WisRWA Calendar
2018
Mark your calendars for the 2018 Fall Workshop on October 5-6, 2018 at the Grand Lodge Waterpark Resort, Rothschild, WI. Registration is now OPEN! For more information, click the Events tab and choose Workshop.
2019
Mark your calendars for the 2019 Write Touch Conference April 5-7, 2019 at the Milwaukee Hyatt in beautiful downtown Milwaukee. The conference will feature Maya Rodale as keynote speaker, and Lisa Cron as one of the headliners. More details to follow!
Meeting Times
2018
10-12 at the Wausau Downtown Branch of the Marathon County Library (Upstairs Meeting Room)
Creating Great Characters
Join Kathryn Springer as she speaks about creating great characters in our books.
2018
10-12:30 at Deb's Café 1120 122nd Street, Chippewa Falls
Dialogue
Writing natural sounded dialogue can be hard! Bring in some examples of good and bad dialogue and we'll discuss what works, what doesn't, and how to master writing dialogue.
2018
11-2 at the Mayfair Mall (Garden Suites Community Room, lower level), Wauwatosa
Advanced Techniques to Create Stories that Resonate, and World Building
Multi-award winning author Bradley P. Beaulieu will share his techniques for how to create a story that resonates with readers. He will also share his tips and tricks for world building. A light luncheon will be served. RSVP Requested! Please email info@wisrwa.org.
2018
11:30-3 at 1951 West 1951 Bond Street, Green Bay
GGBA Has Talent
Bring the first page of your work in progress and join us as our narrator reads each page aloud and the group gives feedback to the anonymous author!
2018
10-12:30 at Deb's Café 1120 122nd Street, Chippewa Falls
It's All About Balance
2018
9am-11:30 at the Mayfair Mall (Garden Suites Community Room, lower level), Wauwatosa
Time for a Write-In!
We're getting together to WRITE! Bring your Work In Progress and join us your fellow authors as we get some writing accomplished.
WisRWA Newsletter
Welcome
Founded in 1984, WisRWA is the Wisconsin chapter of the Romance Writers of America. We are a professional organization of romance authors, supporting both published and aspiring writers. Learn more…
My Journey to Writing Own Voices Stories
Growing up the only time I saw people like me on television was when I was at my grandmother’s house watching telenovelas or when there was a housekeeper/nanny/criminal on some other program. Literary pickings were even slimmer. There were no characters who looked, sounded, and acted like me or my loved ones. At least not ones written well and without stereotypes.
New Release Tuesday – May, 2018
Congratulations to the following WisRWA members on their new releases this month.
An “Image System”— Plot or Polish for Deeper Fiction, Deeper POV
Movie directors and cinematographers work with Image Systems to deliver a story and character that entertain and offer meaning.
For those of us writing novels, creative nonfiction, memoir, and short stories, working with an “image system” can “deepen” or improve crucial aspects such as Point of View, characterization, momentum, and theme. Some writers also use an image system as a plotting tool.
Know Your Whys
Without a doubt, asking who, what, where, when, how are critical to every novel. However, when it comes to your writing, “Why?” is the most important question to ask.
Measuring Success
I was once asked what success meant. I remember struggling for an answer because I’d never given the definition of success much thought before. Back then, I was in customer support for a software company, so I equated success to a day of answered calls. However, that wasn’t what the asker was looking for. The person asking the question went on to explain that there was no right answer to the definition of success because what I define as success, another person might not.
New Release Tuesday – April, 2018
Congratulations to the following WisRWA members on their new releases this month.
Building Sandcastles
“’I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.” -Shannon Hale
When I saw this quote late last year, I didn’t realize just how much it would affect my writing from that day forward. It has, however, now become the mantra I chant when I barrel through 5,000-10,000 words a day. That simple sentence changed the way I write… and I’d like to think it’s for the better.
2018 WisRWA Fab Five Finalists Announced
WisRWA is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2018 Fabulous Five Contest.
Congratulations to all!