Southern California Romance Writers

Last Call: 50 Ways to Leave Your Muse – Creativity Hacks

posted on April 27, 2020 by Kristen Koster

Class begins on Monday, May 4th! Joy E. Held is ready to help anyone who needs some tricks to harness their muse in these disruptive times with her 50 Ways to Leave Your Muse: Creativity Hacks workshop. For more information and registration link, see below. In June, join us for a pair of week-long business…

Upcoming Classes from RWA San Diego

posted on April 14, 2020 by Kristen Koster

No matter where you are in your writing career, RWA San Diego has an online class to fit your needs. Next month, we’re offering a workshop with Joy E. Held to help anyone who needs some tricks to harness their muse in these disruptive times. Then in June, we have a pair of week-long business…

April Meeting Update!

posted on April 10, 2020 by Kristen Koster

Hi, my fellow storytellers... I hope this finds all of you safe and sound. We are dragging the chapter into the 21st Century! Our next meeting will be done online in a virtual environment!! Our San Diego Chapter member, Lisa Kessler, (and the newest National Board member) will be presenting her Dark Moments. I have…

April Challenge: SMART Goals

posted on March 28, 2020 by Pamela Moran

Have you signed up for the 2020 APRIL CHALLENGE yet? You still have until 11:59 pm on March 31st to join! (Sign up and pay using the form at the bottom of this post). Let's talk about SMART GOALS. Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Time-Bound A set number of words or a percentage of revisions accomplished…

Announcing the 2020 April Challenge!

posted on March 9, 2020 by Kristen Koster

Time to sign up for the APRIL CHALLENGE! Kick your romance writing career into high gear by setting measurable goals – then blow them out of the water! During the month of April, we'll be cheering your on with motivational quotes, inspirational prompts, and enthusiastic encouragement to supercharge your creativity. To participate all it takes…

April Meeting Roundup

posted on April 23, 2019 by Margaret Taylor

April's RWA San Diego chapter meeting featured a shout-out and pep talk to members participating in the April Writing Chapter from 2019 Vice President & President-Elect CJ Corbin. In addition to high-energy encouragement, CJ hinted at personalized awards awaiting members who achieve their writing challenge goal before the end of the month. CJ also shone…

March Meeting Round-Up and Good News

posted on April 1, 2019 by Margaret Taylor

It’s about time to get back into the blogs! Be on the look-out for the post meeting wrap ups after each monthly meeting. March’s pre-St. Patrick’s Day meeting welcomed security expert Jack Davidson. With more than 30 years of law enforcement and personal security experience, Jack provided members with insights regarding the ins and…

Join the April Challenge!

posted on March 5, 2019 by Kristin Rockaway

It's that time of year again: time to test your writing limits with the April Challenge! Kick your romance writing career into high gear by setting tough goals -- then blowing them out of the water! All month long, we will be cheering you on with motivational quotes and inspirational prompts to supercharge your creativity.…

September Meeting Roundup + Good News

posted on September 20, 2017 by Kristin Rockaway

It’s been a long, busy summer, so it felt great to kick off the fall with our September meeting, featuring two stellar guests: Maggie Marr and Debbie Decker. Many of us in the RWASD community are familiar with Maggie Marr; not only is she a USA Today Best-Selling Author and 2017 RWA PRO Mentor of…

May Meeting Roundup + Good News

posted on May 24, 2017 by Kristin Rockaway

Our May meeting was an extra-special all-day workshop presented by Carina Press Editorial Director, Angela James. Angela is the creator of the wildly successful online self-editing course, Before You Hit Send, and we were lucky enough to have her present us with a condensed version last Saturday. We covered a wide range of topics in just…

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