CoLoNY - Romance Writers of Southern Connecticut and Lower New York

Welcome To CoLoNY!

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Thank you for visiting the CoLoNY blog!

The Romance Writers of Southern Connecticut and Lower New York (CoLoNY) is a local chapter of Romance Writers of America, an international organization of almost 10,000 members. Founded and incorporated in 2001, CoLoNY is a not for profit organization of writers — published and unpublished — dedicated to learning and sharing the craft of writing, understanding writing as a creative business, providing information about the publishing industry, and supporting our members through each step of their creative journey. Several of our members are published in various genres: romance, mystery, historical, paranormal, and even non-fiction. CoLoNY provides benefits to members at all stages of their careers.

Non-members are welcome to attend our public workshops to learn more about our diverse and friendly organization.

Please forward any inquiries to rwcolony_info@yahoo.com

CANCELED DUE TO SNOW Presentation: Social Media For Author Promotion with Laura Bradford and Jenna Kernan

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Whether you're an accomplished tweeter or simply nodding your head along with those who talk hashtags and timelines, there's one thing you can't deny--social networking as a form of author promotion is here to stay. Join authors, Jenna Kernan and Laura Bradford at CoLoNY's Jan. 21st meeting, as they take us through some of the ins and outs of the various forms of online promotion (Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, etc). What works, what doesn't? And how might we do it all better?

Where: Danbury Library

When: CANCELED DUE TO SNOW ~~Saturday January 21, at 10:00 AM~~

Member Links

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For more information on some of our members, check out the links below:

Candice Hughes
Jenna Kernan
R. Garland Gray
Marianna Jameson
Carly Phillips
Laura Bradford

Member Trailers

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Check out the links below to see trailers for our published members' releases:

Darkscape: The Rebel Lord by R. Garland Gray
Category 7 by Bill Evans and Marianna Jameson

Member Bios

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Sharon Sobel - A writer for most of her life, Sharon Sobel is the author of several published novels, short stories, and many essays. She earned a PhD in English and American Literature from Brandeis University and is currently a professor of English at Norwalk Community College in Connecticut, where she actively tutors aspiring student writers and has chaired the annual Writers' Conference. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Romance Writers of America, a founding member of its Connecticut and Lower New York chapter, a member of CTRWA, and is a past president of The Beau Monde, the national chapter devoted to the interests of writers of the Regency period.

A native New Yorker, Sharon also lived in Boston and The Hague before moving to an eighteenth century farm in Connecticut with her husband and family.

Her upcoming romance, Thrifty Means, is very loosely based on some of her experiences as a long-time volunteer and president of The Turnover Shop of Wilton, Connecticut. It is not a place where one is likely to find murder, mayhem, or romance, but it enjoys an excellent reputation as a place to find a great bargain. In its sixty year history, the wonderful women of the Turnover Shop have contributed over a million dollars to local charities, and remain committed volunteers and good friends.

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Candice Hughes - Candice Hughes has authored a wide variety of creative and nonfiction works. For several decades, she focused on poetry. She has published in The Allegheny Review and Pegasus among others. She is a recipient of the Ida F. Snell Poetry Prize.

In the nonfiction arena, Candice has been a full-time medical writer for over thirteen years. During this time, she has written educational and promotional pieces for a wide range of media including the World Wide Web, video/CDs, and print.

Over the past five years, she has turned her focus to fiction. Combining her background in medical science and creative writing, she has completed her first medical thriller with sci-fi/romantic elements and is well underway on a second (with paranormal/romantic elements).

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Jenna Kernan -A multi-published author, Jenna Kernan writes fast-paced romantic adventures that will capture your heart. All her current releases are western historicals for Harlequin Historicals, but she is expected to have several contemporary paranormals published shortly for Silhouette Nocturne.

Jenna has twice received Rita nominations, one for her first novel, WINTER WOMAN, and one for her Fall 2007 release, FALLEN ANGEL from the anthology A WESTERN WINTER WONDERLAND. Look for Jenna's latest release on her website.

Jenna is a popular speaker at local, regional and national writing conferences and loves to speak about the craft of writing and the business of publishing. When not writing, Jenna enjoys scuba diving, hiking, travel and amateur gold prospecting. She and her husband have published several guidebooks on rock-hounding with Gem Guides Book Company. Jenna keeps her website current with excerpts and monthly contests. Please visit her anytime at www.jennakernan.com.

Jenna currently serves as the PAN liaison for CoLoNY.

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