Time: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Chapter Business & Milestone Awards

Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Writer’s Studio (Intimate In-house Interview Session): Roxanne St. Claire

Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Topic: How To Write A Better Book Speaker(s): Maria Geraci

CONTEST FINALS & WINS:

ALICIA LIENHART won 2nd place in the 2011 Golden Palm for her manuscript FOREVER.

ePUB SALES:

WINTER DANIELS received a 3-book contract with Ellora’s Cave

ELIZABETH SCHECHTER sold the reprint rights to her [...]]]> FEBRUARY MILESTONE AWARDS…

Congratulations to our members and their achievements!

CONTEST FINALS & WINS:

ALICIA LIENHART won 2^nd place in the 2011 Golden Palm for her manuscript FOREVER.

ePUB SALES:

WINTER DANIELS received a 3-book contract with Ellora’s Cave

ELIZABETH SCHECHTER sold the reprint rights to her short story “To Market” to Forbidden Fiction for their upcoming Wicked Fairy Tales anthology.

NANCY COHEN sold her Drift Lords paranormal romance series to Wild Rose Press. Warrior Prince will be the first title.

REJECTIONS:

ALICE GILMARTIN got a rejection on one of her children’s manuscripts.

GENERAL MILESTONES:

ALEXA GRACE recently self-published DEADLY OFFERINGS which is now available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple iBookstore, Smashwords and more.  She has also started the fourteen week Law Enforcement Academy for citizen to add credibility to her books’ crime elements.

GRACE KONE’S international thriller, ORANGE BLOSSOMS & MAYHEM (with bombshell heroine), will be free on Kindle (or to your PC) this weekend – Sat & Sun, Feb 4-5.

NANCY COHEN announces the release of Shear Murder, the 10th book in her humorous Bad Hair Day mystery series.

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Are you a member that has a milestone to share with us?

You’re eligible if you’ve recently:

· completed a manuscript
· received a rejection or revisions letter
· received a request for your MS
· finaled in or won a contest
· made a submission to any publisher or agent
· made a sale
· signed with an agent

If you’ve got some sort of milestone(s), releases, or announcements that doesn’t fit in the above categories, I will still be happy to announce them. We’ll also open the floor for a few minutes to members who want to personally speak about their milestones or news.

Every milestone is a step forward in your writing career, so please let us know so we can help you celebrate! Email cfrwachapter@gmail.com and let us know!