Mark your calendars!

Sunday, December 7, 2 pm - 5pm: We end our year with our annual Holiday party hosted by the lovely Jeanne Adams. Come join us for food and fun!

January 24, 2009: Kathleen Gilles Siedel on Breaking Down the Book, featuring
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 101
It’s not perfect—there’s a point-of-view lapse and come on, would Lydia have really done that?-- but it is pretty much the best we’ve got.  In a day-long session Kathleen Gilles Seidel, instead of talking about how she herself structures a courtship plot or maintains conflict, is going to talk about how Jane Austen did it all better than everyone before or since. ** Please bring a copy of the book and reread (or read) as much as you have time for. **

February (date TBA): Sophia Nash and Diane Whiteside on “Star-Crossed: Creating Romantic Characterization and Conflict Through Astrology.” (See more info directly below this post.)

March 7: (TBD)

April 17-19: our annual retreat, this year near Leesburg, VA. With room for everyone!

May 16: we will host Sarah Wendell of The Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Books website. Details to follow.

June 13: (we will keep you in SUSPENSE for now…)