Los Angeles Romance Authors (LARA) provides educational and motivational support for published and aspiring romance writers. LARA is affiliated with the Romance Writers of America®. Both the LARA Chapter and RWA are Nonprofit Organizations.

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Member News

Charlene Sands is doing a workshop with Leanne Banks at RWA called Brainstorming 101... it's interactive and should be a lot of fun. After a brief lecture, the writers will bring their ideas/problems and then we break out in groups and brainstorm.

Charlene Sands will be signing Seduction on the CEO'S Terms at RWA Literacy Signing.

Charlene Sands has a May Desire Release - Million-Dollar Marriage Merger and it hit the USA TODAY Bestseller List!!

Eden Bradley's novella, THE BREEDER, Book Four in the Wasteland series, was released on May 18th from Samhain Publishing. Wasteland is a multi-author continuity series set in post-apocalyptic future-earth.

Leigh Court finaled in The Season’s Ellora’s Cave Pitch Contest with her sexy Roman novella LORD AND MASTER, and the full manuscript has been requested by EC editor Grace Bradley

Gen Bailey's newest release, SENECA SURRENDER, a Berkley Sensation Historical Romance, is due out in April, 2010.

Jenna Ives' story "The Initiation Of Isabella" is featured in the BINDING TIES anthology from Samhain Publishing, out in print in July 2010. Jenna will be signing copies of the anthology at the RWA Literacy signing in Nashville on July 28, 2010.

Eden Bradley's latest e-book, SPRING EQUINOX, an erotic romance, was released on March 5th, and is available now at Samhain Publishing.

Eden Bradley unveiled her new writing persona, Eve Berlin. You can visit the new website at http://www.EveBerlin.com The first 'Eve' book, PLEASURE'S EDGE, will be out in October from Berkley Heat.

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Our Next Meeting - September 12, 2010

Speaker: Cara King

Topic: What Happens Between Sale and Publication?

Cara King will discuss the strange and eventful journey between the sale of your book and its release. Covers, blurbs, copy edits, elation, stress, and insanity are all included.

September 13-18, 2010

Instructor: Erica Barton

Topic: How To Make Money With Your Writer's Blog

Erica will be teaching her very first online workshop, all about making money with your blog. During the month of September, she will be teaching write's how to write for blogs, what to blog about, how to get a LOT of traffic to your blog, and then how to monetize your blog so that you can start supplementing your writer's income at any stage of your writer's career. Join her to learn what the blogging experts are doing to make thousands and hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

The class is $15 for LARA Members and $20 for Non-LARA Members. Sign-ups open August 5, 2010.

Are you a member that has a Milestone to share?
If you've recently:

• completed a manuscript
• received a rejection or revisions letter
• received a request for your MS
• finaled in or won a contest
• made a submission to any publisher or agent
• made a sale
• signed with an agent

We'd love to hear about it! If you have any other milestones that don’t “fit” in here, ask Martti.
Send all Send all Milestones to Martti Nelson.