CHAPTER MEETING
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Author, Robin Weaver
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Welcome!Carolina Romance Writers was founded in 1984 with the purpose of bringing together local published authors and future writers of romance novels, offering support, guidance, and aid in successfully landing a publishing contract and honing our craft.
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UPCOMING ONLINE WORKSHOPS
April 2014
WORKSHOP: Getting More Emotional Connection Via Deep POV
INSTRUCTOR: Robin Weaver
DATE: April 7, 2014 to April 20, 2014
TYPE: Mini, (Two-Week-long) classes, consisting of at least 2 lessons per week
COST: $10 for CRW and HCRW members, all others $15
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: In the best stories, the reader identifies so completely with the protagonist, they become one with the character and feel the hero/ine’s fear, despair, anger, and joy. Help your reader connect emotionally with your characters by going deeper with Point of View (POV). This workshop details how to get into your heroine or hero’s head, and providers pointers to help increase the emotional stakes for the reader
INSTRUCTOR BIO: A professional computer geek, Robin Weaver started writing extensively when she traded in her ski boots for flip-flops and moved to North Carolina. She’s an avid fan of Latin dance, CCR, the N.Y. Yankees, and the five o’clock shadow—not necessarily in that order. She has published four novels: Blue Ridge Fear and Artifact of Death as Robin Weaver; and, Forbidden Magic and Forbidden Flame under her pseudonym Genia Avers. Robin writes a regular blog for Romancing the Genres and her articles have appeared in numerous RWA Chapter Newsletters. She’s also a Golden Heart finalist and winner of the prestigious Daphne du Maurier contest.
Registration Deadline: April 3, 2014 Register Here
For more information, please email: workshops@carolinaromancewriters.com
INSTRUCTOR: Robin Weaver
DATE: April 7, 2014 to April 20, 2014
TYPE: Mini, (Two-Week-long) classes, consisting of at least 2 lessons per week
COST: $10 for CRW and HCRW members, all others $15
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: In the best stories, the reader identifies so completely with the protagonist, they become one with the character and feel the hero/ine’s fear, despair, anger, and joy. Help your reader connect emotionally with your characters by going deeper with Point of View (POV). This workshop details how to get into your heroine or hero’s head, and providers pointers to help increase the emotional stakes for the reader
INSTRUCTOR BIO: A professional computer geek, Robin Weaver started writing extensively when she traded in her ski boots for flip-flops and moved to North Carolina. She’s an avid fan of Latin dance, CCR, the N.Y. Yankees, and the five o’clock shadow—not necessarily in that order. She has published four novels: Blue Ridge Fear and Artifact of Death as Robin Weaver; and, Forbidden Magic and Forbidden Flame under her pseudonym Genia Avers. Robin writes a regular blog for Romancing the Genres and her articles have appeared in numerous RWA Chapter Newsletters. She’s also a Golden Heart finalist and winner of the prestigious Daphne du Maurier contest.
Registration Deadline: April 3, 2014 Register Here
For more information, please email: workshops@carolinaromancewriters.com
May 2014
WORKSHOP: Six Editing Strategies for Successful Writers
INSTRUCTOR: MM Pollard
DATE: May 5, 2014 to May 18, 2014
TYPE: Mini, (Two-Week-long) classes, consisting of at least 2 lessons per week
COST: $10 for CRW and HCRW members, all others $15
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: During this two-week workshop, students will practice MM’s six editing strategies (homework) by searching for and correcting five common writing errors – dialogue issues, omitted words and inflections, too many linking verbs, modifier errors, and comma splices.
The reward for turning in your assignments? MM will give you feedback on your work. Think of homework as an opportunity for a mini-edit by MM.
INSTRUCTOR BIO:
As an English teacher for fifteen years and, currently, as acquisitions editor for Black Velvet Seductions, MM Pollard has taught writers how to find and correct ungrammatical grammar, misused usage, problematic punctuation, and poor writing in their own work.
Since 2011, MM has helped many writers improve their language and writing skills through her fun workshops. Yes, the basics of English composition can be fun! She has presented workshops on Writers Online Classes, Savvy Authors, Orange County RWA, Passionate Ink RWA, and Celtic Hearts RWA, just to name a few, as well as in her own virtual classroom. She is sure she can help you, too, master the fundamentals of English composition.
MM’s Fundamentals of English
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2014 Register Here
For more information, please email: workshops@carolinaromancewriters.com
INSTRUCTOR: MM Pollard
DATE: May 5, 2014 to May 18, 2014
TYPE: Mini, (Two-Week-long) classes, consisting of at least 2 lessons per week
COST: $10 for CRW and HCRW members, all others $15
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: During this two-week workshop, students will practice MM’s six editing strategies (homework) by searching for and correcting five common writing errors – dialogue issues, omitted words and inflections, too many linking verbs, modifier errors, and comma splices.
The reward for turning in your assignments? MM will give you feedback on your work. Think of homework as an opportunity for a mini-edit by MM.
INSTRUCTOR BIO:
As an English teacher for fifteen years and, currently, as acquisitions editor for Black Velvet Seductions, MM Pollard has taught writers how to find and correct ungrammatical grammar, misused usage, problematic punctuation, and poor writing in their own work.
Since 2011, MM has helped many writers improve their language and writing skills through her fun workshops. Yes, the basics of English composition can be fun! She has presented workshops on Writers Online Classes, Savvy Authors, Orange County RWA, Passionate Ink RWA, and Celtic Hearts RWA, just to name a few, as well as in her own virtual classroom. She is sure she can help you, too, master the fundamentals of English composition.
MM’s Fundamentals of English
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2014 Register Here
For more information, please email: workshops@carolinaromancewriters.com
