Eastside Romance Writers

Awesome, Super, Wonderous Raffle! Win Nifty-Neat Stuff! Yeah Babies!

the mistress — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:54:34 +0000

So, everyone knows I stalk Ann Charles and Wendy Delaney for a hobby, right?

All right, it’s not really a hobby, it’s more like a passing fancy… Anyway, Ann and Wendy are two ladies who have been in the crazy business of writing books for many years. They’ve done a lot, they know a lot, and they want to share their knowledge with you…

By Partying with you, Yeah!

PlotStorming Party, that is. Ann and Wendy will come to your house where you and about a half dozen friends will be waiting, paperwork done, snacks at the ready, and alcoholic beverages optional.

And somehow, amidst several hours of craziness, when it comes to an end you will have a strong plot, character arcs, and plenty of back-up ideas to see you through writing your masterpiece.

Eastside wants to help you out here. We are raffling off a PlotStorming Party, proceeds of which will benefit the chapter. One lucky gal (or guy, no discrimination here) will win not only the PlotStorming Party, but a $40 giftcard to Target so that you can buy those refreshments and chocolate that we writers need to keep are creative juices flowing!

Raffle will go through April, with the winner being chosen at the April 13th meeting. Tickets can be bought at meeting.

Good luck!

We Are Eastside Romance Writers!

the mistress — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:02:05 +0000

Seattle is such a great place ~ and big, don’t forget big ~ that surely it deserves two RWA chapters, doesn’t it?

Of course it does, we thought so too!

Eastside’s focus is just that, the Eastside of Seattle. Redmond, Issaquah, Sammamish, Mercer Island, and go from there. Of course, we love all of Seattle, and if you are willing to come to the Eastside to hear our Great Speakers and meet our Amazing Members, we would love to have you! We meet on the second Tuesday of each month, from 7-9 pm.

Formed in 1992 by Darcy Carson, Eastside RWA is a Romance Writer’s of America affiliated chapter (meaning you have to be a member of RWA National to join us… trust us, very worth it!).

What do we here at Eastside want? We want you to be the greatest writer you can be, and if your goal is to be published, we want to see you achieve that. To that end, we bring in industry speakers, talk about the trade, exchange tips, have critique groups, facilitate making contacts, and do our best to make sure our writers have a good time.

And hey, if you want to Join, then Welcome!

Next Meeting

the mistress — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:37:28 +0000

Yes, They are Your Friends: Cyber-Promo Made Easy!

Marie-Claude Bourque

Date: February 9, 2010 7-9 pm

Location: Lake Hills Library, 15228 Lake Hills Blvd, Bellevue, 98007

*** Marie-Claude has generously donated a Critique of a Synopsis and Query to our monthly Raffle! What other Goodies await in this month’s raffle? Come to the Meeting and Find Out!!!

DESCRIPTION:

Straight from the American Title V promotion trenches, Marie-Claude Bourque shares her experience and tips to promote your work effectively online, and touches on balancing promotion with your creative side.

Learn how to draw on your own strength to create an effective promotional campaign, determine what level of promotion is most effective at this stage in your career and learn to deal with the effects your public promotion life has on your private creative writer life.

Marie-Claude will specifically touch on differentional strategies to use for each social network, including what to do with book trailers, how to touch readers at a personal level and how to avoid the over-promoting syndrome.

INSTRUCTOR BIO:

Marie-Claude Bourque is the winner of the American Title V and the author of the upcoming Dorchester release, gothic paranormal romance Ancient Whispers. She also co-created the writer inspiration blog Musetracks and is a member of RWA and SFWA.

A French Canadian, she holds 4 college degrees including a BS in Physics from McGill University and a PhD in Oceanography from the University of British Columbia. She is a former research scientist, translator, fitness professional, an avid knitter, reader and busy mother of two boys. She currently resides in Seattle, WA.