Hi! I'm Allison. I've been with Savvy off and on since 2010. I did the Entangled Smackdown in 2013 -- and met some really awesome people. @Lenee Anderson and @JL_G who were on the historical team. We kinda just met through the sprints, and probably me talking smack either on the forums or on Twitter. (I was on Team Bliss, so the sweet contemporary team.)

My current writing projects include a seasoned romance (I reeeeeeeally do hate that term!) that I'll probably be doing for that Get That Book Written workshop; a YA romance/fanfiction thing I started back during July Camp NaNoWriMo (I'm a non-traditional student who finally graduated college in 2019, but college has also put me into a 5+ year bout of writer's block. This fanfiction thing helped me start to breakthrough it); and the never-ending chick lit.

I'm notoriously bad at signing up for workshops and bootcamps, and never seeing them through. I swear and promise that I will not do that with the Get That Book Written workshop! When I had registered for it back... geesh... earlier this year? I had registered for it because it was a free event. Then I was going through my courses today; read the description of it; saw that there was a registration limit of 15 and that it was full, and I was like, "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."

Hello everyone!

I joined a little over a month ago, but the world has been wild, so it's been tricky for me to have free time. My name is Lucas and right now I'm working on a YA SF book called Terra Forma about a boy who gets trapped in a virtual reality video game and if he loses the game he dies. I'm feeling pretty good about it, but was wondering if anyone would be willing to do some copyediting. I'd be willing to help in return.

Thanks and hope everyone is safe,

Lucas

I registered for the Writers Con early . When I registered I didn’t see classes to register for. Looked forward to it all summer considering the kind of year I have had. But due to undergoing medical treatments this past 2 months, I missed out on registering early so I am closed out of all remaining classes today and Sunday. Totally missed Friday. . A bit disappointed that you have a Writers Con and cannot accommodate all of us.
I am hoping recordings are available and it is clear how to access them .

Thanks
Lillian

I can't log on to webinar

Hi from the Atlantean Empire!!

Hello, I'm new and I registered for a mini-intensive. I'm not sure how to participate.
Can someone direct me where to go?
Thanks, Shannon

Hello all attendees!
@RJ Garside @Dawn_McClure and @Walker and I are all here to help! Please feel free to contact us using the contact form at the bottom of the page or send email to [email protected] or post in this feed if you have questions!
We hope you have a great conference!

Hi! New here. Started writing a memoir about a month ago and finding out that sometimes it’s difficult to keep going. Some of what I’m writing about is dredging up difficult stuff. How do you stay the course when you’re running out of steam? Your experienced ideas are welcome! Thanks!

My name is Karen Neary Smithson and I'm the author of the Beth Getty Mystery series published by TouchPoint Press. Writing had never been on my radar. My passion was art--I wanted to be a painter--but not a starving artist. So I experienced a variety of careers such as a child advocate, a human rights commissioner, and an art educator. Somewhere along the line I began writing and found the act of creating my own world magical. I still paint and my work has been exhibited in local galleries and shows. I'm also a numismatic and am crazy about ancient coins of the Hellenistic period and the Roman Empire. I've been known to pop up as an extra in Baltimore based movies and television shows. I love the beach and spend many hours there planning and writing my stories. I live with my husband and three rescued turned show cats in Ellicott City, Maryland. My debut novel, "Death in Disguise" won a first-place 2018 PenCraft award in the Fiction-Mystery- Sleuth category. The sequel is scheduled to be released in Spring 2021.

Over the years I've heard about Savvy Authors. Now I've found you! Looking forward to discovering more. Zoe

Nice to meet you all.

I am brand new to Savvy Authors, set to teach my first class starting August 31st. It's been forever since I participated in forums for anything so there might be rust on my posts for a little bit.

I LOVE teaching and writing and talking about craft and process. The more tools we writers have in our box, the better we are able to navigate this calm and easy world we've chosen to exist in.

Have a great and peaceful week all! Many words to us all.

Hi Everyone!
I'm wondering how I can use this site (I'm a premium member now!) to learn and meet people. Where should I start? What should I do? WHERE AM I ??? hahaha. I am a romance writer, small press and indie published. I did sign up for some of the SavvyWriterCon events, so I'm looking forward to that.
Any advice about how you use this group would be appreciated!
Jess

Hello Savvy Authors!

My name is Jason Wrench and I'm in the process of publishing my first novel. It's slated for publication in November 2021 by Pride Publishing. Right now, I'm already working on the sequel which is due to my editor by the end of 2020. Let's just say that this has already been a whirlwind experience. I originally wrote the first book back in 2010. During this COVID-19 quarantine, I finally dusted it off and set about editing it. I found Pride Publishing and sent it to them just to see what would happen. The next thing I know I was signing a contract and discussing the sequel.

I look forward to "meeting" everyone here and getting to know other authors.

Jason

I always hate these new person intros, but here goes anyway. New author waiting to get my first book back from the editor. Here is the cool part, it is a romance set in the US Navy. Hope others like the idea as much as I did.

Hi all, Just wanted to mention that after a few years I am finally back to writing. Working on a Paranormal romance - not the normal werewoofie/vamp thing, but something I hope is different. I am looking for a few people interested in bouncing ideas and concepts off - and sometime soon some critting. Be glad to reciprocate.

Tom G

Hello! I'm new to the site, but not to writing. I thought I'd wave and provide a little intro.

I'm a U.S. expat, living in Germany. I have self-published several books and created my own imprint to provide services to other writers, along with publishing my own works.

It's been a while since I lived in the states, and one of the biggest things I miss is going to a bookstore. I used to spend my Friday evenings browsing Borders and then leaving with an armful of books. And I also miss the food. LOL!

I joined to see if I could help others and possibly get some feedback on my works.

Looking forward to meeting you!

I have a contract! Thanks to several courses I've taken over past years (and a special shout out to L.C. Hayden who wrote an endorsement for me!), my novel caught the eye of a publisher and may be out by the end of this year or early 2021!

I signed a contract with NineStar Press!!! They are going to publish my first book! I'm so excited! Miles of rejections. I gave up on querying agents and queried small presses I liked. I got a bunch of rejections there too but in the process cleaned up my manuscript a lot and really perfected my query letter. Then I put that MS aside and started working ont eh next book, which is where I am now. Out of nowhere it seemed, Ninestar comes and says they want to publish my book!

omg...how did I miss this profoundly talented sci fi author? How? HOW???? And all the Nebula's he has won and still I missed? aaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhh

I stumbled over his short story collection Exhalation, read the first story eponymously named, and fell in love. So now in true writer style, I MUST UNDERSTAND how he managed to create a fully formed vision of this totally alien world in a short story. I think this falls on @Walker talking about Asimov's classic Nightfall in the Bootcamp we are just finishing up. That lead me to read the full novel, not as good BTW. And I think that was how I ended up with the Chian collection. Anyone else read Exhalation or the one I am reading now The Lifecycle of Software Objects want to help me figure this out.

Good God, what I would not give to write like that.

Doing the socializing and extroverted thing is against my nature. I don't even make my classes go through first-day introductions, but here I am, not knowing what the heck to say in this post that isn't in my bio other than "Here I am."

I made a promise to myself that I was going to make a sincere effort to reach out and become part of a writing community, even though I have no idea how to do that, and I generally prefer not to call attention to myself.

So, anyway, I want to become part of a community, I want to improve my writing, and I want to find critique partners to get my writing to the point where I feel (semi) confident enough to self-publish. I also would not say no to some doughnut holes.

Hi all

I'm Nancy, I'm an aspiring novelist and live in Adelaide South Australia with my family. I write historical fiction (20th century) and short stories (any genre). I have a short story published in 'Easter Promises' and another coming out in July with the Romance Writers of Australia sweet treats anthology. I love learning and am endeavouring to improve my writing skills.

When I'm not writing or being a busy mum, I work part time as a research scientist and scientific editor. I have one ms under my belt that needs a bit more work and I am currently in 2nd draft of another MS. Both are set in Australia the first half of 20th Century.

cheers
Nancy

Hello everyone! I just discovered this site, and I'm excited to be a part of it and grow as a writer. I currently run a story telling podcast, but am also working on getting some of my work in print as well. I'm looking forward to getting to know some of you!

Hi,
My name is McKinlay Thomson and I write erotic romance. I live in Melbourne, Australia and am married with two kids.
I am here to connect to other authors and learn from others experience.
When I'm not writing I work at a pub as a chef or did until covid 19. I love reading, mostly romance, and have a large ginger cat who is my constant companion.
Thanks.

Hi there, I have two questions - Are the times the classes start set for west coast or east coast? And if I cannot register for a free class, does that mean it is full?
Thank you for your time!