Romance Writer Elysa Hendricks Speaks At Writers Guild Feb. 14
Romance writer Elysa Hendricks will speak on the craft of writing at the Chattanooga Writers Guild on Feb. 14, 7 p.m. at the Downtown Public Library.
Ms. Hendricks will speak on the use of craft to create a compelling genre novel, including plot basics (how to use “GMC” and “Scene and Sequel); characterization (back story, dialogue and point-of-view); mechanics and grammar; and the all-important concept of voice.
After trying her hand at a variety of careers: retail sales, insurance underwriter, video store owner, home day care provider, and motherhood, Ms. Hendricks, a longtime reader of romance, sat down to write a short contemporary romance. When her heroine turned out to be a winged, telepathic alien, Ms. Hendricks decided she enjoyed writing stories set in different places and times. Fortunately for the reading public, that first book remains hidden under her bed.
While living in Illinois Ms. Hendricks helped found the Windy City Chapter and the Futuristic, Fantasy Paranormal Chapters of Romance Writers of America as well as taught workshops on writing at writer’s conferences and at local community colleges. Recently relocated to central Ohio, she’s happy to be part of the Central Ohio Fiction Writer family.
After spending some time (longer than she cares to remember or tell) learning how to write, she penned a series of fantasy romances set in an alternate universe. Gemini Moon, Crystal Moon, Shadow Moon and Forbidden Moon are available from ImaJinn Books. The Baby Race, her first eBook, is a short contemporary love story set in the real world of small town America.
Article source: http://www.chattanoogan.com/2012/2/7/218925/Romance-Writer-Elysa-Hendricks-Speaks.aspx
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