News and Updates - First Coast Romance Writers

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 11 months 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 […]

Editor 1 year agoMarch 22, 2023

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NERFA and Other Great Member Benefits

Yes folks, our NERFA contest has begun .https://NERFA.FirstCoastRomanceWriters.com Submit Your 2022 Published Romance Book(s) for consideration for this year’s National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award contest. This is annual event in it’s 10th year to showcase our Romance authors – in any sub-genre – anywhere in the U.S. The volunteer judges are romance readers, romance […]

Editor 1 year agoMarch 4, 2023

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February’s Meeting on Zoom

LISA NORMAN BIO: Lisa Norman is the owner of Heart Ally Books, an independent publishing company. She also owns a website design company specializing in creating websites for authors, Deleyna’s Dynamic Designs. For over 25 years, she has worked with both indie and traditionally published writers on everything from writing through publication and marketing. She has […]

Editor 1 year agoFebruary 14, 2023

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Growing Pains and Websites Updates

Growing Pains and Websites Updates. Welcome to the First Coast Romance Writers’ new website. Yes, it looks mostly like the old one, but we’ve made some changes as well as some additions. Thus, we have been experiencing some growing pains. So we hope you will be patient. For now, we just wanted to let you […]

Editor 1 year agoFebruary 7, 2023

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Wrap-Up From January Workshop

BIO: A Connecticut Yankee transplanted to Central Florida, Debra Jess writes science fiction romance, science fantasy, superheroes, and urban fantasy. She began writing in 2006, combining her love of fairy tales and Star Wars to craft original stories of ordinary people in extraordinary adventures and fantastical creatures in out-of-this world escapades. You can find links […]

Editor 1 year agoJanuary 17, 2023

Paul Schad Actor/Police and Crime Tech Advisor

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Member Spectacular with Special Law Enforcement Workshop

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 […]

Editor 1 year ago

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Carmen Cook – Advanced Branding

DOING IT ALL: Most of us have multiple identities. We fill any number of roles in our lives – Housekeepers, Chefs, Parental Unit, Spouse, Partner, Executive, Bookkeeper, Entrepreneur, Student, Teacher, Coach, Board member, Friend, Dog Walker, Chauffer… the list is endless. Whether you work outside the home or not, the demands on your time are […]

Editor 1 year agoNovember 19, 2022