Please join us at Romance Divas THIS WEEKEND!

Friday October 10th and Saturday October 11th, we will be joined by some huge names in fantasy and fantasy-romance for a workshop on what the difference really is between the two genres.

Kick A$$ Characters By Authors Who Know How To Kick A$$

September 12-13 at Romance Divas

Featuring:

Bob Mayer

Lori Avocato

Maggie Price

Lindsay McKenna

Barry Eisler

Linnea Sinclair

Larissa Ione

Merline Lovelace

Want to know how to write authentic action, suspense, law enforcement, and military romance? Ask authors who know firsthand! Romance Divas is hosting a 2-day workshop with some of the hottest names in the genre. It will take place at the Romance Diva Forum. All are welcome. To get access to the forum you will need to register.

Am I hot or not? Erotic Romance VS. Erotica. Q&A with Liquid Silver Acquiring Editor, Tina Burns.

All day July 12th at Romance Divas
Featuring:
Tina Burns

How do you know if you’ve crossed into the Erotica zone? Get a professional’s opinion. It will take place at the Romance Diva Forum. All are welcome. To get access to the forum you will need to register. The workshop will be in the “Steamy” section of the forum which requires permission from the admin. Details are HERE.

CREATING PSYCHIC CHARACTERS
INSTRUCTOR: Mary O’Gara

WHEN: June 2 to June 29, 2008 (12 lessons posted over 4 weeks)

WORKSHOP
How do you create psychic characters for your stories—paranormal or not—and what do you do with them once you’ve created them? In this workshop, Mary discusses creating characters—and the worlds they live in—who have psychic gifts and live in your stories as heroes, heroines, villains, minor characters, or even backstory characters. Mary analyzes types of psychic gifts and the abilities that come with them, discusses the tools, methods and probable knowledge for varying kinds of gifts. She also discusses different levels of giftedness and the role of practice and discipline.

As always, Mary’s workshops are full of written and internet references to allow you to pursue the information long after the workshop ends.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Mary O’Gara was born with psychic gifts and grew up learning to use them. Her father was a small-town lawyer who used his own gifts as part of his practice and taught her to do the same.

Mary developed her skills on the job and within her family. In 1976 Mary moved to Santa Fe and began an apprenticeship in astrology that led to three decades of work as a professional psychic.

She developed her financial and business astrology specialty through special training and through her own real estate interests. As part of that ongoing training, Mary studied, practiced and taught astrology, numerology, tarot, I Ching, tarot, and pendulum work. She is a Silva graduate and a certified Neuro Linguistic Programming practitioner. Mary is a Reiki master and also does both crystal and color healing.

Visit her on the web at http://www.iowapoet.com/

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Cost for each workshop is $15 for NEORWA members, $20 for all others. You do not have to be an RWA member to take our workshops!

Please email rhonda.stapleton@sbcglobal.net or rhonda@rhondastapleton.com with any questions and list the title of the workshop in the subject line.

Visit http://www.neorwa.com/workshops.htm for more information.

FTHRW June Online Workshop
http://fthrw. com/workshops/

The Great Agent Search
Dates: June 2nd-29th, 2008
Instructor: Jenna Petersen (aka Jess Michaels)
Cost: FREE to FTHRW members; $20.00 for all others
Registration Deadline: May 28th, 2008
http://fthrw.com/workshops/
Course Description:
Whether they have finished their first manuscript or their tenth, many
authors are overwhelmed by the daunting task of searching for an agent.
This workshop breaks the agent search down and discusses common
issues.

Part One: Who Needs An Agent?
Part Two: How Do I Find An Agent?
Part Three: How Do I Attract the Attention of a Good Agent?
Part Four: What Do I Do Now That I Have An Agent Interested In Me?
Part Five : What Do I Do Now That I’ve Hired An Agent?
Part Six: What If I Want to Fire My Agent?
Part Seven: But What If I Don t WANT An Agent?
Register at: http://fthrw.com/workshops/
About the Instructor:
Jenna Petersen started writing full-time in 1999 when her husband said,
“You’re only happy when you’re writing, why don’t you do that?” In
2004, her dream came true when her literary agent called to say she’d just
sold two books to Avon.

Her releases include: Scandalous (October 2005), From London With Love
(August 2006) and Desire Never Dies (January 2007), Seduction is
Forever (October 2007) and the upcomingLessons from a Courtesan (August
2008). She also writes erotic romance as Jess Michaels, and helped launch
the Avon Red line with her novella in Parlor Games. Her next Jess
Michaels release is Something Reckless (May 2008). She’s been a Bookscan and
Waldenbooks Mass Market bestseller.
In addition, she has run The Passionate Pen since 1999. This popular
site for aspiring authors gets nearly 200,000 hits per month and contains
information on literary agents, publishing houses, articles about
writing and the industry, links and Jenna’s Diary toward and beyond
publication. You can find her at http://www.passionatepen.com and at
http://www.jennapetersen.com.
For more information, email workshops @ fthrw.com
Best Regards,
Barb Webb
President of FTHRW, RWA Chapter 177