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Romantic Notions is a multi-genre, multi-author resource for authors of
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I’m
a member of the following writer’s groups >
Mystery
Writers of America
This premier organization
for mystery writers promotes crime writing and its authors. MWA also sponsors
a literacy program for children, Kids Love a Mystery.
Southeast
Mystery Writers of America
This chapter of MWA
has as its goal the furtherance of the writing, publishing, and marketing
goals of its chapter's members by organizing, sponsoring, and promoting
activities to that end.
Florida
Sisters in Crime
The Jacksonville chapter
of the national Sisters in Crime writing organization promotes sharing
of the love of mysteries and encourages writers through critique and support
groups.
Romance
Writers of America
The professional
association for 9000+ published and aspiring authors provides networking,
education, and advocacy for romance writers.
Washington
Romance Writers
This large affiliate
chapter of RWA is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in romance fiction.
First
Coast Romance Writers
This Jacksonville-based
RWA-affiliate chapter is dedicated to promoting excellence in romantic
fiction through monthly meetings and workshops in a comfortable forum
where published and unpublished writers share knowledge about the constantly
evolving publishing industry.
Kiss
of Death Romance Writers
The online
mystery/suspense chapter of RWA. KOD was formed by writers worldwide to
promote and support the reading and writing of suspense and mystery fiction
with strong romantic elements.
EPIC—Electronically
Published Internet Connection
EPIC is a
professional organization for published and contracted e-book and print
authors. It was established to provide a strong voice for electronic publishing.
I’ve
taken classes from these online instructors and they really know their
stuff >
Alicia
Rasley
This award-winning
author is also a master instructor. Her writing courses which teach you
how to turbocharge your manuscript.
Margie
Lawson
Margie’s EDITS
system will empower your writing, adding depth, dimension, and emotional
impact.
With the exception
of specific subject material, I’m getting away from paper reference
books. Here are a few online resources I’ve found to be helpful
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Visual
Thesaurus
This spatial reference
tool is both a thesaurus and a dictionary. Its interactive display helps
to explore different meanings of the word searched.
Non-verbal
Dictionary
This reference contains
scientifically studied human communication and behavior.
Dictionaries
I
use these
two
references sites often. Both offer dictionary and thesaurus searches >
Dictionary.com
and Merriam
Webster online.
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