| Okay, team, here it is...the one everybody's asked for... Conflict and the Category Romance |
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Instructor: Susan Meier. Is there a difference between the conflicts of a single title romance and a category romance? Is there a difference between the conflicts of a long category and a short category? What purposes do conflicts serve in a category romance? Is there a way to use your conflict for more than a stumbling block for the romance? Can it also push your story forward? Join multi-published category romance author and Entangled editor Susan Meier as she answers these questions and more in her workshop CONFLICT AND THE CATEGORY ROMANCE. See how to use banter, why we use a ‘format’ not a formula, how mining your characters’ pasts creates the richest conflicts, and learn tricks for getting emotion and “layering” into your story. | ||
| WHEN: | May 14, 2012 - Jun 10, 2012 | |
| COST: | $20 for Premium Members $30 for Basic Members Cancellation policy: Registrations are non-refundable except when the workshop is cancelled by Savvy Authors. http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/showevent.php?eventid=1451 | |
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
The April Workshop!
APRIL 2 – 27: Let Conflict Tell Your Story
Susan Meier—back by popular demand!
Course Content:
Good books are about people. Great books are about people in trouble. Not just external trouble, but real, gut wrenching, soul hurting trouble. Most of us can give our characters believable external struggles and even get them beyond those struggles, but what about that internal struggle? Can a leopard really change his or her spots? And if so how? What do editors and agents mean when they say your character has to grow? Learn the basis for every internal struggle and how to achieve believable character growth that can carry your whole story and give your characters a real happy ending.
About the Instructor:
Susan Meier is the author of 45 books for Harlequin and Silhouette and one of Guideposts’ Grace Chapel Inn series books, The Kindness of Strangers. Her books have been finalists for Reviewers Choice Awards, National Reader’s Choice Awards and Cataromance.com. Reviewer’s Choice Awards and nominated for Romantic Times awards. Her book Her Baby’s First Christmas won the traditional category in the 2009 More Than Magic contest. The Magic of a Family Christmas was a finalist in the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence. Susan has given talks at RWA chapter conference, on-line workshops, and has regularly appeared in RWA chapter newsletters.
A one-time legal secretary and director of a charitable foundation, Susan Meier found her bliss when she became a full-time novelist for Harlequin. She’s visited ski lodges and candy factories for “research” and works in her pajamas. But the real joy of her job is creating stories about women for women. In her 47 published novels, she’s tackled issues like infertility, losing a child and becoming widowed, and worked through them with her characters.
Her 2011 Christmas book, KISSES ON HER CHRISTMAS LIST, is a nominee for a REVIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD and an RT 4-1/2 star top pick for December 2011. Her popular website www.susanmeier.com has recipes, workshops for writers and short stories featuring the characters in previous books. Every Monday morning she devotes her Dear Readers blog to the craft of writing.
Susan Meier—back by popular demand!
Course Content:
Good books are about people. Great books are about people in trouble. Not just external trouble, but real, gut wrenching, soul hurting trouble. Most of us can give our characters believable external struggles and even get them beyond those struggles, but what about that internal struggle? Can a leopard really change his or her spots? And if so how? What do editors and agents mean when they say your character has to grow? Learn the basis for every internal struggle and how to achieve believable character growth that can carry your whole story and give your characters a real happy ending.
About the Instructor:
Susan Meier is the author of 45 books for Harlequin and Silhouette and one of Guideposts’ Grace Chapel Inn series books, The Kindness of Strangers. Her books have been finalists for Reviewers Choice Awards, National Reader’s Choice Awards and Cataromance.com. Reviewer’s Choice Awards and nominated for Romantic Times awards. Her book Her Baby’s First Christmas won the traditional category in the 2009 More Than Magic contest. The Magic of a Family Christmas was a finalist in the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence. Susan has given talks at RWA chapter conference, on-line workshops, and has regularly appeared in RWA chapter newsletters.
A one-time legal secretary and director of a charitable foundation, Susan Meier found her bliss when she became a full-time novelist for Harlequin. She’s visited ski lodges and candy factories for “research” and works in her pajamas. But the real joy of her job is creating stories about women for women. In her 47 published novels, she’s tackled issues like infertility, losing a child and becoming widowed, and worked through them with her characters.
Her 2011 Christmas book, KISSES ON HER CHRISTMAS LIST, is a nominee for a REVIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD and an RT 4-1/2 star top pick for December 2011. Her popular website www.susanmeier.com has recipes, workshops for writers and short stories featuring the characters in previous books. Every Monday morning she devotes her Dear Readers blog to the craft of writing.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
What's on Tap for 2012
March 2012 CAN THIS MANUSCRIPT BE SAVED New Zealand chapter!
April 2012 I will be doing my workshop LET CONFLICT TELL YOUR STORY FOR YOU for the STAR chapter. Go to: http://starrwa.org/on-line-workshops/
April 19...JOHNSTOWNERS and surrounding areas...I will be at the Coal Miner's Cafe talking about how the publishing industry has changed and is changing!
April 27-28 I will be at the Spring Fling in Chicago doing CAN THIS MANUSCRIPT BE SAVED live.
In May 2012 I will be doing a workshop for Savvy Authors CONFLICT AND THE CATEGORY ROMANCE.
Jun 11 to July 8th, I will be doing JOURNEY STEPS for Savvy Authors.
In September 2012 I will be doing a workshop for Savvy Authors CONFLICT -- FOCUS ON BOOKS WITHOUT SEX IN THEM. http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/showevent.php?eventid=1459
October, SELF EDITING for the multi-genre group PENNWRITERS.
April 2012 I will be doing my workshop LET CONFLICT TELL YOUR STORY FOR YOU for the STAR chapter. Go to: http://starrwa.org/on-line-workshops/
April 19...JOHNSTOWNERS and surrounding areas...I will be at the Coal Miner's Cafe talking about how the publishing industry has changed and is changing!
April 27-28 I will be at the Spring Fling in Chicago doing CAN THIS MANUSCRIPT BE SAVED live.
In May 2012 I will be doing a workshop for Savvy Authors CONFLICT AND THE CATEGORY ROMANCE.
Jun 11 to July 8th, I will be doing JOURNEY STEPS for Savvy Authors.
In September 2012 I will be doing a workshop for Savvy Authors CONFLICT -- FOCUS ON BOOKS WITHOUT SEX IN THEM. http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/showevent.php?eventid=1459
October, SELF EDITING for the multi-genre group PENNWRITERS.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
March Workshop
Registrations for "Can this Manuscript be Saved" online workshop are now open. Here's the link - http://www.romancewriters.co.nz/workshops-2/.
Friday, September 30, 2011
2012
I hate to sound like a lazy bum...but I have nothing but a few blogs for eHarlequin coming up for the rest of the year. Truthfully, I have an entire book to write before December 31 and another one immediately after that...so I'm not really lazy. :)
Still, the next real coming attractions begin in 2012. If you're a writer...check my Monday morning blog. Lately I've been talking writing there.
So...What am I doing in 2012?
March 2012 CAN THIS MANUSCRIPT BE SAVED New Zealand chapter!
April 2012 I will be doing my workshop LET CONFLICT TELL YOUR STORY FOR YOU for the STAR chapter. Go to: http://starrwa.org/on-line-workshops/
April 19...JOHNSTOWNERS and surrounding areas...I will be at the Coal Miner's Cafe talking about how the publishing industry has changed and is changing!
April 27-28 I will be at the Spring Fling in Chicago doing CAN THIS MANUSCRIPT BE SAVED live.
In May 2012 I will be doing a workshop for Savvy Authors CONFLICT AND THE CATEGORY ROMANCE.
Jun 11 to July 8th, I will be doing JOURNEY STEPS for Savvy Authors.
October, SELF EDITING for the multi-genre group PENNWRITERS.
My son is getting married next year, so I may cut it off at this! LOL
We'll see!
And let's not forget! November 29 is the realease date for KISSES ON HER CHIRSTMAS LIST. I hate to say things like this, but I LOVED this one! It was fun to write. The characters were amazing. Finley (the hero's daughter) was an absolute hoot.
So you might not want to miss this one!
Still, the next real coming attractions begin in 2012. If you're a writer...check my Monday morning blog. Lately I've been talking writing there.
So...What am I doing in 2012?
March 2012 CAN THIS MANUSCRIPT BE SAVED New Zealand chapter!
April 2012 I will be doing my workshop LET CONFLICT TELL YOUR STORY FOR YOU for the STAR chapter. Go to: http://starrwa.org/on-line-workshops/
April 19...JOHNSTOWNERS and surrounding areas...I will be at the Coal Miner's Cafe talking about how the publishing industry has changed and is changing!
April 27-28 I will be at the Spring Fling in Chicago doing CAN THIS MANUSCRIPT BE SAVED live.
In May 2012 I will be doing a workshop for Savvy Authors CONFLICT AND THE CATEGORY ROMANCE.
Jun 11 to July 8th, I will be doing JOURNEY STEPS for Savvy Authors.
October, SELF EDITING for the multi-genre group PENNWRITERS.
My son is getting married next year, so I may cut it off at this! LOL
We'll see!
And let's not forget! November 29 is the realease date for KISSES ON HER CHIRSTMAS LIST. I hate to say things like this, but I LOVED this one! It was fun to write. The characters were amazing. Finley (the hero's daughter) was an absolute hoot.
So you might not want to miss this one!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
What's coming in June, July, August and November
Curious about what happens to the BABIES IN THE BOARDROOM? Check out the Happily Ever After section of the website. Gino's story is already up. Michael's will post soon! They're short, cute stories about what happens to our adorable Andreas babies.
Look for Mitzi's story in July. (I'm running a bit behind!)
THE BABY PROJECT and SECOND CHANCE BABY, the first two books in the BABIES IN THE BOARDROOM MINI-SERIES FROM HARLEQUIN ROMANCE are now out.
A BABY ON THE RANCH, Cade's story, will be released in June!
Read an excerpt for THE BABY PROJECT, SECOND CHANCE BABY and BABY ON THE RANCH in the Excerpts section as well as the Prologue for both in the WHAT CAME BEFORE section!
For those who love Christmas books, KISSES ON HER CHRISTMAS list is schedule for release in November! This is a story you won't want to miss!
Workshops
August 2011
http://www.neorwa.com/index.php/Workshops/UpcomingWorkshops
AUGUST 2011
JOURNEY STEPS: TAKING THE TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE
INSTRUCTOR: Susan Meier
WHEN: August 1 to August 26
WORKSHOP:
Ever wonder what you’re supposed to “put” in between those four or five turning points of your story? Susan Meier’s Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere provides quick, easy solutions for any author who has ever wondered “now what?”
Topics include:
The “Magic Formula” for plotting
Could, Might, Must and Should List
Daily Events
Logical Next Steps
Twists, Turns and Subplots
Explanation of plot threads versus subplot
Tricks for writing an “edge-of-the-seat” read
Beginners, intermediate and experienced authors will benefit from this workshop.
Lessons post on Monday and Thursday of each week.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Susan Meier is the author of over 45 books for Harlequin and Silhouette and one of Guideposts' Grace Chapel Inn series books, The Kindness of Strangers. Her books have been finalists for Reviewers Choice Awards, National Reader's Choice Awards and Cataromance.com Reviewer's Choice Awards and nominated for Romantic Times awards. Her book, HER BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS won the traditional category in the 2009 More Than Magic contest.
Her Pregnancy Surprise, her first release for the Harlequin Romance line, made both Walden’s Bestseller List for Series Romance and Bookscan. Maid for the Millionaire, Maid for the Single Dad and Country Win Christmas are her 2010 releases.
Susan loves to teach as much as she loves to write and is a popular speaker at RWA chapter conferences. Can This Manuscript Be Saved? and Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere! are her most requested workshops. Her article “How to Write a Category Romance” appeared in 2003 Writer’s Digest Novel and Short Story Markets. Susan also gives online workshops for various groups and her articles regularly appear in RWA chapter newsletters. Follow her on Twitter or the web at http://twitter.com/susanmeier1
November 2011
10/1 - 10/31/2011 Pennwriters
http://tinyurl.com/PennwritersCourse201110
PREPPING FOR NaNoWriMo with SUSAN MEIER
The month BEFORE NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), get proven tips from Susan Meier—the author
of almost 50 books. Learn ways to examine the story you want to write, to capture the natural scene possibilities within your idea, to generate new ideas. Discover how to get the most out of
NaNo and write a publishable novel.
Look for Mitzi's story in July. (I'm running a bit behind!)
THE BABY PROJECT and SECOND CHANCE BABY, the first two books in the BABIES IN THE BOARDROOM MINI-SERIES FROM HARLEQUIN ROMANCE are now out.
A BABY ON THE RANCH, Cade's story, will be released in June!
Read an excerpt for THE BABY PROJECT, SECOND CHANCE BABY and BABY ON THE RANCH in the Excerpts section as well as the Prologue for both in the WHAT CAME BEFORE section!
For those who love Christmas books, KISSES ON HER CHRISTMAS list is schedule for release in November! This is a story you won't want to miss!
Workshops
August 2011
http://www.neorwa.com/index.php/Workshops/UpcomingWorkshops
AUGUST 2011
JOURNEY STEPS: TAKING THE TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE
INSTRUCTOR: Susan Meier
WHEN: August 1 to August 26
WORKSHOP:
Ever wonder what you’re supposed to “put” in between those four or five turning points of your story? Susan Meier’s Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere provides quick, easy solutions for any author who has ever wondered “now what?”
Topics include:
The “Magic Formula” for plotting
Could, Might, Must and Should List
Daily Events
Logical Next Steps
Twists, Turns and Subplots
Explanation of plot threads versus subplot
Tricks for writing an “edge-of-the-seat” read
Beginners, intermediate and experienced authors will benefit from this workshop.
Lessons post on Monday and Thursday of each week.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Susan Meier is the author of over 45 books for Harlequin and Silhouette and one of Guideposts' Grace Chapel Inn series books, The Kindness of Strangers. Her books have been finalists for Reviewers Choice Awards, National Reader's Choice Awards and Cataromance.com Reviewer's Choice Awards and nominated for Romantic Times awards. Her book, HER BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS won the traditional category in the 2009 More Than Magic contest.
Her Pregnancy Surprise, her first release for the Harlequin Romance line, made both Walden’s Bestseller List for Series Romance and Bookscan. Maid for the Millionaire, Maid for the Single Dad and Country Win Christmas are her 2010 releases.
Susan loves to teach as much as she loves to write and is a popular speaker at RWA chapter conferences. Can This Manuscript Be Saved? and Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere! are her most requested workshops. Her article “How to Write a Category Romance” appeared in 2003 Writer’s Digest Novel and Short Story Markets. Susan also gives online workshops for various groups and her articles regularly appear in RWA chapter newsletters. Follow her on Twitter or the web at http://twitter.com/susanmeier1
November 2011
10/1 - 10/31/2011 Pennwriters
http://tinyurl.com/PennwritersCourse201110
PREPPING FOR NaNoWriMo with SUSAN MEIER
The month BEFORE NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), get proven tips from Susan Meier—the author
of almost 50 books. Learn ways to examine the story you want to write, to capture the natural scene possibilities within your idea, to generate new ideas. Discover how to get the most out of
NaNo and write a publishable novel.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
THE BABY PROJECT, first book in the BABIES IN THE BOARDROOM MINI-SERIES FROM HARLEQUIN ROMANCE
is now out.
SECOND CHANCE BABY, Nick's story, will be released in May.
A BABY ON THE RANCH, Cade's story, will be released in June!
Read an excerpt for THE BABY PROJECT and SECOND CHANCE BABY in the Excerpts section as well as the Prologue for both in the WHAT CAME BEFORE section!
Check back for excepts and prologues for A BABY ON THE RANCH in March and April!
Workshops
August 2011
http://www.neorwa.com/index.php/Workshops/UpcomingWorkshops
AUGUST 2011
JOURNEY STEPS: TAKING THE TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE
INSTRUCTOR: Susan Meier
WHEN: August 1 to August 26
WORKSHOP:
Ever wonder what you’re supposed to “put” in between those four or five turning points of your story? Susan Meier’s Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere provides quick, easy solutions for any author who has ever wondered “now what?”
Topics include:
The “Magic Formula” for plotting
Could, Might, Must and Should List
Daily Events
Logical Next Steps
Twists, Turns and Subplots
Explanation of plot threads versus subplot
Tricks for writing an “edge-of-the-seat” read
Beginners, intermediate and experienced authors will benefit from this workshop.
Lessons post on Monday and Thursday of each week.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Susan Meier is the author of over 45 books for Harlequin and Silhouette and one of Guideposts' Grace Chapel Inn series books, The Kindness of Strangers. Her books have been finalists for Reviewers Choice Awards, National Reader's Choice Awards and Cataromance.com Reviewer's Choice Awards and nominated for Romantic Times awards. Her book, HER BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS won the traditional category in the 2009 More Than Magic contest.
Her Pregnancy Surprise, her first release for the Harlequin Romance line, made both Walden’s Bestseller List for Series Romance and Bookscan. Maid for the Millionaire, Maid for the Single Dad and Country Win Christmas are her 2010 releases.
Susan loves to teach as much as she loves to write and is a popular speaker at RWA chapter conferences. Can This Manuscript Be Saved? and Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere! are her most requested workshops. Her article “How to Write a Category Romance” appeared in 2003 Writer’s Digest Novel and Short Story Markets. Susan also gives online workshops for various groups and her articles regularly appear in RWA chapter newsletters. Follow her on Twitter or the web at http://twitter.com/susanmeier1
November 2011
10/1 - 10/31/2011 Pennwriters
http://tinyurl.com/PennwritersCourse201110
PREPPING FOR NaNoWriMo with SUSAN MEIER
The month BEFORE NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), get proven tips from Susan Meier—the author
of almost 50 books. Learn ways to examine the story you want to write, to capture the natural scene possibilities within your idea, to generate new ideas. Discover how to get the most out of
NaNo and write a publishable novel.
is now out.
SECOND CHANCE BABY, Nick's story, will be released in May.
A BABY ON THE RANCH, Cade's story, will be released in June!
Read an excerpt for THE BABY PROJECT and SECOND CHANCE BABY in the Excerpts section as well as the Prologue for both in the WHAT CAME BEFORE section!
Check back for excepts and prologues for A BABY ON THE RANCH in March and April!
Workshops
August 2011
http://www.neorwa.com/index.php/Workshops/UpcomingWorkshops
AUGUST 2011
JOURNEY STEPS: TAKING THE TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE
INSTRUCTOR: Susan Meier
WHEN: August 1 to August 26
WORKSHOP:
Ever wonder what you’re supposed to “put” in between those four or five turning points of your story? Susan Meier’s Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere provides quick, easy solutions for any author who has ever wondered “now what?”
Topics include:
The “Magic Formula” for plotting
Could, Might, Must and Should List
Daily Events
Logical Next Steps
Twists, Turns and Subplots
Explanation of plot threads versus subplot
Tricks for writing an “edge-of-the-seat” read
Beginners, intermediate and experienced authors will benefit from this workshop.
Lessons post on Monday and Thursday of each week.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Susan Meier is the author of over 45 books for Harlequin and Silhouette and one of Guideposts' Grace Chapel Inn series books, The Kindness of Strangers. Her books have been finalists for Reviewers Choice Awards, National Reader's Choice Awards and Cataromance.com Reviewer's Choice Awards and nominated for Romantic Times awards. Her book, HER BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS won the traditional category in the 2009 More Than Magic contest.
Her Pregnancy Surprise, her first release for the Harlequin Romance line, made both Walden’s Bestseller List for Series Romance and Bookscan. Maid for the Millionaire, Maid for the Single Dad and Country Win Christmas are her 2010 releases.
Susan loves to teach as much as she loves to write and is a popular speaker at RWA chapter conferences. Can This Manuscript Be Saved? and Journey Steps, Taking the Train to Somewhere! are her most requested workshops. Her article “How to Write a Category Romance” appeared in 2003 Writer’s Digest Novel and Short Story Markets. Susan also gives online workshops for various groups and her articles regularly appear in RWA chapter newsletters. Follow her on Twitter or the web at http://twitter.com/susanmeier1
November 2011
10/1 - 10/31/2011 Pennwriters
http://tinyurl.com/PennwritersCourse201110
PREPPING FOR NaNoWriMo with SUSAN MEIER
The month BEFORE NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), get proven tips from Susan Meier—the author
of almost 50 books. Learn ways to examine the story you want to write, to capture the natural scene possibilities within your idea, to generate new ideas. Discover how to get the most out of
NaNo and write a publishable novel.
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