Welcome to Carolina Romance Writers!

Mark your calendar!  

Join us at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Hickory Tavern on Harris Blvd across from Northlake Mall.
Click here for directions.

Program: Kieran Kramer /Author

MORNING WORKSHOP: A Fresh Approach to Writing Old
An overiew of writing historical fiction.

 AFTERNOON WORKSHOP: You've Signed the Contract...Now What?
A frank discussion about contracts and lessons learned after signing.

Meet CRW's 2012 Board Members
 

February Online Workshops

WORKSHOP:  Self-Publishing 101—The ABCs of Being an Indie Author

INSTRUCTOR:  Ann Charles & Amber Scott

DATE:   February 6th to 17th, 2012 Mini Workshop  

TYPE: Mini, (2-wk-long) classes, consisting of at least 3 lessons per week for CRW and HCRW members is $10, all others $20

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: 
To self-publish or not to self-publish, that is the question. In this workshop, two experienced self-published authors will help you make that decision by sharing what they’ve learned along their self-published path. After hearing what it takes to be a successful self-published author, details and decisions you need to consider, and tales on some of the potholes that they have bottomed out in, you will have the information you need to decide if the self-publishing route is for you. There will be plenty of opportunity for questions in this two-week mini-workshop with two authors who have served their time in the self-published trenches and come out winners.

INSTRUCTOR BIO:
ANN CHARLES writes mysteries full of mayhem, fun, and romance. She has a B.A. in English (Creative Writing) from the Univ. of Washington. With her first novel, Nearly Departed in Deadwood, she won the 2010 Daphne du Maurier award and the 2011 Romance Writers of America Golden Heart® award. She's been a member of SinC, the Guppies, and RWA for many moons and is the co-owner of Corvallis Press. In 2011, after spending four years building her platform, Ann released three fiction novels and two non-fiction novellas and sold over 17,000 copies (both online and print) in her first year. When she's not dabbling in fiction, she's penning writing-related articles or standing on her workshop soapbox, sharing what she has learned over the years about craft, platform building, and self-promotion. Check her out at www.anncharles.com.

In between naptimes and dishes, AMBER SCOTT escapes into the addictive twists and turns her characters take. She often burns dinner, is hooked on chocolate and still believes in happily ever after. She co-founded the Indie Book Collective where she teaches about branding, social media and e-formatting plus coordinates programs like Blog Tour de Force and Bestseller for a Day. Co-author of Dollars & Sense: the Definitive Guide to Self-publishing Success, her fiction can be found on multiple Kindle bestseller lists. She lives in Arizona with her two kids, one husband and, someday, many, many cats.

Registration Deadline: February 6th      Register Now!