Learning Workshops - First Coast Romance Writers

How Long Should Your Story Be?

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 […]

Editor 9 months agoOctober 28, 2023

Abigail Sharpe Karen Renee Melody Johnson and other FCRW members

Presenters: Abigail Sharpe, Karen Renee, Melody Johnson and other FCRW members Abigail Sharpe is a Boston-bred Yankee now eating grits and saying “y’all” in North Central Florida. She dreamed more of being a stage actress or joining the CIA than being an author. While she still enjoys participating in community theater productions and singing karaoke, the […]

Editor 11 months agoAugust 29, 2023

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August WrapUp and Coming Soon

August Wrap-Up and another great workshop will be coming soon for our members and guests. In August we had KG Fletcher presenting some great information about how music affects us all and can help us write better prose. Most authors create different playlists for each novel to help them get into the headspace for those […]

Editor 11 months agoAugust 24, 2023

Jolene MacFadden

Jolene MacFadden Author, Social Media Coordinator and Digital Marketer compares the top 5 video creation tools for authors and social media users Brief Bio: My name is Jolene and I am a published author, website design, digital marketer and a handcrafted bead and wire jewelry maker. I enjoy reading, writing blog articles, traveling, helping other […]

Editor 11 months agoSeptember 5, 2023

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July Speaker Wrap-Up and Member News

July Speaker Wrap-Up and Member News – This month’s speaker was Pamela Taylor from Texas who gave us two workshops. One about DIY editing and the other was a great group exercise called Authenticity vs. Creativity in Contemporary and Historical Settings. The first training session went over some of the more common problem areas that […]

Editor 1 year agoJuly 8, 2023

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June Speakers after May Wrap-up

May Speaker was Great! Suzanne Purvis is a transplanted Canadian living in the Deep South, where she traded “eh” for “y’all.” An author of long, short, and flash fiction and poetry for both children and adults, she has won several awards including those sponsored by the University of Toronto, RWA, Bethlehem Writer’s Roundtable, and Women […]

Editor 1 year agoJune 1, 2023

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Coming Soon Workshops Awards and Anthologies

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 […]

Editor 1 year agoMay 7, 2023

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March Events and Workshop WrapUp

The March Workshop was given by Caron Burmeister. It was a very invigorating discussion about building suspense and creating memorable sense of place. There was even a short writing sprint at the end that we all got to participate in and read our results. A little bit nerve-racking but very helpful feedback and you can […]

Webmistress FCRW 1 year agoMarch 22, 2023

First Coast Romance Writers

Category: Learning Workshops

How Long Should Your Story Be?

Abigail Sharpe Karen Renee Melody Johnson and other FCRW members

July Speaker Wrap-Up and Member News

June Speakers after May Wrap-up

Coming Soon Workshops Awards and Anthologies

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