REMINDER: There is still time to sign up for either workshop!! Please
spread the word, as well. Thanks!
The Northeast Ohio Chapter of RWA is pleased to announce our April
and May Online Workshops:
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APRIL: THE CONFLICT OF CHARACTER
INSTRUCTOR: Jamie Denton
WHEN: April 21 to May 2, 2008 (6 lessons posted over 2 weeks)
WORKSHOP
This online workshop is designed to explore the relationship between
conflict and characterization, and why both elements are paramount to
giving your story depth, dimension and breathing real life into your
characters.
COURSE SYLLABUS:
WEEK 1
Monday ˆ Introduction; The Importance of Conflict and Character;
Conflict is a Necessity of Strong Characterization
Wednesday ˆ Discussion/Definition of External Conflict;
Discussion/Definition of Internal Conflict
Friday ˆ The Two Way Street; Internal Conflict Arises from Character;
External Conflict Defines Character
WEEK 2
Monday ˆ Character is Developed Through Internal and External
Conflicts
Wednesday – Conflict is Resolved Through Character
Friday ˆ Building Stronger Characters; Conclusion
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Jamie Denton surrendered a long time career as a legal assistant to
pursue her passion for writing when she sold her first attempt at a
contemporary romance to Harlequin Books four days before Christmas in
1994. Since then, she has gone on to see over one and a half million
copies of her books in print world wide. Not only have her books
appeared on bestseller lists, but she is also the recipient of
several notable reader and reviewer’s choice awards, including
nominations for Best Harlequin Temptation and Best Harlequin Blaze
from Romantic Times, back-to-back RITA nominations and a National
Readers’ Choice Award nomination for Best Erotic Romance.
Visit her on the web at http://www.jamiedenton.net
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MAY: FUNDAMENTAL WORLDBUILDING
INSTRUCTOR: Jaci Burton and Mandy M Roth
WHEN: May 5 to May 16, 2008 (6 lessons posted over 2 weeks)
WORKSHOP
So you want to write a paranormal romance. Where do you start? With
World Building, of course. No easy task, but we hope to help. World
Building is an all encompassing part of the paranormal. From
characters to geography to weapons to social dynamics, to the
creatures or magic contained within your world, everything in a
paranormal must be created by you, the writer. And once you create
your world, you and your characters must abide by those rules. We’ll
show you where to start, the step by step process for creating your
world, and how you and your characters can easily learn to live
within the boundaries you’ve set.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Jaci Burton is a National Bestselling author of contemporary erotic
romance and paranormal romance. She writes for four publishers, so
her life is spent juggling deadlines and trying to keep the
characters straight in all her books. Jaci is an award winning
author, and has won the Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine’s Reviewer’s
Choice Award. Jaci makes her home in northeast Oklahoma with her
husband and more dogs than she can wrangle. To date she has
published over thirty-five books. http://www.jaciburton.com
Mandy M. Roth grew up fascinated by creatures that go bump in the
night. From the very beginning, she showed signs of creativity. At
age five, she had her first piece of artwork published. Writing came
into play early in her life as well. Over the years, the two mediums
merged and led her to work in marketing. Combining her creativity
with her passion for horror has left her banging on the keyboard into
the wee hours of the night. Mandy lives with her husband and three
children on the shores of Lake Erie, where she is currently starting
work on her Master’s Degree. She was nominated for Romantic Times
Bookclub Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Paranormal
Erotic. http://www.mandyroth.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
rhonda@rhondastapleton.net
workshop in the subject line.
Visit http://www.neorwa.com/workshops.htm for more information.
