The majority of our meetings are held at the
Symmes Township branch of The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton
County.
Our chapter meetings start at 12:00 noon and last about one
hour. A two-hour program follows the chapter meeting.
For additional information on Ohio Valley Romance Writers
of America, please contact chapter president, Jenn Stark
or call at 513.256.7358. If you're ready to join us, simply complete our online
Membership Form.
7/12/2008 |
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Round Robin Critique Groups, Brainstorming and Plotting |
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This session will not have a formal speaker. Instead, we will have a hands on workshop to help move you forward in your book. We will break into three groups:
1. Critique Groups: Bring a few chapters to pass around the table and receive feedback.
2. Plotting: Stuck and not sure where to go? Give a 30 second summary and see where your fellow writers take your idea.
3. Brainstorming: Have a general idea, but need to nail down some specifics? Give a 30 second summary and see where your fellow writers take you.
Please bring notepads and pens to jot down all the great ideas.
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8/9/2008 |
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9/13/2008 |
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Kay Lockner, MBA |
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Power House Marketing - Creating Your Custom Market Plan |
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Do you throw marketing money out the window doing what other people say works without measuring the results you get in return? In addition to being expensive, that strategy also makes it difficult to know what's working for you (and worth investing in the next time!) and what can be scrapped in lieu of a new approach. It can also mean adding unnecessary headaches and time sucks to your already hectic writing career. Who has time for that? If you want to save yourself time, money, and frustration when marketing your books (and yourself!), the single best thing you can do for your career is create a simple, well-rounded marketing plan that's perfectly tailored for your goals, personality, and lifestyle. One that puts you firmly in the driver's
seat and lets you measure how you're doing every step of the way. This hands-on, condensed workshop of the popular POWERHOUSE MARKETING Step-by-Step Training Guide will cover critical planning topics such as:
- defining specific marketing goals for every area of your career
- articulating your financial, time, and lifestyle constraints to set yourself up for success from the get-go
- identifying your strengths, weaknesses, personality traits, and work style to tailor your marketing plan specifically for you
- branding your marketing efforts for maximum impact
- incorporating simple strategies for measuring the success of your marketing efforts so every penny (and minute of your time!) count
Join us for a hands-on start to creating the perfect marketing plan for you!
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Kay Lockner, M.B.A., is a former corporate educator and leadership development specialist who has trained hundreds of professionals on business, career, and personal development topics. A graduate of the Goizueta Business School at Emory University - one of the nation's top 20 business schools - she enjoys the challenge of taking high-powered business concepts, stripping away the jargon and double talk, and making them simple, practical, and easy for writers to use. The founder of AuthorMBA, Kay is a strong believer in using humor and real-life examples (often one and the same) to create hands-on, entertaining, motivating workshops and challenges that help writers take their careers to the next level.
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10/11/2008 |
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Heather Grothaus and Rosemary Laurey |
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People and Places: Writing in and out of our time |
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Two multi-published authors talk about the importance of characters-including setting as character, and the challenges or writing in past and future times.
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12/13/2008 |
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OVRWA Holiday Party |
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For OVRWA members only. Details, directions and map are available in the Members Only area of the website.
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