New Jersey Romance Writers
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- Carly Phillips is excited to announce that her next book, Kiss Me If You Can, will be released on July 27th! It will be followed by Love Me If You Dare! due out in bookstores near you August 30th. Also, Carly's book, Lucky Break, is a 2010 Readers' Crown™ Finalist in the Long Contemporary category! Winners will be announced Friday, July 9, 2010, at RomCon™ 2010 in Denver, Colorado. Going to RomCon™? Carly is too, so look for her and say Hi! To help celebrate both good news, Carly is offering a $25 Amazon gift card. Don't forget, there is always something going on at http://www.carlyphillips.com!
- Anne Frazier Walradt — The International Women’s Writing Guild (IWWG) will hold its annual “Remember the Magic” writing conference at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, July 30th
to August 6th 2010. Open to all women regardless of writing experience or publishing credentials. More than 50 workshops are scheduled for the conference at Brown University encompassing fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, monologue, and screenwriting, as well as six daily manuscript critique sessions, for writers at all stages of development. Conference participants can register to attend for a weekend, five days, or the entire seven days. Commuters welcome. Long-time NJRW member Anne Frazier Walradt will lead a workshop entitled "Writing Down the FunnyBones," on infusing your writing with humor. For more information on the IWWG and the “Remember the Magic” conference or to register, visit http://www.iwwg.org.
VALLEY FORGE Romance Writers—June 12 “Show, Don’t Tell” Workshop with Anne Frazier Walradt. This workshop deals with the code words “show, don’t tell,” which are used by critiquers (and editors) to explain why certain scenes don’t grab the reader. The problem is, of course, that this phrase doesn’t explain itself, doesn’t show the writer what the critiquer means. This workshop explains what showing is, why it’s used, when it’s used, gives many examples of how to do it, and illustrates the pitfalls along the way. Scene and sequel will also be presented with discussion on how they relate to pacing and when showing and telling work best in those sections
Greater Plymouth Township Community Center
2910 Jolly Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA - Shobhan Bantwal is pleased to announce a new two-book contract with Kensington Books. The Full Moon Bride is scheduled for release in 2011 and the as yet untitled second book is slated for a 2012 release.
- Mickey Flagg is thrilled to announce Inheritance — The Champion Chronicles: Book Three has been contracted to The Black Rose Line of The Wild Rose Press. Consequences... Book Two of the paranormal romance trilogy releases in paperback and e-book this August. Please visit http://www.mflagg.blogspot.com for more info.
- Ludima Gus Burton has sold her 7th book, Never a Cougar, to Wriite Words, Inc. This is my 90th birthday present to me. I sold my first book to Avalon when I was 80. Those who are 90 and over who are actively writing please e-mail me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)!!! Don't let age prevent you from making your dreams come true.
- Terri Brisbin is excited to announce that her both her books, A Storm of Passion from Brava and The Conqueror's Lady from HH - are finalists in the Best Short Historical category of the brand-new RomCon Reader's Crown contest! This contest is being co-sponsored by Borders and the winners' books will be featured in a special display in all Borders stores for August and Harlequin has even agreed to re-issue any H/S books that win.
- Annette Blair has signed contracts to write three new Vintage Magic Mysteries and novellas for the Mammoth Book of Scottish Romances and the Mammoth Book of Ghost Romances, release dates TBA. She also has release dates for: Vampire Dragon, the third Works Like Magick Novel, April 2011 & Skirting the Grave, the fourth Vintage Magic Mystery, July 2011. Annette's Sex and the Psychic Witch, Gone with the Witch, Never Been Witched and Naked Dragon have sold to Thailand. Death by Diamonds, Vintage Magic Mystery three, July, and Bedeviled Angel, Works Like Magick Novel two, August, are available for preorder. Go to http://www.annetteblair.com for excerpts and for the story of the stories.
- Mary Kennedy is pleased to report that she'll be reviewing books for Book Page, the publication that goes out to every public library in the country. Her first Book Page review will appear in October. She continues to review crime fiction for the Examiner.
- Heidi Betts is proud to announce that her novella Wanted: A Real Man in the Real Men Last All Night anthology is a finalist for the Southern Magic RWA's Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence.
- Pearl Wolf is proud to announce that her first review for Too Hot For A Rake (April 6 Release) got 5 stars from The Reading Reviewer.
- Tina Gabrielle is pleased to announce her novel, Lady of Scandal, is a finalist in the historical romance category of the 2010 Write Touch Readers' Award Contest sponsored by the Wisonsin RWA Chapter.
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Our Next Meeting
Topic: Writing the Perfect Pitch with Faye Hughes
When: September 18, 2010
Where: The Woodbridge Hilton, 120 Wood Avenue, Iselin, NJ 08830
Schedule: 9:00 a.m. – Board Mtg
10:30 a.m. – General Mtg
Faye Hughes walks you through writing the perfect pitch.