It’s Tuesday — there’s only one more week until DO OR DIE hits the stores and/or uploads to your e-reader! Today’s countdown page is for those of you who are writers — or those readers who are interested in the writing process!
I’m going to be doing a number of writing workshops this year.
Here’s my upcoming schedule:
Saturday, February 8, 2014: Jacksonville, Florida
10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
First Coast Romance Writers monthly meeting (visitors are welcome!)
Morning workshop: Deep Point of View
New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann discusses the differences between objective and deep subjective point of view, and her methods and techniques for using this important writing tool.
Afternoon workshop: Collaboration and Other Creative Risks
New York Times bestselling author and twenty-year romance veteran Suzanne Brockmann and her husband, Edgar Award finalist and award-winning screenwriter Ed Gaffney discuss the art of control-freak-friendly collaboration as they share the lessons they learned about writing genre fiction from co-writing and co-producing a romantic comedy movie.
Meetings held at:
Jacksonville West Regional Library
1425 Chaffee Road
Please contact First Coast Romance Writers if you wish to attend this workshop!
Note: Books will not be sold at this workshop event, only at the B&N signing at 7 p.m. that evening! (Info on my Appearances page!)
Sunday, February 16, 2014: Bedford MA
1:00 p.m.
New England Chapter (NEC) of RWA
(Note: Visitors are welcome, but there is a $5.00 room use fee for this event!)
Workshop:
Collaborations (with Loved Ones) and Other Creative Risks
with Ed Gaffney
New York Times bestselling author and twenty-year romance veteran Suzanne Brockmann and her husband, Edgar Award finalist and award-winning screenwriter Ed Gaffney discuss the art of control-freak-friendly collaboration as they share the lessons they learned about writing genre fiction from co-writing and co-producing a romantic comedy movie.
Meeting Location: Old Town Hall
Great Room, 3rd Floor
16 South Road
Bedford, MA 01730
Note: Extra parking at
Sovereign Bank
94 Great Road
Bedford, MA 01730
May 2 & 3, 2014: Burlington, MA
RWA New England Chapter Conference
Workshop:
Reinvention: When Is It Right for Me?
with Virginia Kantra and Jessica Andersen
Everybody says, “Do what’s right for you,” but there’s no road map for writers facing tough financial and creative realities. How do you write authentically? What are the trade offs? How do you find your individual balance in your shifting personal life and the shifting world of publishing? Join three award-winning, bestselling authors as we share our process of reinvention and suggest strategies to assess your career, retool your creativity, and make right-for-you-right-now choices.
Location: Boston Marriott Burlington,
One Burlington Mall Road,
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
Open-to-the-public booksigning on Saturday, May 3, 2014 (It’s usually held mid- to late-afternoon! I’ll post the exact time as soon as I have that info!)
See list of attending authors, agents, and editors
Registration now open at the NEC website.
May 13 – 18, 2014: New Orleans, LA
RT Booklovers Conference
Registration open now!
Bookfair and workshops!
BOOKFAIR: Saturday, May 14th, 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (open to the public, with admission tickets sold at the door)
Workshops:
LGBTQ: Beyond the Pronouns: Why LGBTQ Romance May Be Your New Favorite Genre
Join some of the genre’s favorite authors to explore the many types of romance that fall under the LGBTQ umbrella—from sexuality to gender to tropes — and how they’re popping up in the most unexpected places.
Event Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 – 1:15 pm to 2:15 pm (Check final schedule – date and time subject to change!)
Moderator: Sarah Frantz (Riptide Publishing, Senior Editor)
Panelists: Suzanne Brockmann, Heidi Belleau, K.A. Mitchell, Marie Sexton
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YA: “Pride and Joy”: GLBT in YA
No longer relegated to special topic books, YA fiction today has come to include a diverse range of experience that better reflects the reality of modern life. Join our authors as we discuss inclusionary fiction and the challenges and rewards therein.
Event Date: Thursday, May 15, 2014 – 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm (Check final schedule – date and time subject to change!)
Moderator: Melissa Marr
Panelists: Jenna Black, Sarah Rees Brennan, Melanie Brockmann, Suzanne Brockmann, Malinda Lo, Scott Tracey
July 22 – 26, 2014: San Antonio, TX
Romance Writers of America (RWA) National Conference
San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter Hotel, San Antonio, TX
Registration open now
Open-to-the-Public Literacy Booksigning: Wednesday, July 23rd, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in the 3rd floor ballroom
Workshops (dates and times TBD):
The Human Experience: Throwing away stereotypes and creating realistically diverse characters through empathy
with Farrah Rochon
Black, white, gay, straight, male, female: we’re all human, and if we start with the basics–the human heart–and add a little research, a dash of imagination, and focus on our innate writer’s empathy and ability to walk a mile in another’s shoes, we can easily avoid stereotypes and instead create a rainbow of realistically diverse characters to people our novels.
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Reinvention: When Is It Right for Me?
with Virginia Kantra and Jessica Andersen
Everybody says, “Do what’s right for you,” but there’s no road map for writers facing tough financial and creative realities. How do you write authentically? What are the trade offs? How do you find your individual balance in your shifting personal life and the shifting world of publishing? Join three award-winning, bestselling authors as we share our process of reinvention and suggest strategies to assess your career, retool your creativity, and make right-for-you-right-now choices.
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I hope to see you (writers and readers alike!) at one of the upcoming workshops or book signings! Watch my appearances page for more info and events!
Read DO OR DIE’s cover blurb at https://suzannebrockmann.com/upcoming/do-or-die/
Get a signed hardcover copy via my DO OR DIE Virtual signing at https://suzannebrockmann.com/upcoming/do-or-die/dod-virtual-signing/ (Note: Virtual Signing books must be ordered by this Friday, Feb. 1st!)
I wish I could come to one of those workshops 🙁 Do you ever do online workshops through something like RWA University? That would be great for those of us not in the U.S.
I’ve done that in the past, Jacquie, and found it to be both fun AND intensely time-consuming!
So I’m cautious about doing it again, but I *did* enjoy it, so… 🙂
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