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05-10-08 Carol Ericson sold her third book to Harlequin Intrigue tentatively titled Hard to Forget. Early 2009 release.

04-30-08 Betty Hechtman's Hooked on Murder was released this week.

04-24-08 Brenda Scott Royce has an essay in the new anthology Have I Got a Guy for You: What
Really Happens When Mom Fixes You Up.

04-21-08 Dawn Halliday's Ten Days in Paradise, was released by Samhain this week.

04-15-08 Brenda Scott Royce's Monkey Star is in the Lorries first round in the mainstream catagory.

03-22-08 Kate Willoughby sold Hostile Takeover to Liquid Silver Books.

03-15-08 Lynne Marshall sold her sixth Medical Romance to Harlequin Mills and Boon with a three book contract. The title of the book will be Assignment: Baby and will be a March 2009 release.

03-14-08 Evie Byrne reports that Samhain is interested in a sequel to her vampire story coming out this December.

03-12-08 Our own Robert L. Hecker won a 2008 EPPIE award for his novel Murder By Proxy published thorugh Hard Shell Word Factory.

03-12-08 D'Anne Avner's race car story Race of Her Life is a finalist in the Marlene Contest.

03-04-08 Mia Varano reports selling Aphrodite's Fire, to eRed Sage.

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General Meeting - July 20th (Third Sunday)

Guest Speaker Fronnie Lewis
presents

Romancing the Internet: Simple Ways to Boot-up Your Writing Career by Blogging

Every day, millions of people jump on the Internet to blog. Many are writers who blog for business and pleasure. In this one-hour workshop, you will learn about the world of blogging through the eyes and experiences of four successful authors who use it as a career tool.

The Panelists are: Jina Bacarr, HelenKay Dimon, Fronnie Lewis, and Charlene Sands. These authors write in a variety of romance sub-genres from contemporary to historical to western to super sexy. Fronnie Lewis who is the moderator/coordinator of the workshop will guide you through the panel discussion.

Booksigning After the General Meeting

Trish Albright will be signing Siren's Song

In an unprecedented effort to streamline information for all RWA National members, writers and fans of the romance genre, the Southern California chapters of the RWA have combined to form the SoCalRWA Events group. Members will receive one email each month detailing each chapter's activities, from meeting speakers, to online classes, to auctions, etc. It's the easiest, most comprehensive way to get the most out of your RWA National membership.