Put Your Heart In A Book...

Welcome to the New Jersey Romance Writers.  NJRW is chapter 34 of Romance Writers of America.  We are a nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing support, information and resources to both published and unpublished authors.  Our goal is to offer high quality guidance as a means for writers to produce marketable work and to further their writing careers.

Come join us.  Discover the Romance.

Next Meeting:  Saturday, August 16, 2008

LESLIE WAINGER

Harlequin Editor-at-Large Leslie Wainger will present a two-part program, including her ever popular and SRO Inside the Editor’s Mind.  Don’t miss this opportunity to get your synopsis read by an acquiring editor.

Part  1:
Paging the Book Doctor, Stat!

What does a book doctor do, and is consulting one the right move for you? How do you choose, and what can you expect? Leslie Wainger, the book doctor who literally wrote the book, will be in and answering your questions, so stop by the "office" to learn more.

Part 2:
Inside the Editor's Mind

What goes through an editor's mind as s/he looks at a query letter? Get an insight into the mystery as Leslie Wainger reads her way through as many one-page synopses as she can cram into an hour and comments as she goes, then go home and revise your query to be a winner.

NOTE:  Email your 1-page synopsis to Program Chair Lois Winston by August 15th for includsion in this workshop.

BIO: Leslie Wainger joined Silhouette Books as an editorial assistant in August 1979 and was part of the editorial team that launched the company’s first series, Silhouette Romance, as well as numerous series since.  Her experience has brought her to her current position as Editor-at-Large, Single Titles. Now she works with a number of MIRA, HQN and Silhouette authors, including Linda Howard, Emilie Richards, Heather Graham, Curtiss Ann Matlock, Dallas Schulze, Rachel Lee, Maggie Shayne, Kathleen Eagle, Candace Camp, Susan Krinard, Beverly Barton and Sharon Sala.  She is also the author of “Writing a Romance Novel for Dummies” (Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2004) and the 2005 recipient of Romance Writers of America’s industry award.  Leslie is also  a book doctor, offering services ranging from analysis to line editing to co- and ghost-writing.

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Directions:

NJRW meets at the Woodbridge Hilton

Woodbridge Hilton
120 Wood Avenue, South
Iselin, NJ 08830
Tel: 732-494-6200

Driving directions are below.

New Jersey Southbound/Northbound
Garden State Parkway to Exit 131A
Hotel is on the right at the exit

Newark Liberty International Airport/New York City New Jersey Turnpike South Exit 11
Garden State Parkway North to Exit 131A
Hotel is on the right at the exit

Staten Island
Outerbridge Crossing to Route 440
Garden State Parkway North to Exit 131A
Hotel is on the right at the exit

Philadephia
New Jersey Turnpike North to Exit 11
Garden State Parkway North to Exit 131A
Hotel is on the right at the exit