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April 7, 2024 · 12:34 am

Have you entered the NHRWA BLURB CONTEST YET?

My local RWA chapter, the New Hampshire group, is sponsoring a ROMANCE BLURB contest this month. Here are all the details for you romance writers out there. First, you don’t have to have a finished manuscript – this is for the blurb only! So don’t panic if you aren’t finished with your book.

Okay, here are the deets:

NHRWA’s 2024 Romance Novel Blurb* Contest

Win a Consultation with a Professional Editor

—and Attract Your Ideal Readers—

in 200 words or less!

HAVE AN UNPUBLISHED ROMANCE NOVEL?

IS YOUR BOOK BLURB STRONG ENOUGH TO HOOK READERS TO BUY?

* What’s a blurb? It’s “…a short description of a book that is usually found on its back cover. Its purpose is to entice readers into buying the book by revealing details about its plot, setting, or subject. Blurbs are often 150-200 words long, though this may vary between genres and publishers.” (Reedsy.com)

A select group of romance readers will score your blurb on characters, intrigue, goal, motivation, conflict, and grammar.  The top 10 scored blurbs will be reviewed and scored by three industry professionals – a book publisher, a librarian, and an indie Romance bookstore owner.

The three highest-scoring entrants (from a maximum of 100 entries) will win a short copy review and follow-up consultation ($100 value) with one of these renowned editors:

·         Anna J. Stewart Services for Writers – Anna J. Stewart (authorannastewart.com)

·         Robin Baskerville robin.baskerville.23104 – Editorial Freelancers Association (the-efa.org)

·         Rona Gofstein Certified Book Coach & Manuscript Muse (ronagofstein.com)

Winners also receive a digital certificate plus a digital contest sticker/badge advertising their accomplishment that can be featured on websites, Facebook, emails, etc.

How and When to Enter:

On or after March 15, 2024, submit an application that includes a PDF of your blurb and a fee of $20 per contest submission (maximum of two; fee is $15 for New Hampshire Romance Writers of America members) See https://nhrwa.wordpress.com/special-events/2024-blurb-contest/

1.     Submissions will close on April 30 or earlier if 100 qualified submissions have been received.  If submissions close, it will be clearly stated on the contest webpage.

Don’t delay! Polish your blurb and submit your contest application before our submission maximum is reached!

For more information, see https://nhrwa.wordpress.com/special-events/2024-blurb-contest/

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March 16, 2024 · 12:43 am

A contest with your name on it – if you like to write blurbs!

My wonderful New Hampshire chapter of RWA is holding a BLURB contest. Details are below, but this is a great way to get some reader eyes on a blurb for a book you’re writing to see how it stands up! Afterall,you want that blurb to attract readers to your work, don’t you??!!

NHRWA’s 2024 Romance Novel Blurb* Contest

Win a Consultation with a Professional Editor

—and Attract Your Ideal Readers—

in 200 words or less!

HAVE AN UNPUBLISHED ROMANCE NOVEL?

IS YOUR BOOK BLURB STRONG ENOUGH TO HOOK READERS TO BUY?

* What’s a blurb? It’s “…a short description of a book that is usually found on its back cover. Its purpose is to entice readers into buying the book by revealing details about its plot, setting, or subject. Blurbs are often 150-200 words long, though this may vary between genres and publishers.” (Reedsy.com)

A select group of romance readers will score your blurb on characters, intrigue, goal, motivation, conflict, and grammar.  The top 10 scored blurbs will be reviewed and scored by three industry professionals – a book publisher, a librarian, and an indie Romance bookstore owner.

The three highest-scoring entrants (from a maximum of 100 entries) will win a short copy review and follow-up consultation ($100 value) with one of these renowned editors:

·         Anna J. Stewart Services for Writers – Anna J. Stewart (authorannastewart.com)

·         Robin Baskerville robin.baskerville.23104 – Editorial Freelancers Association (the-efa.org)

·         Rona Gofstein Certified Book Coach & Manuscript Muse (ronagofstein.com)

Winners also receive a digital certificate plus a digital contest sticker/badge advertising their accomplishment that can be featured on websites, Facebook, emails, etc.

How and When to Enter:

On or after March 15, 2024, submit an application that includes a PDF of your blurb and a fee of $20 per contest submission (maximum of two; fee is $15 for New Hampshire Romance Writers of America members) See https://nhrwa.wordpress.com/special-events/2024-blurb-contest/

1.     Submissions will close on April 30 or earlier if 100 qualified submissions have been received.  If submissions close, it will be clearly stated on the contest webpage.

Don’t delay! Polish your blurb and submit your contest application before our submission maximum is reached!

For more information, see https://nhrwa.wordpress.com/special-events/2024-blurb-contest/

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January 25, 2024 · 12:39 am

#throwbackThursday 1.25.2024

So today’s blog throwback is from 2017. I was going to be presenting my first workshop for my local chapter of RWA and I was…to say the least…a basket case about it!

So this past Saturday I gave my first ever PowerPoint presentation to my local chapter of RWA.

To say I was nervous would be to do a disservice to the knocking in my knees and the way my heart was shooting extra beats.

I’ve spoken publically before, — hell, I use to teach Nursing to undergrads! – but I haven’t spoken publically in a very long time. In fact, I haven’t done anything publically in a very long time, not since I retired and started writing full time.

I think I was nervous because  I didn’t want to screw up, be boring, or deliver a topic that didn’t appeal to the audience. I didn’t eat anything all day because I was terrified I’d hurl!

I’m sitting here to report (1) I did not hurl, (2) I was absolutely starving the minute the presentation ended! (3) my audience laughed, repeatedly and freely in all the appropriate spots (4) there was discussion about the topic – a lot of discussion, so YAY!, and (5) my audience seemed to genuinely like the presentation.

So, again, YAY!!!

Now I just have to get my nerve up again, because I’m giving this presentation again next month to another group.

But I’ll think about that…tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is another day.

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October 14, 2023 · 4:08 am

Saturday…

Today, I get to do something I haven’t done in quite a while: Attend a New Hampshire Romance Writers of America meeting IN PERSON!! I’ve been zooming the once-monthly meeting since the pandemic forced us all to shelter in place but today I get to go livelivelive!

Added to the wonderful feeling of seeing – in person – all my writer friends again, I am presenting the workshop today to the members.

It’s been a minute ( and then some) since I gave a live talk to a group. Thankfully, this group is so accepting, welcoming, and just plain fun, that I know even if I stumble, I will not fall with them holding me up.

If you’re a writer, I hope you have the blessing of a supportive collection of other writers you can hang out with and learn from, too!

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