RWA National: New Adult: Young Adult Books “Grow Up”

Posted by on Jul 18, 2013 in dish | 0 comments Subtitled “Everything You Want to Know About the Hottest Genre in Publishing,” writers Jennifer L. Armentrout, Cora Carmack, and Molly McAdams, agents Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency and Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary, and Avon editor Tessa Woodward discussed the emergence of the New Adult subgenre. Here are some highlights from their talk: New Adult focuses on the...
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RWA National: The Joy of Writing, With or Without a Contract

Posted by on Jul 18, 2013 in dish | 0 comments After the last year or two I’ve had, my writer self needed some TLC. Authors Dani Collins and Cathryn Parry presented several strategies to get yourself unmoored and productive. They provided a series of tools to tackle difficult writing situations. COPING STRATEGIES: If you’re struggling with self-doubt, ask yourself “Why do I write?” and “What is success to...
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RWA National: The Contemporary Romance Market

Posted by on Jul 1, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Authors Susan Andersen, Robyn Carr, and Kristan Higgins, joined by agent Maria Carvainis and ably moderated by Jill Shalvis, conducted this panel discussion on the state of the contemporary romance market. Here are some highlights from their talk:•Readers are engaged by the intimate worlds that have been created by the author, to the extent that the locale itself is practically a...
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RWA National: The Quick-Release Trilogy

Posted by on Jun 30, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Authors Zoe Archer, Tessa Dare, Monica McCarty, Christy Reece, and Stefanie Sloane all know what releasing a trilogy of books can do for a career (launch a debut author, facilitate a change in direction, or take it to the next level), and they were kind enough to share it. Some highlights:• Trilogies are a way to get an author’s name out faster. They also keep books in the stores longer.•Readers...
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RWA National: RWA-WF Mini-Conference

Posted by on Jun 28, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Wow! I started off this year’s RWA National Conference with the first-ever mini-conference hosted by the Women’s Fiction chapter of RWA. RWA-WF is an amazing chapter in itself, and the mini-con did not disappoint. We opened with a two-hour session from Michael Hauge (no details here; you’ll need to visit his website for those since the material is copyrighted). Hauge has melded the inner...
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