GDRWA meets the third Tuesday of every month except for July and December.

7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Royal Oak Senior Center
3500 Marais Road
Royal Oak, Michigan 48073

 

May 20, 2008

Agents and Author Relationships with Jessica Faust

The relationship between author and agent is one of the most important relationship an author has, certainly it’s the most long-standing. Jessica plans to discuss how an author can best make that relationship work for her, how to know she’s choosing the right agent and what to do when the relationship seems to be souring.

After working as an editor with both Berkley Publishing and Macmillan, Jessica Faust cofounded BookEnds in 1999 and knows that one of the most important relationships an author can have in her career is with her agent. Before signing with an agency Jessica always encourages authors to interview every agent interested and make sure that the one she chooses is truly the best for her and what she wants to achieve with her writing career. Jessica is an agent who appreciates honesty and is always looking for an exciting new book. She represents romance in all genres including historical, contemporary, paranormal and fantasy, erotica, and romantic suspense. She is also looking for women’s fiction, mysteries, thrillers, suspense and nonfiction. More about Jessica and BookEnds can be found at www.bookends-inc.com.

 

June 2008

Using the Character Journey to Plot

The best way to individualize your plot is to focus on your characters. Determining their journey, goals, and strengths will help you shape the plot that will change them forever. In this interactive workshop, Alicia Rasley will help you design your characters' journeys and thus the story plot. If you're not sure where you're going in this book, or you're afraid too many have trod this path before, this workshop will help you discover the story events your characters -- and readers-- need.

Alicia Rasley is a RITA-award winning novelist and a nationally known writing workshop leader. She teaches writing at a state university and conducts online writing classes for writers' groups. Her website features her many free writing articles: www.rasley.com. Writing workshop information for groups is available by email: rasley@juno.com. Her book, The Power of Point of View: Make Your Story Come to Life, was released March 2008 by Writer's Digest Books.

July 2008

No meeting.