This saturday (April 4th) I am attending the Jubilee writers conference.
This is my 3rd year and I'm looking forward to it. It's a small conference, but the classes are truly helpful...many wonderful writers of all genres'....
F Paul Wilson and Heather Graham will be there, along with Cherry Adair, Deborah Leblanc and many others.........Can't wait!
If you are a writer you should attend.........
Dawn
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Update on NOLA STARS Conference
At the conference I received two requests.
One for my vampire novella and one for my sci-fi romance.
My novella is going through readers before I send it out to the editor. (which is getting close)
My sci-fi GENUS, I told the editor I really need to work on it because it was truly my second novel and it pretty much needs a ton of re-writing, revisions, layering, etc......but I'll send it to her when all that is done.
The conference was a lot of fun, but the food could have been a little better...maybe it was a good thing it wasn't so good, that means I didn't eat a lot..(grin)
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One for my vampire novella and one for my sci-fi romance.
My novella is going through readers before I send it out to the editor. (which is getting close)
My sci-fi GENUS, I told the editor I really need to work on it because it was truly my second novel and it pretty much needs a ton of re-writing, revisions, layering, etc......but I'll send it to her when all that is done.
The conference was a lot of fun, but the food could have been a little better...maybe it was a good thing it wasn't so good, that means I didn't eat a lot..(grin)
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
NOLA STARS WRITERS CONFERENCE, LOUISIANA
Argh...I still need to pack for the conference. I haven't started because I always debate on what to wear. I could dress up or I could just dress up jeans, maybe I could just could go el'cas-u-al...I know, who cares....(me!)
I've never been to Nola Stars, but a fellow Sola writer, Pamela Kopfler, said it was pretty good. I enjoy smaller conferences because you really get to meet people. Bigger conferences you tend to feel a little lost, too much of everything.
But, if I were a big time author, then that would be a totally different story! (I'll get there.)
All I want to do is learn all I can about the craft. Meet some people who like to write, and maybe meet a few agents or editors, put some feelers out there...
Anywho, gotta get my butt out of this chair and start packing for the conference. If you are going, come say hi... I'd love to meet you.
Dawn Chartier
www.dawnchartier.com
I've never been to Nola Stars, but a fellow Sola writer, Pamela Kopfler, said it was pretty good. I enjoy smaller conferences because you really get to meet people. Bigger conferences you tend to feel a little lost, too much of everything.
But, if I were a big time author, then that would be a totally different story! (I'll get there.)
All I want to do is learn all I can about the craft. Meet some people who like to write, and maybe meet a few agents or editors, put some feelers out there...
Anywho, gotta get my butt out of this chair and start packing for the conference. If you are going, come say hi... I'd love to meet you.
Dawn Chartier
www.dawnchartier.com
Monday, March 2, 2009
Author Gena Showalter
Tonight I had the honor of meeting a very sweet & talented author, Gena Showalter.
I hadn't read her books yet, but I met her once before & had intentions of buying her novels. I mentioned to my sister she was in town, and she told me that she'd read probably all of her books and they were very good. So a writer friend and I went and chatted with Gena for a long while. I bought one of her Undeworld books, I believe the first one in that series and started reading it a few hours ago. Let me just say, I didn't want to put it down. She captures you in the first sentence. Here is what it she writes, "Every night death came, slowly, painfully, and every morning Maddox awoke in bed, knowing he'd have to die again later." How cool is that sentence...
What a hook! I had to keep going.....Anyway many pages later, and I'm still reading. I just wanted to stop for a moment and add a picture of her and I at the signing....I wish other authors would come to New Orleans. Thank you Gina for stopping by....Good luck on your tour...
Dawn Chartier
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Sola's - RWA February 14th Writers Meeting - Featuring Writing Larger Than LIfe Heroes, by Mallory Kane
Southern Louisiana chapter of Romance Writers of America next writers workshop is titled:
"Writing Larger than Life Heroes" presented by Harlequin Intrigue Author Mallory Kane.
If you are a New Orleans locals and would like to attend this meeting all you have to do is show up. You get 2 meetings for free...
Located at the Jefferson Parish East Bank Library in Metairie, you can google directions. (we are in one of the meeting rooms)
February 14th (Yep, Valentines Day) 10:00am, speaker starts at 11am end at noon.
We hope you can make it.
Dawn Chartier
www.dawnchartier.com
Sola Co-Program Director
"Writing Larger than Life Heroes" presented by Harlequin Intrigue Author Mallory Kane.
If you are a New Orleans locals and would like to attend this meeting all you have to do is show up. You get 2 meetings for free...
Located at the Jefferson Parish East Bank Library in Metairie, you can google directions. (we are in one of the meeting rooms)
February 14th (Yep, Valentines Day) 10:00am, speaker starts at 11am end at noon.
We hope you can make it.
Dawn Chartier
www.dawnchartier.com
Sola Co-Program Director
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Sola Writers (New Orleans, LA) Guest Speaker Charly Borenstien-Regueira
SOLA RWA writers Meeting at 10:00 Saturday (1/17/09)
Guest speaker is Charly Borenstein-Regueira, a Certified Professional Life Coach (2003), Certified
Life Coach Trainer (2005), and Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner (1999) with a thriving practice in New Orleans.
She specializes in working with leaders, artists, and executives who want to create positive, sustainable change
in their own lives and in their communities. She also provides seminars, workshops, and individual corporate
coaching services designed to shift workplace environments from places where people receive direction from
others to places where people are moved to do things that they care passionately about.
Ms. Borenstein-Regueira was Founding Director of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Drug Court, where she
pioneered a program providing in-home individual and family counseling and clinical substance abuse treatment
to youth and their family members. Her zealous advocacy for youth ultimately led to the discovery of physical
abuse of incarcerated youth at the hands of correctional officers and the subsequent closure of the Jena Juvenile
Correctional Facility in Jena, LA.
Meet…Munch…Mingle…Make it happen!
Announcement from: Janet Foret Lococo, Membership Director
Guest speaker is Charly Borenstein-Regueira, a Certified Professional Life Coach (2003), Certified
Life Coach Trainer (2005), and Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner (1999) with a thriving practice in New Orleans.
She specializes in working with leaders, artists, and executives who want to create positive, sustainable change
in their own lives and in their communities. She also provides seminars, workshops, and individual corporate
coaching services designed to shift workplace environments from places where people receive direction from
others to places where people are moved to do things that they care passionately about.
Ms. Borenstein-Regueira was Founding Director of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Drug Court, where she
pioneered a program providing in-home individual and family counseling and clinical substance abuse treatment
to youth and their family members. Her zealous advocacy for youth ultimately led to the discovery of physical
abuse of incarcerated youth at the hands of correctional officers and the subsequent closure of the Jena Juvenile
Correctional Facility in Jena, LA.
Meet…Munch…Mingle…Make it happen!
Announcement from: Janet Foret Lococo, Membership Director
Monday, January 12, 2009
Writing Groups in New Orleans
Do you want to learn the in's and out's on writing?
If you live near New Orleans there is a writers group called Sola.
Sola is a local chapter of RWA (Romance Writers of America)
You don't have to write romance to belong to Sola. Any type of writer wanting to be published is welcomed to our group. We have all kinds of published and unpublished authors.
We met every 3rd Saturday of the month at 10am to 12pm. At the East Bank Library on West Napoleon off of Clearview in Metairie. We have speakers from various markets in the writing/publishing world.
You can attend twice for free.
Come and join us.
Dawn Chartier
Sola Co-Program Director
If you live near New Orleans there is a writers group called Sola.
Sola is a local chapter of RWA (Romance Writers of America)
You don't have to write romance to belong to Sola. Any type of writer wanting to be published is welcomed to our group. We have all kinds of published and unpublished authors.
We met every 3rd Saturday of the month at 10am to 12pm. At the East Bank Library on West Napoleon off of Clearview in Metairie. We have speakers from various markets in the writing/publishing world.
You can attend twice for free.
Come and join us.
Dawn Chartier
Sola Co-Program Director
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