers, and editors for hire has never been easier.
But what do you do with all the feedback? How do you decide what comments to keep and what to toss? And worse, what if the feedback brings you down? We’ll talk about these dilemmas and more during the next RWchat on Sunday, August 21st, 7pm EST. See you then!
~Alexis Daria
“Telling the story only you can tell” ~Kimberly Bell
We all have themes. Things that replay in your writing from story to story, almost subconsciously. Threads that carry through no matter the changes in subgenre or setting – whether you know it or not. On our next chat, we’ll talk about what a core story is and how to identify yours. Because the better we know our own story, the better we can make it shine.
See you Sunday at 7pm EST!
~Robin Lovett
Romance readers love powerful protagonists, heroes and heroines who can solve their own problems and overcome any obstacle. Yet, we want our characters human too, which means they have flaws.
As romance writers, how do we balance the need for flaws and fearlessness in our characters? How do we walk the line between challenging our readers with character flaws and giving them the all-powerful characters they want?
Join us with your ideas, join us with questions. See you Sunday at 7pm EST!
~Robin Lovett
Remember the first one? Not the first one you published or edited, but the very first one. Or maybe you’re working on it right now!
What got you started? We all start writing for lots of different reasons, but what got you going from the beginning? How much have you learned since then? How is it different from what you’re writing now? And if you’re still writing your first… how’s it going?
Come share your stories or come with questions! Sunday at 7:00pm EST.
~Robin Lovett
Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt alone as a writer?
Writing is a solitary thing. A lot of the time we like it that way. But a lot of the time we crave company too, and finding it among like-minded writers can be the best company of all.
Come talk with us about places you’ve looked for community, where you’ve had success finding it, and challenges you’ve faced on the journey.
Sunday 7:00 pm EST on #RWChat. See you there!
~Robin Lovett
RWA16 – the Romance Writers of America have their national conference this week, culminating in the final award ceremony, the RITAs, on Saturday night. The awards will be streaming live 8pm PST and we’ll do a live tweet together on #RWChat while we’re watching. The live streaming URL is http://www.rwa.org.
Then join us Sunday for our regular chat. We’re talking Twitter contests and pitching events!
Romance Writers Chat 