Long
Island
Romance
Writers
Upcoming Workshops
Join LIRW for monthly classes and workshops via Zoom! Most classes are free for members. Non-members may sign-up for classes for a fee by clicking REGISTER below
or emailing longislandromancewriters@gmail.com
June 21, 2025
11:0AM EST
Jamie K. Schmidt: Marketing Your Book: What Comes Next?
$10 for non-members, free for members
"Congratulations—you’ve published your book! Now what? Whether you’re traditionally published or going the indie route, getting your book into readers' hands takes strategy, persistence, and the right marketing approach. Join USA Today Bestselling Author Jamie K. Schmidt for an insightful workshop on self-marketing and post-publication next steps.
In this session, Jamie will share practical, actionable strategies for promoting your book, growing your audience, and sustaining long-term sales. Topics will include:
Building an author platform (social media, newsletters, and websites)
Effective book launch strategies (ARC teams, promos, and reviews)
Marketing on a budget (ads, newsletter swaps, and organic reach)
Sustaining book sales beyond launch day (backlist marketing and audience engagement)
Whether you're a first-time author or looking to level up your marketing game, this workshop will provide real-world insights and tangible steps to help you build your readership and sell more books. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from an experienced, multi-genre author who has successfully marketed across different publishing platforms."
USA Today bestselling author, Jamie K. Schmidt is known for her erotically charged romances, Jamie’s books have been called, “hot and sexy, with just the right amount of emotional punch,” and “turbo-paced, gritty, highly sexual thrill rides.” As a #1 Amazon best seller, Jamie writes daily, drinks lots of tea, and sneaks away to play video games whenever she makes her deadlines. Along with her husband and her seventeen-year-old son, Jamie lives in Connecticut with her rescue pup Romeo and two cats, who are cool with her writing schedule as long as they can be cuddled up in a blanket next to her. You can find Jamie on Instagram at @jamiekswriter and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JamieKSchmidtBooks/book
July 12, 2025
11:00AM EST
Jen Graybeal
$10 for non-members, free for members
Emotional Arcs are the key to getting readers to empathize with your characters. When the heroine's heart breaks, we want the reader to feel their pain. When the hero is grumpy and closed off, we want to feel vulnerable alongside him. In this session, we dive into the themes, ingredients, and lies that put characters (and readers!) on an emotional roller coaster they won’t forget. 60-minute seminar followed by 1/2 hour Q&A on any writing related topic.
Jen Graybeal (she/her) is dedicated to empowering authors through encouraging feedback, collaborative problem solving and gently-applied tough love. In ten years of coaching, workshops, and editing projects, she has helped over a thousand authors create stories they are proud of and businesses that align with their individual vision of success. Jen is a Certified Creativity Coach with a degree in English, an ever-expanding TBR pile, and a furball assistant that is usually on her lap. Visit her website for client testimonials at jengraybeal.com or follow her on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, and TikTok: @JenTheEditor.