Grogging: How Five Newbie Authors Bumbled Into a Successful Group Blog

Presenters’ Biographies:

Amber Leigh Williams is multi-published romance author, PRO Liaison and former Secretary of the Gulf Coast Chapter of RWA as well as a monthly contributor to Romance Writers United’s “Write Right” newsletter. Her western romance Blackest Heart placed 1st in the 2009 More Than Magic Contest’s Novella category. She lives on the Gulf Coast of Alabama with her husband and three labs. Visit her online at www.AmberLeighWilliams.com.

Laura Breck sold her first two manuscripts in 2009 to Red Rose Publishing. Secret Vegas Lives is available now, and the second book in the series, Scandalous L.A. Desires, will be released in 2010. Laura is a registered member of Romance Writers of America’s Speakers Bureau, is a Toastmaster, and (strange but true) enjoys marketing as much as she enjoys writing. She lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota with her family, and loves to travel. Her website is www.LauraBreck.com.

Lisa Lipkind Leibow is the author of Double Out and Back (Red Rose Publishing), which takes the reader on the roller-coaster ride of infertility treatments as seen through the eyes of three women. Originally working as a lawyer, Lisa decided to trade the billable hour lifestyle for fiction writing. Lisa’s work has also appeared in Pisgah Review. She lives and writes in Northern Virginia with her husband, three sons, a clumber spaniel, and two red-eared sliders. You can learn more about Lisa and her writing at www.LLLeibow.com.

Workshop Description:

Amber, Laura, and Lisa, three of the five Roses of Prose, have been blogging together since the spring of 2009, and enjoying the flexibility and support of blogging as a group. In this workshop, they will share their grog-creation process, including researching successful group blogs, choosing a theme, assigning duties and titles (BlogMommie, TreasuryGal, GuestBloggerMistress, etc.,) setting schedules, and creating weekly topics. A small-group exercise will guide you through the basics of creating your own grog. Each participant will receive a goodie bag, and will be entered in a drawing for a grand-prize of books, promo items, and chocolate! www.RosesOfProse.blogspot.com