Meetings and Events
Monthly Meetings
NorCalRW typically meets the 4th Saturday of each month, online via Zoom (unless otherwise noted). Those who register and pay for the scheduled meeting will receive an email with the meeting's Zoom link. Be sure to pay at least three days in advance to allow time for the Zoom invitation to be issued.
Once a quarter, we meet in person.
Check in begins at 9:30 a.m. A brief business meeting begins at 10:00 a.m., followed by that month's program and speaker. We typically conclude by 12:00 noon. All times are US Pacific.
Charge for regular meetings:
Zoom meetings: NorCalRW members pay $15 to attend each meeting. The price for non-members is $25.
In-person "regular" meetings: NorCalRW members pay $25 to attend each meeting. The price for non-members is $35.
Fees are not refundable if you are unable to attend (although you will have access to any meeting handouts).
Upcoming Meetings:
July 18: Kathleen Sweeney of Book Brush. "Create, Connect, Grow: Social Media Made Simple for Authors." Not sure what to post—or tired of feeling like social media takes too much time? Join Kathleen Sweeney from Book Brush for a lively, practical workshop packed with real-life content ideas you can start using immediately. We’ll walk through easy ideas to create consistent, engaging posts, share examples that work across genres, and wrap up with a quick live how-to demo in Book Brush so you can hop in and create a ready-to-post graphic. You’ll walk away with new confidence, a variety of content ideas, and a smoother, faster way to show up on social media. (Zoom)
Click HERE to pay via PayPal:
$15 for NCRW members, $25 for non-members.
Pay to SVRTreasurer@gmail.com
August 22: New York Times best-selling romance author Jane Porter presents "What Being a Publisher Has Taught Me About Being a Writer." (Zoom)
September 26: Bonnie Phelps presents on social media and marketing strategy. (In-person at Rancho Cordova City Hall)
October 24: June Gillam, romance writer and creative writing PhD shares on creating characters your readers will turn the page for (Zoom)
November14: Holiday party at RCCH (In-person)
Marketing Mojo
Typically the second Sunday of each month at 2:00 p.m. Pacific, we'll gather via Zoom to review a variety of topics related to book marketing, researched and led by our past president and teacher extraordinaire, Bonnie Phelps. This is a great benefit of membership! Sessions are videotaped and are available to members upon request. The Zoom meeting link will be emailed out through our Groups.io forum.
July 12 – Creating and using short-form videos.
August 9 – Content Ideas for newsletters and social media.
September 13 – AI is here to stay. How can we use it to make our lives easier?
October 11 – Setting up and running your own online store.
November 8 – What I’ve learned about social media engagement strategies.
December – No meeting
As always, Marketing Mojo is free to NCRW members. Check the group forum for the Zoom link.
Writing Sprints
Events
Our tradition is to schedule an all-day workshop or a full-day or weekend writing retreat once a year. Check back for details on the next event!
Past Meetings and Events
Click here for a list of some of the speakers and topics presented at past monthly meetings, workshops and retreats.
Need a little structure and team motivation to work on that important project? Give writing sprints a try!
Six times a week, several members meet online for a brief chat and timed periods of writing. Here's when we meet (all times Pacific):
Weekdays:
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Mornings
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Monday through Friday 7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
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Evening
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Monday & Thursday from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
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Weekends:
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Afternoon
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Saturday from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
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The Zoom link and password are listed in the members' Groups.io forum. Another great reason to join NorCal Romance Writers!
(Note that there is no fee to participate in the sprints, but you must be a member of NCRW.)