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Breakout 3: tips for engaging your audience

Author Philippa Posted on October 11, 2019October 13, 2019
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Breakout 2: Getting Heard! Podcasting 101

Author Philippa Posted on October 11, 2019October 13, 2019
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Nalini Singh – beyond the first draft

Author Philippa Posted on October 11, 2019October 13, 2019
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Day 1: Harlequin Presentation

Author Philippa Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019
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Day 1 Keynote address: Nalini Singh

Author Philippa Posted on September 20, 2019October 11, 2019
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RWAus Conference 2019

Author Philippa Posted on September 20, 2019October 16, 2019
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Slushpile readings – Professionals panel

Author Philippa Posted on June 8, 2019September 2, 2019
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Major Sponsor Keynote: Harlequin

Author Philippa Posted on June 5, 2019August 29, 2019
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Breakout 2: Lana Pecherczyk – Sell more books with graphic design

Author Philippa Posted on June 4, 2019June 4, 2019
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Breakout 1: Kelly Hunter – 10 tips for character development

Author Philippa Posted on June 2, 2019June 2, 2019
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RWA Keynote address – Kate Cuthbert: Consenting adults
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RWA Keynote address – Kate Cuthbert: Consenting adults

Author Philippa Posted on May 31, 2019May 31, 2019

The romance novel and representations of sexuality after #MeToo Kate Cuthbert, at the time still managing editor for Escape Publishing (and now at Writers Victoria) presented this on the first …

Ross Grayson Bell – Writing for a Screenplay versus a Novel (pt 3)
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Ross Grayson Bell – Writing for a Screenplay versus a Novel (pt 3)

Author Philippa Posted on May 31, 2019May 31, 2019

The Hero’s Journey One way of telling a story. Stage 1 – The Ordinary World  Stage 2 – Call to adventure  What is the call to adventure?  What new force …

Ross Grayson Bell – Writing for a Screenplay versus a Novel (pt 2)
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Ross Grayson Bell – Writing for a Screenplay versus a Novel (pt 2)

Author Philippa Posted on May 30, 2019May 31, 2019

7 ways to engage an audience 1. Premise  Your point of view and how to live it.  Eg romance writers have a perspective on love  Eg in Fight Club, the …

Friday workshop: Ross Grayson Bell – Writing for a Screenplay versus a Novel (pt 1)
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Friday workshop: Ross Grayson Bell – Writing for a Screenplay versus a Novel (pt 1)

Author Philippa Posted on May 30, 2019May 31, 2019

Ross Grayson Bell is a screenwriter, producer and story consultant with over twenty-five years of international experience in story development and film production. Having started as a creative executive for …

RWA conference 2018
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RWA conference 2018

Author Philippa Posted on May 30, 2019May 30, 2019

So I’m finally getting around to writing up my notes from this. I had a lot going on around the time of the conference so apologies for the delay. I …

“Basically Quite Weird”: The Queer Medievalist Virtual Romance of Alexis Hall’s Looking for Group
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“Basically Quite Weird”: The Queer Medievalist Virtual Romance of Alexis Hall’s Looking for Group

Author Philippa Posted on March 28, 2019March 28, 2019

Kristin Noone (Irvine Valley College) Session 12.4: Love in Other Worlds Abstract: In a recent blog post, award-winning romance author Alexis Hall comments that “something we’re grappling with as twenty-first …

“Outlander’s Tactile Caress: a Multisensory Romance”
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“Outlander’s Tactile Caress: a Multisensory Romance”

Author Philippa Posted on March 28, 2019March 28, 2019

Athena Bellas (University of Melbourne) Session 12.3: Love in Other Worlds Abstract: Much of the existing literature on television series Outlander (STARZ 2014– ) emphasises its prioritisation of a female …

Representations of Otherness in Paranormal Romance: Nalini Singh and J.R. Ward
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Representations of Otherness in Paranormal Romance: Nalini Singh and J.R. Ward

Author Philippa Posted on September 5, 2018

María T. Ramos-García (South Dakota State University) Session 12.2: Love in Other Worlds Abstract: There is currently a very heated debate in progress regarding diversity in the romance novel in …

Love in Outer Space: Science fiction romance — the ideal place to explore gender and love
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Love in Outer Space: Science fiction romance — the ideal place to explore gender and love

Author Philippa Posted on September 4, 2018September 4, 2018 3 Comments

Donna Hanson, University of Canberra Session 12.1: Love in Other Worlds Abstract: Science fiction romance disregards localities in time and space and extends ‘romancelandia’ beyond present human frontiers and cultural …

Love is (Color) Blind: Race, Belonging, and Nation in 21st Century Historical Romance Fiction
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Love is (Color) Blind: Race, Belonging, and Nation in 21st Century Historical Romance Fiction

Author Philippa Posted on August 22, 2018August 22, 2018

Mallory Jagodzinski (Indiana University South Bend) Session 11.2: Subversions of Race, Culture and History Abstract: This paper incorporates the space and place theme of IASPR 2018 by examining how three …

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