MMRWA 2008 Meeting Schedule

January 19 (Lansing): "Taxes and the Writer" – Kathy Rampe from H&R Block.

February 16 (Kalamazoo): "A Soldiers Story" – Heather and Curtiss Austin, married Marine reservists who spent time in Iraq, speakers.

March 15 (Grand Rapids): Famous Dave’s in Grand Rapids; "So You’re Published, Now What" – Loralee Lillibridge, speaker. See below for details, and the March newsletter for driving directions.

April 18-20: Retreat From Harsh Reality; St. Ives Resort in Stanwood, MI. Cindy Dees will be the guest speaker. For more information, schedule, and registration form, click here.

May 17 (Grand Rapids): “Working with an Agent; ” Agent Michelle Grajkowski of 3 Seas Literacy Agency. Members only; not open to the public.

June 21 (Kalamazoo): “Psychic Investigations.” Kathy Condor, speaker.

July: No meeting

August 16 (Lansing): "Buying Romance;" Borders’ Romance Buyer Sue Grimshaw, speaker.

September 20 (Grand Rapids): "Subplotting to Success" – Lisa Childs, speaker.

October 18 (Jackson): "Write What You Love or Love What You Write" – Nancy Gideon, speaker.

November 15 (Kalamazoo): Civil War Dress Presentation.

December (Date and Location TBA): End of Year Business Meeting and Christmas Party

       Join us and our guest speaker MMRWA member Loralee Lillibridge for her talk, “So You’re Published, Now What?” Loralee will present an overview of how to deal with what comes next after making that first sale – revisions, copy edits, deadlines and learning to promote your book - while continuing to write fresh, new stories that will grab an editor’s interest.

       After many years of writing, Loralee Lillibridge saw her first contemporary romance novel, ACCIDENTAL HERO, published in December 2005 as a Silhouette Special Edition. In NEORWA’s Romancing the Novel contest, this manuscript won First Place and was requested by the final editor judge. From there, a contract was offered and the journey to publication began. A second novel has yet to find its way to publication, but Loralee continues to write and submit.