The 2016-17 Emily Contest Sponsor: West Houston RWA Fee: $25 WHRWA members / $35 all others Entry Dates: 9-1-16 through 10-2-16 Enter the first 5,600 words of your unpublished manuscript (no synopsis!) in any of our 6 categories for excellent first-round feedback and top final round editor and agent judges. Categories and [...]
I returned from Thriller Fest in New York yesterday. After spending a full day on Tuesday with nine other authors and best-selling conference honoree, Heather Graham as our MasterCraft instructor...I have renewed enthusiasm for my work. Here's a picture of our group at the end of our session together. Following days were spent listening [...]
Dub.Dub.Dub.You.Com West Houston RWA is hosting a contest this month for authors to strut their stuff, er, site. It's a great opportunity to promote your website and increase traffic to your work. Take a look: http://whrwa.com/romancing-the-url-contest/
Love is supposed to be this glorious feeling that lifts us out of our mundane world, right? But be honest, how often as loving someone gotten in the way of your personal plans. We love our families, extended as they might be. We love our pets. We love our “significant others,” to coin a rather [...]
West Houston RWA has a new contest for authors to spotlight their website and gain exposure in the process! Read the details and I hope you participate! This is our inaugural year. Please spread the word and help us get off to a good start. Details: http://whrwa.com/romancing-the-url-contest/841-2/
Happy Friday! I hope you're getting the beautiful sunshine we have here in Texas. This weekend I'll be conducting a short session on Pitching Your Manuscript to Agents and Editors...several other authors will also be presenting and I hope you'll join us. Here's a link to the information: http://houstonwritersguild.org/
I know, I know. You’ve been taught all your life to keep those hidden right? I’m talking about that part of you that sane people wouldn’t like. Your anger, your sadness, your weird ticks, your—paranoia. People won’t like them. They’ll think you weird. You can’t write about that. Wrong. The very best of books have characters [...]
I will be reading from Text Me at the following event, 2:30pm, and signing books. Hope to see you there! CELEBRATE LOCAL AUTHORS Come meet three dozen local authors and representatives of writing groups. Listen to readings! Purchase books and get them signed! Maud Marks Library 1815 Westgreen Blvd., Katy, TX Saturday, December 6 [...]
I love Cindy's writing style...take a look at her new release. Here's what she told me about it: My latest mystery set in upstate New York, near Lake Ontario. I had the pleasure of researching the area and meeting the residents in person. A fabulous area. I hope I did justice to the setting. Here's [...]
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