Greetings!
What's romance got to do with
it?
Romance is the wide
brushstroke under which a colorful palette of
subgenres lie. Suspense, Paranormal,
Historical, Inspirational, Chick-Lit--that's
some of the rainbow. Considering the
flexibility of the genre, it's not surprising
that Harlequin's North American retail group
had their strongest year according to
Publisher's Weekly, despite the
economy and the news of other publishers
biting the dust. It appears that readers want
to escape and fall in love. Romance is
addicting. Look at all the sequels these
authors pump out. Prolific doesn't begin to
describe some of the bestselling authors in
this issue. The thing is, most of them don't
even consider themselves "romance writers."
So what's romance got to do with it? That's
what we're going to explore. And it's not
only fiction, we take a look at true
confessions, love letters, and memoir. We
also ask a variety of authors to share their
views on the romance marketplace in our
Viewpoint Slam. So get ready to paint the
page red, and fall in love with your
writing!
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A big, warm, Thank You goes out to our
freelancers & staff:
A big thank you goes to WOW! columnist
Chynna Laird for her truly inspiring
interview
with Deanna Raybourn! Chynna always seems
to ask the questions we all want to know.
Find out about blogging, author promotion,
and writing historical romance in this
fascinating interview!
We welcome back freelancer Suzanne
Pitner and delight as she dishes romantic
suspense with bestselling author Allison
Brennan. Discover how Stephen King helped
influence her writing career, and heed her
sound writing advice for women.
Another big thank you goes to WOW!
columnist Margo L. Dill for bringing
us a motivating interview with #1 NY Times
Bestselling author Debbie
Macomber. Debbie has got to be one of the
most prolific authors ever to grace
WOW! and we can all learn a great deal
from her professional writing advice.
We welcome back freelancer Beth
Daniels (a.k.a. Beth Henderson) and thank
her for interviewing 13 successful romance
authors about the marketplace. These authors
tell tales of the long road to becoming
published and share their best-kept writing
secrets in her article Romancing
the Genres
(Viewpoint Slam).
And let's not forget Christian Romance! We
welcome freelancer Dana Mentink to the
WOW!
family and thank her for debunking many of
the myths behind the genre in her article,
The
Secret Life of a Christian
Writer.
We also welcome freelancer Christie L.
Smith
to the WOW! family and thank her for
catching
up with paranormal romance author Candace
Havens. Candy shares some magical tips for
staying disciplined, and reveals her biggest
misconception about becoming an author!
A big thank you goes to WOW! columnist
LuAnn
Schindler for reintroducing us to the art of
love
letters. In this digital age, it's nice
to slow down and enjoy a beautiful
handwritten note. LuAnn also chats with
author Samara O'Shea who shares her best tips
for penning a heartfelt letter.
We welcome freelancer "Susanne Rose" and
delight in her savory How2. If you've ever
wondered how true "The Trues" are, or how to
break into this market, you'll love learning
How
To Sell Your Most Personal Stories.
Welcome to the WOW! family, Susan!
A WOW! favorite freelancer, Susan
Johnston,
brings us an inspirational interview this
month with talented memoirist
Trish Ryan. If
you ever wanted to know how much of your life
story to leave in and how much to omit,
including names, this interview is for you.
Thanks, Susan, for turning this around so
quickly! You're the best.
I'd also like to thank Amy Robertson--our
wonderful graphic art intern. She created
some of the wonderful headers you'll see in
this issue.
And of course, a big thank you goes to Senior
Editor Annette Fix for her attention
to detail and expert editing skills.
If you are looking for a freelance editor to
polish your manuscript, website content,
query letter, or book proposal, Annette now
offers editing and development services. You
can find out more by visiting www.annettefix.com/editing.
She is offering a 10% discount for
WOW! subscribers now through the
month of April. Just mention WOW!
Women On Writing to receive your discount!
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Spring 2009 Flash Fiction Contest
DEADLINE: May 31, 2009 Midnight,
Pacific Time.
GUEST JUDGE: Literary Agent, Wendy
Sherman
About Wendy: Wendy Sherman launched
her Agency in 1999 following a twenty-year
career in publishing. Her experience includes
being Associate Publisher and Executive
Director of Henry Holt as well as positions
as VP and Director of Sales, Marketing and
Subsidiary Rights at Simon & Schuster and
Macmillan. With this experience, the Agency
offers a competitive edge to its clients.
Wendy Sherman Associates has an impressive
roster of well established, critically
acclaimed and award-winning clients that
range from literary to more commercial,
including Nani Power (Crawling at Night),
Howard Bahr (The Black Flower), William
Lashner (A Killers Kiss), Liam Callanan (All
Saints) and famed actress Rue
McClanahan (My First Five Husbands).
Attracting a wide range of fiction and
non-fiction authors, the agency is especially
well known for discovering new writers,
including Therese
Fowler, author of Souvenir one of the
most talked about first novels of the year
(March 2008, Random House/Ballantine), which
is a Barnes & Noble New Reads Book Club
choice, a Book Sense Notable and has been
sold in eighteen countries (so far). With two
younger agents, Michelle Brower and
Emmanuelle Alspaugh, the Agency also attracts
the next generation of writers.
Find out more about Wendy Sherman Associates,
Inc. by visiting her website: http://www.wsherman.com
WOW! had the honor of interviewing
Wendy in our Literary
Agents Issue. Be sure to check it out
to learn more about this prestigious and
talented literary agent.
PROMPT: Open Prompt
WORD COUNT: 750 Max; 250 Min
LIMIT: 300 Entries
Don't wait until the last minute! Enter
Today. Visit our Contest
Page and download our terms &
conditions ebook. Good luck!
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Call for Submissions
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upcoming themes:
- Genres
- The Process
- Self-Promotion
We are also looking for photo essays and
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Romancing the Genres
By Beth Daniels
We know the romance market is lucrative, but
how long does it take an author to get
published? That's only one of the
questions Beth Daniels asks 13 popular
romance writers in our Viewpoint
Slam!
Maggie
Toussaint, Phyllis Humphrey, Keena Kincaid,
Julianne Lee, Allison Brennan, Susan Lyons,
Cindy Procter-King, Nancy J. Cohen, Linda
Jacobs, Barri Flowers, Cindy Holby, Rebecca
York, and Kasey Michaels all chime in and
share their romantic viewpoints of the
marketplace, as well as some of their
favorite writing tips!
MORE>>
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Article: Phrases We Need to Find and Kill
By Brenda Hill
While editing my client's latest novel, I
found this phrase, "I thought to myself."
I almost skipped over it as it was a familiar
phrase, one I'd seen or heard many times
before, in novels and on TV. I'd just heard
it the night before on an infomercial about
male enhancement. When I heard the female
prattle on about thinking to herself, I
laughed.
Who else would she be thinking to?
If she thought to someone else, she'd have to
be using telepathy. So after a chuckle, I
changed it to simply, "I thought."
Now I was on the lookout for other
nonsensical phrases we writers use. What
could they be?
I'm not a romance writer, but I have friends
and client who are, so I'm familiar with some
of their rules of writing. One issue they
have is with moving body parts, such as:
His eyes followed her around the room.
Okay. When you imagine that one, what do you
see? I see a young woman running from door to
door in a large room, frantically searching
for one that was unlocked, a pair of
disembodied eyes floating after her.
Not a pretty sight.
Here's another:
She stared into dark eyes that fell to the
ancient scrolled book on her lap.
Can't you just see this woman looking at a
man, when suddenly his eyes fall out of his
head and onto the book in her lap?
Scary stuff.
Yes, I know they're phrases used all the
time, by newbie writers and by the old pros,
but that doesn't make them correct. Seldom
will new romance writers use it because most
have been cautioned at conferences, by
editors, and by their critique partners to
stay away from writing phrases like that.
I checked with a friend and romantic suspense
writer, Victoria Howard, and she added a few
phrases of her own, such as:
His eyes probed to her very soul.
His eyes caught and held hers.
His black eyes impaled her.
His eyes bored into her.
His eyes clung to hers, analyzing her
reaction.
His burning eyes held her still.
His eyes were hard and filled with dislike.
His eyes smoldered with fire.
His voice was distant.
Her voice was like silken oak. (yes, I've
actually seen that in a book!)
His voice was cold and exact.
There was an edge to his voice.
His voice grated. (What cheese?)
Her heart sang with delight. (What song did
it sing???)
He pressed her with a relentless enjoyment.
His laugh broke off, his eyes smoldered.
His smile deepened into laughter.
His eyes were full of half promises.
His eyes searched her face, reaching into her
thoughts.
His eyes caressed her softness.
She dropped her eyes before his steady gaze.
(Onto the carpet???)
She tried to catch his eye to communicate
with him.
Unseeing, she stared past him. (If she can't
see, how can she stare?)
While I'm just as guilty as the next one of
writing similar phrases during a first draft,
I'm more aware of stamping them out during
revision. After all, we want to entertain our
readers and wow them with our creative
brilliance. We want them to cry over our
tender, heartbreaking scenes, not laugh
themselves silly because the hero's 'manroot
sought her tunnel of desire.'
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Brenda Hill writes novels, short
stories, and
features for her Southern California
newspaper. Her first novel, Ten
Times Guilty, received a four-star
review from Romantic Times BOOKclub
Magazine, and her short story,
Puddles, was featured as a
'Twelve-tissue Tearjerker' in a national
women's magazine. Her second novel, Beyond
the Quiet, was released in February
2009. She is also the author of the popular
writers' book, Plot
Your Way to Publication. Visit her
website for tips for writing the modern
novel. www.brendahill.com
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Articles Page:
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Tagline:
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Event?
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WOW! BLOG: THE MUFFIN
Find out the latest from the Bakers of WOW!
Have you checked out what we've been baking
for you on the daily Muffin? We've stirred
together some traditional ingredients with
new ones to deliver more interviews,
enlightenment, thought provoking ideas, and
inspirational messages to help you through
those gray writing days.
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Never Stale! Here's the Latest:
Tuesdays are contest interview
days!
If you are interested in
writing for our contests, check out the
interviews with previous Top 10 winners to
find out how they crafted their stories.
Summer
'08 Flash Fiction Runner Up: Madeline
Mora-Summonte
Interview by Anne Greenawalt
Summer
'08 Flash Fiction Runner Up: Beth Cato
Interview by Margo Dill
Summer
'08 Flash Fiction Runner Up: Amber
Frangos
Interview by Carrie Hulce
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Blog Posts of Interest:
George
Singleton: Author of Pep Talks, Warnings &
Screeds, launches his blog tour!
By Jodi Webb
Acclaimed Southern story writer and novelist
George Singleton started off his blog tour
with us, and boy, was he a hit! 37
comments! Check out the great Q & A, and
find out why everybody wants a copy of his
book. Note: This blog tour is still going!
Check the dates and join in.
What
does it take to enjoy ALL your writing?
By Elizabeth Humphrey
When you're not enjoying your writing, what
do you do? Elizabeth discusses the challenges
of balancing paid writing and creative
projects.
Tools
for Twitterers
By Angela Mackintosh
Are you twittering yet? Learn about
Tweetwasters and Twitblogs, and even
Tweetdeck (in the comments section) here.
Using
Google Alerts
By Marcia Peterson
Want an easy way to keep tabs on your
published articles? Would you like to receive
the latest information on a topic or person
that you're writing about, delivered right to
your e-mail inbox?
Celebrating
Life
By Carrie Hulce
Carrie explores how we celebrate life in
every key that we push on our keyboards.
Using
Facebook to Network and Market Your Work
By Margo L. Dill
Another helpful post about social networking.
Learn how to use Facebook to help your
writing career!
Freewriting:
What Happened To My Passion?
By Angela Mackintosh
Angela free writes on the benefits of free
writing. Get back to your passion!
The
True Story Behind the Bachelor
By Angela Mackintosh
A writer's disappointment about so-called
"reality" TV.
Making
Word of Mouth Effective and Persuasive
By Alison Diefenderfer
Tips on writing for causes you care about,
whether saving academic departments or saving
the world.
100
Fun and Useful Search Engines for Writers
By Jill Earl
That one resource you need for stand-out
writing might be waiting with the next click
of your mouse!
Stop,
Look, Listen
By LuAnn Schindler
The positive and negative aspects of reading
your work out loud (hint: it's all
good!).
Morning
Pages
By Debbie Delgado
Despite all the new things she tries to do to
get out of a creative rut or spice up her
writing life, this writer always returns to a
trusty standby.
Fueling
the creative fire
By Elizabeth Humphrey
If you've ever felt "tapped out" creatively,
take a look at this post. Elizabeth shares
her experience, and explains why sometimes we
need to walk away from our creative selves to
find them again.
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WOW! Women On Writing Award for Best Book in Women's Literature
As WOW! readers know, we sponsor the
Reader Views annual book contest in the
category of Women's Lit. Reader Views just
announced their winners for 2008 and we're
thrilled with their selection!
The annual literary awards were established
to honor writers who self-published or had
their books published by a subsidy publisher,
small press, university press, or independent
book publisher geared for the North American
reading audience. Find out more about their
contest by visiting ReaderViews,
and take a look at the wonderful winners of
'08.
And the winner is...
Taming the Dragon Within: How to Be the
Mother-in-Law You've Always Wanted
Leanne Braddock, Ileene Huffard & Zannette
Uriell
The Good Mother-in-Law Project (2008)
ISBN 9781604582932
Mothers-in-law are often the butt of jokes
and unflattering stereotypes, and many would
say this is well-deserved. But imagine
becoming a surgeon or flying a plane without
any training. The same is true for women
becoming a mother-in-law for the first time.
Now there is a manual to guide women to
become the mother-in-law they have always
wanted. Leanne Braddock, Ileene Huffard, and
Zannette Uriell have asked what it takes to
be a good mother-in-law. Feedback from over
1,000 respondents is the basis for the
suggestions in their easy-to-read manual,
Taming
the Dragon Within: How to Be the
Mother-in-Law You've Always Wanted
(313 pp.). Full of examples of common
situations and suggestions to improve
relations between in-laws, this manual is
indispensable. Key issues covered include
communication, surviving the wedding, and
interacting with in-laws of a different
culture. The final chapter, the Five-Minute
Mother-in-Law, provides a snapshot of their
advice. Taming
the Dragon Within: How to Be the
Mother-in-Law You've Always Wanted is
not just for mothers-in-law. Daughters-in-law
and sons-in-law may also benefit from the
poignant stories and examples, enabling them
to better understand and even appreciate
their mothers-in-law.
Congratulations, ladies!
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Join WOW! at the 94th Annual Missouri Writers Guild Conference
April 3-5,
2009
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Have you signed up yet for the 94th Annual
Missouri Writers' Guild Conference?
Cape Girardeau, MO April 3 to 5
If you have a busy weekend, we are offering a
few more options. OR if you have already
signed up and are planning to attend, here
are some extra things you can add to make
your experience even more inspiring and
motivating!
The MWG Annual Awards Banquet--Saturday
night, April 4 @ 7:30 p.m. for $25
You can come just for the banquet, or you can
come for the banquet and the members' book
signing which is at 5:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The awards banquet includes your meal,
keynote speaker Lee Goldberg, and the
exciting presentation of the Missouri
Writers' Guild writing awards. This is also a
great opportunity for networking and meeting
with other writers.
Spend the night at Drury Lodge for $85 and
attend a Sunday Masters Class for $65 from 9
to noon!
If you have a busy weekend, you can just come
to Cape for Sunday morning and attend a
master's class. These are smaller sized
classes where you have intense instruction
from a writing professional. Many of these
are taught in workshop format where you will
be doing some writing and learning both!
Here's the four fantastic classes we are
offering:
Class Number One: Lee Goldberg's "Breaking
Into TV Writing -- The Crash Course."
TV writer/producer Lee Goldberg ("SeaQuest,"
"Monk," "Diagnosis Murder," ) will teach you
how to watch TV the way professional
television writers do -- how to recognize the
"franchise" of a show, the four-act
structure, and the unique conflicts that
drive the weekly storytelling. These are
essential skills that are not only important
in understanding TV, but also in writing the
all important spec script that will be your
calling card (but many of the lessons he
teaches can also be applied to
novel-writing). This three-hour seminar
combines a free-wheeling lecture and
discussion with clips from television shows
that highlight the key points. You'll never
watch TV the same way again after this
seminar.
Class Number Two: Harvey Stanbrough's
"Writing Realistic Dialogue Workshop"
Harvey's classes are often STANDING ROOM
ONLY. He's that good! This is a discussion of
the necessity and excessive use of tag lines
and brief descriptive narrative passages; the
physical and abstract nuances of Implication;
the use of sentences vs. sentence fragments;
the use of dialect, including truncated
and/or phonetic spellings; mechanics; and
conveying emotion through dialogue.
Barri Bumgarner's "Let's Write!
Workshop"
Barri Bumgarner is a teacher like no other.
She is enthusiastic, fun, and encouraging.
Anytime you have a chance to take a class
with Barri--seize the opportunity. This class
is a session designed to inspire and get
ideas formulated, design characters, plots,
and even do a bit of writing!
WOW! Senior Editor Annette Fix's
"Memoir Writing Workshop"
Annette Fix has written a fantastic memoir,
The Break-Up Diet, and this is not
easy to do. She brings her story to life
through humor and also includes universal
themes. If you are writing a memoir or ever
thought about writing one, you don't want to
miss this workshop.
Don't delay! Sign up today! www.mwgconference.org
(We've heard rumors there's a storytelling
festival in Cape that weekend, too. So
there's lots of things to do!)
If you have any trouble using the website for
registration, or you don't feel comfortable
paying with PayPal, there's other options!
Please call WOW! Columnist Margo Dill
at 217-714-8582 or email Emily at esh@mwgconference.org.
We are happy to help you, and here to serve
you.
Remember, you can sign up for the entire
conference too--which begins Friday night at
6:30 p.m. and goes until Saturday at 7:00
p.m.
Come join the fun!!
VISIT THE MWG WEBSITE & FIND OUT MORE>>
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Mailbox: Letters to the Eds:
March 11th:
From Deborah Sharp, previous
WOW! Contest Winner! Deborah's story,
Worst
Vacation Ever, placed in the Top 10
in our Summer '07 Flash Fiction Contest. We
knew she was bound for success and
were delighted with her recent email!
Email Subject Line: Thought of adding a
''Where Are They Now'' Feature?
To the fine editors of WOW!
Your wonderful site did the first
profile ever of me (after I placed in a
WOW! contest, one of the first I ever
entered).
Two years later, I've been on NBC's Today
show, been lucky enough to
be featured in several newspaper articles,
and am about to have the
second book in my funny, Southern-fried
mystery series released this
summer. (''Mama Rides Shotgun'' (Midnight
Ink, July 2009) )
Just wondering if Women on Writing has
considered a regular feature
spotlighting some of its former contestants'
successes? Maybe within
genres, or your issues' Themes? The site's
validation meant so much to
me, and I learned so much about writing from
WOW!, that I thought it
might be instructive and inspiring to let
your readers know what an
important role it played in my career (and in
many others,' I'm
sure).
Best,
Deborah Sharp
--
http://www.deborahsharp.com/
MAMA DOES TIME (Midnight Ink, Oct. 2008)
http://ask-mama.blogspot.com/
From WOW: Congratulations, Deborah!
We're thrilled to hear about your recent
successes! You don't even know how warm and
fuzzy that makes us feel. ;o) I'm sure this
will be fabulous inspiration to other
contest winners.
Your idea for a "Where Are They Now?" column
is a fantastic idea, but unfortunately, we
are not adding any new columns at the moment.
Although, we would love to interview you, and
other WOW! Alumni members on our
syndicated
blog, The
Muffin. I think our blog would be
perfect for catching up with previous
contestants and previous interviewees.
Awesome suggestion!
So, if any previous contestants have a "Where
Are They Now?" story, please email
us and
share your successes!
Deborah, you rock! We look forward to
interviewing you and catching up. WOW!
is so
proud of you! Thanks so much for sharing.
Feb 20th:
From: Terri Johnson
Email Subject Line: Honorable Mention
Flash Fiction '08
Wanted to write and tell you how thrilled
I was to receive this honor. It came at a
good time (when I needed some validation as a
writer). I was impressed by the personal note
from Angela as well as all the loot! Thanks
again. Just out of curiosity, can you give me
some idea of how many entered the contest?
Hope to continue with your encouragement!
Thanks again, Terri Johnson
Morganton, Nc 28655
From WOW: Thank you, Terri, for your
kind words. We loved the creativity of your
story, Air Snatchers, as well as the
message. To answer
your question, we had close to 500 entries in
the Summer '08 Flash Fiction Contest. That
was before we tailored the entries down to
300. Your story touched our guest judged
hearts, and your writing is excellent, so be
sure to check out our current Spring
'09 Flash Fiction Contest with guest
judge, Literary Agent Wendy Sherman. Limit:
300 entries. Congrats again, love!
Feb 20th:
From: Anne Grimm
Email Subject Line: Writing, Of
Course
Angela & Annette,
We are WOW too, in the Pacific Northwest,
although without your exclamation
point-and some of the Willapa Writers who are
Online, are male. That's
pronounced WILL-ah-paw [an Indian tribe].
I don't expect this will give you any
problem, though a local group in the
county started using the acronym shortly
after I did, and I've a hunch that
will ruffle some feathers. It's the public
school where I graduated after 12
years, and they probably think I can be
intimidated. Understand please, I
won't be backing down.
What I'm wondering about, is while you are
definitely about women writers,
do you have any male subscribers? Oh, I'm as
feminist as they come, but I
think some of the poor fellows could learn
from us. And I'd like to put out
to our whole writer mailing list that they
can subscribe.
You'll note from the listing below that I
have some books out; the most
recent a "read-aloud" book not necessarily
for children.
Anne
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From WOW: Hi Anne,
Yes, there are
many "WOW" businesses all over! Believe me, I
even found one that is using our EXACT name
for conferences, even though we have it
trademarked and they don't. =/ Anyone can use
"WOW" as an acronym (FYI), as long as the
specific name isn't the same.
To answer your question: yes, we have many
male subscribers. We even had a couple guys
place in our flash fiction contests. The guys
seem to love our site as well. Really, we try
to make it useful for any writer.
Thank you for your interest, and
congratulations on your writing group (it
sounds great!), and your book.
Keep up the great writing!
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