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Learn about romance publishing trends, strengthen your craft, and find your writing community with ECRW. To join one of our upcoming meetings before joining the organization, please contact us.

2024 Meetings & Events

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Sat, May 04
Your brain is a dirty, rotten liar
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May 04, 2024, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
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Heather Hildenbrand discusses how many of us are plagued by intrusive, damaging thoughts—you’re not smart enough, you’re not creative enough, you’re stupid and ugly—and explain how this rhetoric takes hold and how to change those damaging thoughts.
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Sat, May 18
Writers Retreat
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May 18, 2024, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM PDT
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ECRW is holding another Zoom Writers Retreat! Join us on May 18th, from 9:00 am until 7:00 pm for awesome writing sessions, conversations, and the company of your tribe.
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Sat, Jun 01
Writing Deep POV In Emotional Layers
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Jun 01, 2024, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
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Join Lisa Hall-Wilson to learn the four layers of emotion for writing fiction, and how to blend them seamlessly to help readers connect emotionally to your characters and story.
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Sat, Jul 06
EXTRA WORKSHOP: Claire Taylor on Enneagrams
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Jul 06, 2024, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
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Sat, Aug 03
Dumas Bay Writers Retreat 2024
Federal Way
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Aug 03, 2024, 10:00 AM PDT – Aug 04, 2024, 4:00 PM PDT
Federal Way, 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA 98023, USA
Join us this August 3rd and 4th for an ECRW member writers retreat! This two day event includes meals, views, wifi, community and private writing space, and all the tea and coffee you can drink.
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Sat, Sep 07
Mary Buckham on Body Language
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Sep 07, 2024, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
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Past Meetings and Events

Sat, Apr 06
Doc Talk
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Apr 06, 2024, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
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Join us on April Sixth, through Zoom, as Natalie Dale presents on Doc Talk—the lingo of the medical profession, and Medical conditions common in fiction. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions!
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Sat, Mar 16
A Day With Zoe York
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Mar 16, 2024, 9:45 AM – 3:15 PM PDT
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Please join us on March 16th as Emerald City Romance Writers welcomes bestselling fiction and nonfiction author Zoe York. Zoe will present two workshops.
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Sat, Feb 24
Writers Retreat
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Feb 24, 2024, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM PST
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ECRW is holding a Zoom Writers Retreat! Join us on February 24th, from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm for awesome writing sessions, conversations, and the company of your tribe.
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Sat, Feb 03
Feeling Extra Crispy?
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Feb 03, 2024, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PST
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Join us as Liz Lincoln talks about writer's burnout. Discover practical strategies for renewing inspiration, from mindfulness techniques to playful writing exercises--genuine support and guidance tailored for writers by a writer who's been there.
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Sat, Jan 06
Start Your Christmas Writing Early
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Jan 06, 2024, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PST
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Erin Zak, who is a sapphic contemporary romance writer, will talk about writing holiday romances.
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