2013 President, OCC/RWA
Meetings held the second Saturday of the month
Check http://www.occrwa.org for upcoming speakers
January - February
Writing a
Short Story for Anthology Call-Out
Savvy Authors
(http://www.savvyauthors.com)
Beginning
writers are often told to: “Write the story you want to read, not what someone
else might want to see.” This class, instead, deals with catering a short story
specifically to a publisher’s request for submissions. Regularly, editors and
publishers list upcoming anthologies and the types of stories they’re looking
to include.
The course
will explore current call-outs, and students will be encouraged to write
specifically for one anthology and to submit the work at the end of the course.
Basic crafting of a short story, such as development, characterization, plot
structure & dialogue also will be covered. Since most short stories fall
within 2,500 to 5,000 words, we’ll also look at ways to making word choice
count and the editing process.
March 15, 2013 – March 17, 2013
Writing the Erotic Romance
SoCal RWA Writer's Conference (https://www.facebook.com/SoCalRWAConference)
Presenting with Tara Lain. More information to come.
SoCal RWA Writer's Conference (https://www.facebook.com/SoCalRWAConference)
Presenting with Tara Lain. More information to come.
March 25, 2013 – April 21, 2013
De-Mystifying
Ménage
How do you
write a love scene between a vampire and a werewolf and make it believable? How
about sliding a third lover into the common bed? De-Mystifying Ménage explores
the titillating combinations of sex with multiple partners.
The course
builds upon establishing basic chemistry between characters to developing
realistic storylines to finally describing the acrobatic acts.
Come prepared
to build up a sweat writing, and leave your shyness at the door.
May 6, 2013 – June 2, 2013
De-Mystifying Ménage
How do you write a love scene between a vampire and a werewolf and make it believable? How about sliding a third lover into the common bed? De-Mystifying Ménage explores the titillating combinations of sex with multiple partners.
The course builds upon establishing basic chemistry between characters to developing realistic storylines to finally describing the acrobatic acts.
Come prepared to build up a sweat writing, and leave your shyness at the door.
May 1-5, 2013
RT Conference
Kansas City
Sunday Social: "How Many People Can You Fit in a Bed" -- Ménage
with Trinity Blacio and Joy Daniels
July 17-20, 2013
RWA Nationals
Literacy Signing
Atlanta, Georgia
http://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=538
Aug. 15-18, 2013
Authors After Dark Conference
Savannah, Georgia
http://authorsafterdark.org
Sept. 9 - Oct. 6
Writing the Same-Sex Romance
with Tara Lain
Savvy Authors (http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/showevent.php?eventid=1785)
Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013
LARA RWA (http://www.lararwa.com)
October 2014
Writing the Same-Sex Romance
with Tara Lain
OCC/RWA (http://www.OCCRWA.org)
Same parts, different spots, right? What’s the difference between writing a male/female erotic romance, and a same sex one? Plenty.
May 1-5, 2013
RT Conference
Kansas City
Sunday Social: "How Many People Can You Fit in a Bed" -- Ménage
with Trinity Blacio and Joy Daniels
July 17-20, 2013
RWA Nationals
Literacy Signing
Atlanta, Georgia
http://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=538
Aug. 15-18, 2013
Authors After Dark Conference
Savannah, Georgia
http://authorsafterdark.org
Sept. 9 - Oct. 6
Writing the Same-Sex Romance
with Tara Lain
Savvy Authors (http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/showevent.php?eventid=1785)
Same
parts, different spots, right? What’s the difference between writing a
male/female erotic romance, and a same sex one? Plenty.
Bestselling
authors Tara Lain and Louisa Bacio will explore setting up the same-sex
romance, and getting into those detailed sexy scenes. Learn how to keep the
relationship complex, and not shy away from real-life complications. How to
avoid the famous “chicks with dicks problem” while still creating a deep
emotional connection.
And
then there are areas some probably haven’t thought about, such as, is there a
difference between writing f/f fiction for heterosexual, married readers? Oh,
yes, there is. If you’ve ever thought of
writing for the growing same-sex erotic
fiction genre, this class is a great way to start.
Oct. 21, 2013 – Nov. 17, 2013
Some Like
It Hot: Writing the Erotic Romance
Let’s talk
about sex. Whether you’re writing a short story, novella or a full-length
novel, an erotic thriller, paranormal or historical romance, the basics of the
Erotic Romance remain the same: it’s all about plot and keeping it hot.
Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013
Conquering
the Query/Synopsis
LARA RWA (http://www.lararwa.com)
Conquering the
Query combats the fear that comes with writing short.
Hands-On
Craft Workshop: Come
prepared to work! Bring the first page of your manuscript – and hopefully
you’ve been working on those killer opening lines because we’re going to use
them. If not, get going! Also, make sure to have plenty of paper and pens on
hand, because during this craft workshop … we be writing!
October 2014
Writing the Same-Sex Romance
with Tara Lain
OCC/RWA (http://www.OCCRWA.org)
Same parts, different spots, right? What’s the difference between writing a male/female erotic romance, and a same sex one? Plenty.
Bestselling authors Tara Lain and Louisa Bacio will explore setting up the same-sex romance, and getting into those detailed sexy scenes. Learn how to keep the relationship complex, and not shy away from real-life complications. How to avoid the famous “chicks with dicks problem” while still creating a deep emotional connection.
And then there are areas some probably haven’t thought about, such as, is there a difference between writing f/f fiction for heterosexual, married readers? Oh, yes, there is. If you’ve ever thought of writing for the growing same-sex erotic fiction genre, this class is a great way to start.
