Lecture Schedule
| Day | Topic | Visiting Professor |
| Fri, Aug 13 | CTW: The Art of Voice and Style | Jennifer Greene, Author |
| Mon, Aug 16 | CYC: Cross-Genre Books | Heather Webber, Author |
| Tues, Aug 17 | Special Feature: WordPress for Non-techies | Carrie Spencer, RU Faculty |
| Wed, Aug 18 | ATM: Working toward Publication | Kim Howe, Author |
| Thurs, Aug 19 | Special Feature: Social Media Networking | Jeannie Ruesch, Author/Web Designer |
| Fri, Aug 20 | CTW: Ask an Editor – Genre-Straddling Books | Theresa Stevens, Publisher/Editor |
| Mon, Aug 23 | CYC: Industry Tidbits | Edie Ramer, Author |
| Tues, Aug 24 | Debut Author’s Journey | Laurie London, Author |
| Wed, Aug 25 | ATM: A Chat with Alex, Tawny Weber’s Latest Blaze Hero | Tawny Weber, Author |
| Fri, Aug 27 | CTW: Fatal Flaws | Laurie Schnebly, Author |
| Mon, Aug 30 | CYC: Young Adult Sub-genre Segment | Simone Elkeles, Author
Amy Alessio, Librarian |
| Wed, Sept 1 | ATM: TBD | TBD |
| Fri, Sept 3 | CTW: Puzzle Writing | Ruth Kaufman, Author |
| Mon, Sept 6 | CYC: Query 101 | C.J. Redwine, Author & Monthly Columnist |
| Wed, Sept 8 | ATM: TBD | TBD |
| Fri, Sept 10 | CTW: Creativity | Kelly Stone, Author |
| Mon, Sept 13 | CYC: Diary of a New Author | Sally Bayless, Writer |
| Wed, Sept 15 | ATM: TBD | TBD |
| Thurs, Sept 16 | Special Feature | Jeannie Ruesch, Author/Web Designer |
| Fri, Sept 17 | CTW: Ask an Editor | Theresa Stevens, Publisher/Editor |
| Mon, Sept 20 | CYC: Why Authors Should Have a Personal Assistant | Kim Castillo, Freelance Assistant |
| Wed, Sept 22 | ATM: Stud Club Trilogy | Tessa Dare, Author |
| Fri, Sept 24 | CTW: The Plan: Project Planning for Authors | Elizabeth Boyle, NYT Bestselling Author |
| Mon, Sept 27 | CYC: Urban Fantasy Sub-genre Segment | Elisabeth Naughton, Author |
| Wed, Sept 29 | ATM: TBD | Bruce Sallen, Radio Host |
| Fri, Oct 1 | CTW: Journey Update | Amy Atwell, Author |
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I can always use a little insight. Thank you for this site.
Julie – can’t we all?? We’re learning tons of stuff right along with our new readers. Okay – so we get to read the posts a little earlier than you guys, but still…
We hope you’ll continue to join us at RU in the coming weeks!
Could you tell me if the classes are free
Melinda
Hi Melinda!
Yes, all classes are free.
Thank you I will make sure to take all the classes I can
Melinda
Love this site. A friend told me about it. We are both writing YA, but there are tons of things that would be helpful.
So glad you like it, Dana. We’re hoping to appeal to writers in all genres, but the RU name was too good to pass up! Please let us know if you’d like to see a specific topic covered here.
Kelsey
Thanks so much for this site –
You have some great classes lined up!
Can’t wait -
G.
Thanks, Genella. Let us know if there is a specific topic you would like to see. We’re open to ideas!
Thanks for this great site. I can’t remember how I linked into it, but I sure am glad I did!
Really looking forward to your future lectures as well as combing through the back ones.
Shannon
I found this site on CLUES-N-NEWS. Lots of good stuff. The Anatomy of a Male Mind looks like it will be a good resource for me.
Thanks! Gail
Shannon and Gail, thanks so much for stopping by. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Tracey
Great line up, can’t wait for the next class. Now that something I never said when I was in college. RU is a great!
Hi, I find this site very interesting as I embark on my first book. Other than doing a dissertation, I have no experience in writing. I am in the process of collecting data on sexual preferences as I am a sex therapist and then analyzing it against the demographics. It should be a lot of rich data. Is there anything coming up that you think would be particularly helpful to me? I do not know how I will go about publishing this yet either…thanks for the feedback!
Hi John,
I’m so glad you’re finding RU interesting. My blogmate Kelsey Browning worked with our Man Panel to learn more about their preferences regarding women and a whole lot more. The first installment aired Nov 25 and the next one posts tomorrow (12/9).
You can also follow this link http://romanceuniversity.org/tag/anatomy-of-the-male-mind/ to see the wide array of topics we’ve already covered.
On January 9, we’ll have a special guest discussing what men want from marriage. We’re working on additional topics for 2010.
If there’s a topic you’d like for us to explore, feel free to email any one of us.
Good luck on your book! Keep us posted.
Tracey
John -
I would encourage you to find some good resources on writing a non-fiction proposal. If you need suggestions, please let us know and we can probably dig around a little for you!
Best of luck,
Kelsey
Hi, John. Just chiming in with the ladies here. We also have some great lectures on plotting and turning points. C.J. Lyons did a wonderful lecture on turning points, Tracey Montoya did one on three act structure and Sue Viders and Becky Martinez did one on the Plotting Wheel. There are some helpful editing lectures as well.
Best of luck! Let us know how you are doing.
I stumbled onto RU from a fellow writer on facebook. You have alot of classes I want to take but I do not see times. Where are the lectures posted?
Jennie -
Lectures are done as blog posts, normally MWF with some TTh posts. Mondays are “Crafting Your Career,” Wednesdays are “Anatomy of the Male Mind,” and Fridays are “Chaos Theory of Writing.”
Please let us know if you have more questions!
Kelsey