Passport to Romance sponsored by the Greater Seattle Chapter of Romance Writers of America at The Westin Bellevue – 600 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, Washington 98004
Gerri will join 40 other authors at a meet and greet event that is open to the public. She’s also presenting two workshop: Understanding Scene and Sequel and Mastering the Art of a Great Cover on Saturday, October 27th. For further information check out www.gsrwa.org.
PNWA Writer’s Conference at DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport – 18740 International Blvd, Seattle, WA 98188
Gerri will join 60 other authors at an Autograph Party that is open to the public. She’s also presenting two workshop: Creating Character Emotion and The Business Side of Romance and Women’s Fiction on Saturday, September 15th. For further information check out www.pnwa.org.
PNWA Writer’s Conference at DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport – 18740 International Blvd, Seattle, WA 98188
Gerri will join 60 other authors at an Autograph Party that is open to the public. She will also be a featured speaker and will be participating in other conference events throughout the weekend for conference attendees.
“Readers for Life” Literacy Autographing at San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina – 333 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
At the “Readers for Life” Literacy Autographing, hundreds of romance authors meet with and sign books for fans in this two-hour event, with the proceeds from book sales going to literacy organizations. In 2015, Romance Writers of America raised more than $48,000 to benefit literacy programs — bringing our total donations since 1990 to $961,300. Help RWA hit our $1 million goal for literacy donations!
Thank you to the Nora Roberts Foundation for underwriting the Literacy Autographing! For a full list of all the authors attending, see the RWA Event List.
As part of the King County Library System’s “Playing with Words” program, Gerri will be discussing how to self-publish for unpublished and published authors alike. This is a “how to” workshop, not a “should I do it” workshop.
Gerri will discuss things to consider before you self-publish, how to prepare your manuscript for conversion, then take you through the steps for producing a converted document for .mobi (Kindle) and ePub (All other e-tailers). It’s a must for anyone considering self-publishing.
For more information, visit KCLS’s schedule.
April 9th, 2pm: Newcastle Library
April 16th, 2pm: Covington Library
April 28th, 6:30pm: Vashon Library
April 30th, 2pm: Kenmore Library
May 23rd, 7pm: Lake Forest Park Library
May 25th, 1:30pm: Federal Way 320th Library
May 28th, 2pm: Auburn Library
June 23rd, 7pm: Duvall Library
Come join me in celebrating Cinco de Mayo with some of the brightest stars and most popular authors of romance and women’s fiction books at the King County Library System’s Romance Extravaganza. It’s sure to be a fun and informative event for readers and authors! The event times are as follows:
11am–Noon
Romance All Stars featuring Julia Quinn, Stefanie Sloane and Amanda Quick (Jayne Ann Krentz)
Noon
Refreshments and Book Signing
12:30–1:30pm
New Trends in Romance featuring Meljean Brook, Alexis Morgan and Gerri Russell
1:30–2pm
Book Signing
Sponsored by the Friends of the Covington Library and the Greater Seattle Chapter of Romance Writers of America. Books will be available for purchase.
Fall is definitely here in the Pacific Northwest–the fog, the rain, the crisp air and changing leaves. It’s also conference season!
I’ll be attending the Emerald City Writers’ Conference on October 28 – 30th and presenting two workshops:
“How to Breathe Life Into Your Characters” along with authors Judith Laik, Joleen James, and Gina Robinson. We’ll be discussing how a characters’ past shapes the way they think, feel and move through the pages of a book to leave an impression on readers beyond the last page.
“Resurrecting the Muse” Where I’ll take attendees on an in-depth look at why writer’s sometimes suffocate their creative world with “real” world pressures.
I’ll also be signing books at the book fair on Saturday, October 29th from 4:30 – 6:30 pm at the Westin Hotel in Bellevue, Washington – 600 Bellevue Way NE, 3rd Floor. The book signing is open to the public. Stop on by. I’d love to see you!
Always,
Gerri
One of the best things about technology is that it makes the world smaller. In my little corner of the world today I had fun interviewing two fabulous authors as the guest host on the Artful Moxie radio show.
Gina Robinson, author of the fun and sexy romantic suspense The Spy Who Left Me, and Cynthia Nims, the super creative cookbook author of Gourmet Game Night. We talked about creativity, following your passion, and making a living doing what you love! If you missed the show you can listen to it here:
Have a great week in your little corner of the world!
~Gerri