You are cordially invited to the
at La Hacienda. Yes, we're in person!
Gather with your NTRW writer peeps as we look ahead to what's in store for
NT for the upcoming fiscal year.
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And if you missed July's AI presentation, we'll be holding an encore of sorts.
Jen will fire up the browser and we'll chat with
Chet, Claude, Pilar, and Gemma.
(aka ChatGPT, Claude, Co-Pilot, and Gemini)
Bring your questions--any questions--from recipe help to
whether or not your fur baby is secretly judging your prose.
Yes, your mileage may vary on using AI when writing, but the fact is, AI is here to stay...
Our intrepid president, Audra Lewandowski will share what the ramifications of using it in the present might be as well as what may come in the future and talk about where AI could be headed.
NT's own Jen FitzGerald will discuss various AI platforms, how they work, how to use them, and what to use them for. She'll also share some examples of her own interactions with ChatGPT.
Learn how to write the story from a main character's viewpoint, showing thoughts and action and how to blend narrative into the story without a lot of description that may bog down the story. Learn how to change viewpoints so the reader immediately knows whose viewpoint is being followed and will worry about the character's chances of achieving his or her goal.
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Carolyn Williamson writes romantic suspense as Carolyn Rae. In her stories, bullets fly, people die, and lovers resist attraction until they can escape the danger following them.
She is the author of multiple series and has given talks on Finding Time for Your Dream, and How to Eat Healthy and Enjoy It. Her travel articles have appeared in the Dallas Morning News, the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Romance Writer’s Report, and other newspapers and magazines.
Carolyn Williamson has a master’s degree in home economics and is the co-author of There IS Life After Lettuce, a cookbook for heart patients and diabetics. She has taught home economics, family living, and English, as well as supervised ironwork, painting, and carpentry inmates at a federal prison. She has also worked as a paralegal.
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the
2025 Carolyn Readers' Choice Award!
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE (LOW HEAT)
Showdown in the Rockies by Kathleen Tailer
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE (MID/HIGH HEAT)
Once Upon A Goth Dog Solstice by R.L. Merrill
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
The Duke's Unexpected Love by Alexa Aston
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Ultimate Justice by Tee O'Fallon
SPECIALIZED ROMANCE
Jingled, Jangled, and Jinxed: A Love Story by Fenley Grant
WOMEN'S FICTION
When She Gets Conned by Miriam Allenson
Thanks for checking us out!
Anne will explore the process of finding a freelance editor. This will include a brief overview of the production process (which service/s you need) and also a discussion of how to vet candidates. You need to find someone who makes the editing process as smooth as possible, an editor you can mesh with who will help polish your manuscript and be a part of your production team for a long time to come.
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About Anne:
My name is Anne Victory, and I’m the founder of Victory Editing. The business name isn’t just a gimmick or a catchy phrase–I came by it honestly.
So, how did I decide on editing as a career choice? Like many of my clients, I’ve been an avid reader since I was about five. I read thrillers, mysteries, some horror, true crime, science fiction, and of course, my great loves: romance and fantasy.
I’ve always been a stickler for grammar, and at every job I was “volunteered” (or volun-told) to either write or proofread everything from menus to game manuals to advertising copy. That business writing and editing experience came in handy when I started to work in fiction. I enjoy reading, and I enjoy polishing the written word. Common wisdom says do what you love and you’ll live a long and happy life. With my background in English literature, grammar, and library science, it was a fairly easy decision to work with authors.
In December of 2010, I started offering “final pass” proofreading services (also known as cold reads). Monique Martin jokingly called it “Oops Detection,” and the name stuck. Oops Detection® was an instant hit, and over time I had requests for manuscript-level services as well. In response to that growing demand, I expanded my services to offer editing in addition to after-formatting proofreading. The rest, as they say, is history.