October 18 – Membership Tea/First Pages – bring copies to share

You are cordially invited to attend the

Southern Tier Authors of Romance (STAR)

October Membership Tea

Monday, October 18, 2010

6:30-9:00 p.m.

Legislative Conference Room

Tioga County Office Bldg.

Main Street, Owego, New York

If you’ve been thinking about joining a romance writing group affiliated with the Romance Writers of America®, now is the time to consider joining STAR.

Come prepared to enjoy an evening of ‘tea and goodies’ while we get to know each other and the types of romance writingeveryone is interested in, or working on.

Bring copies of your ‘first page’ for review (bring copies to share). There will be a period of brainstorming, so feel free to bring your work-in-progress if you feel up to it.

The September Retreat at the Edge of Thyme B&B will be held on Saturday the 18^th. More information will be coming on this shortly. In the meantime, please mark your calendars and save the date.

On-line Workshop Sept. 1 – 28: Make a Long Story Short – Writing Novellas by Nina Pierce

August 16 – Board Meeting
NOTE Change: At Carol Henry’s, 6:00 p.m. in the evening. R.S.V.P.

On-line Workshop Aug. 4 – 31: Prose and Contests by Amy Atwell

RWA® Conference: July 28 – 31, Orlando, FL

July 19 – Screenwriting Basics – Jen Bokal

“From Head to Paper” (speaker Sharon Sobel, Region #1 RWA® Representative); 5:30 dinner meeting at Owego Treadway Inn

On-line Workshop June 1 – 28: Muse Therapy by D.D. Scott

Bring in a query letter, synopsis, and book proposal for review (bring enough copies to share) Carol will lead the discussion.