Workshops

 
     

 

I have taught many workshops, usually for RWA chapters, and continue to do so. Most of them are listed below, along with the locations, conferences and dates at which they were taught.

To view my upcoming schedule, please visit the Booksignings & Workshops page on my blog.

To discuss the possibility of my speaking at a conference or to your writers' group, please email me directly. Replace the caps with the appropriate symbol and remove the spaces:

chestwick AT sympatico DOT ca

 
     


I. Live Workshops


A. Full Day

Falling in Love with the Romance Genre

 

Toronto RWA
January 2009

 

Romancing the Market
A Survivor’s Guide to Selling in a Volatile Market

 

Greater Vancouver RWA
June 1999

 

Mix & Match

I’ve taught full day workshops that were a combination of shorter workshops. This generally takes the format of half a day on the craft of writing romance and half a day on the business of publishing.

Colorado Romance Writers
November 2004
     


B. Half Day

The Business of Writing

  

Ottawa RWA Chapter
December 2000

Toronto RWA Chapter
May 2000

RWA AskAnAuthorALL Listserve
June 2003

Colorado Romance Writers
November 2004

Toronto Romance Writers
January 2009
     


C. 60 Minutes

The Holy Grail of Voice

  

RWA National New York, NY
July 2003

Victoria RWA Conference
March 2004

New Jersey RWA Conference
October 2004

Colorado Romance Writers
November 2004

New Jersey Romance Writers
Conference
October 2010

 

Structuring - and Selling! - a Linked Trilogy of Romances

RWA National Reno NV
July 2005

 

Parachute Packing 101 - Survival Tips for a Volatile Market

Book Lover’s Breakfast Lake County Romance Writers
June 2000

Emerald City Writers' Conference Greater Seattle RWA Chapter
October 2009

 

Welcome to my World - Worldbuilding Easy as 1-2-3

FF&P Mini-Con/RWA National Washington DC
July 2000

Colorado Romance Writers
November 2004

 

Writing (and Selling!) Paranormal & Fantasy Romance

Royal Rendezvous at the Empress RWA Victoria Conference
March 1998

Toronto Romance Writers
September 2003

Colorado Romance Writers
November 2004

 

Making Settings Come Alive

Marshlands RWA (Moncton, NB)
Novel Ideas Conference
June 1999

Ottawa RWA Chapter
September 1998

Toronto RWA Chapter
September 1998

Royal Rendezvous at the Empress RWA Victoria Conference
March 1998

RWA Buffalo Conference
September 1994

Sea to Sky Conference
Greater Vancouver RWA
March 1994

 

The Secret of Your Own Success

Marshlands RWA (Moncton, NB)
Novel Ideas Conference
June 1999

Ottawa RWA Chapter
September 1998

Toronto RWA Chapter
September 1998

Royal Rendezvous at the Empress RWA Victoria Conference
March 1998

RWA Buffalo Conference
September 1994

Sea to Sky Conference
Greater Vancouver RWA
March 1994

 

Conquering the Synopsis

  

Buffalo RWA Chapter
June 1998

Toronto RWA Chapter
April 2007

Greater Seattle RWA Chapter
October 2009

 
     


II. Online Workshops


A. One Month

Writing the Historical Romance

  

 

STAR
(Southern Tier Authors of Romance) Online Workshop
August 2004

 
     


B. One Week

Conquering the Synopsis

  

Hearts Through History chapter
January 2005

 

Romancing the Market
A Survivor’s Guide to Selling in a Volatile Market

RWA Online Chapter
June 2003

 

The Business of Writing

  

RWA AskAnAuthorALL Listserve
June 2003

 

Medieval Witchcraft

  

Hearts Through History RWA Chapter
December 2001

RWA Online Chapter
August 2003

 

A Lot of Things - but not everything! - That You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Publishing Contracts

RWA AskAnAuthor ALL
Online Workshop
November 2004

 

Writing (and Selling!) Paranormal & Fantasy Romance

RWA AskAnAuthor PRO Listserve
March 2003

 
     


Articles

 

I have written many articles over the years, mostly for RWA publications. One day, I'll compile all of the data. Today is not the day!

 

Being the Writer-In-Residence

 

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(Romance Writers' Report)
April 2010
     
     
     
     

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