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Upcoming Meetings and Events

Meetings held from 10:00-3:00 the second Saturday of each month. More info. Recent Events.

2010 Workshops

The February day workshop, June day workshop and December 2010 holiday party are members only.

July

Birds of a Feather

August

Recapping Nationals (am)

Kimberly Llewellyn - Cracking the Romance Code (pm)

September

SEX SATURDAY :)

Virginia Henley - SEX - Sexual Content - Love Scenes/vs Sex Scenes w/questions and answers (am)

Wendi Darlin - Sexual Tension and What is It? (pm)

October

Phyllis Towzey - Top Ten Legal Pitfalls for Writers (am)

Heather Burch - licensed Esthetician and licensed in Swedish massage - Body Mechanics - Minimize Pain and Maximize Creativity. Ten step pre- write exercise (only takes three minutes) for writers to do before typing the first word each morning to maximize creativity. (pm)

November

Day Workshop with Brenda Chin!

Brenda Chin has been with Harlequin for twenty-one years. During that time, she's had the opportunity to work on several of Harlequin's series, including Superromance, Romance & Presents, Temptation and even Regency Romance. Now, though, she's the Senior Editor for Blaze, and is always looking for talented new authors. In her spare time, she enjoys all sorts of outdoor adventures...including luring unsuspecting authors into joining her on kayaking expeditions. On the positive side, she hasn't lost one yet. Brenda lives near Toronto, in Ontario cottage country, with her husband and a houseful of pets.

December

Annual Christmas Party!!

 

2011 Workshops

January

FORENSIC SATURDAY (May be graphic)

Michael LaForte - An expert in Crime Scene Investigation, Analysis & Reconstruction, Crime Scene Photography, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Crime Scene Diagramming, Evidence Processing & Collection. He has processed more than 9,500 crime scenes with more than 500 homicides. 29+ years as a Law Enforcement Officer, 15+ years as a Crime Scene Detective, 2+ years as a Crime Scene Unit Instructor

February

Wendy Wax (Published Women's Fiction Author) Writing Multiple Protagonists in Multiple Points of View (am)

Kristi Lewandowski - Brainstorming: It Doesn't Have to Hurt (pm)

March

All Day PAN Workshop: Members Only