Connecticut Chapter of Romance Writers of America

Hands-On Plotting Workshop
Leaving our traditional meeting format aside, we’ll take this time to cover plot structure basics, then spend the rest of the time in small groups, brainstorming and discussing our individual pieces.
CTRWA meets on the second Saturday of every month.
Our meetings are held at The Four Points Sheraton in Meriden, CT. Membership meeting begins [...]

Medical Realism in Fiction?
One of our own members, Karen Laugel, M.D., will be speaking at our next meeting. A practicing pediatrician, Karen Laugel is also a novelist whose writings placed in the Top Ten in Amazon’s 2008 Breakthrough Novel Contest. Karen Laugel founded and directs The Fiction Doctor, a team of physicians who help fiction [...]

Jessica Andersen speaks on World Building and our annual Holiday Party
Worldbuilding’s not just for paranormals!
It doesn’t matter whether you’re writing a historical, contemporary, urban fantasy, or whatever, you still need to ground your reader in the sights, smells, sounds … and, yes, the ’rules’ of your story world. In this fun, interactive workshop, we’ll look at the five questions [...]

Writing for the YA Market
USA Today bestselling author Kathryn Smith talks about the growing YA market, and how you can be part of it. The genre has come a long way since Judy Blume gave us the ground-breaking ‘Forever’. Today’s young adult novels run from sweet to somewhat sexy, from light to dark and from [...]

Judging and Feedback Tips – A Workshop for New Judges
This workshop will take new judges through the use of contest scoring sheets and what to look for when writing feedback. We’ll review writing samples and discuss different approaches to the judging process.

“Promotional Fireworks:  Countdown to Book Launch Success”

When do you begin the promotional planning for your first novel?  As soon as you can!  Elaine offers a timeline packed with ideas about how to get the word out in time for your book’s publication date.  Includes contacting bookstores, submitting articles, creating promotional materials, and off-beat promotional [...]

Using Powerful Business Tools to Advance Your Writing Career
In December of 2003, Toni Andrews had yet to write the first word of her first novel.  By December of 2005, she had published her first novel and was under contract for five more, including three by Mira Books.  How did [...]

This off-site meeting will be for members only.
Members should check their email for more information.

Karlee Etter presents:
The Best or Worst Dressed Heroine, an Authentic Historical Wardrobe
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CTRWA meets on the second Saturday of every month.
Our meetings are held at The Four Points Sheraton in Meriden, CT. Membership meeting begins at 10:30 AM. Our speaker begins at 11:00 AM and is followed by a pay your own lunch.
Published and non-published writers [...]

Putting Your Baby On the Bus: Preparing Your Manuscript for Submission
You’ve finished your manuscript, polished it till it shines…and now you’ve got to send it out. Published authors Kristan Higgins and Lori Avocato will cover the basics of submission: writing a query letter, summarizing your book for a synopsis and cleaning up the manuscript so [...]