and upcoming events
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Laura Heritage from PS Cover Designs
Time: noon MT
Venue: Zoom
Topic: Cover Designs
Presenter: Laura Heritage
Find out more at https://www.pscoverdesign.com
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
RaeAnne Thayne – Emotional Intensity
Time: 7 pm MT
Venue: Zoom
Topic: Emotional Intensity
Presenter: RaeAnne Thayne
From RaeAnne’s website:
New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and #1 Publishers Weekly bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne has written more than 70 books since selling her first book in 1995. She has received a career achievement award from Romantic Times for series romantic adventure, as well as a Pioneer of Romance award. She finds inspiration from the beautiful mountains of northern Utah, where she lives with her family.
Her books have been described as “poignant and sweet,” with “beautiful, honest storytelling (that) goes straight to the heart.”
Find out more here: https://www.raeannethayne.com
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Victorine Lieske – Marketing as an Indie Author
Time: noon MT
Venue: Zoom
Topic: Marketing as an Indie Author
Presenter: Victorine Lieske
From Victorine’s website:
Victorine self-published her first book, Not What She Seems, in April of 2010. In March of 2011, Not What She Seems began its 6 week run on the New York Times best-selling eBook list. By May 2011 she had sold over 100,000 copies. Victorine’s first romantic comedy novel hit the USA Today bestselling books list in January 2015.
Victorine and her husband live in Nebraska with their four children and two cats. She loves all things romance and watches While You Were Sleeping about once every six months. When she’s not writing, she’s designing book covers for authors or making something with her extensive yarn collection.
Victorine and her husband have raised their four children in Nebraska. Victorine also does graphic design work in the publishing industry.
Find out more here: https://victorinelieske.com
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Adrienne DeWolfe – Humor
Time: noon MT
Venue: Zoom
Topic: Humor – How to Fix the “Funny” in Romance Writing
Presenter: Adrienne DeWolfe
Adrienne deWolfe is a bestselling, award-winning author, who has worked as a print journalist, corporate publicist, and college-level fiction teacher. She applies this professional experience in her role as a fiction writing coach, who has helped numerous students write bestselling novels.
Adrienne’s fiction debut occurred with Bantam’s release of Texas Outlaw, the first book in her bestselling Wild Texas Nights series. Texas Outlaw broke industry records in paperback when it was nominated for two Rita Awards by the published authors of Romance Writers of America (RWA). The entire series remained on Kindle’s Top 100 list for seven months, and Book 3 in the series, Texas Wildcat, was named the Best Historical Romance of the Year by Calico Trails Magazine. Since that time, Adrienne has written five #1 bestselling novels that have earned a variety of distinctions, including six awards for characterization.
When Adrienne’s not writing, she indulges in her other passion, literacy. She works part-time for the Institute of Reading Development, where she finds help for struggling school-aged readers.
Find out more here: https://writingnovelsthatsell.com
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Mahrie Glab Reid – Scene and Sequel
Time: 7 pm MT
Venue: Zoom
Topic: Scene and Sequel
Presenter: Mahrie Glab Reid