Date/Time: 10.30-11.10 (Sydney Time), Saturday 7 March Price: $49 - members, $65 - non-members Members use code RWAus Academy10 at checkout to receive member pricing Workshop Details: Did you know that in 2024, Harlequin Mills & Boon celebrated their 50th anniversary in Australia? For a deep dive into the world’s most iconic publisher of romance fiction––so much so they are in the Oxford dictionary for just that fact––join RuBY-winning, bestselling author Ally Blake, who has been published with Mills & Boon, as well as category romance publishers Entangled and Tule, for over twenty years, with over 4 million sales worldwide. In this workshop, Ally will: · look at what it means to write ‘category’ or ‘series’ romance, and how brand and author loyalty play their parts · cover the different categories and editorial requirements of each · speak on the pathways to publication with category publishers · dish about the most beloved category tropes, settings and all the things category readers love best · share insight direct from the biggest publisher of category romance in the world, with the up-to-date wish-lists direct from Mills & Boon · and shine a light on building a sustainable category romance writing career via the mechanics of series deadlines, contracts, writing multiple books a year, tackling sub-genres, editorial, while juggling plotting/planning with writing and revising, sometimes all at once. ..... Bio: Ally Blake is a bestselling, award-winning author of over fifty warm, wistful, whimsical love stories, with more than four million copies of her books savoured by readers around the world. An ardent advocate for the joy and import of romance literature, Ally delights in sharing her enthusiasm on air, in print, and on stage at writing festivals across Australia. As co-founder of the HOW TO WRITE ACADEMY, and the 'game-changing' HOW TO WRITE LOVE course, one of her greatest professional enthusiasms is sharing her deep devotion to the art and craft of writing stories readers adore with the academy’s thriving alumni community. When she’s not dreaming up happily-ever-afters, you’ll find her downing strong coffee, binging great TV, or relishing in the glide of a dark pencil over really-good notepaper. You can find her at allyblake.com and @allyblakebooks.
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