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2012 Meeting Schedule

January 2012 Meeting

RESCHEDULED
Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Don't Say Newbie Like It's a BAD Thing!
with
Lisa Stone Hardt
Former Dell Editor
Freelance Editor • Book Doctor • Author Coach

10:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Critique: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Business Meeting: 12:00 pm -1:30 pm
Program: 1:30 pm - 3:45 pm

NEW LOCATION:
P A L L Corporation
25 H A R B O R Park Drive
Port Washington, NY

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
This workshop is designed to help newcomers to the romance genre focus on the positive aspects of starting out. A new author can easily lose her essential spark of freshness and authenticity in the sea of "rules" she picks up in conference workshops and how-to books. It's hard to keep a candle lit in a hurricane, but with confidence in her intrinsic strengths, a "newbie" author can shield herself from some of this negativity and standardizing. My goal is to give new writers tools they can use to find (and keep finding) joy in their work and confidence in their ability, which they need to survive and thrive in the publishing business.

February 2012 Meeting

Managing Social Media
Saturday, February 18, 2012

with
Jeannie Moon

March 2012 Meeting

The Facts of Fiction
with
Dana Beth Weinberg, Ph.D.
Saturday, March 24, 2012

April 2012 Meeting

Joint Meeting with Sisters In Crime
Saturday, April 21, 2012

2011 Meeting Schedule

January: Story Mapping with Michele Lang
February: Frugal Self Promotion with Bianca D'Arc
March: Meet NY Times Bestselling Author Eloisa James
April: Private Investigator Q&A with PI Tony Tarantino
May: Pitching Your Novel to Editors & Agents with Pam Burford
June: LIRW 14th Annual Shining the Light on Romance Editor/Agent Luncheon with Keynote Speaker Donald Maass
July: A Best-selling Author's Secrets to Keeping the Reader Turning Pages with Myra Platt
August: Summer Critique Meeting
September: Writing Retreat at the Villa Immaculata
October: SPECIAL All-Day Workshop "From Personality to Plot" with Laurie Campbell
November: Independent Publishing in the Digital Age with Pat Ryan & Michele Lang
December: Holiday Party & Elections

Long Island, New York • Chapter 160 of the Romance Writers of America^®