| Category | Title | Speaker | Recorded | Summary | Notes | Handouts | Level Description | Rating Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Markets | Alternative Markets Outside Book-Length Romance | Leila Davis, Sharon Brondos | 1992 RWA Conference | Advice on finding and writing for markets outside of romance novels. Good discussion of the confession market and world markets for short fiction. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Alternative Markets | Alternative Markets: Acquiring Publishing Credits | Karen Morrell, Jack Heffron, Martha Johnson | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips on finding, writing for, and selling in such alternative markets as non-fiction books & articles, short fiction, children's, & fillers. | Tips On The Greeting Card Market, Reference Books For Writers, Short Mystery Tip Sheet, Confession Writing Tip Sheet | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Alternative Markets | Screenwriting | Jolie Kramer, Stephanie Quinn-Westphal | 1992 RWA Conference | The differences between writing scripts and writing novels, and how to sell your script once it's written. | Tape ends abruptly on side two, but is still worthwhile if you want to write screenplays. | All Levels | Essential Information | |
| Alternative Markets | Screenwriting, Parts 1 and 2 | Katherine Greyle | 1999 ECWC | Information on what goes into creating a sellable screenplay — how to write it; how to sell it. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | From Lust to Love—Achieving Believable Resolution | Tami Cowden, Carolyn LaFever | 2002 RWA Conference | The necessary stages in the development of a believable, lasting love relationship | ||||
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | First Chapters: Love 'Em Or Leave 'Em For Somebody Else's | Emilie Richards | 1997 RWA Conference | The essential elements of a great first chapter. | First Chapters, Love 'Em...Or Leave 'Em for Somebody Else's Book | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | Hit The Ground Running | Patricia Ryan | 1997 RWA Conference | What constitutes a good opening sentence, first page, andfirst chapter. | The First Line, The First Page, Start Your Book In TheMiddle Of The Story | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | Hook, Line & Sinker | Janet Lane Walters, Jane Toombs, Amanda Hart | 1994 RWA Conference | Beginnings of five manuscripts are read and critiqued. | Tape ends before speakers are finished. | Beginner | Interesting | |
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | Hooks And Grabbers To The Rescue | Shelly Thacker | 1997 RWA Conference | Seven tips to help you grab and hold your reader. | Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | How To Cinch A Sagging Middle | Paula Detmer Riggs | 1996 ECWC | The necessary building blocks for creating strong middles. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | How To Hook Your Reader: Knowing Where To Start | Jennifer Sawyer | 1993 | Basic overview of what constitutes a good beginning. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | Key Points To Great First Chapters | Jill Marie Landis | 1996 RWA Conference | How to construct great first chapters. | First Chapters | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | |
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | Openings To Hook & Set The Tone | Jennifer Blake | 1996 RWA Conference | The elements of strong beginnings. | Openings To Hook And Set The Tone | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | Plotting The Dynamic Ending | Meryl Sawyer | 1993 RWA Conference | How to create strong, emotional endings. | Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | Prescriptions For Sagging Middles | Susan Macias | 1996 RWA Conference | A thorough discussion of the elements of"middles" and their importance in creating compelling stories. | Prescriptions For Sagging Middles | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | |
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | Pulling The Trigger | Linda Hilton | 1993 RWA Conference | Writing a good first chapter-the importance of a goodbeginning to writing a good novel. | Begins abruptly. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | |
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | Start Your Book With A Hook | Susan Wiggs | 1995 ECWC | A discussion of what makes a good beginning using multipleexamples. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | The End Run: Plotting The Winning Ending | Meryl Sawyer | 1996 RWA Conference | The importance of a strong ending and tips on how to craftone. | Hot To Plot: The Dynamite Ending | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Beginnings, Middles, & Ends | The Sagging Middle | Meg Chittenden | 1993 ECWC | Chittenden discusses how she avoids sagging middles. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Beginners | Aiming For Success | Judith Stern Palais | 1997 RWA Conference | Tips on creating a professional submission includinggrammar and mechanics. | Beginner | Essential Information | ||
| Beginners | Basic Novel Structure: Manuscript Preparation &Picking Nits, Pts. 1 & 2 | Dora Brown, Pamela Burford, Pat Ryan, Rita Gallagher | 1996 RWA Conference | Common grammatical errors, word choice/usage, manuscript preparation and submission, & basic novel structure. | Good review of scene & sequel. Beginners unfamiliarwith this plotting technique should read Techniques Of A Selling Writer byDwight Swain. | Where To Look It Up, Pamela Burford's Top Ten Ways ToExercise An Editor's Pitching Arm, The Writer's First Impression Better BeGood!, Critique Groups, Are You Ready For A Critique Group? | Beginner | Essential Information |
| Beginners | Beginningitis | Dee Holmes, Lucia Macro | 1992 RWA Conference | Things to consider when beginning a writing career and/ora novel. | Beginner | Essential Information | ||
| Beginners | Common Mistakes Of Beginning Writers | Janice Johnson | 1993 GSRWA Chapter Meeting | Points to consider when using dialogue, description, &point of view. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Beginners | Fears Of The New Author | Rachelle Nelson | 1996 RWA Conference | Common fears and ways to cope with them. Inspirationalrather than practical. | Fears Of The New Author And How To Overcome Them | Beginner | Interesting | |
| Beginners | How To Write Popular Fiction That Sells | Alice Harron Orr | Undated; possibly late 1980s | Basic overview of the elements and writing techniquesnecessary to write successful popular fiction with an emphasis on romance. | Beginner | Essential Information | ||
| Beginners | New Writer's Mistakes | Rita Rainville | Undated | Common mistakes beginners make in market targeting,manuscript preparation, plot & dialogue. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Beginners | Nuts & Bolts: How To Sell What You Write, Pts. 1 &2 | Lisa Hendrix | 1995 ECWC | Tips on networking, query letters, editor/agentappointments, writing a synopsis, writing to the market, andproofing/formatting your work. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Beginners | Pitfalls Of The Novice Writer | Rita Rainville | Undated | What makes a novel sellable, including targeting themarket; show, don't tell; author intrusion; setting; research; anddialogue. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Beginners | Sailing The Seven Cs | Emily Richards McGee, Erica Shindler | 1994 RWA Conference | The seven necessary ingredients for successful fictionwriting: confidence, creativity, craftsmanship, characters, conflict,content, and calories. | Side two has a break in the recording. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | |
| Beginners | So Close, But No Sale | Jennifer Sawyer Fisher | 1996 ECWC | Tips on creating a manuscript that will stand out in thecrowd, how to market that manuscript most effectively, and interpreting aneditor's rejection letter. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Beginners | Steps To Becoming A Professional Writer | Kristin Hannah | 1993 | How to begin a career in writing romance. Especially goodfor those exploring the field or just getting started. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Beginners | Structuring Your Novel | Rita Gallagher | 1997 | Essential novel structure information for beginningwriters -- premise, designing characters, scene and sequel, the importantfirst chapter. | Beginner | Essential Information | ||
| Beginners | Ten Most Asked Questions | Kathleen Eagle, Judy Baer, Pamela Baluer | 1992 RWA | A look at the writing life of professional writers in aquestion and answer format. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Beginners | The New Author's Approach To Today's Market | Jaclyn Reding | 1996 RWA Conference | Advice on all aspects of writing and publishing a firstbook. | Beginner | Essential Information | ||
| Beginners | The Shell Of Selling A Novel | Elizabeth Sinclair | 1997 RWA Conference | A brief delineation of the critical, basic elements of asellable novel. | Shell Of A Selling Novel | Beginner | Essential Information | |
| Beginners | What I Wish I'd Known When I Started | Jean Bradshear | 1997 RWA | Inspirational and practical tips for those new to andstruggling to stick it out in the romance writing business. | Sample Path Of A Manuscript Through A Publishing House,Dictionary Of Publishing Terms, Online Resources, Resources For FindingAnd Evaluating Agents, Conferences And Contests | Beginner | Essential Information | |
| Beginners | What It Takes: Talent, Hard Work, Persistence, & Luck | Ruth Glick | 1996 RWA Conference | Basic advice on what it takes to make a career of writing. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Beginners | What It Took To Write That First Publishable Book | Paula D'Etcheverry | 1996 RWA Conference | Basic advice on writing your first publishable book: e.g.,commitment, discipline, knowledge of craft. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Beginners | What The Tips Sheets Don't Tell You | Helen R. Meyers, Gina Wilkins | 1990 RWA Conference | The value of knowing and using the rules to write and sellyour first category romance. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Beginners | Winning the First Sale War | Karen Drogin | 1999 RWA Conference | Practical suggestions provided for making the first sale,especially useful for the category author | Note - starts with a skit that is entertaining but overlylong | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Career Management | Getting to the Point: Point of Sale Marketing Techniques | Jo-Ann Powers, Kathy Baker | 2002 RWA Conference | Discussion about marketing at the point-of-sale. What works and why. | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Career Management | From Aspiring to Multi-Published in Twelve Steps | Roxanne Rustand, Kathie DeNosky and Bob Cohen | 2002 RWA Conference | How to maximize your chances to move on to multiple sales. Steps to move past the dreaded second book syndrome | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| CareerManagement | StandOut in the Crowd! | SuzanneBrockman | 2001RWA Conference | Tipson surviving the fierce competition in romance publishing. Brockman usesher linked/series books to illustrate her points. | AllLevels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Career Management | Auditing Your Publisher | Paul Rosenzweig, Contract Lawyer | 1996 RWA Conference | When, why, & how to audit your publisher in regards toroyalty statements, beginning with a technical discussion of romancewriters' contracts. | To Audit Or Not To Audit: Questioning The Paymaster | All Published | Good/Worth It | |
| Career Management | Biting The Bullet: Quitting Your Day Job | Debbie Cowan | 1996 RWA Conference | Advice on when, how, and if to quit your day job to writefull time. | All Published | Interesting | ||
| Career Management | Break Out and Cross Over | Emilie Richards | 1999 RWA Conference | Reasons for switching genres; making career choices -- thebenefits and pitfalls. | All Published | Essential Information | ||
| Career Management | Career Planning | Steven Axelrod, Damaris Rowland | 1997 RWA Conference | Two agents discuss the principles and how-tos of soundcareer planning. | Advanced/Published | Essential Information | ||
| Career Management | Career Planning For The Unpublished Writer | Margaret Brownlie | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips on getting started and staying on target in yourwriting career. | Career Planning For The Unpublished Writer | All Unpublished | Essential Information | |
| Career Management | Changing Publishers: Is The Grass Always Greener | Debra Martin, Nancy Gideon, Pamela Ahearn | 1993 RWA Conference | Reasons to stay with a publisher or leave, and how andwhen to do it. | All Published | Essential Information | ||
| Career Management | Creative Risk Taking: Why Did The Romance Writer Cross TheRoad? | Anne Stuart, Janis Reams Hudson | 1996 RWA Conference | Writing more than one type of romance for more than onehouse. | Advanced/Published | Interesting | ||
| Career Management | Crossing Genres: Aliens, Angels, Vampires & Crooks | Carole Nelson Douglas | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips on selling (to editors) mixed genre books withemphasis on mystery, science fiction, and paranormal romance. | Intermediate/Advanced | Interesting | ||
| Career Management | Down & Dirty Advice On Selling Your First Novel | Susan Kearney | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips on getting that first sale. | Speaker conducts a helpful pencil-and-paper activitylistener can do. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | |
| Career Management | Electronic Rights: When To Hold 'Em, When To Fold 'Em | Richard Curtis | 1996 RWA Conference | The potential effect of the new electronic technology onpublishing and tips on using this technology to enhance your career/sales. | All Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Career Management | Financial Planning For The Writer | Alice Harron Orr | 1996 RWA Conference | Q & A session on taxes and the writer: e.g.,deductions, record keeping | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Career Management | Growth & Expansion: From Home To Office | Debbie Macomber | 1996 ECWC | Reasons to have and how to organize an office outside thehome. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Career Management | How A "Gonna Be" Becomes A "Be" | Leanne Banks, Jean Price, Susan Shepherd | 1997 RWA Conference | Tips from an author, editor and agent on gettingpublished. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Career Management | How To Deal With The Media | Carol Buckland, Julie Beard | 1994 RWA Conference | Hard hitting discussion on dealing effectively with themedia. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Career Management | How To Keep From Shooting Yourself In The Foot | Pat Kay, Christina Dodd | 1993 RWA Conference | Tips on establishing a successful writing career: theimportance in reading romance, contests, targeting a line, agents andeditors, watching what you say, etc. | All Unpublished | Essential Information | ||
| Career Management | How to Make Money While Waiting to Sell Fiction | Nina Beaumont, Jane Porter-Gaskins, Jena MacPherson, GerriRussell | 1998 ECWC | Panel discussion on freelance writing. Writing about whatyou know. Includes many practical suggestions. | All Unpublished | Good/Worth It | ||
| Career Management | How To Stop Shooting Your Writing Career In The Foot | Alice Harron Orr | Undated; possibly late 1980s | Tips on establishing a writing career. | Beginner | Essential Information | ||
| Career Management | I Was Born To Be A Writer & 10 Other Lies | Sandra Marton, Bethany Campbell | 1990 RWA Conference | What to consider as you pursue a career in commercialfiction writing; e.g., studying your craft, self-promotion, revisions,dealing with the media. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Career Management | If I Knew Then What I Know Now | Debbie Macomber | 1994 RWA Conference | Things to consider as you plan your writing career. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Career Management | If It's Tuesday... | Stella Cameron | 1992 ECWC | Balancing writing contemporaries with writing historicals. | Advanced/Published | Interesting | ||
| Career Management | In It For The Long Haul: Publishers-Are They Geese OrGolden Eggs? | Sharon Sala | 1997 RWA Conference | Pros and cons of changing publishers. | All Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Career Management | Is There A Place On The Best Seller List For You? | Sandra Canfield, Jayne Ann Krentz, Denise Little | 1992 RWA Conference | Tips on how to get on those best seller lists. | All Published | Essential Information | ||
| Career Management | Is There A Place On The Best Seller List For You? | Denise Little, Ceneta Lee Williams, Gerald Ratcliffe | 1993 RWA Conference | Q & A session with publishing business professionalson the challenges and reality of getting on the best seller list. | All Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Career Management | It's Not Only What You Know: How To Make Contacts &Network Successfully | JoAnn Ferguson | 1996 RWA Conference | How to network at conferences, within chapters, and withbook sellers, editors, agents, and the general public. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Career Management | Miseries Of A Writer: Patience 101 | Connie Rinehold | 1993 | Business aspects of writing, including agents andcontracts. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Career Management | Partners In Writing | Mira Hermann, Phyllis DiFrancesco, Cheryl Bodine, ElaineSima | 1992 RWA Conference | Pros, cons, and how-tos of writing with a partner. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Career Management | Personal Financial Management | Thomas Perretta, Carol Konicki | 1994 RWA Conference | Managing your money through financial planning. | Long pause with faint music immediately afterintroduction. Fast forward. | All Published | Interesting | |
| Career Management | Setting Goals And Making Choices | Mary Jo Putney | 1992 RWA Conference | Discussion on the necessity and difficulty of blendinglife goals with writing goals and the need to make your goals reflect thechoices you make. Especially good for the newly published. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Career Management | Seventy Plus, Plus Books Later | Nora Roberts | Undated OCC | What the writing life is really like. Nice mini-definition of the difference between category and mainstream. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Career Management | So You've Sold A(nother) Book...Now What? | Eileen Dreyer | 1997 RWA Conference | Advice on managing your writing career after you've soldone or more books. | Advanced/Published | Interesting | ||
| Career Management | Survival In The Publishing World | Maggie Davis | 1992 RWA Conference | The realities of the publishing world-terms, conventions,etc.-and how to cope. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Career Management | Surviving The Long Haul | Ruth Ryan Langan, Helen R. Myers | 1996 RWA Conference | Balancing the demands of a writing career with those oflife. | All Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Career Management | Ten Stupid Things Writers Do To Screw Up Their Careers | Haywood Smith | 1997 RWA Conference | Common sense tips on managing your writing career. | Ten Stupid Things Writers Do To Mess Up Their Careers,Paperback Publisher | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | |
| Career Management | The Business Of Being A Writer | Debra Dixon | 1993 RWA Conference | Steps to take to create a successful writing business,e.g., creating a business plan, dealing with the IRS, setting up businessfiles. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Career Management | The Business Of Writing | Libby Hall | 1994 GSRWA Chapter Meeting | Business aspects of writing, including professionalbehavior, agents, money, taxes, record keeping, career planning, goalsetting, royalties, sell-thru, editors. | There is a brief fade-out on side two. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | |
| Career Management | The Hyperbole Of Publishing Or How To Hold YourPublisher's Tongue To The Fire | Maria Carvainis | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips on becoming a wise partner with your publisher. | All Published | Essential Information | ||
| Career Management | The Politics Of Getting Ahead | Maria Carvainis, Brenda Joyce | 1994 RWA Conference | An agent and author discuss what is necessary to gettingahead in the publishing industry with emphasis on developing a goodrelationship with your editor. | Long pause in the midst of the question/answer session.Fast forward. | All Published | Good/Worth It | |
| Career Management | When Is It Time To Change Publishers | Ethan Ellenberg, Denise Marcil, Joyce Flaherty | 1993 RWA Conference | Situations and conditions triggering a need to changepublishers and strategies for doing it. | All Published | Essential Information | ||
| Career Management | Writing The Collaborative Anthology | Stobie Piel, Elizabeth Ann Michaels, Denise Little | 1997 RWA Conference | The how-tos of writing a collaborative anthology. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Conferences/Travel | Avoiding Conference Faux Pas | New Jersey Romance Writers | 1997 RWA Conference | Through a series of hilarious skits, the NJRW tells youhow to avoid common conference faux pas. | How To Prepare For Your Interview With An Editor Or Agent,How To Keep Your Foot Out Of Your Mouth When Talking To Published Authors,How Not To Get A "Name" In The Industry Like Jessica Flasher | Beginner | Essential Information | |
| Conferences/Travel | Traveling Safely: Writers' Conferences & Book Tours | Marcia Morgan | 1992 Heart Of Oregon Conference | Tips on traveling safely either alone or with others. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Bad Boys of Category | Joanne Rock, Catherine Mann | 2002 RWA Conference | How the heroes in Blaze and Intimate Moments differ in terms of conflicts, professions and lifestyle, even though both draw on the bad boy image. | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Tall, Dark and Believable | Suzanne Brockmann | 2002 RWA Conference | The importance of flaws and vulnerabilities in romance heroes | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | The Enduring Allure of the Dark Hero | Anne Stuart | 2002 RWA Conference | An exploration of the eternal allure of the dark and dangerous hero. How to make him dangerous to love and impossible to resist. | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | The Fine Art of Body Language | Patti Shenberger | 2002 RWA Conference | Discussion about body language signals, personality styles and behavior types | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Miss Kitty vs. Susan B. Anthony | Yvonne Jocks | 2001 RWA Conference | How to balance your heroine'sstrength with her historical reality. | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | The Ultimate Villain | Sharon Sala | 1999 RWA Conference | How to make memorable bad guys andcreate the men we love to hate. | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Creating Military Characters,Tapes 1 & 2 | Candace Irvin | 2001 RWA Conference | Essential basics for creating abelievable contemporary military character. | Lots of Questions/Answers at theend of the lecture but the questions are seldom audible | All Levels | Essential Information | |
| Characterization/Conflict | There's Something About a Guy inUniform | Merline Lovelace, Maggie Price | 2001 RWA Conference | Information you need to know towrite cops and/or military heroes and heroines. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Acting Techniques...Character | Diane Pershing | Undated OCC | Using acting techniques such as blocking, imaging, andsub-text to build characters and scenes. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Anatomy of an Escalating Relationship | Linda Needham | 2000 RWA Conference | Developing the characters' emotional conflict using theHero's Journey | Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Breathing Life Into Characters | Candice Hern, Patricia Oliver | 1997 RWA Beau Monde Conference | Building life into characters using back story and clearand layered motivations. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Character & Conflict | Ann Maxwell | 1992 ECWC | How to use character to build and drive your conflict. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Character and Story, Tapes 1 & 2 | Robert McKee | 1999 RWA Conference | In his inimitable style, McKee discusses elements of hisbook, Story. Valuable information as well as entertaining. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Character Interviews | Alicia Rasley | 1993 RWA Conference | Developing character traits to bring depth to yourcharacters. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Characterization | Megan Chance | 1995 GSRWA | How to build a character. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Characterization: What Makes Men & Women Tick? | Pat Simpson | 1996 ECWC | The psychological differences between men and women basedon John Gray's Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Characterization: Which Comes First, Plot Or Character? | Paula Detmer Riggs | 1992 Heart Of Oregon Conference | Creating believable characters and plotting usingcharacters with conflicting goals. Good, basic information. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Characters Who Come Alive | Jodi Thomas | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips on creating living characters. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Conflict | Adrianne Lee | 1992 ECWC | Creating and maintaining conflict in your book. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Conflict -- Who Needs It? | Anne Peters | 1998 ECWC | A good explanation of the function of conflict in fiction;GMC - Goal, motivation and conflict -- how all are necessary. | Much of the audience participation is not audible | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | |
| Characterization/Conflict | Conflict From Within | Judith Duncan | 1994 ECWC | Internal and external conflict, focusing on internalconflict as the key element in a book. Detailed explanation of how tocreate internal conflict. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Conflict, Motivation & Pacing | Stella Cameron | 1996 ECWC | The basic ingredients of conflict and its importance to agood story. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Conflict: The Core Of Your Novel | Sara Orwig, Georgina Gentry | 1997 RWA Conference | The elements and types of conflict in romance. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Cowboys and Cops: Characters Cut From the Same Cloth | Lynda Sue Cooper and Terri Sprenger | 2000 RWA Conference | Reasons for the appeal of the cop/cowboy hero;characterization in fct and fiction; discussion of job skills andbehaviors. Invaluable specifics for anyone writing the cop or cowboy hero. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Creating a Hero | Nadine Miller | 1997 ECWC | Information on how to create a hero your heroine and yourreader will fall in love with | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Creating Compelling Heroines | Jacquie D'Alessandro and Pat Van Wie | 2000 RWA Conference | Ten ways to creating strong heroines and how to make themmemorable | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Creating Real Characters From The Nine Archetypes | Dan Millman | 1997 Maui Writers Conference | Understanding the basic human behavior domains (placeswhere the mind can exist/think)-sentiment, life/security, creativity,intellectual, social, work/rest, hierarchies, conduct/morals,spiritual-and psychological archetypes-team player/rebel; rigid/sent | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Creating Unforgettable Characters, Tapes 1 & 2 | Linda Seger | 2000 RWA Conference | Creating fresh multi-dimensional characters by drawingmodels and examples from life. Getting past appearances and stereotypes toget to the human being. | Seger uses filmclips in her presentation but the audio caneasily be followed especially if one is familiar with the movie. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Characterization/Conflict | Dark Heroes | Paula Detmer Riggs | 1996 RWA Conference | What is a dark hero and why use him in your book. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Developing Conflict Out Of Character, Pts. 1 & 2 | Glenda Saunders | 1993 RWA Conference | Building characters strong enough to create conflictbetween them. Contains an excellent, succinct definition of conflict. | The latter 60% of the workshop is a brainstorming sessionusing two characters created by the audience. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | |
| Characterization/Conflict | From so-so to Sensational | Casey Claybourne, Barbara Freethy | 1998 RWA Conference | How to make characters interesting and believable, usingthe Writer's Journey and archetypes to create characters that are beyondcliches. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | He Feels, She Feels: Creating Internal Conflict | Shelley Thacker | 1996 RWA Conference | How to pinpoint, define and maintain a strong internalconflict between the hero and heroine. | He Feels, She Feels: Creating Internal Conflict | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | |
| Characterization/Conflict | Hero & Heroine Together...Why? | Karen Pershing | Undated GSRWA Chapter Meeting | How to create a compelling, believable relationshipbetween hero & heroine. | Beginner | Essential Information | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Heroes & Heroines | Paula Detmer Riggs | 1995 ECWC | Using the wounded hero in a book. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Heroes & Heroines: Contemporary | Kathleen Eagle, Anne Stuart, Tahti Carter | 1989 RWA | Using the different characteristics of men and women tocreate authentic contemporary characters; good guys and bad guys; and thesensitive hero. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Heroes You Hate To Love | Jimmie Morel, JoAnn Power | 1993 RWA Conference | Discussion of the dark & dangerous hero, the badboy-who he is and why readers/editors like him. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Heroes: It Takes More than a Million Bucks, A Stetson, andTight Fittin' Jeans | Leanne Banks | 1998 RWA Conference | An author, editor and agent panel discuss thecharacteristics of the perfect hero and what qualities make him soappealing to the reader. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Heroines We Love and Why | Editor Panel | 1998 RWA Conference | Editors discuss the importance of having a heroine thereader can identify with; the differences between the category lines,;examples of favorites in romance and literature. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | He's Not My Type | Janece Hudson, Emily Richards McGee | 1993 RWA Conference | Using personality types to build characters. | Very useful in conjunction with the book, "PleaseUnderstand Me." | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Characterization/Conflict | Historical Characterization | Sylvie Sommerfield, Janelle Taylor | 1987 RWA Conference | Tips on creating strong, realistic, historical characters,including tips on using real historical figures, e.g. Abraham Lincoln | This is one of our oldest tapes, but it's still worthlistening to. The second side has a blank spot; fast forward on to thegood stuff. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Characterization/Conflict | Holding Out for a Hero | Sharon Sala | 2000 RWA Conference | Discussion about creating larger than life heroes readerswant to read about | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | How One Of You Can Bring The Two Of You Together | Susan Page | 1997 RWA Conference | This workshop deals with repairing and maintainingrelationships and has more the flavor of a personal counseling sessionthan advice for writers. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Living Characters | Jill Marie Landis | Undated OCC | Creating living characters through the use of charactercharts and general writing techniques such as "show, don'ttell." | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Making People Out Of Characters | Linda Howard, Kathleen Eagle, Nora Roberts, Ruth RyanLangan | 1987 RWA Conference | Overview of what constitutes strong, believablecharacters. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Motivation - The Driving Force | Anne Peters | 1998 ECWC | Explores the "why" behind our character'sactions, attitudes and behaviors. Peters discusses the three levels ofemotional reasoning. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Psychology Of Characterization | Blaize Clement | 1996 RWA Conference | The concept of five types of "Thinkers," howdifferent personality types process information, and how that playsa vital role in action and reaction. | Psychology Of Characterization | Intermediate/Advanced | Interesting | |
| Characterization/Conflict | Slugging It Out Between The Covers: Conflict &Motivation | Debra Dixon, Pat Keelyn | 1996 RWA Conference | The elements of good conflict. | The speakers use humorous, short dramatizations to make apoint. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | |
| Characterization/Conflict | Tall, Dark, And Believable | Suzanne Brockman | 1997 RWA Conference | How to build a wonderful, believable hero byexploring/using his values and beliefs to create conflict andcharacter growth. | Tall, Dark & Believable-Creating The Perfect RomanceHero, Self-help For Creating Compelling Characters | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | |
| Characterization/Conflict | Tension: Walking The Tightrope That Balances Your Story | Jane Robson, Christine Healy, Susan Yansick | 1994 RWA Conference | What is conflict, the importance of conflict to creatingtension, and tips on building and maintaining good conflict. | Beginner | Essential Information | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | The Psychology of Creating Characters | Laurie Schnebly Campbell | 1998 RWA Conference | Explores the concepts of birth order, priorities,enneagrams and Jungian personality scales, and examines what automaticallycreates conflict between characters. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | The Warrior Poet As Hero | Mary Jo Putney, Eileen Charbonneau, Susan King | 1997 RWA Conference | What is a warrior poet hero and how to construct and usehim to create a good story. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Trouble Inside: Using Inner Conflict To Build Can't-FailStories | Naomi Horton | 1993 GSRWA Chapter Meeting | Discussion of internal conflict-what is it, and itsimportance to your story. Horton gives many examples of strong potentialinner conflicts. | Tape begins abruptly. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Characterization/Conflict | Unforgettable Characters | Susan Elizabeth Phillps | 1992 RWA Conference | How to create unforgettable heroes & heroines. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | When Characters Become People | Kathleen Eagle, Nora Roberts, Ruth Ryan Langan, LindaHoward | 1987 RWA Conference | Timeless information on creating characters by leaders inthe field. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Why Tom, Dick & Harry Never Get the Girl -- Art ofNaming Characters | Megan Chance | 1998 ECWC | Explores how reader's perceptions about character isprofoundly affected by the character's name; how a character's name is ashortcut to characterization. Includes information on where to find namesand their meanings. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Characterization/Conflict | Write with Archetypes, Not Stereotypes | Tami Cowden and Caro LaFever | 2000 RWA Conference | Definitions and examples of the male and female heroicarchetypes; techniques to weave characterization of them into your book | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Contests | Conquering Contests | Valen A. Cox | 1996 RWA Conference | Reasons for entering contests and how to stack the odds inyour favor. | Conquering Contests | Beginner | Interesting | |
| Contests | Contest to Contract | Elizabeth Boyle | 1998 ECWC | Using contests to capture an editor's attention;Developing skills needed for submitting to editors and agents. Using sceneand sequel to improve your contest entry. | All Unpublished | Good/Worth It | ||
| Contests | Making the Golden Heart Contest a Golden Experience | Jane Porter-Gaskins/Panel | 1999 ECWC | Information on the GH contest and how to prepare for it.Includes advice from 13 GH winners and finalists, many whom have beenpublished | All Unpublished | Essential Information | ||
| Creativity | Stories | Keesler | 2001 RWA Conference | A panel discussion on how tocreate genre-bending story concepts while staying firmly rooted in therealm of romance. | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Creativity | How To Capture A Good Idea: Tips For Writers, Authors,Amateur To Pro | Felicia Mason | 1996 RWA Conference | A series of exercises to stimulate your creativity. | This is a hands-on workshop, not a lecture. Best use is toskim through to find the ideas that appeal to you. | Felicia Mason Presents How To Capture A Good Idea | All Levels | Interesting |
| Creativity | Left Brain, Right Brain: Which Are You? | Eileen Dreyer, Karyn Witmer-Gow | 1994 RWA Conference | Discussion of how right brain/left brain orientationaffects the way you write. | Break in the sound on side two. | All Levels | Interesting | |
| Creativity | Perspiration And Inspiration | Meg Chittenden | 1996 RWA Conference | The value of inspiration to the writing process. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Creativity | Rocking The Boat: Writing Outside The Lines | Jolie Kramer | 1997 RWA Conference | Exercises to stimulate your creativity. | Rocking The Boat Exercises | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Creativity | The Artist's Way | Sonia Simone | 1996 RWA Conference | Introduction to and tips on using The Artist's Way, aprogram to unlock creativity. | The Artist's Way: Creative Visualization | All Levels | Interesting | |
| Creativity | The Magic Of Your Imagination | Stella Cameron, Robin Lee Hatcher | 1993 Unknown | Techniques to increase creativity. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Creativity | Unconscious, Not Subconscious, Pts. 1 & 2 | Robin Lee Hatcher, Stella Cameron | 1993 RWA Conference | Hands-on workshop giving techniques and exercises to tapyour creativity. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Creativity | Vanessa Grant Creativity Seminar: A Writer's Creativity --4 Tape Set | Vanessa Grant | 1999 | Suggestions and exercises to enhance creativity and evictyour internal critic | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Critiquing | All The Ways To Get Critiqued | Pam Toth | 1992 ECWC | Where to look and what to consider when seeking a critiqueof your manuscript. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Critiquing | Critiquing And Partners: Avoiding A Murder Rap | Rosalyn Alsobrook, Eve Gaddy | 1997 RWA Conference | Where to look and what to consider when seeking a critiqueof your manuscript. | Critique Questionnaire, Twisted Sisters Online CritiquingRules, Critique Pointers For Hard-copy Critiques! | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Critiquing | Making The Most Of Your Critique Group | Mary Chase Comstock | 1996 ECWC | How to critique in a manner that is not only helpful butkind. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Critiquing | Productive Critique Groups | Vicki Thompson, Constance O'Day Flannery, Nancy Knight | 1987 RWA Conference | Tips on organizing and maintaining a critique group. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Critiquing | Uses & Abuses In Critiquing | Sandy Chvostal | Undated OCC | The elements of being a good critiquer and a goodcritique. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Dialogue | Dialogue as aTool in Romance | Jeffries | 2001 RWAConference | Unreviewed | To BeDetermined | Not Rated | ||
| Dialogue | He Said, SheSaid: Writing Dialogue That Sizzles | Jon Salem,Lisa Jackson, Karen Young | 2001 RWAConference | With examplesfrom their own books and screenplays, the panel shows how to bring yourcharacters to life and how to captivate your reader. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Dialogue | Creating Dramatic Dialogue | Ann Chamberlin | 2000 RWA Conference | Key points to writing dialogue that ups the conflict anteand helps to move the plot along. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Dialogue | Dialogue Basics | Alicia Rasley | 1996 RWA Conference | Rambling discussion of the basic elements of gooddialogue. Most useful in its improvised demonstration and discussion ofhow basic personality traits affect speech patterns. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Dialogue | Look Who's Talking | Judith Duncan | 1993 Unknown | Basic, practical advice on how to write dialogue, and whatmistakes to avoid. | Begins abruptly; very short tape. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Dialogue | The Seven Virtues of Dialogue | Jean Rennick | 1996 RWA Conference | Types of dialogue and how, where, when to, and when not touse it to keep your reader hooked. | Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Electronic Publishing | Publishing in Cyberspace | Nancy Radke | 1998 ECWC | Good information about electronic publishing. What it is,how it works, how to submit, etc. Includes discussion about the variouse-publishers and electronic readers. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Editors/Agents | First Sale: With an Agent orWithout | Moning | 2000 RWA Conference | Discussion of what anagent does and how an agent can help build an author's career. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Editors/Agents | Howto Manage Your Editor | KarenSolem | 1999RWA Conference | Discussionabout how to make the editor/author/agent relationship a good one.Includes practical advice about dealing with issues that may arise in anauthor's career. | Advanced/Published | Good/WorthIt | ||
| Editors/Agents | Agents--Howto Pick One & Why | KatherineGreyle, Pattie Steele-Perkins | 2001RWA Conference | Whyyou need an agent. Questions to ask when picking an agent. | ToBe Determined | NotRated | ||
| Editors/Agents | Accordingto the Editors: The Perfect Author | JenniferEnderlin, Brenda Chin | 2001RWA Conference | Apanel of editors describe what they look for in the perfect author. | ToBe Determined | NotRated | ||
| Editors/Agents | WhatCan an Agent Do For You | L.Diver, L. Kruger, D. Knight, E. Ellenberg, J Jackson | 2001RWA Conference | Apanel of agents explain what an agent can do for your career; how to findthe right agent for you. | ToBe Determined | NotRated | ||
| Editors/Agents | Agents | Libby Hall | 1994 Seattle Chapter | Discussion of the business aspects of working with agents. | Tape begins with a long session of chatter | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | |
| Editors/Agents | Agents: Responding To Today's Market | Ethan Ellenberg, Natasha Kern, Karen Solem | 1996 RWA Conference | How writers and agents can cope with today's uncertainmarket. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Editors/Agents | Agents: What Can They Do For Me? | Anne Eames | 1997 RWA Conference | Tips on how to find/acquire an agent, when and how theycan help you, basic contract information, and a brief bit on terminatingan agent. | Agents: What Can/Should They Do For Me? | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Editors/Agents | Agents: What They Can Do For You | Elizabeth Cavanaugh | 1996 ECWC | All the things an agent can do for writers, from helpingyou refine a book to offering advice on which career path to choose. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Editors/Agents | An Inside Look At Agenting | Alice Orr, Linda Kruger, Ricia Mainhart, Kelly St. Clair | 1996 Beau Monde Conference | Orr asks and agents answer critical questions you shouldask when you hire an agent. | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | ||
| Editors/Agents | Analyzing the Synopsis: Inside an Editor's Mind | Leslie Wainger | 2000 RWA Conference | Wainger reads and evaluates one page synopses, discussingwhat works and what doesn't | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | ||
| Editors/Agents | Analyzing the Synopsis: Inside an Editor's Mind | Leslie Wainger | 1998 RWA Conference | Wainger reads and evaluates one page synopses, discussingwhat works and what doesn't | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | ||
| Editors/Agents | Author Editor Relationships | Anne Stuart, Audrey Lafehr | 1994 RWA Conference | Various types of editors an author can encounter and tipson how to deal successfully with them. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Editors/Agents | Author/Editor Relationship | Stef Ann Holm, Caroline Tolley | 1997 RWA Conference | Wide ranging Q & A session on working succesfully witheditors and publishing houses. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| Editors/Agents | Balancing The Triangle | Hilary Ross, Rob Cohen, Karen Harper | 1992 RWA Conference | Good discussion of how agents/editors/authors worktogether. Includes how to approach an agent and questions to ask. | All Unpublished | Good/Worth It | ||
| Editors/Agents | Everything You Didn't Know About Agents & Publishers,But Should | Evan Fogelman | 1995 ECWC | The nitty-gritty of how to successfully fit into thepublishing world as an author. | Some out-of-date info on trends, etc. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | |
| Editors/gents | Getting Agented from the Inside Out | Alice Orr | 1998 ECWC | Good advice for the unpublished on finding an agent youwant to work with. | All Unpublished | Good/Worth It | ||
| Editors/Agents | Hook, Line & Clincher | Debra Robertson | 1998 ECWC | Hooking the editor with a book with "heart".Explores salable story premises and effective ways to attract an editor'sattention.. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Editors/Agents | How To Approach An Editor Or Agent | Karen Rose Smith, Lucia Macro, Irene Goodman | 1994 RWA Conference | An editor, agent, and author talk about how to approachand work with an editor and agent. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Editors/Agents | Inside an Editor's Mind: Analyzing Synopses | Leslie Wainger | 1999 RWA Conference | Wainger reads and evaluates one page synopses, discussingwhat works and what doesn't | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | ||
| Editors/Agents | Literary Agent - Partner or Parasite? | Laura Blake Peterson | 1998 ECWC | A literary agent talks about the agent/author/editorrelationship. Why an author needs an agent. What to expect from an agent | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Editors/Agents | Manuscript: Brought vs. Rejected | Birgit Davis-Todd | 1998 ECWC | Birgit Davis-Todd lists the reasons why she buys orrejects a manuscript, including the importance of good characters,sufficient conflict, good pacing and rising action. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Editors/Agents | On Agents & Other Details Of The Writing Life | Meg Ruley | 1996 ECWC | The ideal agent and what to consider when searching forand working with him/her. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Editors/Agents | Putting Your Best Foot Forward | Denise Little | 1997 RWA Conference | What to do and what not to do when approaching an editoror agent. Little relates some wonderfully funny horror stories about whatwriters have done to her. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Editors/Agents | The Agent/Author Relationship | Patti Steele-Perkins | 1994 Seattle Chapter | The elements of a good author/editor relationship.Steele-Perkins illustrates her points with interesting anecdotes. Q &A session has good information. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Editors/Agents | To Agent Or Not To Agent | Robin Lee Hatcher, Connie Laux, Rosalyn Alsobrook | 1996 RWA Conference | Excellent discussion on what an agent can do for you,severing the relationship, finding an agent. | To Agent Or Not To Agent, Finding The Right Agent | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | |
| Editors/Agents | What Do We Get Paid For? | Pamela Ahearn, Alice Orr, Jean Price, Irene Goodman | 1997 RWA Conference | A look at what agents can/should do for you. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Editors/Agents | Writing Basics: Agents: Who Needs Them? | Steven Axelrod | 1991 RWA Conference | Axelrod presents the benefits writers accrue from having agood agent. He also discusses when and why writers do not need an agent.Some insight into what Axelrod-the-agent likes and how he operates as anagent. The market information is obsolete. | All Unpublished | Essential Information | ||
| Editors/Agents | Writing Basics: Etiquette With Your Editor | Eileen Dreyer, Alison Hart, Lucia Macro | 1991 RWA Conference | Two writers and a editor discuss how to work successfullyand professionally with editors with emphasis on first sales. | Distracting chatter in the background, but does not override speakers. | All Unpublished | Essential Information | |
| Emotion | Once More With Feeling: Adding Emotion, Making a Sale | Virginia Kantra | 2002 RWA Conference | Practical strategies for writing to capture your reader's heart or catch an editor's eye | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Emotion | Emotional Intimacy in Men | Alan Chaput | 2002 RWA Conference | An exploration of the many dimensions of emotional intimacy present within all men | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Emotion | Climbing theSlippery Slope: Building the Emotional Black Moment, Tapes 1 & 2 | Debra Dixon | 2000 RWAConference | Containsechoes of Dixon's GMC book with emphasis on developing the story to buildto the big black moment. | Slightvariation of speed on a section of one of the tapes but you can still makemost of it out. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | |
| Emotion | Adding Emotion To Your Book | Megan Chance | 1994 ECWC | Technique of adding emotion through showing, not telling.Chance lists six ways to put emotion into writing. | Beginner | Essential Information | ||
| Emotion | Communicate Emotion | Charlotte Loeb | Undated OCC | Techniques for communicating emotion in your book. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Emotion | Make Them Laugh, Make Them Cry | Barbara Dawson Smith | 1997 RWA Conference | How to create emotions that hook the reader and hold heruntil she reaches "the end." | Make Them Laugh, Make Them Cry | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | |
| Emotion | Read Me & Weep: How To Tug On Readers' Emotions | Sharon Sala aka Dinah McCall | 1996 RWA Conference | Sala discusses the importance of emotion to romance andhow she uses it. Unfortunately, her tips are not well delineated andfollow an inspirational lecture that has nothing to do with her topic. | Read Me And Weep | Beginner | Interesting | |
| Emotion | Writing Basics: Emotion | Mary Anne Wilson, Linda Randall Wisdom | 1991 RWA Conference | Tips on incorporating emotion in your book. | Beginner | Essential Information | ||
| Ethnic Romance | Merging The Ethnic Romance With Traditional Lines | Shirley Hailstock | 1996 ECWC | Advice on melding ethnic romance with traditional lines.Good Q&A. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | Elements of a Legend | Pam Binder | 2002 RWAConference | Interactive workshop to create your own legend | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | Balancing Fantasy With Romance | Jane Toombs | 1997 RWA Conference | Tips on writing and marketing fantasy/paranormal romance. | All Unpublished | Interesting | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | Balancing Paranormal Elements With The Romance | Laura Hayden | 1996 RWA Conference | What paranormal elements are currently marketable and theimportance of intertwining those elements with the romance. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | Pitching The Paranormal Romance | Margaret Benson, aka Maggie Shayne | 1997 RWA Conference | Market, story, synopsis and query elements critical to asellable paranormal. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | Plotting Paranormal Books | Anne Stuart | 1994 GSRWA | Elements of and rules governing a good paranoramal plot. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | Science Fiction, Fantasy, And Time Travel Romance | Carole Nelson Douglas, Jayne Ann Krentz, Constance O'DayFlannery, Diane Cary | 1987 ECWC | Excellent tips on writing P/TT/F unfortunatelyinterspersed with now out-dated marketing issues. | Tape ends abruptly. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| FF&P\Time Travel | Suspending Disbelief In Time Travel And Paranormal Plots | Amy Tucker | 1996 ECWC | Rules for creating believable P/TT/F stories. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | Suspending Disbelief Through Character Motivation InParanormal Romance | Lynn Michaels | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips on creating credible, believable, exciting P/TT/Fbooks interspearsed with interesting scenes that illustrate Michaels'tips. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | The Secret of Writing Occult Romance | Patricia Simpson | 1992 ECWC | Elements for a unique paranormal as well as discussion ofthe dark hero. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | The Witching Hour | Gia Raterman | 1994 RWA Conference | All about the practice of Wicca, a white form ofwitchcraft. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | Time Travel | Diana Gabaldon | 1994 RWA Conference | Issues to consider when writing a time travel, e.g.,political correctness, historical culture, the effect of a time traveleron history, and adapting historical facts to fit a story. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | Time Travel Paradox | Coral Smith Saxe | 1997 RWA Conference | The philosophical and physical paradoxes of time travelnovels; e.g., "how can I be alive if I've yet to be born," theimpact of the time traveler on historical people and events, the technicalelements of time travel. | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | Using Folktales In The Supernatural | Nancy Gideon | 1994 RWA Conference | The history and types of superstitions and ways toincorporate them in romance. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | We're Not In Kansas Anymore: Futuristic, Fantasy, &The Supernatural In | Coral Smith Saxe, Kathleen Morgan | 1993 RWA Conference | Types of futuristics, dos and don'ts of writing them, thepossibilities of fantasy and the limitations that will spice up yourconflict. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | What Makes A Good Paranormal | Maggie Shayne, Leslie Wainger | 1994 RWA Conference | The important elements and the dos and don'ts of writingfantasy/futuristics. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| FF&P\Time Travel | World Building: Researching Futuristics | Nancy Cane | 1997 RWA Conference | How to build realistic settings for futuristics fromcollecting ideas through creating the details to finding appropriateresources for technical information. | Includes a discussion of the currently dismal market forfuturistics and the difficulty of switching from futuristic romance intothe science fiction/fantasy genre. | Writing The Futuristic Romance: World Building | All Levels | Essential Information |
| General Writing Technique | Bounce! Ten Tricks That Help When Your Book Falls Apart | Annette Broadrick & Ann Major | 2002 RWA Conference | What to do when your book stops working. How to breathe life back into your story. | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| General Writing Technique | What RomanceWriters Can Learn From the Fantasy Genre | Ann Chamberlin | 2001 RWA Conference | How fantasygenre concepts of world building, resonance and the quest to enlivenromance storytelling. | To BeDetermined | Not Rated | ||
| General Writing Technique | Suspension ofDisbelief | Laura Baker | 2001 RWA Conference | Goodinformation on plot, character, theme, etc; tips and techniques to getyour reader to believe in your story world and become emotionally engaged. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Technique | From Start toSuccess: Ten Secrets of Dynamic Writing | Sheila Viehl,Marilyn Jordan | 2001 RWA Conference | Methods torevitalize yourself and make your writing more enjoyable and satisfying. | To BeDetermined | Not Rated | ||
| General Writing Technique | Writing theBreakout Novel | Donald Maass | 2001 RWA Conference | How to improvethe scale of your storytelling; techniques to enlarge your writing andraise the stakes in your story. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Technique | Book in a Week: Rediscovering Our Passion for Writing | April Kihlstrom | 2000 RWA Conference | Need a kick-start to finish your rough draft? The speakerexplains what the "book in a week" writing method/challenge isall about. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Technique | When to Show, When to Tell, and What's the Difference | Anne Frazier Walradt | 2000 RWA Conference | A writing instructor explains the importance of lettingthe scene be seen by using value-revealing detail. Good information andexamples. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| General Writing Techniques | A Sense of Place: The Relationship Between Setting andStory | Lisa Hendrix | 1999 ECWC | How to use the selection and portrayal of setting tofurther your plot, and add layers to your story and characters. | Note - there are some sound quality problems and somesilences on the tape, but it's still worth a listen. | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | |
| General Writing Techniques | Active Vs. Passive Scene Writing | Jimmie Morel, Margaret Watson | 1992 RWA Conference | How to turn your writing into strong, active, elegantprose. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Before Page One | Jolie Kramer | 1994 RWA Conference | Prewriting things to do to help make the writing processeasier. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Before The Sale | Thea Devine | 1996 RWA Conference | Common flaws to eliminate from your manuscript. | Before The Sale...Why Your Manuscript Gets Rejected | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| General Writing Techniques | Changing Gears | Nora Roberts | 1992 RWA Conference | Using mood, tone, and atmosphere to set the genre, i.e.horror, mystery, romance. | Advanced/Published | Interesting | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Characterization Using Acting Techniques | Sherry Roseberry | 1994 ECWC | Using drama techniques, such as beats, to build a betterbook. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Choosing The Right Structure For Your Novel | Penny Richards | 1996 RWA Conference | A look at the required ingredients of various types ofnovels and techniques for switching from one to another, e.g. find &stop, montage, odessey, dynasty, & family. | Choosing The Right Structure For Your Novel | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | |
| General Writing Techniques | Enriching/Fleshing Out Your Story, Parts 1 and 2 | Rita Clay Estrada | 1999 ECWC | Improving your story to draw your readers further intoyour novel. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Hands On: Characterization & Conflict-Putting It AllTogether | Judy DiCanio, Lisa Hollis McCulley | 1997 RWA Conference | A method of developing characters and plotting a story. | Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Techniques | How Does His Hand Get From Here To There | Nina Gettler | 1996 RWA Conference | How, when and where to use body language in your writing. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| General Writing Techniques | How To Make A Book Work | Denise Little | 1994 GSRWA | A discussion of the ingredients and techniques critical tomaking your book work. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| General Writing Techniques | How To Write Non-Verbal Communication | Holly Newman | 1992 RWA Conference | How to use non-verbal communication (body movements,gestures, facial espressions) to reveal character and to manipulateviewpoint and character attraction. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Invisible Writing | Rita Rainville | 1996 RWA Conference | Avoiding author intrusion, effective transitions, handlingflashback, layering scenes. | Author Intrusion And/Or Tell Vs. Show | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | |
| General Writing Techniques | Leading The Reader On: Cues, Clues & Foreshadowing | Merline Lovelace | 1996 RWA Conference | Techniques to use and avoid in order to increasetension/suspense in your book. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Making Setting Work | Suzanne Fox, Birgit Davis-Todd | 1997 RWA Conference | Using setting to add breadth and depth to your characters,conflict and plot. | Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Making Your Story Come Alive | Jennifer Enderlin | 1995 ECWC | The critical elements of a selling book: voice, character,concept, openings, conflict. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Mixing Genres | Meg Chittenden | 1997 RWA Conference | Tips on adding different genre elements into a singlestory. | Layering | All Levels | Interesting | |
| General Writing Techniques | Narrative Writing: Show, Don't Tell | Anne Peters | 1993 GSRWA | Good introduction to "showing" narrativeelements of your novel. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Nitty Gritty | Sally Hawks | 1992 RWA Conference | The important ingredients for getting your book published. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Pivotal Scenes & The Dark Moment | Justine Dare Davis | 1996 ECWC | The elements of pivotal scenes and their best placement ina romance. | The Q&A section is missing; tape ends on side one.Unfortunately, Davis tends to swallow her words; reviewer found she couldcatch most of them by cranking up the volume. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| General Writing Techniques | Planning Ahead: How To Write A Series | Peg Sutherland, Leigh Greenwood | 1996 RWA Conference | A checklist of things to consider while planning for aseries of any kind. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Power Up Your Story, Tapes 1 & 2 | Lynn Kerstan, Alicia Rasley | 1999 RWA Conference | Information/advice about writing techniques to make yourbook more powerful -- covers goal, motivation, backstory, etc. | Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Pushing The Button | Laura Kinsale | Unknown | The importance of saying what you mean and meaning whatyou say to control the reader's experience and techniques to do this. | The information in this tape is dense. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | |
| General Writing Techniques | Setting As Character | Karyn Wittmer-Gow, Karen Harper | 1997 RWA Conference | Eleven tips on using setting to create a stronger story. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Show, Don't Tell | Barbara Dawson Smith | 1996 RWA Conference | Using specific details, the five senses, and action words(rather than passive words and construction) in your novel. | Seeing Is Believing | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| General Writing Techniques | Show, Don't Tell | Nina Beaumont | 1999 ECWC | Tips and interactive exercises to not only give yourreader a visual, but elicit a much stronger emotional response. | BeginnerIntermediate | Essential Information | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Show, Don't Tell | Christina Dair, Lou Kaker | Undated OCC | The difference between the techniques of"showing" vs. "telling." | Beginner | Essential Information | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Smoothing Out Your Narrative Style | Karen Leabo, Karen Morrell | 1994 RWA Conference | Effective transistions, point of view changes, and findingand eliminating basic flaws such as redundancies, anachronisms, faultylogic and wandering body parts. | Side two has a gap in the recording. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | |
| General Writing Techniques | Super Similes, Marvelous Metaphors | Anne Walradt | 1994 RWA Conference | Tips on constructing and using smilies and metaphors.Multiple examples. | Tape continues running through the hands-on exercises; notalking heard. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| General Writing Techniques | Ten Foolproof Ways to Polish Your Manuscripts | Alicia Rasley, Lynn Kerstan | 1998 RWA Conference | Points to help you perfect your manuscript | Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Texturing Your Novel | Kristin Hannah | 1996 RWA Conference | Adding the five senses and other dimensions to your novel. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Techniques | The 9 Essential Ingredients Of A Best Selling Novel | Bryce Courtenay | 1997 Maui Writers Conference | The essential ingredients of a blockbuster novel. | Advanced/Published | Interesting | ||
| General Writing Techniques | The Romance Of Action Scenes | Susan Wiggs | 1996 RWA Conference | Construction of actions scenes, including the two mostcritical questions about an action scene: Is this an irreversable event?and How does it change the course of events in the story? | The Romance Of Action Scenes | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | |
| General Writing Techniques | The Secret Of A Scintillating Book | Jennifer Enderlin | 1997 RWA Conference | The seven secrets of writing a scintillating romance. | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | ||
| General Writing Techniques | The Top Ten Tools in A Writer's Toolbox | Laura Baker | 1998 RWA Conference | From planning your story, writing it, and selling it, whatyou need to know, plus the keys to building a career. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Turning Real Life Experiences Into Fact Or Fiction | Meg Chittenden, Jean Marie Lament | 1992 RWA Conference | Tips on incorporating real life experiences into yourwriting. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Using Settings And Description To Enhance Characters | Catherine Davenport, Evelyn Rogers, Andrea Parnell,Barbara Hatton Craven | 1988 RWA Conference | How to use details and/or descriptive phrases/words toset/enhance tone, settings, and character in your novel without boringyour reader. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Using Your Own Past In Fiction | Mary Chase Comstock | 1996 ECWC | Ideas for using past experiences with strong emotionalcontent to bring intensity to the emotional content of your book. | Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Writer's Journey: Mythic Structures Screenwriting | Christopher Vogler | 1997 Maui Writers Conference | Excellent review/summary of the information in ChrisVogler's The Writer's Journey. | Advanced/Published | Essential Information | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Writing From The Male Perspective | Pat Wynn | 1996 RWA Conference | Using the general male traits to create and presentauthentic male characters. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| General Writing Techniques | Writing In A Collaborative Series | Marcia Zinberg, Penny Richards, Sandy Steen | 1993 RWA Conference | How to write in a collaborative series where writers penbooks in a designated setting and with characters suggested by theoriginator of the series, usually a publisher. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| General Writing Tecniques | The Last Technique I Learned Before Selling: Scene &Sequel | Anne Eames | 1996 RWA Conference | A detailed discussion of building a story using DwightSwain's scene & sequel technique. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| Historicals | ATouch Of Class | JoanWolf, Edith Layton, Barbara Hazard | 1989RWA Conference | Thoughtprovoking discussions on the difference between straight historical andhistorical romance, the importance of creating characters true to theirtimes, and sex in the historical romance. | Intermediate/Advanced | EssentialInformation | ||
| Historicals | FromResearch To Story Line | ElizabethKary | UndatedOCC | Howto use research to create a strong historical. Includes a list of lesscommon resources. Tape ends abruptly. | AllLevels | EssentialInformation | ||
| Historicals | GettingTo Know You | PatPotter, Karen Harper | 1994RWA Conference | Creatingstrong, believable historical heroes & heroines. | There'san abrupt, mid-sentence silent spot on side 2. Q & A session is afterthat. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/WorthIt | |
| Historicals | Historical/Regency:The Difference | MariaGreene, Garda Parker, Judith Stern | 1992RWA Conference | Ahistorical author, a Regency author, and an editor discuss historicals andRegencies. Particularly good description of what constitutes a Regencyromance. | Submissioninformation on the tape is outdated. | Beginner | Interesting | |
| Historicals | NewTrends in Historical Romance | CarolineTolley | 1999RWA Conference | Editorsdiscuss their lines and authors, what they are looking for, what readersseem to be looking for. | Advanced/Published | Good/WorthIt | ||
| Historicals | PlottingHistory | CijiWare | UndatedOCC | Writingand researching books using real people in history as major characters. | AllLevels | Interesting | ||
| Historicals | SoClose, But No Sale: Historical Submissions, Pt. 1 & 2 | AdriennedeWolfe | 1996RWA Conference | Thecommon flaws in submissions and suggestions on how to correct them. | WritingTo Catch An Editor's Eye | Beginner | Interesting | |
| Historicals | WhatMakes A Good Historical | StephanieKip | 1996ECWC | Theelements of a good historical. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/WorthIt | ||
| Humor | So You Think You're Funny | Holly Jacobs, Kathryn Lye | 2002 RWAConference | Essential information for writing the romantic comedy -- especially for anyone targeting Duets. Discussion includes pacing, balancing the romance and the comedy, dialogue, etc. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Humor | You Don't Have to be a Comedian | Jacquie d'Alessandro | 2002 RWAConference | Tips and techniques to incorporate humor into your writing | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Humor | Between TheLaugh Lines | Cheryl AnnePorter | 2001 RWAConference | Tips andtechniques for getting the people right in your book to fuel the humor. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Humor | Adding Humor To Your Writing | Gina Wilkins | 1992 RWA Conference | Types of humor and how to use humor in your writing todraw out other emotions. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Humor | Adding Humor To Your Writing | Noreen Brownlie | 1993 ECWC | The benefits and risks of adding humor to your writing. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Humor | Dying's Easy, Comedy's Hard | Renee Roszel, Karen Wittenburg | 1997 RWA Conference | Techniques of writing humor. | Parts Of This Manuscript May Be Sung | All Levels | Essential Information | |
| Humor | Freudian Slips -- Understanding Humor Through Psychology | Tracy Mounts | 1998 ECWC | Exploration of humor; how women's humor is different frommen's humor; the various techniques that can be used to inject humor intobooks. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Humor | Humor - Poking the Embers | Nadine Miller | 1999 ECWC | Explores the various kinds of humor and how they canenhance even the darkest romance. Tips for writing successful humor inromance. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Humor | Humor in the Historical | Katie Rose | 2000 RWA Conference | Overview on writing humor; tips on developing the comedicconflict and pacing -- relevant for writing humor in any genre. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Humor | Laugh All The Way To The Bank | Jill Barnett | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips on writing humor. | Distracting audience participation segment in the middle. | All Levels | Interesting | |
| Humor | Writing Comedy - Getting the Full Monty | Bonnie Tucker, Brenda Chin | 1999 RWA Conference | How humor works in both in drama and comedy, and devicesthat work to engage the audience. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | The Lies That Keep Us From Becoming Published | Debbie Macomber | 2002 RWAConference | Debbie dispels common myths that can hamstring an unpublished author and provides tools to help aspiring authors maximize their chances of success. | All Unpublished | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | Perspective,Passion & Persistence: The 3 P's of Success | ReneeHalverson, Jan Scarbrough | 2001 RWAConference | Good advice ondealing with fear and rejection. How to retain your motivation andperspective while dealing with rejection. | Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | Do You ReallyWant to Get Published | GabriellaAnderson | 2001 RWAConference | Inspiringadvice for authors on the brink of publication. | To BeDetermined | Not Rated | ||
| Inspiration | Author's Roundtable | Darlene Layman, Angie Baer, Jackie Morel | 1988 RWA Conference | Sample rejection letters, good and bad; tips on settinggoals; creating an image of yourself as a professional writer. | All Unpublished | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | Battling The Demons | Mary Bracho | 1996 ECWC | The major common demons that plague even the mostsuccessful writers, such as envy, fear, procrastination and self-doubt. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Inspiration | Coping With Stress | Margaret Moore Wilkins | 1997 RWA Conference | Why writers feel stress and common sense ways to deal withit. | Coping With The Stress We Feel Because We're Writers | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Inspiration | Depression And The Writer | Katherine Greyle | 1996 RWA Conference | What to do when depression keeps you from writing. | It's Not What You Write, But How You Write It | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Inspiration | Get Thee To A Keyboard: Motivating Yourself To Write | Felicia Mason | 1997 RWA Conference | Setting goals, affirmations, and other ways to "getthee to a keyboard." | Get Thee To A Keyboard: Motivating Yourself To Write | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Inspiration | Get Thee To A Keyboard: Motivating Yourself To Write, Pts.1 & 2 | Tara Taylor Quinn, Felicia Mason, Sharon Sala | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips to keep yourself writing even when it seemsimpossible. | Get Thee To A Keyboard: Motivating Yourself To Write | All Levels | Interesting | |
| Inspiration | Getting Serious About Staying Published | Erica Spindler, Celeste Hamilton | 1997 RWA Conference | Ways to maintain a healthy, positive attitude about yourcareer through the ups and downs of a depressed market. | No More Mickey Mousing Around | All Published | Interesting | |
| Inspiration | How To Be An Overnight Success In Just Seven Years | Janis Reams Hudson | 1993 RWA Conference | On the value of doing what writers do - write. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | How To Keep Writing When The Writing Gets Tough | Debbie Macomber | 1993 GSRWA | Nine tips to keep you striving toward your goal. | Begins abruptly. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Inspiration | How To Keep Your Spirits Up | Terri Valentine | 1993 RWA Conference | Inspiring and practical advice on how to keep writing, nomatter what happens in your personal life. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | Muse On The Run | Terry Sprenger | 1996 RWA Conference | Right brain/left brain exercises to stimulate creativity. | You will need the handouts. | Ten Minute Magic | All Levels | Interesting |
| Inspiration | Riding The Roller Coaster: Coping With The Ups And DownsOf Your Career | Carla Cassidy, Alfie Thompson, Robin Lee, Ann Wiete | 1993 RWA Conference | How professional behavior can help you deal with jealousy,rejection, and the other bad moments in your career. | Advanced/Published | Interesting | ||
| Inspiration | Room At The Top | Rita Rainville, Kathleen Eagle, Jan Millela, BarbaraDelinsky | 1988 RWA Conference | Tips on coping with the changes in your writing career. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | Seven Ways To Train Your Muse | Marshall Cook | 1986 RWA Conference | Coping with writer's block and disciplining yourself towrite even when your muse says no. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | Staying Alive In Shark-Infested Waters | Glenda Saunders | 1997 RWA Conference | Dealing with the blips in a writing career, from theirritating to the devastating. | A Writer's Pragmatic Guide To Decision Making | All Published | Good/Worth It | |
| Inspiration | Surviving the Rough Times | Sheila Rabe | 1998 ECWC | How to keep going between sales, survive rejections etc.Rabe describes her experiences and offers advice and encouragement. | Most of the audience participation is not audible | All Levels | Interesting | |
| Inspiration | The Shortest Distance Between You And A Published Book | Susan Page | 1997 RWA Conference | Dealing with envy, procrastination and writer's block, thevalue of acquiring an agent and tips on acquiring one. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | The Ten Most Important Things A Writer Can Do | Terry Brooks | 1997 Maui Writers Conference | Ten tips for becoming or remaining a successful writer,e.g. the value of outlining and how to deal with writer's block. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | Time After Time | Allison Hart, Sandra Brown, JoAnn Ross, Georgia Bachoven | 1988 RWA Conference | How to keep going and growing as a writer when the wellthreatens to go dry after your tenth, fifteenth, or even twentieth book. | All Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | Why I Write Those Silly Little Books | Barbara Bretton, Renee Rozel | 1993 RWA Conference | If you're depressed, if you are wondering why you eventry, listen to this tape and you will know. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | Why Writers Write | Ann Maxwell | 1992 ECWC | A humorous look at the reality of a writer's life. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | Writing More And Enjoying It Less | Barbara Bretton, Sandra Martin, Dallas Schulz, IreneGoodman | 1992 RWA Conference | Recognizing and dealing with burn out. | All Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Inspiration | Writing Through The Fear | Chrystal Duvall | 1997 RWA Conference | Ten tools to help you keep writing when you feeldiscouraged or afraid. | Writing Through The Fear Workshop (bibliography) | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Issues | Avoiding Character Stereotypes | Karen Young | 1996 RWA Conference | Thought provoking discussion (with audience participationat the mike) on using human stereotypes in romance, e. g., ethnic, racial,occupational. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Issues | Breaking New Ground | Catherine Anderson | 1992 ECWC | Tackling market taboos- selling books using sensitivesubjects, such as rape and abuse affecting a main character or"on-screen." | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| Issues | Historical Values | Alison Hart, Kathleen Eagle, Tracy Farrell | 1994 RWA Conference | Superb discussions of historical birth control/abortionpractices and using cultures in conflict (with emphasis on Indian/White)in historical novels. The latter, delivered by Kathleen Eagle, makes youthink. | Break in sound on second side. | All Levels | Essential Information | |
| Issues | Pushing The Envelope | Emilie Richards McGee, Alison Hart | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips on writing and selling books on controversialsubjects. | Bibliography - The History Of Abortion & Birth Control | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Issues | Sensitive Subjects | Allison Hart, Cathie Linz, Debra Matteucci | 1992 RWA Conference | What to consider when writing and selling books oncontroversial subjects. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Issues | Write What You Know Or Be Damned | Victoria Alexander, Jane Toombs, Diana Fox, Lynn Emery,Kathleen Eagle | 1997 RWA Conference | Thought provoking discussion on writing aboutcultures/races different from your own. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Issues | Writing About Social Issues | Janet Dailey, Dana Lindsey, Karen Morrell, Sally Siddon,Barbara Bradford, Deborah Camp | 1993 RWA Conference | 1993 finalists for the Janet Dailey Award talk aboutwriting their "sensitive subject" books. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Legalities | Contract Language | Advocacy Committee Report | Undated OCC | Contracts: terminology and clauses from the basic to thearcane. | Ends abruptly. | Contracts Topics For The Published Author, The Business OfWriting | All Levels | Interesting |
| Legalities | Contracts | Melinda McRae | 1995 ECWC | What to know/consider before signing your contract. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Legalities | Contracts | Libby Hall | 1994 GSRWA | Terminology and clauses: what to look for, what'snegotiable, whether you are signing your first or your hundredth contract. | Advanced/Published | Essential Information | ||
| Legalities | Contracts And Minimum Terms | Ethan Ellenberg, Tina Tsallos | 1997 RWA Conference | A discussion/evaluation of common and essential contractclauses and terms. | Advanced/Published | Essential Information | ||
| Legalities | Lying, Cheating, Stealing | Joan Johnson, Julie Kistler | 1990 RWA Conference | Defamation, privacy rights, and copyright law. | One to two minutes of the copyright speech fades out. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | |
| Legalities | Reserve Against Returns | Richard Curtis, Candy Lee, Denise Little, Natalie Williams | 1993 RWA Conference | A look at reserves against returns from theeditor's/bookseller's/publisher's point of view. | All Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Legalities | Taxes And The Working Writer | Michael Jones, CPA | 1997 RWA Conference | Deductions, business vs. hobby, home office deductions,write-offs on computers, travel expenses, hot tips to help legitimize yourdeductions. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Legalities | Taxes And The Writer | Ilona Geisler | 1992 ECWC | Self-employment versus hobby: the criteria the IRS uses totell the difference. | Tax laws change. Treat this as general information onlyand consult your accountant concerning your own particular situation. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Legalities | The Legalities Of Writing | Dora Brown, Jean Triner | 1992 RWA Conference | Copyright law and the importance of knowing exactly whatyour contract says before you sign it. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Legalities | To Audit Or Not To Audit | Paul Rosenzweig, Gail Gross | 1994 RWA Conference | Auditing your royalty statements: contract clauses, whento do it, what an audit can/can't do for you. Very technical. | Brief gap in the sound on side two. | All Published | Good/Worth It | |
| Mainstream | Writing the Long Contemporary--It Isn't Just a Longer Word Count | Roxanne Rustand, Lynette Kent, Zilla Soriano | 2002 RWA Conference | About the nuances of the category lines | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Mainstream | Balancing Genre & Mainstream | Doris Parmett | 1992 RWA Conference | Parmet contrasts category with mainstream in broad,technical terms and discusses elements of good novel writing pertinent toboth genres. | Advanced/Published | Interesting | ||
| Mainstream | Category Or Mainstream: What's The Difference? | Steven Axelrod, Nora Roberts, Ann LaFarge | 1993 RWA Conference | Solid, technical discussion of the differences betweencategory romances and contemporary mainstream novels. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Mainstream | Crossing Over To Mainstream | Nora Roberts | 1996 RWA Conference | Technical discussion of the necessary ingredients ofmainstream novels. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Mainstream | Differences Between Mainstream & Category | Jimmie Morel | Undated OCC | Humorous, easy-to-grasp discussion of the principledifferences between contemporaries and mainstream novels. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Mainstream | In-Depth Look At The Contemporary Market | Barbara McMahon | 1997 RWA Conference | A house-by-house survey of what editors want and publishin category and single title and the chances for new authors to sell tothe houses. | Surveys based on books published August 1, 1996-July 31,1997. | All Levels | Essential Information | |
| Mainstream | So Close, But No Sale: Contemporary Submissions, Parts 1& 2 | Victoria Barrett | 1996 RWA Conference | The common faults in manuscripts that lead to rejection.Barrett does not define some of her terms until the Q & A section atthe end of the tapes. | The balance of the tapes involves critiques of individualmanuscripts. Some gems of knowledge are buried in a lot of repetition. | Writers' Aids | All Unpublished | Good/Worth It |
| Mainstream | Women's Fiction vs. Romance: What Are The Differences? | Debbie Macomber, Dianne Moggy, Paula Eykelhof | 1997 RWA Conference | Wide ranging discussion of the differences between women'sfiction, romance, and mainstream. | Advanced/Published | Interesting | ||
| Mainstream | Write A Super "Super" | Suzanne Ellison | Undated OCC | What is a Super Romance and the critical elements inwriting a saleable manuscript. Includes heroes, heroines, secondarycharacters, setting, and the use of controversial conflicts. | The tape repeats itself briefly on the second side andends abruptly. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | |
| Marketing | Book Buyers: Independent Stores, Chains, & Superstores | Beth Koler, Susan Heimann, Janet Carroll | 1996 RWA Conference | Buyers from each type of book store discuss how theyselect books for their store, what promotional things they like to receivefrom writers, and tips on how to approach a buyer to promote your book. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Marketing | Dangerous Men And Adventurous Women | Jayne Ann Krentz, Patricia Smith | 1992 RWA Conference | Why Dangerous Men And Adventurous Women was written andhow to use it to deal with the media's prejudice against romance. | If you are serious about a career writing romance and havenot read this book, do so ASAP. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Marketing | Dealing With The Media | Carol Buckland | 1993 RWA Conference | How to deal with the media effectively: advice from amedia professional who also is a multi-published author of contemporaryromances. | Especially good for preparing for live TV/radiointerviews. | All Levels | Essential Information | |
| Marketing | Handling Media Interviews | Sherrie Griffin | 1996 RWA Conference | A TV reporter tells how to prepare for a media interviewwith an emphasis on TV and radio interviews. | Romance Industry Statistics, The Dirty Dozen, 14,000 Quips& Quotes For Writers & Speakers | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Marketing | Keep Your Words Alive | Pam Lee | 1998 ECWC | Bookseller, Pam Lee, encourages published authors to workwith their local bookstores to promote their careers. Getting your bookinto distribution. | All Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Marketing | Marketing Strategies | Susan Wiggs | 1993 DARA Meeting | Dos, don'ts, and strategies for successfully marketingyourself. | Tape ends abruptly | Advanced/Published | Essential Information | |
| Marketing | Mastering the Media: Publicity | Theresa Meyers | 1998 RWA Conference | How to get more publicity from television, radio,magazines and book reviewers. Essential information for the publishedauthor. | All Published | Essential Information | ||
| Marketing | Multi-Marketing For More Money | Beth Boehring, Steven Axelrod, Janet Evanovich | 1996 RWA Conference | A look at Doubleday Book Club wants, subsidiary rightsfrom an agent's perspective, and secondary rights. | All Published | Interesting | ||
| Marketing | Publicity And You | Liz Pearl, Barbara Keenan | 1992 ECWC | A house publicist and a bookseller discuss how topublicize yourself. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Marketing | Readers Talk About What They Read | Panel of Romance Readers | 1993 RWA Conference | What attracts a reader to a book. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Marketing | Romancing The Bookseller | Dennis O'Kane, Brenna Todd | 1996 RWA Conference | How to work successfully with booksellers to publicizeyour book. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Marketing | Romancing The Library | Cathie Linz, Ann Bouricius, Shelley Moseley | 1997 RWA Conference | How to counteract prejudice against the romance genre inlibraries. | How You Can Romance The Library! | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | |
| Marketing | Self-Promotion: Get The Biggest Bang For Your Book | Kathleen Eagle, Tami Hoag | 1993 RWA Conference | Ins and outs, pros and cons of self-promotion. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Marketing | Selling the Unmarketable Book | Karen Harbaugh | 1999 ECWC | Tips on how to sell so-called "unmarketable"books; giving the editor marketable elements to help make the sale. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Marketing | Targeting Your Market | Karen Solem | 1996 RWA Conference | What to consider/do before you submit your manuscript toan agent or editor. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| Marketing | Working With Publisher's Weekly | Daisy Marelis, Robin Mays, Debra Dixon | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips on getting reviews, advertising, and what PW is doingto promote romance. | Publisher's Weekly | All Published | Good/Worth It | |
| Marketing | Working With Your House Publicist | Laura Shatzkin, Katherine Orr, Joan Schulhafer | 1996 RWA Conference | What Avon, Harlequin, and Zebra do in general to publicizeauthors, the difference between advertising, publicity and promotion, andhow to work productively with your house publicist, plus tips on givinginterviews and local promotion of your book. | All Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Marketing | Write For The Romance Market | Rob Cohen | Undated OCC | A general look at the market and how it operates from anagent's point of view. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Marketing | Your Book In The Marketplace | Ceneta Lee-Williams, Gerald Ratcliff, Tina Vierra | 1993 RWA Conference | A distributor, a chainwide book buyer, and a store bookbuyer discuss how they buy books and give tips on marketing your book toand with them. | The publishing world is constantly changing. Check beforeyou pursue anything suggested here. | Advanced/Published | Essential Information | |
| Mood/Theme | Romance Themes that Sell | Darlene Scalera | 1999 RWA Conference | Discussion of the underlying dynamics of romance asrepresented by the genre's most popular characters and situations. How torecognize them, understand them, vary and blend them. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Mood/Theme | Theme | Pat Kay | 1993 ECWC | The importance of knowing your theme and sources forhelping you pin it down. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Mood/Theme | Theme, Premise & Moral: Build A Book Even A Career | Pat Tracey | 1996 RWA Conference | The difference between theme, premise, and moral. Givesgood examples of each. Excellent sources of further reference materials. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| Pacing | In Good Time | Jasmine Cresswell, Libby Hall | 1988 RWA Conference | Selecting the correct pacing for your novel and tips onhow to achieve that pacing. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Pacing | Keep 'em Turning Those Pages | Adrianne Lee | 1998 ECWC | Tips to improve pacing; Opening with hooks, ending scenesand chapters to keep the reader turning the page, etc; suggestions fordeveloping a strong story conflict. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Pacing | Keep 'Em Up All Night: How to Write a Page Turner | Suzanne Brockmann | 1998 RWA Conference | Ingredients of a page turner: Creating characters thereader will care about, identifying plot points and creating a plotoutline, hooking the reader with the beginning of each new scene, pacing.Note: Speech is extremely fast paced but good information | Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Pacing | Make Your Book a Page Turner | Barbara Dawson Smith | 2000 RWA Conference | Steps to adding suspense, making your book a page turnerand avoiding the sagging middle | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Pacing | Pacing Your Romantic Novel | Cathy ? | 1987 RWA Conference | The elements of good pacing with emphasis on middles andthe events leading up to the climax. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Pacing | Too Much Too Soon Syndrome | Diane Hinz | Undated OCC | Common pitfalls to avoid in pacing your novel. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Pacing | Using Scriptwriting Techniques To Improve Your Pacing | Debbie Hancock | 1996 RWA Conference | The ten elements of good pacing in a novel with examplesto illustrate points. Information dense and delivered fast. Requireslistener have a basic knowledge of character development,internal/external conflict, and plot development. | Technical glitch at beginning of side 2. | Using Screenwriting Techniques To Improve Your Pacing | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information |
| Pacing | Where To Start And When To Stop: Storytelling/Pacing | Susan Wiggs | 1995 ECWC | Tips on pacing your novel with suggestions of novels tostudy for pacing techniques. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Pacing | Writing Basics: Pacing | Marian Smith Collins | 1991 RWA Conference | A definition of pacing and discussion of how plotting isimportant to pacing. Hints on how to regulate pacing. Problems that couldbring a novel to a screeching halt. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Plotting | Stop Reinventing the Wheel | Cherry Adair | 2002 RWAConference | Plotting and goal-setting strategies to help you organize your writing. Create scene-by-scene building blocks for an unstoppable novel. | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Plotting | The FearlessWriter | Alicia Rasley,Lynn Kerstan | 2001 RWAConference | How to boldlytake your characters to the edge of disaster and push them over for thesake of a good read. | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Plotting | How the Irishare Still Saving Civilization: Finding Your Storytelling Soul | JuileneOsborne McKnight | 2001 RWAConference | Interestingdiscussion about the writer as storyteller and the power of Story. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Plotting | CreatingFull-Bodied Scenes | Tami Cowden,Caro LaFever | 2001 RWAConference | In depthanalysis of what a scene is and how it moves your story forward. | Beginner/Intermediate | EssentialInformation | ||
| Plotting | Plotting withStoryboards and Flow Charts | Carolyn Greene | 2001 RWAConference | A discussionof plot structure and the various tools you can use in the plotdevelopment process. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Plotting | Creating aStory Arc | Nancy McLane | 2001 RWAConference | How to createa synopsis and/or outline with internal and external transitions andturning points, milestones and developing relationships--a tool todetermine if you have a complete book. | To BeDetermined | Not Rated | ||
| Plotting | Plot Your WayOut of Writer's Block | Carolyn Greene | 2001 RWAConference | An overview ofplotting techniques to increase your productivity, spark your creativityand/or get yourself out of writer's block -- includes discussion aboutstory structure elements and plotting to those elements. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Plotting | A Bird's Eye View of Plot Points | David Trottier | Undated OCC | The basic building blocks of a good story. | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | ||
| Plotting | Advanced Plotting, Pts 1 & 2 | Jolie Kramer | 1998 RWA Conference | Kramer details the techniques necessary to plot amarketable novel | Two tape set | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Plotting | All The Right Moves | Jayne Ann Krentz | 1988 RWA Conference | The essential elements of plot clearly delineated and alisting of basic romance myths for structuring a plot. | Krentz's speech is fine; the intro sounds wobbly. | All Levels | Essential Information | |
| Plotting | Dredging For Dreams: Exploring Myths & Fairytales | Coral Smith Saxe | 1996 RWA | Plot elements, themes, and motifs of fairy tales and mythsthat are useful in romance. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| Plotting | Hero/Heroine Relationship | Lynn Kerstan, Alicia Rasley | 1997 RWA | Tips on using the important elements of characterizationand the conflict between the hero/heroine to plot a book. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| Plotting | Myths To Write By | Christopher Vogler | Undated OCC | Plot points, archetypal characters and the 12 steps of thehero's journey as applied to screen/novel writing. | Tape begins/ends abruptly. Short break in sound on sideone near the end. | Advanced/Published | Interesting | |
| Plotting | On Plotting | Jayne Ann Krentz | 1992 ECWC | Krentz discusses the five elements of plotting,philosophy, reader expectation, finding time, the author's excitementabout the story, and the technical aspects of plotting a book. Krentzstresses the importance of finding the strengths in a writer's voic | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Plotting | Plot vs. Character: Achieving The Right Mix | Susan Aylworth | 1996 RWA Conference | Basic elements of plot and conflict and how and where theyfit into your plot. | Plot vs. Character: Achieving The Right Mix, PlotChecklist | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | |
| Plotting | Plotting | Pamela Goodfellow | 1994 GSRWA | An alternative method to plotting/writing a book. | Intermediate/Advanced | Interesting | ||
| Plotting | Plotting Along | Libby Hall, Margaret Wilkins, Gail Chasan | 1992 RWA Conference | Basic ingredients of a good plot, sub plots and secondarycharacters, and Silhouette's preferences in plot themes and elements.(Check this last against current market info.) | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Plotting | Plotting Conflict | Karen Pershing | Undated OCC | Internal and external conflict in the category romance anda brief review of various typical romance conflicts. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Plotting | Plotting from the Inside Out or the Outside In | Emilie Richards and Patricia McLinn | 2000 RWA Conference | Two authors discuss their two opposing methods ofplotting. Helpful discussion on finding the plotting method that is rightfor each individual writer. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Plotting | Plotting, not Plodding | Maggie Osborne | 1998 ECWC | Tips to make a good book great; Understanding what yourbook is about; Using a working synopsis as a plotting tool. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Plotting | Plotting, Pts. 1 & 2 | Jolie Kramer | 1996 RWA Conference | Dense discussion of the critical elements of plot,including plot points, beats, crisis and climax; conflict; villains;theme; characterization and subtext; and emotion. | Advanced/Published | Essential Information | ||
| Plotting | Plotting: A Method To The Madness | Margaret Moore | 1996 RWA Conference | Dos and don'ts of plotting. | A technical glitch makes a short portion near thebeginning hard to hear. You can get most of it by cranking up the volume. | Plotting: A Method To The Madness | Intermediate | Interesting |
| Plotting | Plotting: You Take The High Road, I'll Take The Low Road | Nancy Kane, Marilyn Jordan | 1997 RWA Conference | Overview of common methods of plotting a book. | Jordan equates each of ChristopherVogel's twelve steps inThe Writer's Journey to a particular stage of the romance. | Plotting Workshop: The High Road And The Low Road | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It |
| Plotting | Six Steps To A Perfect Plot | Stella Cameron | 1996 RWA Conference | Six steps to take you from finding the idea to creatingthe scenes for your book. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| Plotting | Synopsis | Debbie Macomber | 1992 ECWC | Creating a synopsis as an outline for writing a book. | The twelve steps Macomber outlines can be found in TheWriter's Journey by Christopher Vogler. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Plotting | Tapping Into Myth And Archetype: A Surefire Structure ThatSells | Wendy Hilton-Jones | 1996 RWA Conference | Using The Writer's Journey to plot a romance. | Tapping Into Myths And Archetypes: A Surefire StructureThat Sells | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | |
| Plotting | The Encounter | Debbie Hancock | 1997 RWA | Plotting the set-up of your book with emphasis oncharacters' goals and motivations. | The Encounter | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | |
| Plotting | Using Myths To Plot Your Story | Karen Harbaugh | 1996 ECWC | Explores the technique of using fairy tales/myths to plota romance. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Plotting | Weaving In Subplots & Secondary Characters: Make ThemIntegral To Your Plot | Sherry Lewis | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips on using subplots and secondary characters to createa strong story. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| Plotting | Who Are These Guys Anyway? | Betty Duran, Day Smith | 1992 RWA Conference | Overview on using the screenwriter's paradigm &character sketches to plot a book. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| PublishingBusiness | Show Me theMoney! | Brenda Hyatt | 2001 RWAConference | How muchpublishers pay for romance novels and how soon you'll see the money. | To BeDetermined | Not Rated | ||
| PublishingBusiness | Future of theHistorical | MelissaEndlich, Amy Garvey, Lauren McKenna | 2001 RWAConference | Editor paneldiscusses what they are currently publishing and what they expect to thein the future for the historical market. | To BeDetermined | Not Rated | ||
| Publishing Business | And The Beat Goes On | Nora Roberts, Helen Mittermeyer, Patricia Reynolds Smith | 1994 RWA Conference | The history of the romance publishing business from both awriter's and a reader's perspective. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Publishing Business | Book Distributors | Chip Crowl, Steve Crabb | 1996 RWA Conference | How book distributors operate, e.g., what they buy, howthey buy, inventory management, promotion. | Advanced/Published | Essential Information | ||
| Publishing Business | Booksellers Panel | Booksellers | 1997 RWA Conference | Q & A session about customer'shabits/preferences/interests and marketing suggestions. | Unfortunately, the Q&A is brief and buried in themiddle of an awards ceremony. | All Levels | Interesting | |
| Publishing Business | Cutting Edge Publishing: Taking Risks | Candy Lee, Carolyn Nichols, Kate Duffy, Karen Fantera,Laura Cifelli | 1997 RWA Conference | Wide ranging Q&A session on the publishing business. | Advanced/Published | Interesting | ||
| Publishing Business | Distributors | Denise Little, Ceneta Williams, Derek Thomas, SallyBedecker | 1992 RWA Conference | Specialty and general distributors discuss how they marketromance. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Publishing Business | Editors & Sales Reps: How They Work Together | Jeanne Tiedge, Judy DeBerry | 1996 RWA Conference | An editor and an in-house sales rep discuss how theymarket romances at Warner. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Publishing Business | From Manuscript To Bookshelf: A Guide Through The Process | Elaine Davie, Judith Stern | 1992 RWA Conference | An agent and an editor described the process a manuscriptgoes through from submission to publication. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Publishing Business | House Sales Reps | Adrienne deWolfe | 1996 RWA Conference | The common flaws in submissions and suggestions on how tocorrect them. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Publishing Business | Midlist Crisis | Ellen Edwards, Steven Zacharius | 1996 RWA Conference | Avon and Kensington editors talk about the changes inpublishing that affect the midlist author and give tips on how to copewith those changes. | All Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Publishing Business | Midlist Crisis In Publishing: What Does The Future Hold | Ethan Ellenberg, Pattie Steele-Perkins, Karen Solem,Brooke Borman | 1997 RWA Conference | Thoughts and suggestions on dealing with a changingmarket. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Publishing Business | Partners In Publishing, Parts 1 & 2 | Kate Duffy, Karen Solem, Barbara Bretton, Candy Lee | 1992 RWA Conference | Q & A session on current and continuing issues in theindustry. | Intermediate/Advanced | Interesting | ||
| Publishing Business | Publisher's Summit Report | Libby Hall, Debbie Hancock, Janis Reams Hudson, BetinaKrahn | 1997 RWA Conference | Among the issues discussed: using book covers on Websites, Internet book sales, favorite book and most romantic polls, andadvertising romance. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Publishing Business | The Future Of Books: Publishers Weekly | Daisy Maralis | 1997 RWA Conference | Wide ranging discussion of the book industry from theperspective of Publishers Weekly. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Publishing Business | The Life Cycle Of A Book | Henry Pauly, Chris Dunham, Donna Waitkus, Dick Efthim | 1996 RWA Conference | House sales reps discuss what they do and how authors canbest work with them. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Publishing Business | What Really Goes On In Those Editorial Meetings? | Barbara Alpert, Paula Eykelhof, Isabelle Swift, JacquelynLaDonne, Belinda Metz | 1992 RWA Conference | A house publicist describes how she promotes an author andher books. Editors from both single title and category houses discuss howthey decide to purchase a manuscript. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Publishing Business | Who's On First: Who's Who At Your Publishing House | Ballantine Employees | 1996 RWA Conference | Who is involved, and how, in producing and marketing abook at Ballantine. | Advanced/Published | Interesting | ||
| Houses | An Informal Conversation With Marsha Zinberg | Marsha Zinberg | 1997 RWA Conference | All about Harlequin's special projects. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Houses | Dealing With Harlequin | Mary Bracho, Nina Gettler | 1996 ECWC | Harlequin historical authors discuss the good and bad ofworking with Harlequin. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Houses | Writing To Sell | Jane Robson | 1996 RWA Conference | Dos, don'ts, and how-tos of writing for Harlequin. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Regency | An English Country House Tour | Victoria Henshaw | 1997 Beau Monde Conference | A discussion of the architecture and social and politicalhistory of of the English country house. | Because multiple slides accompany this lecture, those notalready familiar with England's great houses may find the information moreconfusing than helpful. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Regency | An Explorer's Guide To Research Over There | Gail Eastwood, Pat Cody | 1997 Beau Monde Conference | How to plan and execute a research trip to England. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Regency | Belowstairs In The Servants' Realm | Anne Barbour, Jeanne Savery | 1997 Beau Monde Conference | Numbers of servants, wages, duties, clothing, socialcustoms, etc. etc.-everything you want to know about servants in theRegency period. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Regency | Beyond The Traditional Regency | Katherine Greyle, Patricia Wynn | 1996 Beau Monde Conference | The difference between the traditional and non-traditionalRegency and the essential elements of the non-traditional ones. Especiallygood for tips on incorporating mystery into the Regency. | BeginnerIntermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Regency | Breaking With Tradition: New Approaches To Regency Romance | Anne Barbour, Joan Overfield | 1997 Beau Monde Conference | Keeping the essence of the Regency when adding paranormalor other "out-of-ordinary" elements to your story. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Regency | Characterization In The Regency | Alicia Rasley | 1997 Beau Monde Conference | Matching characters with plot to create strong, believablestories. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Regency | Expanding The Regency Market | Hilary Ross, Julia Kingery, Phylis Warady | 1996 Beau Monde Conference | What publishers, authors, booksellers, and readers can doto expand the market for Regencies. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Regency | Fashionable Follies: Dress & Accessories of TheRegency Period | Kristine Hughes | 1997 Beau Monde Conference | Good tidbits of information buried in a fashion show. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Regency | From Regency To Regency Historical | Julia Quinn, Lynn Kerstan, Margaret Evans-Porter | 1996 Beau Monde Conference | The difference between a Regency and Regency historicaland a look at the Regency historical market. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| Regency | Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Promoting The Regency Romance | April Kihlstrom, Patricia Bray | 1997 Beau Monde Conference | Ways to promote Regency romance and recruit new readerson-line and off. | All Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Regency | Memorabilia From The Regency Era | Candice Hern | 1996 Beau Monde Conference | Hern shares her collection of antiques from the Regencyperiod. You can glean occasional tidbits of information from this hands-ondisplay. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Regency | Property Law & Marriage Settlements | Jo Beverly, Melinda McRae | 1996 Beau Monde Conference | Essential and not-so-essential legal details on propertylaw and marriage settlements in England during the Regency period | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Regency | Regencies | Melinda McRae | 1993 GSRWA | Researching Regencies. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Regency | Regencies In Today's Market | Karen Harbaugh | 1996 ECWC | Tips on writing/selling Regencies in today's limitedmarket. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Regency | Regencies: How To Broaden Your Market | Joan Overfield | 1996 RWA Conference | Differences between Regencies, historical Regencies andhistoricals and how to move from one to the other. | List Of Recommended Titles | Intermediate/Advanced | Interesting | |
| Regency | Regency: Distinct, Yet Relevant | Mary Balogh | 1992 RWA conference | Creating authentic historical heroes/heroines (withemphasis on the Regency period in England) that will still appeal to themodern reader. | Balogh titles her talk "Timeless Heroes &Heroines." Long break in sound on side one. Tape ends abruptly; noside two. | Beginner | Essential Information | |
| Regency | Researching The Regency | Gail Eastwood, Dee Hendrickson | 1996 Beau Monde Conference | The importance of accuracy in your research and tips onresearching the Regency period. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Regency | Techniques For Plotting The Regency | Barbara Allister, Paula Tanner Girard | 1997 Beau Monde Conference | Basic tips on writing Regency, general as well aspertinent to the genre. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Regency | The Changing Regency | Karla Hocker, Mary Jo Putney, Lois Nollet | 1992 RWA Conference | Overview of the development of the genre in terms ofcontent, style, length and reader expectations. Includes the differencesbetween a Regency and a Regency historical. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Regency | The Editorial Viewpoint | Kate Duffy, Ellen Edwards, Elisa Wares, Jennifer Sawyer | 1996 Beau Monde Conference | Editors discuss what they want in a Regency and copingwith today's depressed market. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Regency | The Men, The Women, The Scandals: Regency Biographies | Emma Jensen, Margaret Evans-Porter | 1997 Beau Monde Conference | Information on Robert Burns, poet; the Royal Princes, inparticular Prinny; Lord Byron, poet; Charlotte, Princess of Wales;Catherine Tilney-Long, Mary Cole Tudor, and Mary Nesbitt, heiresses;and Harriet, Amy, Fanny, & Sophia Wilson, famous whores. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Regency | The Spicy Regency | Mary Balogh, Jennifer Sawyer | 1994 RWA Conference | Essential ingredients of Regency romance, some"don'ts," and ways to "spice up" your novel, e.g. fromdelving into the darker side of the period to using animals as crucialcharacters. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Regency | To Market, To Market: Editor/Agent Round Table | Kate Duffy, Sue Curran, Jo Burton, Alice Orr | 1997 Beau Monde Conference | Editors and agents discuss submission procedures, housewants, and general market status for the genre. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Regency | Tracing The Timeline: A Year-By-Year View Of The Regency | Alison, JoAnn Ferguson | 1997 Beau Monde Conference | Year-by-year highlights in England history pertinent tothe genre. Second speaker includes references. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Regency | Writing The Regency Historical | Jo Beverly | 1997 Beau Monde Conference | Essential elements of a Regency historical and how theydiffer from those required by a straight Regency. | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | ||
| Regency | Writing The Traditional Regency | April Kihlstrom, Pat Cody, Elizabeth Fairchild | 1996 Beau Monde Conference | The importance of research to Regency and tips on usingthat research effectively in writing a traditional Regency. | First speaker gives advice on creating correct Britishcadence in dialogue. | All Levels | Essential Information | |
| Rejection/Revision | Power Revision | Darlene Graham | 2000 RWAConference | How to honeyour writing and increase your chances of selling by improving yourrevision skills. | Handoutsenhance the information on the tape. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Rejection/Revision | A Realistic Look At Revisions | Lynn Ellis, Brenda Chin | 1997 RWA Conference | Why it's important to have a good relationship with youreditor, what to do when you get a revision letter and the differencebetween a revision letter and rejection. | Sample revision letters written by Brenda Chin. | Advanced/Published | Good/Worth It | |
| Rejection/Revision | Coping With Rejection | Madeline George | 1997 RWA Conference | Techniques for dealing with rejection by improving yourwriting. | Coping With Rejection-Use It And Lose It | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Rejection/Revision | Deciphering Rejection | Barbara Keilor, Patricia McLaughlin | 1992 RWA Conference | Interpreting rejection letters and how to self-edit amanuscript. | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | ||
| Rejection/Revision | Getting in the Door: Why Manuscripts Get Rejected | Thea Devine | 2000 RWA Conference | Manuscript submission do's and don'ts as well asinformative writing tips from the multi-published author/professionalmanuscript reader. | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | ||
| Rejection/Revisionn | How To Bounce Proof Your Manuscript | Susan Wiggs | 1993 RWA Conference | Tips on writing a strong manuscript, e.g., hooking withemotional words, basic manuscript presentation, good characterization, andstarting a story with a bang. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Rejection/Revision | Interpreting Those Rejection Letters | Leslie Wainger | 1995 ECWC | Essentially, "Rejection 101" and how to benefitfrom from the nasty event. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Rejection/Revision | Rejection & Recycling | Susan Macias, Nancy Gideon | 1992 RWA Conference | Dealing with the pain of rejection, deciding whether tobury the manuscript or submit it again, and recycling a manuscript thatjust doesn't sell. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Rejection/Revision | Revising & Self-Editing | Susan Andersen, Anne Peters | 1993 ECWC Conference | Anderson and Peters discuss how they write, revise, andresubmit manuscripts and how they bargain with their editors overrequested changes. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Rejection/Revision | Rewrite...Again | Tina Baccar | Undated OCC | Fifteen tips on revising your manuscript. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Rejection/Revision | Rewriting: How To Edit Your Own Work | Pat Tracy | 1994 GSRWA | Elements in your work to consider when revising/rewritingfrom conflict and character to grammar and spelling. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Rejection/Revision | Self Edit | Ann Maxwell | Undated OCC | General advice on how to self-edit, including what to lookfor when rereading your whole manuscript for the first time, reading likea reader and not a writer, and using critiques to your advantage. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Rejection/Revision | Twenty Steps To A Better Manuscript | Moyra Tarling | 1997 RWA Conference | Twenty essential elements to consider as yourewrite/revise. | Twenty Steps To A Better Manuscript | Advanced/Published | Essential Information | |
| Rejection/Revision | Writing Basics: Self-Editing | Barbara Keiler | 1991 RWA Conference | Essential elements, including examples, to consider as yourevise/rewrite your manuscript. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| HistoricalResearch | AnEvening at Drury Lane | KristenSkold | 2000RWA Conference | Reenactmentof a play at the Drury Theater | AllLevels | Interesting | ||
| Historical Research | BreathingLife Into Historical Detail | GeorginaGentry, Sara Orwig | 1996RWA Conference | Theimportance of accuracy in historical detail and ways to integrate yourresearch into your book without killing the story. | BreathingLife Into Historical Detail (bibliography) | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/WorthIt | |
| Historical Research | Castles,Kirtles, & Kinsmen: The Magic Of The Medieval Romance | CoralSmith Saxe | 1994RWA Conference | Atour through a medieval home. | AllLevels | Interesting | ||
| Historical Research | EntertainmentThrough The Ages | DeeHendrickson, Jo Beverly, Candace McCarthy | Unknown | Commonpastimes in the middle ages and the 18th and 19th centuries. | AllLevels | Interesting | ||
| Historical Research | EXTRA:Civil War Re-Enactment, Pts. 1 & 2† | Dr.Randall Hayes & Company | 1996RWA Conference | Overviewof the Civil War period, including clothing, uniforms, music and adiscussion on the use of "Civil War" versus "War BetweenThe States." | AllLevels | Good/WorthIt | ||
| Historical Research | EXTRA:The Lure Of Medieval London† | LindaAbel, Suzanne Barclay | 1996RWA Conference | Overviewof social/cultural life in the Medieval Ages. | TheLure Of Medieval England, 12th Century To 14th Century | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/WorthIt | |
| Historical Research | ForBetter Or Worse: Betrothal, Marriage & Divorce Practices in Britain,1066-1820 | JoBeverly, Lois Greiman | 1996RWA Conference | Legalins and outs of betrothal, marriage and divorce with emphasis on themiddle ages. | AllLevels | Good/WorthIt | ||
| Historical Research | FromCourtship To Marriage: A History Of Romance & The Mating Game | PeggyHanchar | 1997RWA Conference | Alook at courtship practices and folklore. | Courship,Betrothals & Marriage, Curious Customs Through The Ages | AllLevels | Interesting | |
| Historical Research | FromLeeches To Antiseptic Surgery | MelindaMcRae | 1996RWA Conference | Detaileddiscussion of medical practices prior to 1900. | Diseases | AllLevels | Good/WorthIt | |
| Historical Research | HistoricalAuthenticity | KathleenHarrington | UndatedOCC | Howto use historical research to create plot, characters, etc.; basicresources; and how to effectively organize your research. | Beginner | Good/WorthIt | ||
| Historical Research | HistoricalCostume For Men & Boys | LisaBingham | 1992RWA Conference | Overviewof men's clothing from ancient Egypt to 1900. | Thereal value of the tape comes in the movies she recommends as displayingauthentic or nearly authentic male clothing for each period she discusses. | AllLevels | Good/WorthIt | |
| Historical Research | HistoricalResearch & Techniques | SusanWiggs | 1994ECWC | Theimportance of historical accuracy in writing historical romance, where tolook for what you need, and how to use historical research to bring yourstory to life. | Shortbreak in the recording on side two. | Beginner | Good/WorthIt | |
| Historical Research | LifeAfloat for Writers of Historical Romance, Tapes 1 & 2 | RonWantaya | 2000RWA Conference | Informationthe writer of English or American historicals needs to know to writenautical-related scenes. Invaluabledetails about life aboard ship and the terminology used at the time. | Richwith detail even without the visuals used in his presentation | AllLevels | Good/WorthIt | |
| Historical Research | MoreThan Just a Costume--History as Character | TerryBlain and Jill Limber | 2000RWA Conference | Giveyour book atmosphere, taking your reader to another place and time byincorporating historical, political, social, and economic facts, figuresand personalities; tips on research. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/WorthIt | ||
| Historical Research | Panache:200 Years Of The Fashionable Woman, Pts. 1 & 2 | IvanSayers | 1993RWA Conference | Thoroughdiscussion of women's fashion between the 18th century and the presentday. | AllLevels | Good/WorthIt | ||
| Historical Research | RaidersOf The Lost Ark: Digging Up The Bones Of Research | JoanOverfield, Gail Link | 1994RWA Conference | Aspectsof history-cultural, political, economic, etc.-to consider whenresearching your novel and less obvious places to look for thisinformation. | AllLevels | Good/WorthIt | ||
| Historical Research | Researching:Writing Medieval Romances | LoisGreiman, Christina Dodd | 1996RWA Conference | Aboutknights, castles and how to recreate the Middle Ages without being grossor ridiculous. | RomancingThe Garderobe; Yonda Lies The Castle Of My Fadda, Interesting Stuff AboutThe Middle Ages | Beginner | Interesting | |
| Historical Research | TheBase Of The Iceberg: Preparation & Revision (Historicals) | MeganChance | 1993GSRWA | Researchingand planning a historical romance. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/WorthIt | ||
| Historical Research | TheIntrepid Victorian Traveler, Pts. 1 & 2 | TamesAlan | 1997RWA Conference | Alook at an English Victorian woman's life. | AllLevels | Good/WorthIt | ||
| Historical Research | TheWestern Historical | ParrisAfton Bonds, Dorothy Garlock, Candace Camp | 1989RWA Conference | Discussionabout the importance of historic accuracy; good information on regionalresearch. | AllLevels | Interesting | ||
| Historical Research | UnderwearThrough The Ages† | LisaBingham Rampton | 1996RWA Conference | Detailedoverview of women's underwear through the ages. | CostumingThe Historical (bibliography) | AllLevels | Good/WorthIt | |
| Historical Research | UnusualFacts | MaryKingsley, Linda Windsor | 1992RWA Conference | Overviewof maritime life with an emphasis on women at sea. | AllLevels | Good/WorthIt | ||
| Historical Research | WritingAbout England | JoBeverley | 1999RWA Conference | Goodadvice on how to portray England accurately. Valuable cultural geography information. | Note- the tape's value is limited when the speaker is referring to maps andvisuals during her workshop. | AllLevels | Good/WorthIt | |
| Crime Research | Working With the FBI: High-ProfileCases, Tapes 1 & 2 | FBI Agent Don Clark | 2001RWA Conference | A former FBI agent discusses whatbeing an agent is really like. | ToBe Determined | NotRated | ||
| Crime Research | Arsenic and New Lace: Why & HowWomen Kill | Kelsey Roberts | 1999RWA Conference | A look into the mindsof murderers, focusing on the reasons why women kill and are killed.Contains valuable includes valuable research information and real lifeexamples of female murderers. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Crime Research | 101 Ways To Kill Someone | Eileen Dreyer | 1996 RWA Conference | A former trauma nurse talks about the various ways onehuman kills another. | The information is especially helpful in the psychologicalaspects of weapon/method choice. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Crime Research | Autopsies R U S | Dr. Bill Haglund | 1994 GSRWA | Using fascinating anecdotes, Haglund discusses when &how a coroner/ medical examiner deals with the victims of violent death. | Odd break in sound on side 2. Unfortunately, during theQ&A sessions, Haglund walks away from the mike, rendering everythingunintelligible. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Crime Research | Crime & Punishment & Everything In Between | Tim Perry | 1996 ECWC | Wide ranging Q & A session on crime investigation,procedures and the like. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Crime Research | Crime Investigation Procedures, Pts. 1 & 2 | Detective John Kaufman, John Rakonick, Lt. John Podolak,Mary Fran Ernst, Dr. Chris Long, Dr. Mary Case | 1993 RWA Conference | A panel of criminal investigators answers questions oncrime related subjects such as autopsies, explosives, evidence gathering,weapons, and police procedures. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Crime Research | Doing Research For True Crime Writing | Lt. Ennis Smith | 1992 Heart Of Oregon Conference | A cop, who also writes true crime novels, discussestechniques for writing and researching these books. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Crime Research | EXTRA: Crime & Punishment, Pts. 1-3 | Dr. Jeffrey Barnard, D. W. Bransom, Lt. David Davis, MarkThielman | 1996 RWA Conference | An FBI agent, a US marshal, a policeman, a chief medicalexaminer, & an assistant district attorney discuss how the criminalinvestigation system works. | Brief episodes of static on tape 3. | How To Use And Understand The Autopsy Report | All Levels | Good/Worth It |
| Crime Research | EXTRA: Guns: Contemporary & Historical, Pts. 1 & 2† | Larry J. Martin, Charles Brown, Greg Brown | 1996 RWA Conference | Three gun experts present a technical discussion offirearms, historical and contemporary. Includes a short, condensed historyof the development of firearms. | Using Modern Firearms In Literature | All Levels | Interesting | |
| Crime Research | Fighting Crime In The Big Apple | New York Police Department | 1994 RWA Conference | Members of the NYPD give pointers, tell stories, andanswer questions about their work. Good for NYC accents and officers'emotional responses to crime. | Begins mid-session; ends abruptly. | All Levels | Interesting | |
| Crime Research | Island County Coroner | Dr. Barbara Anderson | 1987 Mystery Writers Of America Meeting | Anderson talks about her job. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Crime Research | Law Enforcement Panel, Pts. 1 & 2 | Grant Beardsley, Ray Broderick, Ennis Smith, Bob Wilson,Mike Whitney, Don Schuessler | 1992 ECWC | Investigators, crime technicians, toxicologists, andpolice officers answer questions about police work and criminalinvestigation. | Occasional short silences. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Crime Research | Meet the Ladies of Crime and Mystery: The Cop and the PI,Tapes 1 & 2 | Joyce Spizer & Kathy Bennett | 2000 RWA Conference | Interesting information for anyone crafting characters inthe mystery/suspense subgenres. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Crime Research | Paul Henderson, Reporter/Private Investigator | Paul Henderson | 1988 Mystery Writers Of America Meeting | Through case studies, Henderson probes the issue of badpolice work and overzealous prosecution. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Crime Research | The Criminal Case From Outcry To Appeal, Pts. 1 & 2 | Paul Hoffman, Linda Lewis | 1997 RWA Conference | In great detail, what the police do after a crime has beencommitted; the legal restrictions and activities surrounding theinvestigation of that crime; legal terminology defined; trial prep,protocol, and procedures; and the various ways to appeal. | A Criminal Trial From Arrest To Appeal, Law Libraries AndHow To Use Them, Characters In A Criminal Case | All Levels | Essential Information | |
| Crime Research | Twisted Minds: Psychopaths Are People Too | Tami Hoag | 1996 RWA Conference | How to craft a logical, well-motivated, well-delineatedvillain. | Twisted Minds: The Psychology Of Villains Or PsychopathsAre People Too | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | |
| General Research | Buying Starter Fluid - Researching | Ann Chamberlin | 1999 ECWC | Sources and a checklist to help you research your waythrough a scene. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| General Research | EXTRA: Native American Spirituality, Pts. 1 & 2 | Clyde Eagle, A. Paul Ortega, Ben Silversmith, MarcellusBearheart Williams | 1996 RWA Conference | A Lakota Sioux, a Mescalero Apache, a Navaho, and aMuscogee Creek discuss spirituality from a Native American perspective.Some tribe specific information. | Long gap near the beginning of second side of tape one. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| General Research | Guns, Bikes, And The Male Mystique | George Spivey | 1993 RWA Conference | A male romance writer discusses guns and motorcycles(mostly) from both a writer's and a man's perspective. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| General Research | How To Become An Instant Expert | UW Learning Annex Instructor | Unknown | Where to look, who to ask, and techniques to use to getthe information you need. Aimed primarily at non-fiction writers. Mostuseful for contemporary writers. | Computer information is outdated. Tape ends abruptly. | All Levels | Interesting | |
| General Research | Research: Historical & Contemporary | Katherine Davis Elderman | Undated OCC | Basic techniques of research and how good research canstrengthen your book. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| General Research | Researching Your Contemporary & Historical Novel, Pts.1 & 2 | Rosanne Bittner, Mary Sharon Plowman | 1996 RWA Conference | Covers basic research techniques for both contemporary andWestern historical novels. | Conducting Contemporary Research | Beginner | Interesting | |
| General Research | Shoot Him, Stab Him, Run Him Down: How Does He Survive? | Laurie Grant | 1996 RWA Conference | Emergency Room/Trauma Nurse gives good but brief talk. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| General Research | The US Embassy, Diplomats, And The CIA | Linda Deleon Campbell | 1994 RWA Conference | Info on the ordinary workings of embassies, diplomats andthe CIA. | Tape ends abruptly. | All Levels | Essential Information | |
| General Research | You Need More Than A Merck Manual & A PDR | Jane Toombs, Ellen Jamison, Anita Gunnefson, Laurie Miller | 1993 RWA Conference | All about creating medical accuracy in your novel. Usefuldiscussions on concussions, unconsciousness & coma, and gunshot/arrowwounds. | Short mike problem in the middle. | All Levels | Essential Information | |
| RWA | Brave New World: RWA's Future | Angie Butterworth, Susan Wiggs | 1995 ECWC | What RWA offers, has done, and intends to do for romancewriters. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| RWA | PAN At The Chapter Level | Allison Hinches, Kathleen Eagle | 1996 RWA Conference | Ideas for chapter PAN liaisons to use with their localchapters, e.g., fund raisers, chapter wide activities. | All Published | Interesting | ||
| RWA | What's New In PAN | Allison Hinches, Kathleen Eagle | 1996 RWA Conference | Report of PAN activities for the prior year. | All Published | Interesting | ||
| Seminars | Jack Bickham | 1994 GSRWA | An intense look at the "scene and sequel"technique of structuring a novel. | All Unpublished | Essential Information | |||
| Seminars | Ann Maxwell | Undated OCC | Writing romance with emphasis on writing romanticsuspense: understanding the genre; building a suitable plot/relationship;creating strong, believable characters; the importance of asynopsis/outline before you begin writing; and using imagery successful | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | |||
| Seminars | Laura Kinsale | Undated OCC | Using theme to build characters and plot; using viewpointas a tool to show rather than tell; creating emotion with dialogue,action, and the right detail; imagery-do your words really paint thepicture in your head. | Intermediate/Advanced | Essential Information | |||
| Seminars | Jack Bickham | 1993 GSRWA | The techniques of writing commercial fiction; starting& stopping your story, forming the story question, using settingeffectively, creating strong characters, story structure (scene &sequel). | All Unpublished | Essential Information | |||
| Sensuality | Kicking it up a Notch--How to Take Your Writing From Sexy to Sizzling | Carly Phillips, Vicki LewisThompson, Brenda Chin | 2002 RWAConference | How much sizzle is enough; how much is too much for the various category lines. How to take that sizzle on into single title | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Sensuality | Tight Fittin'Jeans or How to Create Sexual Tension | Joan Johnston | 1999 RWAConference | Unreviewed | To BeDetermined | Not Rated | ||
| Sensuality | Writing Hot:Sensuality for the Series Writer | Elda Minger | 1999 RWAConference | Good tips andtechniques to increase the level of sexual tension in your book. | Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Sensuality | Anatomy Of A Love Scene | Glenda Sanders | 1996 RWA Conference | Developing sexual tension, common clichés to avoid andappropriate gender responses and thought patterns during love making. | Anatomy Of A Love Scene | All Unpublished | Good/Worth It | |
| Sensuality | Building Sexual Tension/Chemistry | Rita Rainville | 1994 RWA Conference | Discussion of what sexual tension means and why it isessential to have from page one in a romance novel. Lots of examples. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Sensuality | Crafting A Really Hot Sex Scene | Elizabeth Engstrom | 1997 Maui Writers Conference | A non-romance writer's approach to writing sex scenes. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Sensuality | Love Scenes | Karen Smith | 1997 RWA Conference | Essential elements of love scenes. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Sensuality | Sense And Sensuality | Stella Cameron | 1993 | Cameron discusses the reason for putting sensuality in abook and how to do it with the greatest effect and gives tips on preparingyourself for writing a love scene. | Beginner | Essential Information | ||
| Sensuality | Sensuality And The Five Senses | Laura Parker | 1996 RWA Conference | Using the five senses to show character and setting. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Sensuality | Sensuality And The Five Senses | Donna Julian, Susan Johnson | 1992 RWA Conference | The importance of passionate writing and how to use thefive senses to establish mood. Susan Johnson's talk gives the how-tos. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Sensuality | Sex And The Writer | Elda Minger | 1997 RWA Conference | Sex in contemporary romance: cultural/social expectations;importance of keeping the act "in character" with yourcharacters; rape vs. forced sex; appeal of boy-next-door and of thehistorical. | This is not a how-to tape. Minger talks at warp plusspeed. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Sensuality | Sex vs. Sensuality: The Art of Layering Your Love Scenes | Panel: Drogin, Chin, Raye, Denison | 2000 RWA Conference | Focuses on the Harlequin lines but has valuableinformation on layering and crafting love scenes. Features what the editoris looking for in the Blaze line. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Sensuality | Sexual Tension | Linda Howard | 1990 RWA Conference | The power of the sex drive and the 12 stages of sexualintimacy. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Sensuality | Sexual Tension In The Romance Novel | Marie Tracy, Birgit Davis-Todd | 1994 RWA Conference | Basic how-to on creating sexual tension and the sevendeadly sins of writing sex. Good information on using the five senses. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Sensuality | Sexual Tension: Creating That Sizzle | Betina Krahn | 1996 ECWC | Your characters' TQ (temptation quotient) and othercritical elements of creating good sexual tension in your story. | All Unpublished | Essential Information | ||
| Sensuality | Sizzling Tension | Suzanne Forster | Undated OCC | What is sexual tension and how to create it using emotion,dialogue and common human sexual signals. | Tape begins and ends abruptly. Short gap in recording. Oneside only. | Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Sensuality | The Heart Or Other Organs: What Drives Romance? | Betina Krahn, Thea Devine, Melinda Helfer, Jo Beverly | 1997 RWA Conference | A debate on the place of love versus sex in romancenovels. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Sensuality | Writing Erotic Sex Scenes That Sell | Elda Minger | 1997 RWA Conference | Using the science of male/female physiology to createbelievable sex scenes. | Minger talks at warp plus speed. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Series/Linked Books | Linked Books | Jo Beverley | 1998 ECWC | Advantages and pitfalls of writing books that share commonlinks (family, friends, community, etc.). Using family dynamics to fuelstories. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Speakers | SuzanneBrockman Q & A | SuzanneBrockman | 2001 RWAConference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | KeynoteAddress | PatriciaGaffney | 2001 RWAConference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Chat With... | Nora Roberts | 1997 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Chat With... | Lisa Kleypas | 1997 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Chat With... | Julie Garwood | 1997 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Chat With... | Jennifer Blake | 1997 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Chat With... | Heather Graham | 1997 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Chat With... | Mary Jo Putney | 1997 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Chat With... | Carla Neggers | 1997 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Chat With... | Kat Martin | 1997 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Chat With... | Teresa Medeiros | 1997 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Chat With... | Pam Monti | 1997 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Four Keys To Publishing | Debbie Macomber | 1996 ECWC | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Future of Tomorrow's Novel | Maureen Walters | ECWC 1992 | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Keynote Address | Kathleen Eagle | 1993 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Keynote Address | Heather Graham | 1997 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Keynote Address | Sandra Canfield | 1992 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Keynote Address | Judith McNaught | 1996 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Keynote Address | Jo Beverly | 1997 Beau Monde Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Keynote Address, All Grown Up | Betina Krahn | 1996 ECWC | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | No Holds Barred | Judith McNaught | 1996 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | No Holds Barred | Sandra Brown | 1996 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Saturday Luncheon Address | Betina Krahn | 1996 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Saturday Luncheon Speaker | Alison Hart | 1997 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Special Guest Speaker | Eilene Dreyer | 1993 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Special Luncheon Speaker | Sandra Brown | 1992 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Telling Your Story | Julie Garwood | 1997 Maui Writers Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | The Power Of Love | Anne Stuart | ECWC 1994 | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Where's The Romance Gone? | Robin Lee Hatcher | 1993 ECWC | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Why Do We Do This? | Justine Dare Davis | ECWC 1996 | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Why He Gets Into Your Genes | Elda Minger | 1992 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Why Romance Sells | Jayne Ann Krentz | 1993 ECWC | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Why Women Really Read Romance | Susannah Davis | 1993 RWA Conference | Not Rated | ||||
| Speakers | Write What You Know | Diana Gabaldon | Undated OCC | Not Rated | ||||
| Suspense/Intrigue | Romancing the Suspense, Tapes 1 & 2 | Ruth Glick, Joanna Wayne, Patria Rosemoor, Denise O'Sullivan | 2002 RWA Conference | Discussion of tightly intertwining the danger and the romance, making them both essential to the plot, plus what an editor looks for in a Harlequin Intrigue. | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Suspense/Intrigue | Elementary My Dear--Elements of Writing the Mystery/Suspense | Joanne Pence | 2002 RWA Conference | Discussion of the basic elements of suspense. How to improve pacing and create danger in your story. | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Suspense/Intrigue | Make Them Scream--Tricks for Writing Suspense | Martha Powers, Sharon DeVita | 2002 RWA Conference | How to increase the tension of a scene and sharpen the emotional edge of your book through pacing, motivation and structure | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Suspense/Intrigue | A Shadow Of A Doubt | Anne Stuart | 1988 RWA Conference | Timeless tips on constructing viable romantic suspense and dealing with the market. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Suspense/Intrigue | Bringing Romance To Mystery | Mary Daheim | 1992 ECWC | Creating/developing the basic elements of romantic suspense: characters, dead bodies, setting, villains, atmosphere,clues/red herrings, the killer, and motives. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Suspense/Intrigue | Chills, Thrills, & Spills | Tahti Carter, Patricia Pinianski, Leslie Wainger | 1992 RWA Conference | Overview of the various types of and important elements of romantic suspense and tips on writing for Harlequin Intrigue. | The Shadows line has been discontinued. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Suspense/Intrigue | Define The Genre | Ann Maxwell | Undated OCC | The various types of mysteries, their critical elements,and tips on writing romantic suspense/thrillers. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| Suspense/Intrigue | Plotting The Romantic Thriller | Eileen Dreyer | 1992 Heart Of Oregon Conference | Building characters, pacing, credibility, dropping clues,motivation and other essential elements of plotting a good romantic suspense novel. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Suspense/Intrigue | Putting The Mystery Together | Earl Emerson | 1992 Heart Of Oregon Conference | Emerson discusses his rules for writing a mystery. | Tape ends abruptly. | Beginner | Interesting | |
| Suspense/Intrigue | Red Herrings & White Lies | Joanne Pence | 1994 RWA Conference | The who, what, where, when & how of inserting clues in your romantic mystery. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Suspense/Intrigue | Romantic Suspense | Anne Stuart | 1994 GSRWA | The important elements of writing romantic suspense. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Suspense/Intrigue | Seven Secrets Of Romantic Suspense | Alicia Scott | 1996 RWA Conference | Overview of the seven most important elements of romantic suspense. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Suspense/Intrigue | Ten Tips For Romantic Suspense | Lisa Baumgartner | 1997 RWA Conference | The title says it all. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Suspense/Intrigue | The Art of Crafting Mystery and Suspense | JoAnna Wayne, Lisa Garner, Gayle Wilson & Suzanne Brockmann | 2000 RWA Conference | An overview of the romantic suspense genre and panel discussion of how they craft their books, how they research, etc. | Brief tape quality problem on tape 1, side 2 | Beginner Intermediate | Interesting | |
| Suspense/Intrigue | What Is Romantic Suspense? | Jennifer Sawyer | 1993 ECWC | The types of romantic suspense and the important elements of the genre. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Suspense/Intrigue | Writing Mystery/Suspense That Sells | Alice Harron Orr | Commercial Tape | A generalized look at the important elements of mystery/suspense novels. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Suspense/Intrigue | Writing The Series Romantic Mystery | Sherryl Woods | 1992 Heart Of Oregon Conference | What to think about as you create the series mystery. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Synopsis/Query | The Query Letter--Ticket to a First Sale | Brenda Novak | 2002 RWA Conference | Novak uses successful queries, interviews with editors and interactive exercises to demonstrate how to use the query to launch a career in romance fiction | Not Rated | Not Rated | ||
| Synopsis/Query | From High Concept to Category Romance | Jennifer Drew, Holly Jacobs | 2002 RWA Conference | How to turn a high concept idea into a marketable romance -- good advice on developing a pitch to an editor | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Synopsis/Query | Cinderella in One Minute -- Turning Your Novel Into Your Pitch | Patricia McMahon | 2001 RWA Conference | How to boil your book down to its essential elements so that you can do an effective pitch (also applicable to developing your synopsis. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Synopsis/Query | Evaluating the Query Letter | Kate Duffy | 2001 RWA Conference | Editor Kate Duffy provides impromptu evaluations of query letters, pointing out what works and what doesn't. | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Synopsis/Query | Be A Fly On The Wall Of An Editor's Office: Real Life Reactions To Your Query Letters | Jennifer Enderlin | 1996 RWA Conference | Enderlin gives her gut reactions to real life query letters and explains her responses to those letters. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Synopsis/Query | One Page To Glory: Capture An Editor's Attention With Your Query | Malle Vallik | 1996 RWA Conference | Vallik lists the salient points of a good query and critiques actual queries. | Tape begins abruptly. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | |
| Synopsis/Query | Perfecting Your Synopsis | Emma Merritt | 1989 RWA Conference | The importance, vital ingredients, correct formatting, and other nitty-gritties of writing a good synopsis. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Synopsis/Query | Queries & Submissions | Marcia Book | 1993 ECWC | Tips on querying a publisher. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Synopsis/Query | Query Letters | JoAnn DeLazzari | 1994 ECWC | Tips on writing query letters. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Synopsis/Query | Selling The Story: The High Concept Synopsis | Suzanne Forrester/Susan Macias | 1996 RWA Conference | Advice on writing blurbs and various types of synopses(summary, short, long), and a discussion of the issue of writing the synopsis before writing the book. | Blackbird | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | |
| Synopsis/Query | Synopsis & Query | Leila Davis, Patricia Coleman | Unknown RWA Conference | Querying editors about article/book length submissions and how to put together proposals that sell. | The basic elements of a query letter are listed in the Q&A session. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | |
| Synopsis/Query | Synopsis Writing | Pam Toth, Jen Heaton | 1994 ECWC | The critical elements of a selling synopsis. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Synopsis/Query | Synopsis: How To Make Editors Ask For More | Paula Detmer Riggs | 1996 ECWC | The critical elements of a good synopsis. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Synopsis/Query | The Dreaded Synopsis | Jackie Manning, Marge Smith | 1996 RWA Conference | The essential elements of a selling synopsis, including a brief discussion of the proper mechanics (spacing, margins, etc.). | The Dreaded Synopsis | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | |
| Synopsis/Query | The Proposal: What Does It Take To Catch An Editor's Eye | Melissa Jeglinski | 1996 ECWC | The essential elements of a good proposal from an editor's point of view. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Synopsis/Query | The Synopsis: A Writer's Best Friend | Pat Simpson | 1993 ECWC | Building a synopsis to use in writing your book, plus the dos & don'ts of formatting and other tips. | Beginner/ Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Synopsis/Query | The Turning Points Of A Selling Synopsis | Linda Needham | 1996 RWA Conference | Using the critical turning points of your story to build a synopsis. | Ever His Bride, Synopsis Basic Definitions/Tips, The Hero's Journey | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | |
| Synopsis/Query | Write The Selling Synopsis: What Makes An Editor Ask For More? | Leslie Wainger | 1996 RWA Conference | Using sample synopses, Wainger explores the issue of what editors look for when they read a synopsis. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | ||
| Synopsis/Query | Writing The Synopsis | Birgit Davis-Todd, Terry Herrington, Katherine Seidick | 1992 RWA Conference | Constructing a synopsis to fit the tone of the subgenre you write in, what to include and what to omit, and common problems to avoid. | All Unpublished | Good/Worth It | ||
| Synopsis/Query | Writing The Synopsis | Malle Vallik, Kathy Stanton | 1994 RWA Conference | How to write a synopsis and what an editor wants/doesn't want to see in one. | Beginner/Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Synopsis/Query | Writing The Synopsis | Pat Kaye, Zilla Soriano | 1994 RWA Conference | Constructing a synopsis/query: the importance of a synopsis, formatting, how to get started, and what to include and where. Basic beginner information. | Brief technical glitch on side two. | Beginner | Essential Information | |
| Synopsis/Query | Your Custom-Fit Synopsis | Pat Cody | 1997 RWA Conference | Finding your style of synopsis writing. | Kept By A Countess | All Levels | Interesting | |
| Technology | Confessions Of An Electronic Pioneer | Diana Kirk | 1997 RWA Conference | The who, what, how, why of publishing your book through anon-line publisher. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Technology | Going On-line | Teresa Hill, Barbara Samuel | 1996 RWA Conference | General discussion of the value of going on-line. | This is not a how-to workshop. | All Levels | Interesting | |
| Technology | Promoting Yourself On The Internet For Little Or No Money | Val Taylor | 1997 ECWC | Tips on creating an effective web page and other ways to promote yourself on the Internet. | Advanced/Published | Essential Information | ||
| Technology | Utilizing The World Wide Web | Pat Simpson | 1996 ECWC | Simpson demonstrates the World Wide Web. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Time Management | Writing More While Writing Better | Susan Mallery | 2002Conference | How to increase production and enhance creativity to write three, four or more books a year | To Be Determined | Not Rated | ||
| Time Management | Time Management Secrets: How to Increase Your Productivity | Cara Summers | 2001RWA Conference | How to find time to write when you say you don't have time to write; prioritizing to pursue your dreams. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Time Management | Finishing Your Book On The Weekends | Megan Chance | 1994 ECWC | Good advice on how to become a more disciplined and efficient writer. Entertaining and inspiring, especially for those also working another job full time. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Time Management | Staying Organized Amidst The Chaos | Robin Lee Hatcher | 1996 RWA Conference | Speaker discusses how she organizes her time and current project | Especially good for historical authors. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Time Management | Time Management | Colleen Quinn | 1994 RWA Conference | Setting/keeping goals, creating a workable schedule,organization and other tips to managing your time and reaching your goals. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Time Management | Time Management: A Professional Author's Approach To Time Management & Deadlines | Debbie Macomber | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips on "writing smart," a method of setting/meeting goals. Debbie's administrative assistant delineates her responsibilities in helping Macomber manage her office/career. | All Published | Good/Worth It | ||
| Time Management | Timed Writing | Joan Logghe | 1998 ECWC | Learning to write in compressed blocks of time. Making and setting apart time in busy lives. Practical suggestions to free yourself of the internal critic. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Traditional/Inspirational | Creating Conflict In The Inspirational Romance | Veda Boyd Jones | 1996 RWA Conference | Appropriate themes/conflicts for inspirational romance. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Traditional/Inspirational | Writing Traditionals | Anne Peters | 1992 ECWC | Elements/attitudes/skills an author needs to be successful writing traditional romance. | This is not a how-to tape. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | |
| Traditional/Inspirational | Focus On Traditional | Luigi Bonomi, Paula Eykelhof, Tara Hughes Gavin | 1990 RWA Conference | Critical components of plotline & characterization of hero & heroine in Harlequin/Silhouette's traditional romances. Bonomi describes the traditional alpha hero. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Traditional/Inspirational | The Inspirational Market | Karen Ball, Rebecca Nesbitt, & a panel of authors/editors | 1997 RWA Conference | A look at this market: what editors want & why. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Traditional/Inspirational | The Untraditional Traditional | Heather Allison, Day LaClaire, Sandra Martin, Catherine Spencer | 1988 RWA Conference | Briefly examines the basic elements of an untraditional traditional, including secondary characters, the dark hero, and sex/love scenes. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Traditional/Inspirational | Understanding the Christian Bookseller's Market | Rebekah Nesbitt | 1998 ECWC | Tips and insights on writing the inspirational that is entertaining while containing traditional values. Discussion of the faith plot, emotional plot and action plot. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Traditional/Inspirational | Writing The Sweet Traditional | Leigh Michaels | 1996 RWA Conference | A discussion of all the elements of a sweet traditional,including the difference between a sweet traditional and a short contemporary. | Beginner | Essential Information | ||
| Viewpoint | Can You Switch Point Of View In A Scene & Still Be Pure | Jennifer Crusie, Lynn Kerstan, Val Taylor, Candice Hern | 1997 RWA Conference | Discussion/debate on head hopping. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Viewpoint | Handling The Male Point Of View | Lisa Ann Verge, Tara Gavin | 1994 RWA Conference | Tips on writing from the male point of view and Silhouette's take on male viewpoint. No Q&A session. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Viewpoint | Point Of View | Louise Vernon | Unknown | Author intrusion: how to recognize, eliminate, and/or correct it. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Viewpoint | Point of View | Karen Harbaugh | 1999 ECWC | Integrating POV effectively in your narrative. Includes another way to choose the kind of point of view you need for your book. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Viewpoint | Point of View | Judith Duncan | 1992 ECWC | POV defined by type, pros and cons of using each type, the importance of using good POV in developing character and drawing the reader into your story, common problems, and tricks to help the writer master POV. | Tape begins abruptly. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | |
| Viewpoint | Point Of View | Kit Dee | 1997 RWA Conference | Basic information on POV and a few problems to avoid. | Viewpoint | Beginner | Interesting | |
| Viewpoint | Understanding Viewpoint | Kristin Hannah, Megan Chance | 1993 ECWC | The uses and abuses of viewpoint. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| Viewpoint | Using Point Of View To Control The Reader's Experience | Karen Witmer-Gow | 1996 RWA Conference | How to use viewpoint to reveal character and effect the plot. | Intermediate/Advanced | Interesting | ||
| Viewpoint | Using Viewpoint To Create Dynamic Characters | Nadine Miller | 1996 ECWC | Tips on using viewpoint to create strong, emotional characters, scenes and stories. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Viewpoint | Viewpoint | Pam Toth | 1995 ECWC | Definitions, uses and abuses of point of view. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Viewpoint | Writing in the Hero's Point of View | Leigh Greenwood (Harold Lowry) | 1999 ECWC | Ways to your hero think and sound like a man and still be romantic. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It | ||
| Voice/Style | Finding Your Voice | Elaine Barbieri | 1992 RWA Conference | How an author may express his/her voice through characterization. | Intermediate | Interesting | ||
| Voice/Style | Style | Heather McAllister | 1993 DARA Conference | The elements of style: unity, tone, vocabulary, language flow/rhythm, similes and metaphors. | Speaker wanders from the mike during the first few minutes of her talk. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | |
| Voice/Style | Style: Leading With Your Heart | Sonya Birmingham | 1997 RWA Conference | What is style and tips on developing it. | Style: Leading With Your Heart | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | |
| Voice/Style | Voice, Pts. 1 & 2 | Megan Chance | 1996 RWA Conference | Voice: what it is, how it develops, its importance, how to find yours. | Examples Of Voice | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | |
| Voice/Style | Voice: What Is It And How Do You Develop It? | Megan Chance | 1996 ECWC | All about voice and how to develop one. | Intermediate/Advanced | Good/Worth It | ||
| Westerns | EXTRA: Riding, Roping, Wrangling: A Day In The Life Of Cowboys | Clay Delluge, Dave Appleton | 1996 RWA Conference | Real-life working and rodeo cowboys talk about their work. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Westerns | It Ain't The Connecticut Countryside | Georgina Gentry, Jody Thomas | 1996 RWA Conference | Researching Western and Western Indian romances: settings,background, realistic characterization. | A Few Good Places To Find Books About The West, Western States Tourist Bureau Contacts | All Levels | Good/Worth It | |
| Westerns | Recipe For Americana | Karen Lockwood | 1994 RWA Conference | Writing the sweet, "family values" oriented historical. Good segment on developing the small town setting. | Beginner | Interesting | ||
| Westerns | Soiled Doves, Lucifers, And The Language Of The Old West | Sara Orwig, Cait Logan | 1993 RWA Conference | Explores the language of the old west according to area,occupation, Native American tribe, and from prostitutes (the soiled doves). | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Westerns | The Western Character | Peggy Hanchar | 1994 RWA Conference | The new realism in Western romance fiction demands thorough research. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Westerns | Traveling With A Wagon Train | Sandra Millett | 1994 RWA Conference | Primarily about the wagon trains traveling to Oregon. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Westerns | Western/Indian Romances | Francine Rivers, Kathleen Eagle | 1990 RWA Conference | A history of the Western novel, research resources, and tips on writing Western or Indian romances. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Westerns | Women Of The Overland Trail | Susan Burton | 1993 RWA Conference | A detailed and historically accurate look at a woman's life on the wagon trails of the mid-1800s. | All Levels | Essential Information | ||
| Westerns | Women Of The West | Genelle Dellin, Ciji Ware | 1996 RWA Conference | The importance of presenting women of the West accurately and a look at how the land itself affected women. Tips on where to research. | All Levels | Interesting | ||
| Westerns | Writing The Western Historical | Rebecca Sinclair, Peggy Hancher | 1992 RWA Conference | What you need to know to write a true Western historical romance instead of a "costume drama." | Good list of resources for research. | Beginner/Intermediate | Essential Information | |
| Young Adult | Communicating With Teenagers: Writing The YA Romance | Cheryl Byrd Zach | 1996 RWA Conference | Tips on writing successfully for the YA market. | Beginner | Good/Worth It | ||
| Young Adult | What's Happening With The YA? | Cheryl Byrd Zach, Arlene Erbach, Judy Baer, Ann Easton Brashares, Elise Donner | 1992 RWA Conference | Types of children's/YA books and tips on writing for this market. | All Levels | Good/Worth It | ||
| Young Adult | Writing Young Adult Novels | Janice Johnson | 1993 ECWC | The difference between writing for teenagers and adults. | Beginner/Intermediate | Good/Worth It |