Welcome to Chick Lit Writers of the World, a special-interest online chapter of Romance Writers of America. As the name suggests we’re a group of writers from around the world who love – and write – chick lit. Our members write all sub-genres from spicy to inspirational to young adult to paranormal. If you want to get connected to other chick lit authors and learn about what’s happening in this ever changing genre – and you are a member in good standing of Romance Writers of America – we invite you to join us and become part of one of the most encouraging, knowledgeable, savvy and hip group of writers you’ll ever meet.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Look Who’s Coming To The Loop?
We’ve lined up some exciting guests & workshops, which will be held exclusively on the chick lit writers loop. Workshops are FREE for our members. All you have to do to partake of this feast is join us.
Upcoming Loop Workshops
- February 22 – Rita Award-Winning Author Kristan Higgins
- April 7-24 – Author Deborah Blake will be teaching an exciting class called Beyond Fangs.
April 2010 — Beyond Fangs Creating New and Interesting Paranormal Characters
Presented by Deborah Blake
Dates: April 7-24
Course Description:
Want to write a paranormal romance or urban fantasy, but don’t want to be just another Vamp in the crowd?
Yearning to create a completely original paranormal character, but don’t know where to start?
Author Deborah Blake moves beyond Vampires to delve into a wide range of paranormal folk who don’t need to hide from the sun.
From Witches to Weres, Fae to Phantasms, this class will explore the alternatives to over-used supernatural stereotypes and help you to create your own unique paranormal character.
The class will include
• A discussion of current trends,
• Suggested reading,
• Hints for character building, and
• An overview of authors who have successfully gone beyond the traditional.
Instructor Bio:
Deborah Blake is a Wiccan High Priestess who has led her own group, Blue Moon Circle, since 2004. She is the author of Circle, Coven & Grove: A Year of Magickal Practice (Llewellyn 2007), Everyday Witch A to Z: An Amusing, Inspiring & Inspirational Guide to the Wonderful World of Witchcraft (Llewellyn 2008), The Goddess is in the Details: Wisdom for the Everyday Witch (Llewellyn 2009) and Everyday Witch A to Z Spellbook (Llewellyn 2010). Her short story “Dead and (Mostly) Gone” was published in the Anthology of Pagan Fiction: 13 Prize Winning Tales (2008) and she was named the EMILY contest “Best of the Best” in 2009. She is currently working on a novel featuring a Witch as a protagonist. Deborah lives in upstate New York in a 100 year old farmhouse, where her activities both magickal and mundane are supervised by her five cats.
Read more about Deborah at her website: www.deborahblakehps.com