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Watch your Step by Jessica L. Jackson Blush sensuality level: A sensual romance (may have explicit love scenes, but not erotic in frequency or type). Book two in the Look Behind You series. Vie is tough, sexy and fiercely loyal. As an international P.I., she doesn’t take much from anyone. Her paranormal talent permits her … Read more
SHOW, DON’T TELL – Grace Panko St Mark’s. Thursday, April 24th. 7pm. (Members only.) We are always told “Show, don’t tell.” but just what does that mean and how do we do it? After all, we are “telling” a story, so how do we go about “showing” a story. This workshop will explore just when … Read more
Line Editing for Stronger Writing with Mahrie Glab Saturday April 12th. St Mark’s. 10.30am (Members only.) Over the years ARWA members have identified several areas that consistently weaken all of our writing. Many of the editing books out there agree with us. Learning to find and fix these, makes our writing stronger. Join us on … Read more
Many thanks to Carol Mulholland for a great workshop this evening. More than a few members left at the end of the meeting fired up to write a screenplay. And for those of us who would rather stick to prose, Carol gave us great advice for other ways we can get our stories on the … Read more
Meeting Reminder. Thursday, March 27th. 7.30pm. St Marks. (Members only.) Screenwriting with Carol Mulholland. This workshop will cover the process of movie making and how the script and screenwriter fit into that process. Also where production companies get their material and how writers can be part of the process without being screenwriters. Carol Mulholland wrote … Read more
A huge thank-you to Jessica for her great workshop on World-Building on Saturday. Whether the world of your story is local, contemporary, foreign, historical or even out of this world, Jessica showed us ways in which to bring it to life. Thanks again, Jessica.
Saturday, March 8th, 10.30am, St Mark’s. (Members only.) WORLD BUILDING with Jessica L. Jackson Every time you sit down at your computer or at your notebook to write, you are entering a different world. A world of your own creation. A world where you write the rules. Join us for a discussion of World Building … Read more
Shout out to Virginia Janes for a great workshop on Creating Trust Between Your Hero and Heroine. Lots of ‘a-ha’ moments, but the one that made the most impact for me: Look at trust in your current ms. At what point do hero and heroine gain trust. Is that trust then tested within the ms? … Read more
Thursday, February 27th. 7pm St. Mark’s Manor (members only) CREATING TRUST BETWEEN HERO AND HEROINE Virginia Janes will explain just how important trust is in building the relationship between your characters.
Mahrie’s book launch for Sheldon Harris Came Home Dead is happening NOW! Come on over to Facebook/Searching For Series and help us celebrate. Visit, read about the story and please, LIKE the page. Learn more about Mahrie at www.mahriegreid.com Congratulations, Mahrie! May this be the first of many!