North Texas RWA

Meetings Join Us

North Texas RWA

Meetings Join Us

Meetings

We meet the third Saturday of every month at La Hacienda Ranch restaurant in Grapevine (Hwy 121 between Hall-Johnson and Glade). Doors open at 10, plan to stay for lunch!

Get Published!

Our GetPublished! initiative was designed to assist and support our not-yet-published authors get published. We offer short craft and skills workshops at 10 am prior to each meeting, keep a "toolbox" full of useful info, and encourage each author to FINISH THE MANUSCRIPT. If you sign up for the Get Published! program and complete your manuscript, you'll be invited to a special luncheon.

Texas Two-Step 2019

NTRWA and DARA (the Dallas Area Romance Authors) are joining to bring Damon Suede to town to talk about Characterization and Dialogue -- the first time he's presenting these topics in the Southwest! Join us April 6, 2019.

May 20, 2019

June 2019 Meeting

Kristen Lamb

Branding for Creatives:

Sell Books Not Your Soul

All authors need a brand, so this session will cover how to locate and then cultivate your audience into passionate fans who BUY YOUR BOOKS!

How can you grow your platform and turn your name alone into a bankable asset? Not as hard as you might have been led to believe.

You DO NOT need to be a tech guru/mega-high-pressure-sales person to excel at this. In fact, best you aren’t.

Yet, the reality is that in the digital age of commerce, consumers rely on brands more than ever in human history. They’re overwhelmed and we can help them out….by finding US.

Consumers (which is code for readers) buy from who they know, like and trust. In a sea of infinite choices a powerful NAME is a tremendous asset.

Can you say “J.K. Rowling”?

The single largest challenge all writers face in the digital age is discoverability and connecting with our audience is a challenge but nothing we can’t handle.

This class will address:

– What is a brand? How to make one uniquely your own.
– How to BE YOU! You’re a writer, not an insurance salesman!
– Harness your imagination & creativity for better results (No one likes SPAM, so don’t serve it!).
– How to use this information to locate, engage and cultivate an audience.
– Myths about exposure.
– Common scams that will wreck your brand and earning ability.
– Why most promotion is a waste of money.

May 15, 2019

The Carolyn Readers Choice Award Winners

Contemporary Romance:

Must Be Crazy by Deborah Garland

Erotic Romance:

No Going Back by Christie Adams

Historical Romance:

Gift of Honor by Alexa Aston

Romantic Suspense:

Federal Agent Under Fire by Julie Anne Lindsey

LGBTQ:

The Husband Gambit by L.A. Witt

Specialized Romance:

Bewitching Breeze by K. M. Daughters

March 14, 2019

2019 Great Expectations Finalists

North Texas Romance Writers of America
is proud to announce the
2019 Great Expectations Finalists

Congratulations to all who entered and put your work in the hands of strangers. Best of Luck to the finalists as they submit their work to our final round editors.
*denotes double finalist ~~ Listed in alphabetical order by title

CONTEMPORARY SERIES
Final Round Editor: Brittany Lavery ~ Assistant Editor, HQN

Debauchery by Kristine Charles
Love by the Numbers by Lucy Lanier
Love on the Books by Betsy Gray
Teach Me by Kat Turner

FANTASY, FUTURISTIC & PARANORMAL
(Alternate Earth, Dystopian, Fantasy, Futuristic, Paranormal, Time Travel)
Final Round Editor: Kristine Swartz ~ Associate Editor, Berkley Publishing Group

2033: Ancestor Resurrection by Deborah DeHaemer
Deal With The Devil by Melissa Shirley
Suspended in Silk by Kyra Dusk
Tremors by Anastasia Abboud

HISTORICAL
Final Round Editor: Elle Keck ~ Assistant Editor, Avon Books

A Wild and Wooly Texan by Katie Barrett
Fallen For The Earl by Amy Mackey
How to Steal a Kilt by Gina Conkle
The King’s Secret by Blake Ferre
The Sapphire by Courtney Scalo

INSPIRATIONAL
Final Round Editor: Raela Schoenherr ~ Acquisitions Editor, Bethany House Publishers

A Singular Truth by Loraine Nunley
Abounding Hope by Cindy Stewart
Remember Not by Barbara Ellin Fox
Upon a Hearth of Steel by Amy Grochowski

MAINSTREAM with ROMANTIC ELEMENTS
Final Round Editor: Cat Clyne ~ Editor, Sourcebooks

Crocodile Tears by Kilby Blades*
False News by Zara West
The Guardian’s Mark by Victoria Mencio
Stand-Up Guy by Miranda Darrow

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Final Round Editor: Lexi Smail ~ Associate Editor, Grand Central Publishing

Deadly Aim by Tracy Brody
Hardwired by R.R. Taylor
Spy Vs. Spy by P.A. DePaul
We Can’t Be Friends by Eliza Fyre

SINGLE TITLE
Final Round Editor: Gabi Kelly ~ Editorial Assistant, Forever and Forever Yours / Grand Central Publishing

Love In An Elevator by Kilby Blades*
Opposites Attract by Jacqueline Lee*
Played by Melanie Bruce
Under the Ice by Katherine A. Olson

YOUNG ADULT
Final Round Editor: Alice Jerman ~ Associate Editor, Forever / Grand Central Publishing

Attractive Forces by Jackie Rutherford*
The Other Brother by Jackie Rutherford*
Periodic Attraction by Lana Pattinson
Types of Triangles by Jackie Rutherford*
When I Found Her by Allison Marlo Hay

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL GREAT EXPECTATIONS FINALISTS!

~Angi Morgan & Fenley Grant
2019 Great Expectations Co-Chairs
GECoordinator@NTRWA.org

February 25, 2019

Upcoming Programs Include:

June — Kristen Lamb: Branding for Creatives: Sell Books Not Your Soul

July — Rebecca Balcarcel: The Heroine’s Journey

August — Carolyn Williamson: Time Management

September — Blake Kimzey: Developing Plot: Character IS Action

October — Jess Michaels: Making Your Career a Priority

November — no meeting

December — holiday party on the 2nd Saturday

January — Amber Royer: Archetypes vs. Cliche

February — TBD

March — Diane K Peterson: The Evolution of the Romance Novel

January 21, 2019

GetPublished!

Upcoming Programs

May 2019: Audra Lewandowski, business plans

Jun 2019: Jen Geigle Johnson, blogging and newsletters

Jul 2019: TBA

Aug 2019: TBA

Sep 2019: TBA

Oct 2019: TBA

Stay tuned for more programs. Suggestions wanted and welcome!! Email getpublished @ ntrwa . org (minus the spaces).

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Previous 2019 topics

Jan 2019: Clover Autrey, taking advantage of drive time–dictating in your car

Feb 2019: Regina Richards, a quick tutorial on the craft of dictation

Mar 2019: Susie Sheehey, how to keep writing despite working and/or dealing with life’s challenges

Apr 2019: C.A. Szarek, book signings and conferences, should I stay (home) or should I go now?

January 15, 2019

Free Anthology — Lone Star Love

Welcome to Dew Drop, Texas, the iced tea capital of Texas.

This year’s Iced Tea Festival is chock full of love.

To celebrate the chapter’s 35th anniversary, NT authors came together to write a Continuity — all stories take place in fictional Dew Drop, Texas, during the annual Iced Tea Festival. While each story focuses on different main characters, you might see familiar faces and places show up in each!

Visit the anthology page to see all three books.