FOCUS ON: Leicester Chapter

This month we welcome members of the Leicester Chapter who tell us about their activities.

The Leicester Chapter of the RNA is organised by Lizzie Lamb and June Kearns and has twenty one members including Sue Moorcroft (Vice Chairman) Jean Chapman, Anthea Kenyon (Vice Presidents) and Adrienne Vaughan (Hon. news editor). The chapter meets once a month on a Friday at The Cow and Plough, Stoughton, Leicestershire from 12 noon to 3.30pm. Members come from as far afield as Manchester, Norwich and Sheffield but we are also joined by local writers. We share industry news, successes, and support each other through the good times and the bad.  Lately the chapter has had lots to celebrate with members gaining publishing contracts, being taken on by an agent, holding book signings in Waterstones for Valentine’s Day and forging ahead as indie authors.

In the past, the Leicester Chapter has held writers’ days at a local tea room, but as some of the membership already meet weekly at Leicester Writers’ Club and/or The Just Write Workshop it was felt that informal gatherings suited the chapter best. Having said that, twenty three chapter members recently spent a fabulous day at The Belmont Hotel, Leicester discussing a wide range of topics. These included: social networking – does it actually help to sell books/ Goodreads- how it works/ writing for the magazine market/ becoming more visible on Amazon through refining ‘tags’ and categories’/how to promote your books without turning off readers. This day was generously subsidised by the RNA and the chapter is already considering holding a similar day in the autumn.

More about the Leicester Chapters’ Writers’ Day will appear in the next edition of Romance Matters.

Well, that about sums up the Leicester Chapter. If you would like to join us please email Lizzie Lamb on cyberlambo@hotmail.com and come along and give us a try. We’re a friendly bunch who like helping others.

Thank you so much, Lizzie.

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