The Rainbow Romance Writers, special interest chapter 217 of RWA, is pleased to announce our September online workshop.

Workshop: Crafting The Erotic Novella; Or, You Want Me To Tell It In How Many Words?
Instructor: Kimberly Gardner
Dates: September 8th to 29th, 2010

Workshop Description

The art and craft of the erotic novella will be explored with the help of multi-published author Kimberly Gardner. The class will center around the seven step plotting template Kimberly has developed and used to write and publish four erotic novellas. Examples will be given from Kimberly’s own work and students will be encouraged to bring their own projects into the discussion. The class will include assignments and discussion with feedback provided as time permits. continue reading

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Homosexuality and Lesbianism in the Classical Age will be explored with the help of writer Jennifer Thorne, identifying themes of transgression and desire through the works of Homer, Plato, Sappho and Aristophanes. Information will be culled from normal, everyday life as well as the Gods and heroes themselves.

Topics include:

1. a) Defining our terms and frames of reference – who, what, when, where, and why
b) Define ‘Normal’ – Home life, society’s expectations, stages of life (with a look at the Odyssey – who’da thunk that Odysseus and Penelope were the template for ‘normal’?).

2. What was ‘Greek love’, really? (Defining homosexuality/lesbianism in the classical Greek period).
a) Plato and ‘Platonic love’ – the golden ideal.
b) Sappho and ‘Sapphic love’ – what girls did, and why no one cared (as long as it was with each other). continue reading

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This class is still in the planning stages.

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July 5-18, 2010

Have you ever wondered about the truth—or lack thereof—behind some of the medical scenes depicted on TV, in the movies and in popular fiction? Ally Blue, a real-life RN for over twenty years, gets down to basics in this workshop to explain what’s real, what’s make-believe, and how to make your own medical scenes more realistic.

Topics covered will include:

• Deciphering doctor-speak: Medical terminology for the rest of us
• Them Bones (& all the other parts): A crash course in human anatomy
• Common medical, surgical & traumatic conditions & what the medical community tries to do about them
• You mean TV lied to me? Creating a realistic hospital environment
• Sorting fact from fiction: clearing up popular misconceptions
• Resources: Where to go for the facts you need

Sign up for the workshop is now closed.

To pay via other means, please contact our treasurer at treasurer@rainbowromancewriters.com

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