Featured - First Coast Romance Writers https://firstcoastromancewriters.com An independent non-profit organization for Florida Romance Authors writers Tue, 26 May 2026 18:38:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/firstcoastromancewriters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-2022FCRW-LOGO.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Featured - First Coast Romance Writers https://firstcoastromancewriters.com 32 32 212482998 NERFA 2026 Finalists Announced June 1 and Ginny Myers Sain Brings Voice to FCRW in June https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/__trashed-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=__trashed-2 https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/__trashed-2/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 18:20:11 +0000 https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/?p=7515 NERFA 2026 finalists drop June 1. FCRW's June workshop brings NYT bestseller Ginny Myers Sain to Jacksonville to talk craft of voice. Free for members. Small fee for guests on Zoom. Also New Romance Anthology to enjoy written and published by the members

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]]> https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/__trashed-2/feed/ 0 7515 How Long Should Your Story Be? https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/how-long-should-your-story-be/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-long-should-your-story-be Sat, 28 Oct 2023 23:25:11 +0000 https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/?p=6335 How Long Should Your Story Be? While I am updating our Writer’s Resources Word Glossary on our Member’s Only website (only available to our members.) I came across the definition for “Word Count”. Looking on the internet for the typical word count for books by genre is helpful to know when writing your story. These ... Read more

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]]> 6335 Coming Soon Workshops Awards and Anthologies https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/coming-soon-workshops-awards-and-anthologies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coming-soon-workshops-awards-and-anthologies Mon, 08 May 2023 13:00:37 +0000 https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/?p=6138 There are lots of great things happening in the next few months. It may be coming to the end of the school year and everyone wants to go on vacation but writers and the First Coast Romance Writers group will be working hard to bring you great workshops, the winners of the NERFA contest and ... Read more

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]]> 6138 Member Spectacular With Special Law Enforcement Workshop https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/event/member-spectacular-with-special-law-enforcement-workshop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=member-spectacular-with-special-law-enforcement-workshop https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/event/member-spectacular-with-special-law-enforcement-workshop/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2022 01:28:06 +0000 https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/?post_type=event&p=5289 Member Spectacular with special Law Enforcement workshop: In-Person and Online Guest Speaker – Paul Schad: Actor / Police & Crime Technical Advisor If any of the characters in your stories are police officers…this class is for you. Paul Schad will talk about the types and personalities of detectives you’ll find in different investigative units. Let’s ... Read more

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]]> https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/event/member-spectacular-with-special-law-enforcement-workshop/feed/ 0 5289 Celebrating 2019 NEFRA Winners https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/celebrating-2019-nefra-winners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrating-2019-nefra-winners Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:00:36 +0000 https://firstcoastromancewriters.com/?p=5617 Congratulations to the 2019 National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards Winners! Contemporary Romance 56k words and up Mischief in Mayhem by L.E. Rico Contemporary Romance 40k-56k words Christmas and Cannolis by Peggy Jaeger Historical Romance Kidnapped by a Rogue by Margaret Mallory Romantic Suspense Shadow Point Deputy by Julie Anne Lindsey Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Phaze by S.C. ... Read more

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