North Texas RWA

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North Texas RWA

Meetings Join Us

Meetings

Due to COVID-19, our meetings are being held via Zoom through the end of 2020. Please contact us if you'd like to attend our virtual programming.

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. Our GetPublished! programming is currently being presented via Zoom.

Going Virtual

For the rest of 2020, NTRWA programs will be presented via Zoom. Basic accounts are free. Sign up for yours now and be ready. ZOOM is also available via cell phone app. Information regarding meetings will be sent directly to members and friends of NT via the newsletter mailing list.

September 16, 2020

October 2020 Meeting

Join us Saturday, October 18 at 11AM

Block-Busting: Putting the Joy Back in Writing

At some point, almost all writers suffer from the inability to tell the story they want. Part of writer’s block is a lack of joy in the process. So counselor Laurie Schnebly Campbell looks at the causes — including exhaustion, boredom and fear of success — and the benefits of this block. Writers take home new awareness of what works for them, and renewed inspiration for returning to the craft they love.

August 24, 2020

September 2020 Kathleen Baldwin–The TRUTH about the Writing Life and Money

In our September meeting, Kathleen Baldwin will encourage us to “Explore why you write–examine your hidden motivations. Get an honest look at what to expect as far as the money, realistic career expectations. Gain a clear picture of what a writing career entails, the ups and downs of the business, where to make extra cash in the business, and other key survival tactics.”

August 17, 2020

GetPublished!

Upcoming Programs

Suggestions wanted and welcome!! Email getpublished @ ntrwa . org (minus the spaces).

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September ~ Jennifer Looft: Staying on Track with Your Writing Goals During Trying Times
October ~ Amanda McMurrey: Crafting Attention-Getting Back Copy Blurbs
November ~ meeting status to be determined
December 2020 — no GetPublished! programming in December

August 17, 2020

Upcoming Programs Include:

September 2020 ~ Kathleen Baldwin

~ The Truth About the Writing Life and Money

October 2020 ~ Laurie Schnebly Campbell

~ topic to be announced

November 2020 ~

~ meeting status unknown

August 17, 2020

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.

June 5, 2020

2020 Great Expectations Results

North Texas Romance Writers of America

is proud to announce the

2020 Great Expectations Winners

Best of luck to one and all on their road to publication.

CONTEMPORARY SERIES

Final Round Editor: Lynn Raposa ~ Editorial Assistant, Harlequin

First: Love In the Studio by Betsy Gray

Second: Not a Fairy Tale Romance by Robin Lynn

Third: While Saratoga Sleeps by Joyce Hunt

Honorable Mention: Lethal Lies by Vicki Briner

Honorable Mention: Lyrics, Lotharios, and Love by Debbie Ehresmann-Ochoa

FANTASY, FUTURISTIC, and PARANORMAL

Final Round Editor: Miranda Hill ~ Editorial Assistant, Berkley Publishing Group

First: Knightborn by S.E. Purdy

Second: Destiny’s Calling by Dawn Ford

Third: Last Chance by JJ Black

Honorable Mention: Alone On Earth by Michal Scott

HISTORICAL

Final Round Editor: Erin Molta ~ Editor, Entangled Publishing

First: Secrets and Smoke by Esme Rose Cooper, full requested

Second: Lord Ashmore’s Valet by Kaylene Greenig, full requested

Third: Ever Since the Day We Met by Melina La Page

Honorable Mention: A Duke’s Place by Kelly Larivee

Honorable Mention: A Haunted Heart by Deborah Ransburg

INSPIRATIONAL

Final Round Editor: Raela Shoenherr ~ Senior Acquisitions Editor, Bethany House Publishers

First: Silent Stream by Marie Wells Coutu

Second: Moonshine River by Marie Wells Coutu

Third: Mine by Sami A. Abrams

Honorable Mention: Deadly Cold Case Reunion by Sami A. Abrams

MAINSTREAM with ROMANTIC ELEMENTS

Final Round Editor: Meghan Farrell ~ Managing Editor, Tule Publishing

First: Kwanzaa to the Rescue by Anna M. Taylor, full requested

Second: Mrs. Beecher by Mary Beesley

Third: Tex Miller is Dead by K.E. Huston

Honorable Mention: It’s the Heart, Stupid by Kelley McGee

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

Final Round Editor: Junessa Viloria ~ Editor, Forever / Grand Central Publishing

First: Diamonds or Die by Rebecca Montemurro

Second: Hear Me Roar by Barbara Ellin Fox

Third: A Very Crowded House by K.E. Huston

Honorable Mention: Too Much to Lose by Christina Schaul

SINGLE TITLE

Final Round Editor: Mireya Chiriboga ~ Editorial Editor, Harper Collins / Avon Books

First: Beautiful Weeds by Kate Bragdon

Second: Kwanzaa to the Rescue by Anna M. Taylor

Third: Lumber Jill by Miranda Darrow

Honorable Mention: The Reality of Mr. Right by Jackie Rutherford

YOUNG ADULT

Final Round Editor: Megan Ilnitzki ~ Associate Editor, Harper Collins Publisher

First: Face the Night by Lani Forbes, full requested

Second: The Stolen Life by Jackie Rutherford, partial requested

Third: Escape the Room by Sandi Van Lieu, partial requested

Honorable Mention: Below the Surface by Arel Jansen, partial requested

Honorable Mention: Role Reversal by Bonnie Staring, partial requested

CONGRATULATIONS TO ONE AND ALL!

Many thanks to the hands behind the scenes for helping me make this happen.

I could not have pulled this off without their herculean efforts.

Fenley Grant, Amanda Reid, Eve Cole, Hattie Quinn, Sharla Francis, Marybeth Lee

Jen FitzGerald

NTRWA

2020 Great Expectations Coordinators

gecoordinator@ntrwa.org