**Permission to forward granted and encouraged**


Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for November.

Date: 11/02/2009 – 11/27/2009

Workshop title: Journey Steps

Taking the Train to Somewhere ...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, the list of five, explanation of plot threads versus subplot and
tricks for writing an "edge-of-the-seat" read. Beginners, intermediate and
experienced authors will benefit from this workshop.

About the instructor: Susan Meier

Susan Meier is the author of over 35 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.

Her 2007 release Her Pregnancy Surprise an October 2007 release was both a
Walden Books bestseller and a bookscan bestseller! Her 2008 releases are
MILLIONAIRE DAD, NANNY NEEDED! part of the Wedding Planners Continuity and HER
BABY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS, a touching Christmas story sure to warm your heart!


Deadline to register: 11/01/2009

Fee: $20 YWR members; $25 non-members. RWA Membership isn't required;
Anyone can take our courses.

Where to sign up: You may register online at our website,
www.yosemiteromancewriters.com.

Please click the Pay Now button and follow the instructions for Paypal. You will
receive a confirmation from us once your payment is received.

You may also contact YRW at YosemiteRomanceWriters@... if you have any
other questions.

Thank you for considering our workshops!!

Sandra Marlow
Vice President - YRW

**Permission to forward granted and encouraged**


Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for November.

Date: 11/02/2009 – 11/27/2009

Workshop title: Crafting the Sensual Novella: How to Steam Up the Pages in
25,000 Words or Less

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at writing a sexy novella? Are you worried
you won't be able to write short? Do love scenes intimidate you? Worry no more!
It's time to learn the craft of novella writing. Creating a sensual short
storycan be fun and profitable.

And there has never been a better time to write short. With so many new and
established publishers hungry for novellas, the market is wide open—if you know
how to catch an editor's attention.

Sensual novellas are about much more than sex. And the guidelines are different
than for a traditional-length novel. This workshop will help you learn how to
plot a novella whether you are a heavy outliner or a "pantser." You'll see how
easy it is to layer emotion into your love scenes and hook the reader from the
very first sentence. The class will also instruct you on how to pack more into
less words, while still keeping your love story strong and your audience
captivated. And we will help you see how to market your story once you've sold.

We'll even include a sensual and sensory word reference list as a bonus!

Are you ready to take readers on a swift, sensual, and emotionally riveting
journey?

Note: This workshop includes handouts as well as suggested reading, and will
include excerpts from the presenters' and other authors' novellas.


About the instructors: Eliza Knight and Renee Knowles

Eliza Knight is the author of multiple steamy Regency and erotic Highlander time
travel romance novellas published by The Wild Rose Press. She is a freelance
copy editor, Newsletter Editor for Hearts Through History Romance Writers, and
President of the Celtic Hearts Romance Writers signature chapter of the RWA. She
also volunteers her time as moderator of a critique group and contest
coordinator. Eliza is the author of the award-winning blog, History Undressed
and has published numerous articles in various newsletters. She presents
workshops on history, researching techniques and writing craft, to writing
groups online.


Renee Knowles is an award-winning historical and contemporary romance author
with The Wild Rose Press and Siren Publishing. She is also an editor for The
Wild Rose Press and a published freelance writer whose work has appeared in
national consumer and trade magazines, as well as newspapers. Renee's novellas
consistently receive 5-star reviews, and she was called a "brilliant author" by
Two Lips Reviews.
Renee is the author of a series of writing how-to books, Savvy Business Skills
for Writers, from Wild Child Publishing. She often gives workshops and online
classes to writing groups all over the country. Renee has several years of
experience in public speaking and frequently presents on business topics and
image. She has presented writing workshops at Colorado Romance Writers, Seattle
Romance Writers' Emerald City Conference, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and the
Northern Colorado Writer's Conference. She also teaches online writers' classes
through AuthorMBA.com and RWA chapters.


Deadline to register: 11/01/2009

Fee: $20 YWR members; $25 non-members. RWA Membership isn't required;
Anyone can take our courses.

Where to sign up: You may register online at our website,
www.yosemiteromancewriters.com.

Please click the Pay Now button and follow the instructions for Paypal. You will
receive a confirmation from us once your payment is received.

You may also contact YRW at YosemiteRomanceWriters@... if you have any
other questions.

Thank you for considering our workshops!!

Sandra Marlow
Vice President - YRW

**Permission to forward granted and encouraged**


Yosemite Romance Writers is proud to present their online workshop for November.

Date: 11/02/2009 – 11/27/2009

Workshop title: Love on Deadline: Tips for Efficient Writing

Writing is a rewarding, frustrating, and often stressful business. We come up
with wonderful ideas that vault through our imaginations. The challenge is to
get those ideas down on paper. How effectively and efficiently we do that is
directly related to our success as authors.

Writing my first book required about ten months. Writing my eighth book required
about eight weeks, in and among juggling a half time job, business travel, line
edits, and galley reviews. Of necessity, I've leveraged my background as a
long-time magazine editor and an engineer to develop methods to get from `The
Inspiration' to `The End' as effectively and efficiently as possible.

In `Love on Deadline,' you'll learn how to rapidly bring characters alive, how
to avoid time-consuming missteps in the plotting process, how to think through
the story and break it into manageable subsections, and how to break free from
your timeline and writer's block to write chapters out of order.


About the instructor: Kristin Hardy

Three-time RITA nominee Kristin Hardy started out with Harlequin Blaze and now
writes for Silhouette Special Edition. Her first novel, My Sexiest Mistake, won
a National Readers' Choice Award and was subsequently made into a movie by the
Oxygen Network. She is a Waldenbooks bestseller and won a 2007 career
achievement award for series romance from RT Bookclub magazine. She's written
five miniseries (trilogies, duets, and sextets (for Blaze, of course)) and
participated in three continuities, most recently "The Fortunes of Texas: Return
to Red Rock." Her twenty-second book, "A Fortune Wedding," hit the shelves June
2009.


Deadline to register: 11/01/2009

Fee: $20 YWR members; $25 non-members. RWA Membership isn't required;
Anyone can take our courses.

Where to sign up: You may register online at our website,
www.yosemiteromancewriters.com.

Please click the Pay Now button and follow the instructions for Paypal. You will
receive a confirmation from us once your payment is received.

You may also contact YRW at YosemiteRomanceWriters@... if you have any
other questions.

Thank you for considering our workshops!!


Sandra Marlow
Vice President - YRW

My historical western romance is coming soon from Champagne Books.

At nineteen, Josie Hart has lived a hard life on her New Mexican farm. A cryptic
letter gives her a chance to change all that and guides her on a perilous
journey toward freedom. But, there are others who want what she's after, and
will stop at nothing to get it.

Grey Paladin seeks justice after having had his fortune stolen out from under
him. He'll do whatever it takes to retrieve what's rightfully his and reunite
with the only family he has left. That is, until a feisty girl stands in his
way.

When Josie and Grey form an uncertain partnership, they must battle outlaws,
nature, and each other while riding two hundred miles of dangerous trail to
reach their destination. What they discover at the end is something that's been
sorely lacking in both their lives--leading them each to rethink what the future
holds.

In the meantime, my latest historical time travel western romance is Now
Available in Print. It can be purchased through my Buy link on my website:

http://www.staceycoverstone.com/books.html

Happy Reading!
Stacey Coverstone

I'm offering a wonderful, fun-filled gift basket as a thank you to anyone who
buys my book, Those Who Wait. (www.devinedestinies.com) It takes place on a
beach where I spend a lot of time, and have accumulated a fair amount of beach
glass. I read that another name for beach glass is mermaid tears. I love that,
and wrote a short poem about it. I made a bookmark with the poem and have
attached a tiny bottle of "mermaid tears." From now until January 1st, I am
offering along with the bookmark, a pair of earrings and matching necklace, a
wind chime and four adorable Ornaments for your tree. All these are made out of
beach glass, aka mermaid tears. Simply send a copy of your receipt to
liamay@.... Please check out my website www.lynnhones.com for further
information and pictures. Those who have received my jewelry and gifts have been
thrilled with them.
Thanks so much.

The Legend of Mermaid Tears

Sweet Grandmother mine, what is that I hear?
My window lay open, and unto my ear,
Comes the crash of the waves, and the howl of the sky,
And a song how it haunts, and stops not its cry.

Tis the Mermaid you heed, she swims near to shore,
And cries for her Captain, who sees her no more,
He grew old in time, and in human years aged,
And lived on the land, for a wife he then stayed.

Where is he, my love, my captor in time?
Who has given his pledge to always be mine.
He comes to me not, his eyes I not see,
Where is my true love, has he forgotten of me?

My Grandchild, my dear, close your window tonight,
It's best not to hear, nor catch her by sight,
As a mermaid she'll age, slower than humans in years,
And never will cease her sad, lonely tears.

By Lynn Hones

That's right, readers!

Author, Lynn Hones, wearing example of her give-away. 

Hi, I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Lynn Hones and my ebook, Those Who Wait, a paranormal romance, was published by www.devinedestinies.com in July of 2009. I am so confident you'll enjoy my book, that as a thank you I'm sending anyone who purchases it in the next two months, a one of a kind sea glass necklace with matching earrings. Also you'll get two bookmarks with tiny bottles of sea glass attached, a sea glass windchime and my unique, one of a kind Mermaid Tears Christmas ornaments. The people who have taken advantage of this thank you have been thrilled. I sell my items at craft shows and on ebay, but I really want to introduce my book. Sea glass is also known as Mermaid Tears and I wrote a poem that is on one of the bookmarks. Please check out my website at www.lynnhones.com for more information. I LOVE to mail out my special, fun packages, and I know it's fun to get something in the mail besides bills. (yuck)

Those Who Wait is a sweet romance between Simone O'Henley and a mysterious man named Jackson Taylor, who she meets at a remote lake front cottage. He is exactly the man she's dreamed of, but something is not quite right with him or the grove of trees near her cottage. Strong, handsome, full of old world charm in a quiet, commanding way, he brings Simone's mind and body to realms she never imagined possible. All is wonderful, until the day she can't find him. He vanishes, and she travels near and far to find him and his troubled, but loving soul. When she does catch up to him, she is in for the shock of her life.

Thanks Kathleen,

The cover gods smiled on me of late.

Maggi

http://www.maggiandersenauthor.com

--- In HRCRomance@yahoogroups.com, Kathleen Coddington <khc1861@...> wrote:
>
> Very nice, Maggie.  Like the other 2 as well.
>
> Kathleen Coddington
> Journeys of the Heart
> Witch Ball
> Mistress of Deception
> Threads of Love-4/30/09
>

If anyone gets Romantic Times Magazine I hope they take a look at the 4-star
review that my historical novel Shades of Gray received in the December issue.

"This stunning story captures the reader's attention from the
start. It not only depicts the battles, but it also describes the
dedication and honor on both sides. James' novel is a moving
account of two people who are drawn into an untenable
conflict and find love, despite their opposing beliefs."

Since its marketed more as historical fiction, rather than romance, I am really
thrilled with the review. (An early Christmas present, I guess)!

Best,
Jessica James
www.jessicajamesbooks.com
2009 Finalist Best Southern Theme/HOLT Medallion
2008 IPPY award - Best Regional Fiction
2008 Indie award - Best Regional Fiction
2008 Finalist for Foreword Magazine Book of the Year - Romance
2008 Favorite Book of the Year - The Book Connection
2008 Favorite Book of the Year - BookwormsDinner Blog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raised in a convent, shy and beautiful Simone O'Henley is innocent in her understanding of men. When she meets handsome, self-assured Jackson Taylor while resting at a friend's remote cottage, he leads and guides her to trust him. She trusts him enough to fall in love, and in her naive way, hopes he feels the same way as he brings her to wants and needs she never knew existed in her small, secular world. When phantom voices and groans come from a grove of nearby trees, she's relieved to have him by her side. However, it's the day he disappears without a word that has her terrified. Did he love her? Was he a land developer the locals told her he was, or simply a caretaker of the property nearby? Join Simone as she travels far and wide looking for the only man she has ever loved and watch as she discovers the truth. A truth that turns her simple world upside down and into the winds of thought and reason.

Go to www.devinedestinies.com for purchasing information. Also, go to my website, www.lynnhones.com and check out the gift package I'm sending as a thank you for purchasing my book. One of a kind Sea glass necklace with matching earrings, whimsical sea glass and driftwood windchime, four sweet, tiny sea glass Christmas ornaments and two bookmarks with attached sea glass bottles. I normally only send one of these out, but for Christmas I'm sending all nine. (I sound too much like crazy Larry, or one of those stupid infomercials, YIKES.) I love to send these out though, and so far the people taking advantage of this offer have loved them as well. All wonderful, positive feedback. Not only on my sea glass creations, but on my book as well. My book takes place near a beach, and the sea glass is from the same beach as in the story. Take care, and have a great day.

Love,

Lynn Hones

Congratulations, Linda, on being an Eppie finalist with LADY OF THE STARS!
That's wonderful news!
Best wishes, Lindsay
 

Lindsay Townsend, historical romance.   http://www.lindsaytownsend.net