Roses Self-Editing Workshop Feb 4-10

Self-Editing Workshop

February 4-10, 2007

Don’t know what to look for?

Contest judges getting you down?

Never learned the difference between POV and Show vs Tell?

Join the Roses of Roses Colored Glasses for the

Self-Editing Workshop

Your Instructors: Layla Chase and Shayla Kersten


This workshop will help make your writing shine! Through the use of checklists and exercises we give you tangible examples of what to look for and how to fix it. You'll get interactive assistance from former editor and published author, Layla Chase and published author Shayla Kersten.

Passive Vs Active voice, Power words & pumping up your sentences

Eliminating implied or unnecessary words

Gerunds, misplaced modifiers, dangling participles

POV and Show Vs Tell

Grammar & Punctuation

Style

To join, send your $20 payment through Paypal to writers@rosescoloredglasses.com
Include the email address you want to use for class!

Or send a check payable to Elle James to the following address:

Elle James
P.O. Box 1031
Rogers, AR 72757-1031
Include your email address!

Testimonials

"... even more than the wonderful tips and checklist and exercises, this workshop taught us how to discipline ourselves, which I love. Thank you, thank you, thank you."

"I did learn some of the little tidy ends which as a novice I didn't realize the importance of "don't does" in writing novels."

"Great workshop! I will be recommending it to my writer friends."

Thirty Days a Liquid Silver best seller!

Thank you to everyone who made Thirty Days the top seller at Liquid Silver for the month of December! I was shocked, amazed and touched! Even more so because it was only out for two weeks in December.

Thank you again!

Hugs to all,
Shayla

New Year's Resolutions

I hate making resolutions. I pump myself up for the last few weeks of the year with all kinds of things-lose weight, workout, quit smoking, write more, submit to different publishers, update my blog more often... So many things that when the new year hits, I've set myself up to fail.

This year, I'm going about it differently. First off, the only goal I had when the new year rang in was to finish my current manuscript. The Rememdiu hit my editor's email last Sunday night. The resolution wasn't too difficult and I could pat myself on the back for accomplishing something.

My next goal started on January 4th. I vowed to eat better. Not starve myself, no fad diets, no diet pills. Just eat better. Choose chicken over beef, use a smaller plate, buy fruit instead of chips. And don't berate myself when I splurge on a hamburger and fries once in a while. So far so good.

January 30th will be a hard one. Along with several friends from work, I've made a pact to quit smoking. Yes, nasty habit that it is, I smoke. I have for more years than I care to think about. But I'm going to give it a shot.

I will write more. I love writing. It's not a chore or something I need to change so it doesn't fit into the "need to do" category with most resolutions.

I don't consider these to be "New Year's resolutions" as much as incremental goals to make life better. Changing my wicked ways won't be easy but I think I can make it. Stay tuned to see how it all turns out!

Hugs,
Shayla

Welcome 2007!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and a safe and happy New Year's Eve. May the new year bring all that is good to you and yours!

January 2007 – PLOTTING BOOTCAMP
Online
is back by popular demand!
Dates: Jan 1-26
Last date to register: Jan 1
Cost: $35
Offered through
http://www.rosescoloredglasses.com/
online workshops

What you can expect:

PREMISE Pushups
LOGLINE lunges
CHARACTER Strengthening exercises
CONFLICT! CONFLICT! CONFLICT!
Breaking through the STORY STRUCTURE stronghold
Battling the PLOT LINES

We do more in one month than some people do all year!

Get tough! Get motivated! Get Plotting!

Join your Drill Instructors, Elle James and Delilah Devlin to learn a methodical approach to harness your creativity in order to produce an in-depth plot for your next novel.

Sound scary? It is!!!! Especially when you're staring at an empty page without a compass and a map to guide you through the novelistic jungle. Your DIs will lead you through four weeks of tactics, exercises and training that will help strengthen your abilities. Elle and Delilah will accomplish this with weekly lessons, bi-weekly chats and daily online communication. Join us for bivouac, In January!

Note: Spaces limited to 25 trainees. We’re already up to 16! Join this elite force now!

Post Release Relief!

The nervous stomach is starting to settle. My first book seems to have pass first muster. I've had many great comments about Thirty Days already. I'm so excited! The sweetest was at Liquid Silver's blog, Silver Expression. The woman actually made me cry!

Check out her comment here: http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com/blog/?p=390#comment-2494

So many others have emailed or posted on boards I frequent. I'm thrilled at the response.

Of course, now the nervous stomach starts for my February release, The Cost of Eternity at Ellora's Cave. Will it live up to expectations?

*cackle* Yes, writers do tend to be a little insecure. But the voices won't let me stop writing so I guess I'll just buy stock in antacids...

Thirty Days is out!

Today is the release day of my first book, Thirty Days. I have the silliest grin on my face that just won't go away! The cover looks so pretty on the New Release page!

Go check it out! And maybe you'll want to treat yourself to a hot little romance!

Chatting today!

I'm chatting at Joyfully Reviewed's Yahoo loop today! It's Liquid Silver authors day. There promises to be contests, prizes and lots of steamy excerpts!

Join us! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chatting_with_Joyfully_Reviewed

Hugs,
Shayla

Free Chocolate!

Shayla's First Contest!

In honor of Shayla's first release on December 18th, she's giving away free chocolate and a download of her first published novel, Thirty Days!

Check out her new contest page for details on how to win, a Ghirardelli Gift Basket and a free read!

Contest ends 12/31/06 when the winner will be chosen at random from the list members.

Thirty Days has a release date!

I woke up this morning to an email from Liquid Silver Books. They are releasing Thirty Days on December 18th. It had been tentatively scheduled for January. Did you know it is really hard to type while you are floating on air?

I can't stop grinning! My dogs keep looking at me funny with all the cackling noises I'm making. This is my first book ever published. I'm having trouble believing it's real!