WisRWA Calendar
Meeting Times
2017
11:30 - 3:00; 1951 West Restaurant,1951 Bond St, Green Bay
Covers and Conference Review, by Lily Silver: A book cover is the first thing your reader sees. It makes them either pick up your book to read more or pass it by for another. Lily will share design insights on what works and what doesn’t work on book covers. Challenge for those attending: bring an example of a book cover you absolutely hate!
2017
10:00-12:30; 29 Pines at Sleep Inn & Suites, Eau Claire
The Cure for Writers' Block: It’s something we all suffer with from time to time. Writer’s block! And we all have our own way of overcoming it, or maybe some of us don’t yet. So join us on the 10th and share your method for beating that bully, or learn a new one from someone else!
2017
9:00 - 12:00; Terrace Room at the Jefferson Street Inn, 201 Jefferson Street, Wausau
Exploring the Creative Process. Guest speaker Roxanne Rustand will share her routine of creating a story in an interactive program that will give each author a chance to explore and perhaps expand and enrich their own Creative Process.
2017
9:00-11:30 am at Mayfair Mall (Garden Suites Community Room, Lower Level)
Book Launch Parties and Other Marketing Roll Out Tips: Barbara Britton and Mia Jo Celeste have both launched books this year. They will share what they have learned about events both virtual and actual.
2017
11:30 - 3:00; 1951 West Restaurant,1951 Bond St, Green Bay
Stacey Joy Netzel will walk members through creating a rough outline for a book before starting the first draft using the craft book Romancing the Beat, Story Structure for Romance Novels, by Gwen Hayes. She will use one of her recent books as an example, and give members time to create an outline for their own book.
2017
10:00-12:30; 29 Pines at Sleep Inn & Suites, Eau Claire
Brainstorming: Have you ever sat at your computer and stared at the blank screen (or blank paper, if you’re old school), your head empty of any kind of idea of what to write next? Of course you have, we all have! Come join us as we brainstorm how best to brainstorm.
2017
10:00-12:30; Please contact area contact, Jane Yunker (jane.yunker@gmail.com) for the location
Join the Chippewa Falls WisRWA group for our annual potluck meeting when we plan our 2017-2018 schedule and celebrate all-around fun. Let us know if you plan on joining us so we can get a head-count on food. Bring a dish to pass, ideas for the coming year, and a desire to have a good time.
WisRWA Newsletter
Categories
January, 2016
Love Between the Covers
Calling all readers and writers – Coming soon to Milwaukee and Green Bay – Love Between the Covers!
Yes, you read it correctly. The feature-length documentary film about the awesome community of women who read and write romance novels will be showing at two locations. WisRWA is sponsoring both showings!
Where and when can you go to see this lovely, heartfelt film?
February 20th from 1:00 to 5:00
West Allis Public Library
Constitution Room
7421 W. National Ave.
West Allis, WI 53214
414-302-8503
February 27th from 1:00 to 4:30
Brown County Library – Kress Family Branch
333 N Broadway
De Pere, WI 54115
(920) 448-4407
***Not only can you view this great film at the Kress Family Branch of the Brown County Library you can participate in a Reader and Author Q&A! But wait, there’s more, many of Wisconsin’s finest romance authors will be holding a book signing after the film showing! Hang around after the show and visit with the authors!***
Film synopsis:
Love stories are universal. Love stories are powerful. And so are the women who write them. For three years, the filmmakers followed the lives of five published romance authors and one unpublished newbie as they build their businesses, find and lose loved ones, cope with a tsunami of change in publishing, and earn a living doing what they love—while empowering others to do the same. Romance is the behemoth of the publishing industry; it outsells mystery, sci-fi, and fantasy combined. Yet no filmmaker has ever taken an honest look at the amazing global community that romance writers and readers have built. Until now.
Check out the trailer: https://vimeo.com/user7053188/lbtctrailer
Here’s some more clips: http://www.lovebetweenthecovers.com/full-film-clips/
How about some pictures: http://www.lovebetweenthecovers.com/press-kit
Meet the main characters: http://www.lovebetweenthecovers.com/main-characters/
***All WisRWA authors are invited to participate in either or both events. Contact Valerie Clarizio at valclarizio@yahoo.com if you’d like to participate at the Green Bay event or Maureen Welli if you’d like to participate at the West Allis event.***
Speak up:
commentFab Five 25 – Surprise #2
The Fabulous Five Contest is almost open for entries! We’re so excited about it that we just had to announce our last surprise!
Every entry entered in the contest will be put into a drawing for a critique by an industry professional of their Fab Five entry (whether they final or not). Each industry professional will critique one entry.
We are honored to have the following industry professionals offering their time and talent for this drawing:
- Meredith Rich, an editor at Bloomsbury Spark
- Carly Silver, an editor at Harlequin
- Mallory Brown, an agent at Triada US Literary Agency
Winners of the critiques will be announced on April 16, 2016 at which time their Fab Five entries will be sent to one of the industry professionals. Should they wish to see more of the entry they critique, they will ask for it in their critique. Critiques will be returned to the winners by late May.
We are hoping to add to the list above so watch this space for more news. For any questions about the Fab Five contest or any of our 25th anniversary surprises, please email the Fab Five contest coordinator, Molly Maka (fabfivecontest@gmail.com).
Lastly, if you are entering the contest, don’t forget to let us know by using the hash tag #FabFive25 on Facebook and Twitter. Thank you for helping us celebrate!