Posted On May 16, 2009 by Print This Post

Welcome to Romance University’s Launch!

RU Ready?

This week, we’ll feature three special guests:

Monday, May 18 – Brenda Novak – Staying in for the Long Haul
Wednesday, May 20 – Milton Grasle – Women Writing Male POV
Friday, May 22 – Theresa Stevens – Got Backstory?

Stop by Monday to chat with Brenda, who will head the class with details about her road to becoming a New York Times bestselling author. Leave a comment and your name will be entered in a drawing to win a $50 gift certificate and a tote full of goodies.

WAIT! We have more good news.

Would you like to win a nifty new iPod Nano? Leave a comment during our launch week, May 18 – 22, and your name will be entered in a separate drawing. Courtesy of RU’s faculty members (Adrienne Giordano, Kelsey Browning and Tracey Devlyn).

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Discussion

6 Responses to “Welcome to Romance University’s Launch!”

  1. This looks like a great site!

    If you’re looking for topic ideas – could you deal with shifting POV? I’m getting conflicting info on whether I need to stay with one POV through
    out a scene in series romance.
    Also – Is there any website that will give me guidelines on number of chapters in each line?

    Posted by nancyevertz | May 18, 2009, 12:48 am
  2. Hi Nancy!

    Thanks for joining us at RU. Be sure to stop by tomorrow for Brenda Novak’s post.

    We do plan to host POV as a topic. It’s so broad that you’ll likely see it treated in a number of ways by various visiting professors. I think you’ll be especially interested in Alicia Rasley’s post on Friday, June 5th.

    If you’re writing category romance, I encourage you to visit http://www.eharlequin.com if you haven’t already. Rather than set a specific number of chapters required, most lines have a word count range.

    PS – let us know how you found out about us!

    Posted by KelseyBrowning | May 18, 2009, 12:56 am
  3. Hey ladies,

    I heard about Romance University through an announcement to my RWA chapter.

    I wasn’t aware that every time I commented it would show up on the sidebar. (g) I guess I’ll stop now. I’m still glad I was your first visitor. I’m going to give your link to my yahoo group.

    Dyanne

    Posted by Dyanne Davis | May 18, 2009, 9:53 am
  4. I found out about you through a RWA loop — sorry, can’t remember which one. Love your site, just visited Brenda Novak’s post. I’m looking forward to future posts especially Alicia Rasley’s!

    Posted by Lara Lee | May 18, 2009, 9:57 am
  5. We found you on the Windy City RWA loop. So glad we did. Would like to learn more about specific promotional activities that are rewarding. Thank you!

    Posted by K.M. Daughters | May 18, 2009, 10:30 am
  6. Lara Lee – you can thank Adrienne for snagging Alicia Rasley. Also – we’re happy to take “special requests” for visiting professors with the understanding that all we can do is try! However, Tracey is the wonder woman of recruiting VPs.

    K.M. – When you say promo activities that are rewarding, I assume you mean some advice from authors on what has and hasn’t worked in building up their readreships. Am I on track?

    Posted by KelseyBrowning | May 18, 2009, 11:48 am

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