| World Romance writers was a website created for the community of writers, that based their work on romance.On the 16th of December 1999, when the idea was initially put into reality, there was a charge to be a member. In 2002 the founding members Lori Soard and Sally Painter, who are both accomplished writers, decided to make the membership free to enable all authors to have access. Members included not just published writer, but those aspiring to published works. The idea of the world romance writers was to educate, enrich and of course promote different writers work.
Lori Soard who is a Doctor of Philosophy, previous to setting up world romance writers, was the president of “From the heart”. This was between 1997 – 1999. She has also served as a library liaison to Romantic Heart Magazine. Some of her titles include ”The Elixir” and “The Lipstick Diaries”. Sally Painters work includes “Danu, the return” and “Dream Lovers of Gargoyle Castle”. Sally is a Paranormal Romance writer. When she is not writing such books she blogs for the Green Living Channel as well as being the sites editor. |
World Romance Writers
January 26th, 2010Authors in schools
February 27th, 2010With literacy such an important topic in the school day, what better opportunity can there be for teachers but to invite an author to their school? There are many authors with published works, many of who also are also illustrators that offer workshops for schools.
These workshops in schools can offer the school children a variety of different experiences. This may range from drawing workshops, which will focus on how to draw characters and so they can be reproduced time an time again, enabling consistency so the reader can always identify with each image. The sessions may also focus on how authors write books. This looks at the mechanics of writing showing pupils how to write a beginning middle and end of a story enabling the reader to feel they are a part of the book. Alternatively authors may helps pupils to concentrate on creative writing. This could be through the engaging students in essays; writing plays / screen plays and of course there are poetry workshops. Many author just visit schools and read to the children. There is nothing more inspiring than story telling by the person who wrote the book.
At the end of the day many schools may get together in the assembly hall and show the other classes what they have learnt and achieved through the day. A memorable day for all involved.