January 28, 2023
Michael LaRonn
Be a Writing Machine
February 25, 2023
Randee Leigh
Graphic Design
March 25, 2023
Travey Livesay
How To Craft Believable Characters
April 22, 2023
Kelly Rene
Amazon Ads
May 27, 2023
Tracee Garner
Author Life Audit
June 24, 2023
Mary Karlik
Writing About Scotland
July 22, 2023
No Meeting
RWA Conference
August 26, 2023
Lisa London
Top 10 Mistakes Romance Writers Make in Sex Scenes
September 23, 2023
Laurie Cooper
Niching Down & Branding
October 28, 2023
Liz Lipperman
Starting in Cozy and Moving to other Genres
December 2, 2023
Holiday Gathering
TBD
Topic
Basic Info
The Dallas Area Romance Authors meets on the fourth Saturday of each month, January to October. An annual holiday celebration is held the first Saturday of December. (No meeting in November.)
DARA is meeting online via Zoom until further notice. We have been fortunate to meet in person with a virtual option a few times in the last few years -- for our annual holiday celebration in 2021 & 2022, and for our 35th anniversary meeting in August, 2022.
All writers are invited to attend our meetings via Zoom. If you need the link, please contact us with the button above, or email us at info (at) DallasArea RomanceAuthors (dot) com.
Meetings begin with a half-hour social time at 9 am, followed by a short business meeting at 9:30 which includes a Flower Presentation for our authors who have published that month. Our speaker usually begins about 10 am and talks for about 60-90 minutes. Feel free to log in when you're ready. All times listed are Central Time.
In-Person Meetings
We are working to find a new location for our in-person meetings that can also allow for virtual attendance via Zoom. In the past, much of the group has adjourned to a nearby restaurant for an optional lunch after the monthly meetings.