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BUILDING A CHARACTER Before you can develop a character for your novel, you have to build the character. What’s the difference, you ask? Come to Thursday’s meeting and Grace will explains. This meeting is for members only – but the good news is that membership can be bought at the door! Looking forward to seeing … Read more

A belated (blame it on my Thanksgiving turkey brain) but heartfelt THANK YOU to June and Deb for their fabulous editing workshop on Saturday. Also, it was great to see so many members turn out, especially on a holiday weekend. What editors and readers are looking for, and what we as writers strive to produce, … Read more

Join June Baxter and Deb Smith on Saturday, October 12th, 10.30am at St Mark’s for a great workshop on editing your work. (Members only.) Cooking the Books Come take a look at your story. Have you added the right ingredients? Could that scene use some extra seasoning, or your sentences a dash of spice? Bring … Read more

A fantastic presentation from Detective Sweet last night, focusing on the professional and personal life of an undercover cop. Lovely to see so many members at the meeting – especially new members. Welcome!

A quick reminder for the first workshop of our new season on Thursday, September 26th at 7pm at St Marks. (Members only.) Detective Dave Sweet of the Calgary Police Service will be discussing The Life of an Undercover Cop. If you’re writing suspense/thrillers/mysteries – or just interested in the life of a big city undercover … Read more

Our Visioning Day on Saturday September 14th was a great success. Lead by Lorraine Paton it was a wonderful opportunity for all of us to consider our own personal writing goals along with how we see ARWA moving forward into the future. An official announcement will be made in the next few weeks, but here’s … Read more

(Open to ARWA members only.) A quick reminder about our first ‘proper’ meeting of the 2013/14 session. VISIONING AND PLANNING DAY: Saturday, September 14th, 10.30am at St Marks. Come out and let us know what you think! We’ll be gathering ideas and input from members to help guide future programming and directions for ARWA! It’ll … Read more

A great meeting last night with lots of feedback on 2013’s When Words Collide Conference. FYI, if you sign up now for next year, the price is only $45. Nice to see so many new members at the meeting. Welcome, Ladies! Lovely to have you on board. I was browsing through ARWA member Lorraine Paton’s … Read more

Thursday, August 22nd, 7-9pm (or thereabouts) St Mark’s Manor (members only) Quick reminder for Thursday’s End of Summer meeting. We’ll be sharing what we learned at When Words Collide, and Diana will provide feedback on the Romantic Novelists’ Association Annual Conference in the UK. Oh… and there’ll probably be chocolate and cookies too! Looking forward … Read more