~ The Enneagram Window into Character ~ Coming on Saturday September 15th is a wonderful workshop offered free to the public by our chapter. Do you know what an enneagram is? It’s an amazing tool. It can help you understand yourself better. It can help you understand others. And if you are a writer it Read More
Category: Presidents Desk
From the Desk of the President: 2018 Schedule
~ What’s Happening in 2018 ~ Hello and welcome to the new year for the Southern Tier Authors of Romance! I’m Jennifer D. Bokal, new president for STAR. For 2018 we are trying something new. Several of our meetings will be open to the public and have a fabulous speaker to help writers at all Read More
2018 STAR Officers
~ 2018 STAR Officers ~ President -Jen Bokal Secretary – Joan Koster Treasurer – Michaele Stoughton Pan Representative – Carol Henry Webmaster – Joan Koster Online Workshop Coordinator – Joan Koster Questions? Comments? News? Contact our officers via this form:
2017 Officers & Events
Our officers for 2017 are: President: Emma Barron Secretary: Jen Bokal Treasurer: Joan Koster PRO Liaison: Carol Henry Officers will assume their offices in January at our Annual Meeting at the Edge of Thyme. Congratulations to them all!
2016 Officers
Our officers for 2016, elected by a unanimous vote are: President: Emma Barron Secretary: Jen Bokal Treasurer: Joan Koster PRO Liaison: Carol Henry Officers will assume their offices in January at our Annual Meeting at the Treadway Inn. Congratulations to them all!
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