One Day Speaker-in-Residence Event
Saturday, October 14, 2023

Registration is Now Closed.

Please join us for our One Day Speaker-In-Residence with best-selling author Nora Phoenix! Nora will be presenting three workshops sharing her expertise on craft, marketing, and business. Registration has been extended so don't miss out!

Meet Nora

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Nora Phoenix is a USA Today bestselling author of MM/gay romance. She writes in various subgenres of gay romance and is known for writing engrossing stories that offer an escape from reality with unique characters, plenty of heat, a captivating story, and all the feels. A dash of kink is optional.
 
She’s a lifelong and incurable book addict, an eternal optimist, and an unapologetic feminist. She loves traveling, spending time near the ocean, gardening in her vegetable garden, and hiking. But she loves books more. Her reading preferences are eclectic, ranging from all kinds of romance to thrillers, historical fiction, psychology, self help, history, and more. 

Registration Fees

NJRW Members: $75
Non-NJRW Members: $95
​Price includes breakfast, coffee and tea, and afternoon snacks.

Schedule

Morning:
8:00-9:15 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration

9:15 a.m.
The Why:
  • Why do you write?
  • What’s your (end) goal?
  • What should you write? (genre)
  • How should you write (indie vs trad pub)
  • The concept of writing to market
  • The concept of writing to trend

10:30 a.m.
Break

10:45 a.m.
The Craft
  • Your writing style
  • Your writing habits
  • The first C: Character
  • The second C: Conflict
  • Process from start to finish
12:00 p.m.
Lunch on own
(Several restaurants are within walking distance)

​Afternoon:
​1:00 p.m.
Marketing
  • What do you write? (genre)
  • Who do you write for?
  • What is your brand?
  • The packaging (cover, blurb, etc.)
  • How do you find (new) readers?

2:15 p.m
Afternoon snacks

2:45 p.m.
The Road to (Financial) Success
  • Business Plan
  • The Power of Focus
  • Be Yourself
  • Never stop learning​

Location

Hampton Inn Woodbridge
370 Route 9 North
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
732-855-6900
Convenient to all major highways. A special room rate of $169/night is available to attendees. Details will be given after your registration is received.
​Questions? E-mail programs@njromancewriters.org