Rhode
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Romance Writers
Promoting
Excellence in Popular Fiction
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The purpose of RIRW is to promote excellence in women's and popular fiction, to help writers become published and establish careers, and to provide continuing support for writers within the publishing industry.
Next Meeting
Saturday,
October 3, 2009
Lisa Mondello
Understanding Your Writing Profile
We've all heard of writers who say that they write by the seat of their pants and then have to do extensive rewrites. Or the heavy plotter who does months of research before they get the first word written in chapter one. Maybe you start on page 1 but are unable to move on until Chapter 1 is perfect. But when you get to the end, you're done. And then there is the puzzle writer who sees her entire manuscript like little pieces, writing completely out of order, piecing scenes together at the end and filling in the blanks.
We all start at the starting gate and finish with a complete manuscript. Why should how we write matter? Because even knowing you're a "pantser" or "plotter" etc. can drive you crazy and slow down your writing process if you're using the wrong tools to get you through your manuscript. What works for a pantser may not work for a puzzler and so on.
In this workshop, we'll talk about how to identify which profile or combination you have, and what tools you can use to help you write faster and more efficiently. Handouts will include definitions of different writing profiles and how to identify what you are, graphic organizers (worksheets) for each type with an explanation of how each profile approaches using them to write better, faster. At the end of this workshop the pantser will be able to write without having to do extensive rewriting, the plotter will be able to start page one faster without writing a mini-rough draft before even starting, the linear writer will be able to let go of perfecting chapter one quicker so she can actually finish the book, and the puzzle writer can piece her manuscript together without pulling all her hair out!
Speaker's Bio:
Lisa Mondello published her first novel in 1998 and continued on, selling 4 books in her Texas Hearts series to Avalon Books. Her 10th published novel, an Inspiration Suspense called Yuletide Protector, will be published December 2009 by Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense. For 3 years, she's worked in elementary education working in grades one and two writing classes and discovered that even at that early age, she can identify who's a pantser, a puzzler, plotter or a linear writer.
Directions & Meeting Information
Check out the writing classes being offered in
September and October by Gail Eastwood and Liz Boardman.
See the Book
Signings and Events page.
Save the Date: November 7, 2009
RIRW's Write Mind Mini Conference
See the Meeting Information page for details.
Download the registration form (in Microsoft Word format) and sign up today.
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