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Join us this April and enjoy Courtney Milan's presentation on building a readership that "sticks" with you from book to book. Publishing has changed tremendously in the 21st century, and readership has as well. Courtney can teach you what you need to know to attract and keep your readers. For our booktalk, Heather Lire will be reading from her recent release, Second Chance at Forever.See More

A Deep Editing Guide to Making Your Openings PopThis power-packed workshop teaches writers how to deep edit to empower openings. Deep editing techniques that will be covered include power words, backloading, linear load, style and structure, objective constructs, scene-themed words, and cadence-driven rhetorical devices. We will also address what the reader needs in the first few paragraphs and the two promises writers give readers on the first page.Margie Lawson —psychotherapist, editor, and…See More

Holiday PotluckDecember 8, 2012Please come to the December meeting of the Colorado Romance Writers chapter of the Romance Writers of America. Family and friends are welcome to this party of the season. As usual, we are collecting gifts to be given to a shelter for abused women & children. The suggested value is $15-$20 but please give what you can. The presents should be wrapped and include a tag indicating the ideal recipient (i.e. "Mom", " Boy - aged 12", "Girl - aged 6", "Toddler girl",…See More

Please come to the November meeting of the Colorado Romance Writers chapter of the Romance Writers of America.As usual, the meeting will be fun and informative with a delicious lunch, Cheers & Tears, updates on CRW accomplishments and the Romance writing industry, as well as a knowledgeable speaker to help you expand your understanding of the Craft. To ensure we have enough food for everyone and our speaker will be prepared with enough handouts (if appropriate), please respond to the email…See More

CRW Meeting - September 8, 2012Please come to the September meeting of the Colorado Romance Writers chapter of the Romance Writers of America.As usual, the meeting will be fun and informative with a delicious lunch, Cheers & Tears, updates on CRW accomplishments and the Romance writing industry, as well as a knowledgeable speaker…See More

CRW Meeting - July 14, 2012Please come to the July meeting of the Colorado Romance Writers chapter of the Romance Writers of America.As usual, the meeting will be fun and informative with a delicious lunch, Cheers & Tears, updates on CRW accomplishments and the Romance writing industry, as well as a knowledgeable speaker to help you expand your understanding of the Craft. Also this month we're having Book Talk where one of our published authors is spending a few minutes during the lunch…See More

CRW Meeting - June 9, 2012Please come to the June meeting of the Colorado Romance Writers chapter of the Romance Writers of America.As usual, the meeting will be fun and informative with a delicious lunch, Cheers & Tears, updates on CRW accomplishments and the Romance writing industry, as well as a knowledgeable speaker to help you expand your understanding of the Craft.To ensure we have enough food for everyone and our speaker will be prepared with enough handouts (if appropriate), please…See More

CRW Meeting - February 11, 2012Please come to the February meeting of the Colorado Romance Writers chapter of the Romance Writers of America.As usual, the meeting will be fun and informative with a delicious lunch, Cheers & Tears, updates on CRW accomplishments and the Romance writing industry, as well as a knowledgeable speaker to help you expand your understanding of the Craft.To ensure we have enough food for everyone, please respond to the email using the appropriate RSVP option. Even…See More

Please come to the January meeting of the Colorado Romance Writers chapter of the Romance Writers of America.As usual, the meeting will be fun and informative with a delicious lunch, Cheers & Tears, updates on CRW accomplishments and the Romance writing industry, as well as a knowledgeable speaker to help you expand your understanding of the Craft.To ensure we have enough food for everyone, please respond to the email using the appropriate RSVP option. Even if you're unsure if you can or…See More

CRW Meeting - December 10, 2011Come one, come all to the 2011 CRW Loving the Holidays potluck party. This event will be catered by YOU! Check out the database on the CRW Yahoo Loop to find out what unique food item you can share at our annual Potluck luncheon.No matter what holiday you observe during this wonderful time of year, it's always good to get together with your fellow writers for a little holiday cheer!Bring a dish, bring a friend!Agenda11:00 am ~ Board meeting12:00 pm ~ 4:00 pm…See More

Please come to the November meeting of the Colorado Romance Writers chapter of the Romance Writers of America.We have secured a new (and hopefully permanent) location for our monthly event, and as usual, the meeting will be fun and informative so we hope you will join us.To ensure we have enough food for everyone, please respond to this email using the appropriate RSVP option.CRW Meeting - November 12, 2011Agenda11:00 am ~ Board meeting12:00 pm ~ Lunch - Host: Ashley March1:00 pm   ~ CRW…See More