Our next meeting is July 20 at 6:30 PM at the Tioga County Office Building. Carol Palmer, an accountant from Ithaca, New York, will explain how writers should manage their accounts, expenses, and income and understand relevant tax deductions. Even if you have not yet made any money writing, you can still benefit from keeping Read More
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Bitter Spirits Book Discussion
Upcoming June STAR Meeting What makes an award-winning book? June 22nd 6:30 PM Tioga County Office Building, Owego Book discussion of the RITA finalist, paranormal romance Bitter Spirits by Jenn Bennett
Rhonda Penders On Romance Publishing
Rhonda Penders from The Wild Rose Press to speak at Southern Tier Authors of Romance on Monday, May 18, meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Tioga County Office Building Auditorium, in Owego. Free and open to those who are interested in learning about publishing in today’s quickly changing industry. Ms. Penders will take pitches on Read More
Security for Writers
How much exposure is too much? As writers, we are advised to use social media to publicize our works and reach out to readers. However, it is easy to get lulled into thinking we can share anything. Ronie Kendig, a best-selling author of military suspense, gives the following tips for personal safety, and for when Read More
Getting Published
I wrote a book…now what? “I wrote a book. It sucked. I wrote nine more books. They sucked, too. Meanwhile, I read every single thing I could find on publishing and writing, went to conferences, joined professional organizations, hooked up with fellow writers in critique groups, and didn’t give up. Then I wrote one more Read More
STAR in 2015
Southern Tier Writers of Romance begins its 21st year of existence with enthusiasm for writing romance. This is the best time to be a romance novelist. The romance genre represents 13% of the adult fiction market. 39% of all romance is now published in e-book format. Publishing opportunities abound. If you have been thinking of Read More
On-Line Workshop: Deep Story Techniques
October 3 – 28, 2011 This class is only being offered twice in 2011. Title: Deep Story Techniques Instructor: Carol Hughes Deadline to Register: October 2, 2011.