• Workshops

    • Savvy Authors: Writing Tight Chat

      Savvy Authors
      March 13, 2013

      How can you tell a powerful, memorable, sexy story in a limited space? One of the keys to writing a successful category book is writing tight. Come chat with Harlequin Blaze author, Tawny Weber, as she dishes the details on what tight means in storytelling and how to make it work for your style.

       

    • The Ins and Outs of Writing Category

      April 2013
      Savvy Authors Online Workshops

      The career options in publishing are wide open right now.  New opportunities and direction for savvy authors are happening every day.  Building a career with Harlequin is just one of the many choices available, and definitely worth checking out.  Blazing hot, Intriguingly intense, Historically luscious.  Harlequin has it all.  This two week workshop will cover the ins and outs of writing for category.  We’ll cover the different lines and how to know which one suits your writing style and voice.  We’ll explore writing hooks and how to use them to sell your story, writing tight and how to weave a strong story with a specific word count and brainstorm ways to tap into the vast resources available to authors wanting to write category.

    • Writing Love Scenes

      November 2013
      Savvy Authors Online Workshops

      Whether you’re writing sizzling hot or sexy sweet, it’s the connection between the heroine and hero that drives the story and keeps the reader turning the pages.  A well-written love scene not only heats up the pages, but it moves the plot forward and adds layers to the story conflict.

      In this workshop, we’ll go over the basics of sexual tension, explore ways to create love scenes that are unique to the characters enjoying them, and discuss ways to get past your writing inhibitions.