January Writing Workshop

You know that saying about starting the year as you mean to go on? For the romance writer that might be typing Chapter One and starting a new book, or commencing the edits on last year's book, or perhaps you're dreading and putting off opening the NaNoWriMo draft because you're afraid of all the work involved in editing and polishing.

For lots of reasons you might be interested in an on-line workshop I'm offering along with the inimitable Anne Gracie -- she who writes witty, smart, emotionally grabbing regency historical romances for Berkley. As well as writing brilliant books, Anne has a passion and a gift for teaching. We often have conversations about craft and process and books/writers we both adore, and every time I pick up a new gem of information. Collaborating with Anne on this workshop will be a gift to me.

The month-long (January) course is suitable for writers of category or single title romance, whether you're starting out with a story idea, honing your outline, or examining your completed draft. Topics include: mining your premise for gold, exploring your theme, delivering on emotion, creating page-turning tension, structuring memorable scenes, and more. We're including lectures, workshopping and exercises. You will learn by doing.

Our workshop is part of the fundraising auction for Jo Leigh, a fabulous writer and writing teacher.
The auction is now live on eBay and closing Dec 6 at 7pm PST.

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