All Monthly Meetings are Virtual until further notice.
Members can find the programming meeting links on the RCRW’s forum and on the private Facebook page.
Guests may attend two meetings to help make their decision to join. Some meetings are exclusive to RCRW members only, such as the December holiday workshop. Please contact [email protected] at least 72 hours in advance for a link to access the remote meeting. We use the Zoom software.
Meetings and Programs are live and are not recorded.
We ask Guests who attend their second Virtual Programming Workshop to please consider helping us continue bringing excellent programming content by donating to RCRW.
Please note that the meeting platform has changed to Zoom. Please contact [email protected] for the correct monthly link.
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Virtual Meeting Schedule
Rose City Romance Writers (RCRW) meets the second Saturday of each month.
Meeting are at no-cost for RCRW Members. People are welcome to attend our meetings, up to two times, before they are required to become RCRW chapter members.
10-11(ish): Chapter business meeting
11-12:30(ish): Workshop/presentation
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September 12, 2026 Programming
The Sisterhood of Archetypes
This deep dive into a paradigm of female archetypes will guide you through a rich and layered framework from which to start creating your sisterhood of characters. Learn how to cast a balanced story thread of strong female archetypes and interesting stock characters to create the emotional story arcs that will have your readers turning the pages.
Presenter Bio:
Elizabeth Boyle is a New York Times bestselling author of 25 novels, several novellas and a couple of short stories. Her books have won the Romance Writers of America RITA award, the RT Love and Laughter Award, and garnered starred reviews in Publisher’s Weekly and Booklist, as well as appearing on the USA Today bestseller list.
A writer who loves to dig into the nooks and crannies of story telling, she shares her passion for great writing craft with writers from all over the world. Her most recent novel, O Little Town of Bethlehem, is a story of unlikely friendships, starting over, and a fair bit of knitting and baking. https://elizabethboyle.com/
October 10, 2026 Programming
Build Better Characters
Creating realistic characters means understanding why people behave in the way they do. This workshop outlines how writers can use psychological theories to better understand their characters making their manuscripts feel more realistic and helping readers to connect to the story. Participants will learn how motivation works, the importance of internal conflict, and how individual’s beliefs shape their reality, relationships, and decision making. Prompts will be provided so attendees can apply these concepts to their novel/story.
Presenter Bio:
Eileen Cook is a multi-published, award winning author with her novels appearing in nine languages. She’s written YA, Middle-Grade, Non-fiction, and most recently under the pen name Kate MacIntosh, an adult historical novel that People magazine named a best book of December. She’s an instructor/mentor with The Creative Academy and Simon Fraser University’s The Writer’s Studio. Several of her books have been optioned for TV or film, but she hasn’t yet had a chance to walk the red carpet. However, she has perfected her Oscar speech into her hairbrush.
Eileen lives in Vancouver where she is always in search of a great bottle of wine, a swoon worthy period drama, and can be counted on to pet any random dog she meets.