Tag Archives: Romance Writers of America

Fast Drafting: A Word Count Builder

A while back, I did a post about fast drafting. This writing method came up in a discussion during the class I’m currently teaching called Editor’s First Aid: CPR for Your Dying Manuscript. If you want to get in on … Continue reading

Share
Posted in blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Editor’s First Aid: CPR for Your Dying Manuscript

Guess what! I’m teaching a new class called Editor’s First Aid: CPR for Your Dying Manuscript. Check out the details below. Maybe the horror stories about the hard road to publication are keeping you from finishing your novel. Maybe you’ve … Continue reading

Share
Posted in blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Not Another Sex Scene Part 2

Here are more great tips I picked up from the workshop Not Another Sex Scene presented by Anne Gracie and Kelly Hunter at the RWA conference in NY. When writing a sex scene, you need to decide on the stakes … Continue reading

Share
Posted in blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Not Another Sex Scene by Kelly Hunter and Anne Gracie

While I was at the RWA conference, I attended a workshop called Not Another Sex Scene. The speakers, Kelly Hunter and Anne Gracie, did a fantastic job. Here are some of their tips: -Build anticipation before the sex scene so … Continue reading

Share
Posted in blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Live Through Me – Part 5

Here’s the last installment of my adventures at the RWA conference. Friday morning, I was so excited for the first workshop. Two hours with best-selling author Roxanne St. Claire!!! She was going to teach us how to mend a broken … Continue reading

Share
Posted in blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Live Through Me – Part 4

Here’s the next installment of my adventures at the RWA conference. I was supposed to go to the workshop Character Mining next, but it was cancelled. Bummer. However, this ended up being a good thing. I went to Money Talks: … Continue reading

Share
Posted in blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Live Through Me – Part 3

Here’s the next installment of my adventures at the RWA conference. After lunch was over, the workshops began. I went to Hips Don’t Lie: Body Language Between the Sexes, where I learned humans are vulnerable in three main areas: the … Continue reading

Share
Posted in blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Live Through Me – Part 2

I’m back from vacation and can now continue to share my adventures at my first Romance Writers of America conference. Here’s the first post, in case you missed it. After the orientation, my roommate and I went to the Goody … Continue reading

Share
Posted in blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Live Through Me – Part 1

Last week, I had my first taste of a Romance Writers of America conference. I’ve never been to a conference before, but I’d heard this is one of the big ones and not to be missed. My next few posts … Continue reading

Share
Posted in blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments