Lots of writers talk about RWA, RT, BEA, WD, NYCC, SDCC – the acronyms go on. What do they stand for? Writer conferences and book conventions. Have you ever been to one? Come share your experiences. Never been to one? Come with your questions. On your way to one and scared out of your mind? Come for support.
See you Sunday 7pm EST / 4pm PST!
All our work is perfect on the first draft!
Um…. or not. That’s why we revise. But there are as many ways to edit as there are writers in the world. How do you do it? Come share your favorite methods and find out more about how other romance writers re-work their work.
Sunday 7pm EST/ 4pm PST!
See you then!
~Robin Lovett
Remember those New Year’s writing goals? How are they going? We start the year with ideas and plans, hopes and dreams for what’s in the year to come. We’re halfway through. How’s it going?
We’ll remember our goals from earlier in the year, observe how it’s gone so far, reassess our goals and set forward plans for the rest of 2016.
Join us with ideas and questions. Sunday at 7pm EST, 4pm PST on #RWChat.
~Robin Lovett
(image courtesy of Alexis Daria)
We all went to universities to become Romance Writers, right? Not.
But we had to learn it from somewhere. How have you learned to hone your craft? What have been your go-to sources in your crusade to become a writer? Tell us about books you’ve read, writing classes you’ve taken, websites and blogs you’ve visited, mentors and teachers you’ve followed, workshops and conferences you’ve attended. Everything you’ve needed to become the writer you are today.
Most importantly, come to learn how everyone else has learned it too!
See you at 7pm EST, 4pm PST at #RWCHAT
~Robin Lovett
Why did you choose this genre we all love so much? What brought you to romance? When did it become your go to genre and why? What does it mean to write about romance in our current culture and how do we talk about it to non-writers and readers?
Bring your stories on what writing about love means to you!
See you at 4pm PST/ 7pm EST
Next week on RWchat we’ll discuss how to infuse ambiance and atmosphere into our writing – especially in love scenes. We’ll talk about tone, language, and pacing, and how to write love scenes that capture mood and still advance the story.
Join us on Sunday at 7pmEST/4pmPST on the #RWchat hashtag.
And make sure to join our newsletter to receive a reminder email straight to your inbox!
#RWchat is a weekly Twitter chat for romance and women’s fiction writers. We gather every Sunday evening to discuss writing process, craft, promo, and industry. It’s a fun, informal environment, and a great way to meet other writers in the genre.
Our next chat is March 27th, 4pm PST | 7pm EST. We’ll discuss writing Act 3 – black moment, climax, and resolution.
If you’ve spent time researching how to craft a compelling query, you may have noticed most of the good examples end on a cliff-hanger to generate hook. Will he overcome his past? Will she finally learn to trust? Unfortunately, we already know they will. That is the nature of the Happily Ever After. This #RWChat focused on how best to catch the interest of agents and editors when everyone already knows how it’s going to end.
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Kim Lionetti@BookEndsKimAfter starting her career at Berkley Publishing, Kim Lionetti left her position as Senior Editor to join BookEnds in March 2004. As an agent, she still enjoys using her editorial skills to help authors shape their work into more marketable products and guiding them to see their writing as part of the “bigger picture. Kim’s obsession with books began in middle school when she was introduced to her grandmother’s collection of gothic romances by Phyllis Whitney, Victoria Holt, and Mary Stewart. To this day, Kim harbors a soft spot for dark, tortured heroes, but also enjoys a good romantic comedy. A member of AAR, Kim is looking for fresh voices and compelling storytelling. Her areas of interest are historical and contemporary romance, women’s fiction, cozy mysteries, and contemporary new adult fiction and young adult fiction (except fantasy or sci-fi). Originally from Pennsylvania, Kim currently resides in New Jersey with her son, daughter, cat, two guinea pigs, and very patient husband, who puts up with her crushes on Mr. Darcy, Eric Northman, blind dukes, and Ryan Gosling. You can contact her directly at KLsubmissions@bookends-inc.com and see her in person at the 2015 RWA National Conference in New York or the 2015 Malice Domestic Convention in Bethesda. |
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Ava Jae@Ava_JaeAva Jae is a YA and NA writer, an Assistant Editor at Entangled Publishing, and is represented by Louise Fury of The Bent Agency. Her YA Sci-Fi debut, BEYOND THE RED, is releasing Spring 2016 from Sky Pony Press. When she’s not writing about kissing, superpowers, explosions, and aliens, you can find her with her nose buried in a book, nerding out over the latest X-Men news, or hanging out on her blog, twitter, Facebook, tumblr, Goodreads, Instagram, or YouTube channel. |
Twitter is a great big open platform. Knowing what you should, shouldn’t, and can be doing on it can be daunting. Rachel Miller and Brenda Drake — two twitter powerhouses who have taken the sales and publishing worlds by storm — answered questions on how to leverage twitter for your career without feeling like a book-link megaphone.
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Rachel Miller@rachelloumillerHost of #SBizHour, Excellence Officer at Broadsuite Media Group, Chief Listener at Nimble. Rachel is an industry leader in influence marketing with close to a decade of experience building strong brand communities through social media. |
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Brenda Drake@brendadrakeBrenda Drake grew up the youngest of three children, an Air Force brat, and the continual new kid at school. She hosts workshops and contests such as Pitch Wars and Pitch Madness on her blog, and holds Twitter pitch parties on the hashtag, #PitMad. When she’s not writing or hanging out with her family, she haunts libraries, bookstores, and coffee shops, or reads someplace quiet and not at all exotic (much to her disappointment). She’s represented by Peter Knapp at Park Literary. Look for her upcoming novel from Entangled Teen LIBRARY JUMPERS, releasing January, 2016. |
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