Upcoming Meetings
NJRW monthly meetings are held on the third Saturday of the month, except where noted below.
Workshop descriptions are subject to change without notice.
NEW MEETING LOCATION!!
For the foreseeable future, our meetings will be held in the comfort of your own living room (or study, or kitchen, or bed!).
We will be using Zoom to host our general and board meetings and our speakers.
For security reasons, these meetings will only be available to NJRW members.
Schedule:
10:00 General Meeting
11:00 Workshop
The Board meeting will be held at a different time. Information is available to members on the Groups.io loop.
For the foreseeable future, our meetings will be held in the comfort of your own living room (or study, or kitchen, or bed!).
We will be using Zoom to host our general and board meetings and our speakers.
For security reasons, these meetings will only be available to NJRW members.
Schedule:
10:00 General Meeting
11:00 Workshop
The Board meeting will be held at a different time. Information is available to members on the Groups.io loop.
October 17
Speaker: Susan Meier
Topic: Know Your Story: Blurb writing and Synopsis
You’ve got a great idea but it isn’t always easy to get an idea to translate into a clear, concise story. Luckily, there are tools to help you figure out how to turn an idea into a story that could become a great book. Join Susan Meier as she discusses loglines, core story questions, back cover blurbs, mini synopses and growth paragraphs and shows you how to use these tools to turn an idea into a story.
Bio:
Writing a novel is a delicate balance of art and craft. The art part is on you, your talent. The craft part is a little trickier. How do you start? Where do you start? How do you establish tension and keep it high enough to maintain reader interest for 50,000, 80,000 or even 100,000 words? How do you revise a manuscript to take it from a rough draft to a gem? Are there tricks? Tips?
In her thirty years of writing sweet romances, sexy romances, romantic suspense and even a Christian mainstream, Susan Meier has learned the tricks to coming up with story ideas that support an entire novel, creating story tension, and digging deeper into character for stronger stories. Her books have been nominated for and won numerous awards including the Book Buyers Best award for NANNY FOR THE MILLIONAIRE’S TWINS and was nominated for RWA’s coveted Rita award for THE TYCOON’S SECRET DAUGHTER.
She’s created steps and forms to guide you no matter phase of your book or career. The author of seventy books and twenty writing workshops, Susan has been married to her husband Mike for almost forty years. She’s also the mother of three children and slave to one very odd cat who thinks she’s human.
Schedule:
9:00 am Member Chat
9:30 am General Meeting
11:00 am Workshop
Speaker: Susan Meier
Topic: Know Your Story: Blurb writing and Synopsis
You’ve got a great idea but it isn’t always easy to get an idea to translate into a clear, concise story. Luckily, there are tools to help you figure out how to turn an idea into a story that could become a great book. Join Susan Meier as she discusses loglines, core story questions, back cover blurbs, mini synopses and growth paragraphs and shows you how to use these tools to turn an idea into a story.
Bio:
Writing a novel is a delicate balance of art and craft. The art part is on you, your talent. The craft part is a little trickier. How do you start? Where do you start? How do you establish tension and keep it high enough to maintain reader interest for 50,000, 80,000 or even 100,000 words? How do you revise a manuscript to take it from a rough draft to a gem? Are there tricks? Tips?
In her thirty years of writing sweet romances, sexy romances, romantic suspense and even a Christian mainstream, Susan Meier has learned the tricks to coming up with story ideas that support an entire novel, creating story tension, and digging deeper into character for stronger stories. Her books have been nominated for and won numerous awards including the Book Buyers Best award for NANNY FOR THE MILLIONAIRE’S TWINS and was nominated for RWA’s coveted Rita award for THE TYCOON’S SECRET DAUGHTER.
She’s created steps and forms to guide you no matter phase of your book or career. The author of seventy books and twenty writing workshops, Susan has been married to her husband Mike for almost forty years. She’s also the mother of three children and slave to one very odd cat who thinks she’s human.
Schedule:
9:00 am Member Chat
9:30 am General Meeting
11:00 am Workshop
November 21
Speaker: Laurie Schnebly
Topic: Braiding Your Book
December
Holiday Party and Celebration of Contest Winners
Speaker: Laurie Schnebly
Topic: Braiding Your Book
December
Holiday Party and Celebration of Contest Winners
