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Welcome
to the
North Texas Romance Writers of America
Website
Chapter #33,
Region 5 of the
Romance Writers of America® was organized in March of 1983 and offers educational programs,
an informative monthly newsletter, and a friendly atmosphere for
networking, and access of up to date information on agents, editors and
publishers of romantic fiction. NTRWA's mission is to educate, support,
and mentor published and unpublished members in the profession of romance
writing. We are a multi-genre romance writing group from traditional
romance to one of the most recent sales of our chapter in young adult. Our membership also includes various published members from
book-length non-fiction and magazine publications.
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THE 2006
GREAT EXPECTATIONS WINNERS HAVE BEEN
ANNOUNCED.
CONGRATULATIONS TO NT MEMBER CANDACE
HAVENS
ON HER DOUBLE RITA®
FINAL
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May 20th
NTRWA presents
CANDACE HAVENS
“Revision
Hell & Getting Through It”
Come see NT's own
Candy
Havens talk about slogging through revisions. She’ll break
down the process and teach members how to add the texturing and layers a
revision requires and she’ll show us how to do it in less than a month.
Candy is a leading entertainment writer and
entertainment critic for 96.3 KSCS. She’s written biographies on George
Clooney and Joss Whedon. Her book, CHARMED & DANGEROUS, is a double RITA®
finalist in the Best First Book and Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
category. Watch for CHARMED & READY on bookshelves this fall.
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FOR NT MEMBERS ONLY
May 1st through 5th
NTRWA PAN presents IN THE LOOP
KAREN KELLEY
"The
Key that Unlocks the Door to Publication"
Why do some books sell and not others? What kind
of edge do some writers have that others don't? Karen
Kelley will discuss High Concept Writing, Marketing, Opening
hooks...whatever it takes to make your book stand out from all the
others.
Karen is a multi-published author with
Kensington Publishing. Her books regularly appear on Amazon's list of
top one hundred bestselling contemporary romances. She's also recently
signed with the prestigious Knight Agency. She brings with her fourteen
years of writing experience.
All NT Members who
subscribe to the chapter yahoo listserv will receive IN THE LOOP.
Discussion is encouraged, so don't hesitate to ask questions.
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For
more information on NT's monthly workshops and meetings please visit our
Meeting Information page.
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