I was all set and prepared to do a blog about my local writer’s group, River City Romance Writers.  The plan was to let writers in the Memphis area know what a great group and resource we are.  And we’re not just for romance writers; we have authors of all walks of life here:  suspense, woman’s fiction, paranormal, urban fantasy… You name it, we got it.

 BUT my critique partner and chapter member, Robin Hillyer-Miles  beat me to it by doing excellent write up that was featured in The Commercial Appeal.  <– click the link to read the  full article and to see a pic of yours truly, along with a few other RCRW members.

Before you head over to The Commercial Appeal to check out the write up, here are a couple of key events we have coming up:

Duel on the Delta contest:
The 20th annual Duel on the Delta contest is open and taking submissions through March 15th.  This is a great contest and excellent way to get your manuscript in front of some of the top editors in the industry. And no I’m not just saying that because it’s my chapter sponsoring it. 🙂  We have an excellent line up of final judges for each category (including editors  from Carina Press, Samhain Publishing, Bethany House, Harlequin, and Oceanview Publishing).  Plus each and every entry is scored by 3 trained judges using a detailed 2 pg score sheet.  Each entrant will receive their submission back with their scores and 3 sets of feedback.  You can’t beat that.  For more information click here.

Spring Retreat:
Come join us April 9th as we host award-winning author Karen Doctor as she teaches us techniques on avoiding the dreaded sagging middle with the W Plot (a hands on workshop);  and best-selling author and President Belle Books, Deb Dixon as she speaks on the current state of the publishing industry.  For more information, click here.  Also, if you join RCRW before the retreat, you can attend at a discounted cost.