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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May 10, 2025 Programming Announcement
AI for Authors—An Equalizer or a Thief?
Technology is changing ever faster. Competition is increasing. Both large corporations and independent individuals are looking for a publishing quick fix that costs as little as possible, and guarantees profitability. Enter Artificial Intelligence (AI). At the moment, generative AI—the ability to generate a “new” product (book, blog, cover, video, marketing plan) from big databases by writing “easy to understand” prompts—is changing faster than anyone can keep up. At the same time Commercial AI companies herald their solution as a time-saver, an independent thinker, and potentially a partner in finding solutions to nearly every problem on earth.
Already AI has become a part of almost every electronic tool for writers. It is automatically included in software by Microsoft, Adobe, Canva, Google, Zoom, and many others. It is automatically turned on and ready for you to use it. It is important to understand what that means, so the user is fully informed not only on how to use it, but also how the AI program uses them and their work.
I’ll be sharing my research around the impact and promise of AI specifically for authors, with an emphasis on how independent authors and both small and large publishing is using it. I will demonstrate using AI with a couple of examples and talk about the ethics surrounding its use as described by different sides. In addition to writing books, I’ll also talk about the other uses that are being used more frequently than generating books (e.g., translation, audio, video, artwork / covers, marketing, and a plethora of helpful organizational tools like story bibles, synopses, summaries, etc.)
Throughout the presentation we will visit the ethics issues that have been raised and what author organizations like the Authors Guild (AG) have been doing to try to protect creators while still offering licensed use of their work. Following the presentation, there will be significant time for Q&A.
Presenter Bio:
Maggie Lynch is the author of 27 published books, as well as numerous short stories and non-fiction articles. Her books have been both traditionally published and indie published. Her adult titles cover contemporary romance, women’s fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Her Children’s and YA books cover both science fiction and fantasy, as well as contemporary stories. No matter the genre, her fiction tells stories of people making heroic choices one messy moment at a time. Her non-fiction books and articles focused on academic and student-based texts on creating, managing, and using online learning systems. Newer titles focus on helping career authors succeed in the business side of writing, publishing, and marketing. You can learn more about Maggie and her books at her website: https://maggielynch.com
June 14, 2025 Programming Announcement
Loglines…What are they and what can they do for you?
Join New York Times bestselling author Terri Reed as we discuss loglines and how to make them work for you. We’ll go over what loglines aren’t, what they are, look at examples, and practice writing loglines for your stories.
Presenter Bio:
New York Times bestselling author, Terri Reed’s romance and romantic suspense novels have appeared on Publishers Weekly #1 Bestseller, Nielsen’s Bookscan’s top fifty, Amazon #1 Bestsellers, and featured in USA Today. Her books have been finalists in the Romance Writers of America RITA contest, the National Readers’ Choice Award, and the Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award, as well as a three-time finalist in the American Christian Fiction Writers The Carol Award contest. Her book A Family Under the Christmas Tree was turned into a Hallmark movie and titled, Picture Perfect a Christmas. Contact Terri @ P.O. Box 19555 Portland, OR 97224 [email protected]
https://linktr.ee/terrireedauthor
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As things are rapidly changing, RCRW is adjusting to be able to keep our community connected while also doing what is best for our members. RCRW is still having our 2nd Saturday at 10:00am PT monthly meeting but as a VIRTUAL option only. The meeting link and phone number has been posted to the RCRW Forum for member access.