Hi ho, MMMLOGerinos!

The Annual Rain Festival has started here, maybe in your part of the world, too. So what better thing to do than stay inside at the puter. No, not playing solitaire, but taking a fun online class with MMMmmmmoi. Let's do it!

Here's some more information from the class sponsor, Southern Tier Authors of Romance:

"So what's your story about?"

Is there any question guaranteed to turn the most intelligent and
capable author into a babbling loon more than that one? We stutter
and sputter and enthusiastically describe the heroine, the hero, the
conflict, the black moment, and the triumphant happily-ever-after
resolution. The person who asked the question nods, smiles, and
says, "Yeah, but what's it ABOUT?"

The answer to that question is your story's theme. And in her
workshop, Theme: Your Story's Heart and Soul, award-winning
author Melinda Rucker Haynes will show you how to find and enhance
it. Theme is the living heart of your story. It breathes life into
characters and reveals souls to readers. Learn to craft a theme for
all your story elements for a multilayered, deeply textured story
readers will love.

This workshop is a 4-week online course that is conducted on a
private listserv, and will begin November 1. (It was originally
scheduled for August -- but the correct dates are November 1-30.
All posts will remain available well into December, so you don't
have to worry about missing anything because of the Thanksgiving
holiday.) Deadline to subscribe -- October 31. (Because this is such
a short window, if you want to sign up via postal mail, email yeep @
aol . com -- no spaces -- to let the coordinator know your
registration will be coming, and she'll add you to the listserv in
anticipation of receiving your check.)

Melinda Rucker Haynes is not just an award-winning romance author,
she is also certified in neuro-linguistic programming, past life
regression therapy, and hypnotherapy, as well as being a writing
teacher and transformational coach.

To enroll in the workshop, send your payment ($20 for non-RWA
members, $15 for RWA members) to the STAR On-Line Workshop
Coordinator, Jennifer Dunne, at PO Box 496, Endicott, NY 13761-0496;
or via PayPal to starchapter @ yahoo . com (spaces added so Yahoo
won't trim the address); no later than October 31, 2005. Make checks
payable to "STAR Writers Workshop". Sessions will begin on November
1, 2005. Please include your name, email address, and RWA number (if
applicable). If you're mailing by post close to the 1st, please drop
Jennifer a note (at yeep @ aol . com) so she'll know to look for
your mail.

You will be automatically enrolled in the workshop list on Yahoo
(STAR Writing Workshop) prior to the start of the class, and will be
automatically unsubscribed at the end of the class.

Jennifer Dunne
STAR Workshop Coordinator