Author: Web Mistress

Jen Devon is a white woman with brown hair, tied up towards the top of her head. She wears glasses as wide as her face, and a white blouse with blue flowers.

DATE & TIME: September 14th 2024

  • 12:00 pm, Networking
  • 12:15 pm, Introductions & Incentives
  • around 12:30-12:45 pm, Business meeting (we are not sure how long Intro & Incentives will take)
  • 1:30 pm, Speaker

LOCATION   |   Zoom and Community Room at Vandalia Branch of the Dayton Metropolitan Library.

Dayton Metropolitan Library, Vandalia Branch
     Location Address: 330 South Dixie Drive.
     Room: Community Room

SPEAKER   | Jen Devon, via Zoom
TOPIC   |   Voice in Dual POV Romance 

Voice in Dual POV Romance

This session

In this workshop, Jen will talk about the ways she:

  • Enhances characterization via POV techniques
  • Differentiates character voice and internal monologue between multiple narrators / main characters
  • Tailors the narrative to a particular POV
  • Determines which character’s POV a chapter should be
  • Deepens POV

Get ready for a program that feels more like a casual conversation. Jen will talk about her own strategies and techniques. No dry lecture, no mandate from on high “this is how you do it”. She’ll settle in, talking about things that work for her, while encouraging us to be mindful of our own writing identity, so that we can adapt it to our own vibe, needs, and aptitudes. 

Attending Our Hybrid Meeting

This program is free for members and prospective members who have not yet visited for two complimentary meetings. For those members who cannot join us in person, join us via Zoom. The password will be posted in the Central Ohio Fiction Writers Google Group, and on the members-only Central Ohio Fiction Writers Facebook page.

If you are not a COFW member and wish to attend this presentation via Zoom, email cofwpresident@gmail.com. Please note, the link spans from the moment we open the room to the social and introductions through the business meeting and this program.

Dayton Public Library System allows food and drinks.

About Our Speaker

Jen Devon is a white woman with long brown hair. She wears glasses as wide as her face, and is wearing an off-white sweater.

I’m Jen. I’m a former ecology academic turned professional photographer turned software support pro moonlighting as an author. I’m a lifelong lover of scary movies and romance novels, both of which I was probably first exposed to far too young. But the pre-teen heart wants what it wants, and my angsty little Xennial heart wanted terror and lusty pining. I think Ripley and Hicks should have kissed, Ben Solo deserved better, and Disney should’ve given Elsa a girlfriend.

I love: campfires, Hot Tamales, sour cream as a French fry condiment, the smell of used bookstores, World of Warcraft, single-origin coffee, my 85mm f/1.8G camera lens, public radio, Hefeweizen, slipper socks, boardgames, marching bands, hiking, traveling with my family, fun hats, and people who don’t take themselves too seriously.

I’m married to a hot nerd who I met on the Internet, and now twenty years later we’re raising three bright, feminist, kick-ass kids. We also have two ill-mannered rescue mutts – I’d have a whole pack of them (dogs, not kids) if I could, but there’s only so much room on the bed, you know?

I’m an adult-diagnosed ADHD’er, an outgoing introvert and occasional foulmouth (apologies to my mom, my dad, my kids’ teachers, and the hosts of any panels or podcasts I’m a guest on), a Gandalf stan, thrift store enthusiast, nonsense repudiator, kindness evangelist, and unapologetic dirt-lover. I think the world would be a better place if everyone read romance novels.

Learn more about Jen at her website.

 

Join COFW 8/17/24 for "How to Attract Book Clubs to You and Your Book," by DiAnn Mills.

DATE  | August 17th, 2024

TIME  |
  • 12:00 pm, Networking
  • 12:15 pm, Introductions & Incentives
  • around 12:30-12:45 pm, Business meeting (we are not sure how long Intro & Incentives will take)
  • 1:30 pm, Speaker

LOCATION   |    Zoom and Hilliard Room of Hilliard Branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 4500 Hickory Chase Way, Hilliard, OH 43026. See below for further instructions. Speaker will be via zoom.
TOPIC   | DiAnn Mills: How to Attract Book Clubs to You and Your Book

Book Clubs and Your Book

This Session

Writers love to have their books featured by book clubs. We’re excited for, passionate about, and longing for readers to enjoy a new adventure. We might think that should be enough for book clubs to jump onboard our book, but we can thrill them even more by offering ways to enjoy the book within a book club.

In our time together, we will dive into the following topics to make sure each writer is professional and organized:

  • Rule #1: Write a Good Book.
  • What is a Book Club?
  • What Do Readers Look for in a Book?
  • How Do Writers Select the Best Book Club Fit for Their Book?
  • Where do you find Book Clubs?
  • The Mechanics of Getting Organized.
  • How to Create a Book Club Kit – Step by Step.
  • Resources to Make the Writer’s Job Fun and Easy.

Attending Our Hybrid Meeting

This program is free for members and prospective members who have not yet visited for two complimentary meetings. For those members who cannot join us in person, join us via Zoom. The password will be posted in the Central Ohio Fiction Writers Google Group, and on the members-only Central Ohio Fiction Writers Facebook page.

If you are not a COFW member and wish to attend this presentation via Zoom, email cofwpresident@gmail.com. Please note, the link spans from the moment we open the room to the social half hour through the business meeting and this program.

Per library policy, “Prepared food and non-alcoholic beverages are allowed in meeting rooms.”

 

About Our Speaker

DiAnn Mills is a white woman with short-cropped reddish brown hair. She's wearing a green long-sleeved top and sitting on a bench.

DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She weaves memorable characters with unpredictable plots to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels with threads of romance. DiAnn believes every breath of life is someone’s story, so why not capture those moments and create a thrilling adventure?
Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists; won two Christy Awards, Golden Scroll, Inspirational Readers’ Choice, and Carol award contests.
DiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, an active member of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers, Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Mystery Writers of America, the Jerry Jenkins Writers Guild, and International Thriller Writers. DiAnn continues her passion of helping other writers be successful. She speaks to various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country.
DiAnn has been termed a coffee snob and roasts her own coffee beans. She’s an avid reader, loves to cook, and believes her grandchildren are the smartest kids in the universe. She and her husband live in sunny Houston, Texas.

DiAnn is active online and loves to connect with readers on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Goodreads, BookBub, YouTube, or LinkedIn.

Learn more about DiAnn at her website.