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ZOOM Meeting starts at 7 PM. Members and invited guests only. Look for the link in your Wednesday email. Burnout. It’s All in Your Brain Speaker: Swati Chavda Creative fire burning out can feel like an end of the road. It doesn’t have to be. A complex interplay of neuroscience underlies the brain circuits processing … Read more
Board Meeting starts at 9 AM. All members are welcome to join the board for the meeting. Zoom link to be emailed to members. Members and invited guests will be sent the Zoom link via email. Meeting begins at 10:30 AM. Writing a Short Romantic Story Speaker: Diana Cranstoun Join us as our own Diana … Read more
Board Meeting starts at 9 AM. All members are welcome to join the board for the meeting. Zoom link to be emailed to members. Members and invited guests will be sent the Zoom link via email. Meeting begins at 10:30 AM. Pacing Speaker: Liz Grotowski Pacing is often identified as an issue in writing, but … Read more
Speaker: Grace Panko Conflict is essential to plotting. It creates tension, and tension is what keeps those pages turning. But what exactly is conflict? This riveting presentation will discuss how conflict is structured, its external and internal components, the motivation needed to support it, and the steps needed to ensure its satisfactory resolution.
Board Meeting starts at 9 AM. All members are welcome to join the board for the meeting. Zoom link to be emailed to members. Members and invited guests will be sent the Zoom link via email. Meeting begins at 10:30 AM. POV – A critical choice for your story Speaker: Sue LeBreton As an author, … Read more
Board Meeting starts at 9 AM. All members are welcome to join the board for the meeting. Zoom link to be emailed to members. Members and invited guests will be sent the Zoom link via email. Meeting begins at 10:30 AM. Speaker: Allison Gorner As an author, you want your readers to be so engrossed … Read more
Speaker: Tammy Lyn Carbol The tone in a story indicates a particular feeling. Your tone in writing will reflective of your mood as you are writing. Learn what feelings tone can give your reader and how it can draw them in deeper to your story.
Character Development with B.G. Cousins When a character does something totally outside of his/her motivations, it confuses the reader and weakens the narrative. Characters must be consistent with their skills and personalities they start with. They can evolve and grow, learning new things like real people, but not suddenly without reason. This workshop takes you … Read more
Members and invited guests will be sent the Zoom link via email. Meeting begins at 7 PM. Memoir: The stories of our lives Speaker: Sue LeBreton A deeper dive into this genre which uses all the creative writing techniques you use in your fiction and why you might be enticed to turn your life experiences into a … Read more
We are fast approaching the When Words Collide online festival. ARWA has created a merchant room to fill in for there not being a physical festival this year. You can check it out at: www.albertaromancewriters.com/arwa-wwc-merchant-room