15:00:48 From Hope Douglas to Everyone: Hi from Nashville, TN! 15:00:50 From Connie to Everyone: Hi Connie from N. California 15:00:51 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: Mike I'll be writing all weekend 15:00:52 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: Hi from Minnesota :) 15:00:52 From barbara murphy to Everyone: can see and hear - in Victoria BC Canada 15:00:57 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: Hi from London 15:01:02 From Hannah Marney to Everyone: Hey, plan to watch all the sessions I missed. 15:01:02 From Chris Clouser to Everyone: Plotting my next book and arranging signing for my new release 15:01:03 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: Hope to write too 15:01:05 From Tania to Everyone: Bonjour from Montreal, Canada. 15:01:09 From Laura Wales to Everyone: His from Oregon 15:01:09 From Randy Greger to Host and Panelists: Randy Seattle 15:01:10 From Yalimed Nanasi to Everyone: Hi from Puerto Rico! šŸ‡µšŸ‡·šŸŒŸāœØ This is Yalimed BTW ā˜ŗļø 15:01:11 From Letia to Everyone: Hello from Letia in Idaho, I plan on making up some of my classes, and to go do a dinner and a show fundraiser for my niece 15:01:11 From Harlyn (Harly) Lane (she/her) to Everyone: Hi from Minneapolis, MN~ 15:01:13 From Margery Reynolds to Everyone: Hello from Edmonton Alberta 15:01:13 From Rae to Everyone: Hello from Calgary, Canada! 15:01:21 From Lynda Corrado to Host and Panelists: Lynda from NY, editing 15:01:24 From Walt to Everyone: Walt from Michigan 15:01:25 From Danielle Mills to Everyone: Danielle from the Maritimes in Canada 15:01:49 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: Walt Im in Midland where are you 15:01:54 From Cindy Stroud to Everyone: Hi from Fort Worth, TX 15:02:15 From Gloria F. Perry to Host and Panelists: Hi from Connecticut 15:02:15 From Yalimed Nanasi to Everyone: I'm going to another writing seminar in my alma mater and watch the People's Choice Awards and keep writing and maybe do some laundry 15:02:17 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: Really excited about this session 15:02:20 From Cara Flett to Everyone: Hi from Ontario, Canada. My link appeared in my inbox like all the others. 15:02:33 From Yalimed Nanasi to Everyone: I can't believe this is the last day šŸ˜­ 15:02:48 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: I know, it flew by 15:02:52 From Bria to Everyone: Hello everyone! 15:02:59 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: @Bria! 15:03:06 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: Hiya from the Ozarks! This week has flown by! 15:03:09 From Bria to Everyone: Hi Mike! 15:03:13 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: Hi guys šŸ‘‹šŸ¼ 15:03:35 From Bria to Everyone: Hi Mahjaben! 15:03:37 From katharina to Everyone: I can't wait to the networking today 15:03:48 From Hayley @ ProWritingAid to Everyone: https://prowritingaid.typeform.com/to/OiYpVruZ 15:03:51 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: Last one today šŸ„² 15:03:51 From Sal to Everyone: Do you mean the circle group? There's a separate section for premium members? 15:04:01 From Hayley @ ProWritingAid to Everyone: https://prowritingaid.typeform.com/to/OiYpVruZ 15:04:05 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: Please do keep on doing these events! 15:04:27 From Bria to Everyone: these are outstanding 15:04:43 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: This week has been amazing 15:04:53 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: Always love these events ā¤ļø 15:05:05 From Rae to Everyone: I agree with Michael, this has been an amazing week. 15:06:01 From Yalimed Nanasi to Everyone: @Michael @Rae Yes, this has been an amazing week! Every genre weak in ProWritingAid is always amazing! 15:06:16 From Yalimed Nanasi to Everyone: No 15:06:17 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: Yes, several 15:06:18 From Connie to Everyone: no. didn't know about them 15:06:18 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: Not familiar 15:06:21 From Letia to Everyone: I've never heard of them. 15:06:22 From Gaston Lamaitre to Everyone: No 15:06:23 From Laura Wales to Everyone: No 15:06:24 From Yalimed Nanasi to Everyone: First time I hear about it 15:06:24 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: Not me 15:06:24 From Luana DaRosa to Host and Panelists: I sold my novel to Harlequin through a pitch! 15:06:24 From Lynn to Everyone: Not familiar 15:06:25 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: I done a Jericho writers pitch on twitter recently 15:06:25 From Robin to Everyone: I've heard of them 15:06:25 From Bria to Everyone: no 15:06:26 From Cajah to Everyone: No 15:06:26 From Susan to Everyone: no 15:06:31 From Anne Eckersley to Host and Panelists: No iā€™ve never seen them. 15:06:32 From DK to Host and Panelists: Yes, familiar. Only have done one 15:06:34 From Rae to Everyone: Not familiar, but excited to hear about it! 15:06:35 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: Oh wow! 15:06:45 From Hope Douglas to Everyone: I know about them, but Iā€™ve never done one. 15:07:10 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: Even without selling, you learn a lot. 15:07:28 From Bria to Everyone: wow 15:07:36 From Hannah Marney to Everyone: Iā€™ve heard of it but more so did pitch events on twitter, discord, etc. but might need to look into it this year. 15:07:47 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: I was not sure they would like my subgenre 15:09:13 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: yay! 15:09:43 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: I heard that 20 words of less can be a good way to go 15:09:56 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: I have an elevator pitch which is short, but I feel maybe it is too short and does not include all the important points 15:10:36 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: With pitches, I think itā€™s down to bare bones of the stories 15:11:06 From Bria to Everyone: almost a hyped up logline 15:13:26 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: I've heard if you can write a solid and interesting pitch, it can actually serve as a roadmap for authors who don't plot faithfully... 15:13:27 From DK to Host and Panelists: small town/city 15:13:34 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: Bookshop romance 15:13:34 From Bria to Everyone: kl savage does biker clubs 15:13:35 From Letia to Everyone: Fourth Wing - at a Dragon college? 15:13:40 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: True 15:13:43 From Gordon Saunders to Everyone: College & grad school 15:13:57 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: Katie Robertā€™s Villains series is a take on Disney villains in a fictional city 15:14:09 From DK to Host and Panelists: Mine are Michigan romance - one series is small town and series is in set in the city 15:14:26 From Robin to Everyone: people working at a bakery or cafe 15:14:26 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: In my subgenre, historical, there are the two classes: Aristocrat and low class 15:15:50 From alisonnew to Host and Panelists: Mine is paranormal romantancy ā€” enemies to lovers. 15:15:53 From katharina to Everyone: how do you put in the pitch? i have 5 15:16:00 From DK to Host and Panelists: The bet 15:16:01 From Hannah Marney to Everyone: Grumpy/sunshine 15:16:03 From Laura Jevtich to Everyone: friends to lovers 15:16:04 From Margery Reynolds to Everyone: second chance romance 15:16:05 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: One bed ? 15:16:08 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: Best friends brother 15:16:08 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: I've just realized I have sort of fake dating in my book! 15:16:09 From Connie to Everyone: marriage of convenience 15:16:14 From Letia to Everyone: Fated Mates (Romantasy) 15:16:15 From Randy Greger to Host and Panelists: Reverse age gap 15:16:23 From Yalimed Nanasi to Everyone: "opposites attract"/unlikely couple 15:16:33 From CeeCee to Everyone: age gap 15:16:33 From katharina to Everyone: kidapped 15:16:34 From Bria to Everyone: love triangle 15:16:37 From Cara Flett to Everyone: Forced proximity 15:16:44 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: Slow burn 15:16:45 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: Body gaurd 15:16:52 From CeeCee to Everyone: sara cate kinks 15:17:02 From DK to Host and Panelists: Is billionare one? Or is that a hook/setting 15:17:36 From Bria to Everyone: dog gets hit by a car lol 15:18:01 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: Don't kill the dog! 15:18:03 From katharina to Everyone: @bria that is sad 15:18:29 From Bria to Everyone: that was in our networking group last night lol 15:18:37 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: lol 15:18:56 From CeeCee to Everyone: ex marine in woodland cottage 15:18:57 From Bria to Everyone: she picked the dog over the man 15:19:11 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: Good for her, never trust a man. 15:19:38 From Tania to Everyone: Are we doing this from scratch or use something we have written? 15:19:43 From Evelynā€™s iPad to Everyone: Prison Barber & inmate in prison 15:19:54 From yg898 to Everyone: Is online romance a trope? 15:20:12 From Hayley @ ProWritingAid to Everyone: Can you tell me a little bit more? Are they chatting online? 15:20:17 From Hayley @ ProWritingAid to Everyone: Like penpals? 15:20:24 From Mary to Everyone: a warrior and a witch are fated mates on a strange world 15:20:46 From Mary to Everyone: *in 15:20:54 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: what do we do if the trope does not fit exactly? 15:20:57 From Hope Douglas to Everyone: An enemies-to-lovers novel about a powerful New York City mergers and acquisitions female attorney who is a kidney transplant survivor. 15:21:04 From Luana DaRosa to Host and Panelists: Gaming writer works with programmer who is secretly her anonymous online crush, but they donā€™t know itā€™s each other. 15:21:04 From Hayley @ ProWritingAid to Everyone: @Tali can you tell me a bit more about why? 15:21:44 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: Falling for siblingā€™s best friend at their destination wedding 15:22:22 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: Falling for your work rival over a Christmas ski trip 15:22:29 From Kaitlyn Chou to Everyone: A human girl is forced to make a bargain with a demon in a Gothic, post-apocalyptic world - Enemies to Lovers 15:22:33 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: Well, the protags are a bachelor marquess and an androgynous looking actor, who pretends to be a woman. So it is sort of fake dating, but not exactly. They keep on seeing each other while the actor is disguised as the woman to avoid being pursued by the law, which was against homosexual relationships in 1822 England 15:22:34 From Mary to Everyone: A warrior and a witch are at opposite poles of society but fate destined them to be lovers 15:22:35 From Hannah Marney to Everyone: A 22 year old woman follows her female crush on a two week European trip but the non-binary cousin joins them, starting a grumpy/sunshine romance. 15:22:40 From Letia to Everyone: After orcs destroy her country and enslave her people, destiny drives Princess AnyaBella to rescue a sexually traumatized weredragon, her fated mate. 15:22:54 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: A cheerful wildlife agent and an angry drifter have to work together to find a killer in the Adirondack Mountains to save a reputation, and maybe a life. 15:22:58 From Letia to Everyone: Man I never feel confident with pitches. I'm glad to have practice. >.< 15:23:05 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: Enemies to Lovers 15:23:10 From DK to Host and Panelists: A book store own living in in the heart of the bourbon trail of Kentucky. She becomes an unwill pawn in a feuding billionaire brotherā€™s bet. 15:23:29 From katharina to Everyone: Los Angeles Nation forest Chase and Heather and the hunters, Kidnapping. She is a hack in the werewolf mafia and chase has to find her. But the werewolf hunter also on her trail. 15:23:33 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: @Letia Same! The pressure! 15:23:45 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: What could a homeless busker and an abused runaway have in common other than nothing? Maybe everything. 15:23:49 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: Damaged People 15:23:59 From Frank Burgos to Everyone: A once loving high power couple in the midst of a divorce keep kidnapping their beloved cat from each other. Lovers to enemies to lovers. 15:23:59 From DK to Everyone: A book store own living in in the heart of the bourbon trail of Kentucky. She becomes an unwill pawn in a feuding billionaire brotherā€™s bet. 15:24:17 From Gordon Saunders to Everyone: A French foreign exchange student with a dark secret unintentionally becomes a soulmate of an American young prodigy with emotional scars at a major university in New York City. 15:24:32 From Kathleen Ball to Host and Panelists: A CEO seeking the men responsible for massacring his entire village teams up with his mentorā€™s protege to find the truth behind a string of murderes and the traficking they were meant to cover. 15:24:34 From Randy Greger to Host and Panelists: Female professor is assigned a younger GA at a small university in Wisconsin. Protagonist takes the job at the university in her home town to be close to her ailing mother. 15:24:34 From Rachel H to Everyone: A baseball player on the brink of retirement returns to Pittsburgh, the city that drafted him and made him the face of the franchise, to finish out his career and win back the heart of the ownerā€™s daughter he broke on his way out the door. 15:24:35 From Suzanne Rogerson to Everyone: A songwriter with writer's block and a brooding English professor are pushed together by an eccentric hotel owner in a quiet Cornish seaside town. 15:24:40 From Dawn Camp to Everyone: Widowed mother of three grown sons takes a European trip of self-discovery once her last child leaves home. Rents a cottage in Italian vineyard and learns about more than winemaking. 15:24:41 From Tania to Everyone: A successful talent agent working in the Montreal entertainment industry takes on a mysterious and handsome British actor. 15:24:46 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: Slow burn enemies to lovers about a cadet thrown into a prison city, and has to hide her identity from the heinous criminals, and especially from one the Generals who knows sheā€™s not support be there. 15:24:51 From C M to Host and Panelists: Two strangers on a fantastical island who decide to live together. 15:24:54 From Walt to Everyone: Hook A detective residing in a quaint town nestled within the Pisgah Forest of the Blue Ridge Mountains leads a solitary life, accompanied by his golden retriever, Nick Danger. He regularly visits the nearby Sunrise Cafe where he engages with the waitress and her 10-year-old daughter. Trope Friends to lovers. 15:25:11 From Gaston Lamaitre to Everyone: Selfless singer songwriter on Mediteranian island gets into a competition with self-centered DJ Trope: Opposites attrackt/Enemies to lovers 15:25:33 From Harlyn (Harly) Lane (she/her) to Everyone: Romantasy: An elemental artist (like a nature witch) in the Elemental Arts Academy on the Island of Elements (one of the five kingdoms in my fantasy world). Sheā€™s in a love triangle between a Guardian (one who trains in physical martial arts) and a Scholar (one who trains the mind by studying the past). Names and things are all still pending 15:25:50 From Connie to Everyone: 1814- The night the US Capitol burns in defeat, a British soldier expected to die, marries by proxy only to inconveniently survive and face his wife home in London. 15:25:56 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: That sounds more to the point. Thank you for helping me clarify 15:25:58 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: These are great! 15:26:18 From Laura Jevtich to Everyone: These are my ancestors. I know when they were born and when they died. I have no idea how they met. These are their love stories. 15:26:22 From Laura Jevtich to Everyone: Friends in 1615 England: He is her Guardian Best Friend. Destined at birth, separated by an ocean, they fall in love fighting against the elements of the New World. Best Friends to Lovers, 15:26:30 From Gloria F. Perry to Host and Panelists: Billionaire City slick playboy meets sweet virgin country girl. He has death threats and need an heir fast. 15:26:41 From Robin to Everyone: A young veterinarian gives up her normal life and becomes nearly immortal to join her fated mate and his family in their centuries-long commitment to protect the fountain of youth from dark forces and the greed of the world. 15:26:52 From Patrick Mooney to Everyone: Starting and ending in Newport Rhode Island, an agricultural corporate executive from Iowa is assigned to work with a female Skipper of a prestigious Solo-circumnavigation yacht race as her title sponsor. (friends to lovers). 15:26:57 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: Sounds to me like everyone has fantastic stories! Very exciting to read your pitches and look forward to the novels :) 15:27:29 From Rae to Everyone: Forbidden Love: a detective and a librarian are brought together to work on an age old cold case that turns out to be a love story that resulted in murder. The two main characters fall in love quite by accident as they work together. 15:27:40 From Rose Heaser to Everyone: Fasst dating. Several don't work. 15:27:55 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: Forbidden love 15:28:00 From Rachel H to Everyone: Forbidden romance 15:28:13 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: Thank you 15:28:32 From Lina to Host and Panelists: Focused female grad student i Appalachia wants to graduate/have a career to avoid becoming like abusive homemaker mom but reconsiders her ban on dating when meets her childhood sweatheart 15:28:45 From Laura Wales to Everyone: Country girls heart is broken. He goes off to war. She is living on a family ranch. Scared of giving her heart away. 15:28:48 From CeeCee to Everyone: ex marine rescued female forced proximity 15:29:15 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: Oh poor cat! 15:29:29 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: Holy cow! This is my brand new WIP. Thanks for inspiration! 15:31:47 From Phyllis to Everyone: In a science fictional universe, a high powered bounty hunter does a kidnap job for free because he hates the government the young woman is a part of 15:31:52 From Susan to Everyone: Handsome and very popular college football star happens to run into a homeless girl on a skateboard, which leads to a very unlikely friendship, realizing shes very different than all the girls he knows. 15:32:21 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: [[ 15:34:28 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: A lifetime in foster care has left Ricky unable to love. Years of abuse has ruined Annie's ability to trust. Then they met. He cared about her, and she trusted him, and a world of possibility opens. 15:35:15 From DK to Everyone: FMC-Book store owner who moved to KY for a fresh start and to prove to herself she can be a success on her own. MMC- Master distiller for the larger bourbon company in KY after a brutal divorce where his bother was the cause, MC is married to job, only trust his job. 15:35:20 From Walt to Everyone: Detective Arron Roberts is investigating a murder. Amy is a single mother whose daughter, Sally, found the body in the woods. Arron has lived alone since moving out of the family home decades ago. No one seems to know why. 15:35:24 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: M/C: Evangeline Nightbourne is a cadet who wants to pass her exam so she can get a high soldier position hoping to reunite with her sister she hasnā€™t seen in so long. Love interest: Azrael is a general who is stuck in the prison city - goal is to escape that life with his dragon, but find out why he is drawn to Evangeline. 15:35:38 From Sarah to Everyone: FMC - is a medusa raped by a god trying to break the curse to turn her human again. MMC - a woodcutter in a small village taking care of his little brother and mother after his father's death, but longing for adventure in the bigger world. 15:35:52 From Laura Jevtich to Everyone: Elizabeth Firmin - Death of Mother early in life, wants to find someone to love and how to love someone. Richard Beers: Protector and guardian, lost father very early, needs to learn to stand for himself. 15:35:54 From Mary to Everyone: Witnessing the slaughter of her family, Rowan viws vengeance. She barely survives, running for her life, by healing others. When fate sends her a handsome stranger, she saves his life and falls for him, but discovers hr belongs to the army. Would she givr him a chance to prove his love? 15:35:54 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: A paralegal for a divorce attorney sees love fall apart daily in the office, wants to avoid pain in relationships which leads to a lack of deeply intimate relationships 15:35:59 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: A bachelor marquess wants to have a relationship with a man, but is pressed to get married and live according to societal conventions. An androgynous-looking actor, who is forced to work at a brothel to survive, wants to leave the brothel and find true love. 15:36:28 From Luana DaRosa to Host and Panelists: Adriana Lobo, recent divorcee, is looking to explore her bisexuality with no strings attached-because love is not real. In comes Gabriel Vega, her live-in landlord, who is keen to move back to Cuba. He just needs to convince his aunt that he wonā€™t fall off the rails again. 15:36:32 From Rachel H to Everyone: Heroine: Has been hurt by men she thought she could trust, sheā€™s looking to leave her familyā€™s baseball team once she has access to her trust at age 30. Hero: Learning his actions have consequences, trying to make amends and discover who he is after his playing career ends. 15:37:17 From Dawn Camp to Everyone: Who she is: Widowed mother who worked multiple jobs to raise three sons. What she wants: After devoting her life to them, she wants to discover who she really is, because she hasnā€™t thought about herself for so long. What makes her tick: Desire to feel young and alive again. Who he is: Italian vineyard owner, farmer What he wants: Extra income from renting cottage on his property and to be left alone What makes him tick: Soil, sunshine, beauty of nature 15:37:25 From McKinley Barnes to Everyone: Jacques is a time traveling lover who focuses on giving pleasure, but never receiving. His inner child feels responsible for his fatherā€™s death and therefore subconsciously doesnā€™t feel worthy of receiving love. 15:37:30 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: A younger sister who supports those in her life, wants to pursue dream of owning a bakery, but cannot accept help from others and thinks she has to do it all on her own 15:37:48 From Letia to Everyone: A princess torn from her country and hiding from orcs, and a traumatized weredragon set out to find safety, help her people, and secure her crown while learning to trust and rely on each other. 15:37:50 From C M to Host and Panelists: Hotelier deserted by step mother and brother who wants ownership of the family business. A lost woman lied to by her mother and brother who wants to know who she is and where she belongs. 15:37:55 From Randy Greger to Host and Panelists: Female professor is healing from a broken relationship. She is torn between focusing solely on her career and beginning a forbidden relationship with her young grad assistant. She is a successful published author in her field and he is healing from a serious accident and returning to school to complete his Masters. 15:38:03 From Tania to Everyone: Female: After a heartbreaking divorce, she wants to focus on growing her company and meet the one. 15:38:03 From Hannah Marney to Everyone: Mae is a 22 year old college dropout, not sure what she wants in her life except for a girlfriend when she falls for Amber at a friend's wedding, taking up her offer for a paid European vacation. Amber is vivacious, wild and fun, never taking anything too serious. Everything Mae wants to try to be since she has lost her identity. Amber's family sends Blaise, her cousin, along for the trip. Blaise is successful in their career but not in love, their non-binary gender presentation complicating it for some. They are kind and mature, the opposite of Amber, and Mae has to decide what she really wants in love and life. 15:38:06 From katharina to Everyone: Chase is in th werewolf mafia and sadomasochist . He feel broken and no one loves him after his parents die. heather get as to still 2m by the werewolf hunters and she keeps it. The hunter and chase go after her. chase kidnapps her and love with her. 15:38:08 From CeeCee to Everyone: I am currently working on the ex marine that's rescued the female who has injured herself his dog finds her they are stuck due to weather conditions he suffers PTSD and is a grump she eventually see's behind his moods as he treats her injuries 15:38:09 From Gloria F. Perry to Host and Panelists: She is a virgin armed with years of knowledge from reading steamy romance novels and she is ready to turn in her v-card. He is a billionaire who is ready to settle down but due to death threats he needs to make an heir while he still can. She is also a business whiz who would be ideal to take over his business. 15:38:10 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: My wildlife agent wants harmony in her life and her woods, but theres a danger threatening that's reminiscent of a childhood killer that changed the course of her life. My drifter is an old army vet who is angry at the world. He finds himself lingering in the mountains to catch glimpses of a pretty Wildlife Agent. When danger threatens her... 15:38:27 From Melanie Smith Bates to Everyone: She is a single mother of twins who moves to the San Juan Islands to start over/ begin again and distance herself from her abusive past. He is a local pub owner - island boy who wants to open a set of pubs on the San Juan Islands. 15:38:39 From Patrick Mooney to Everyone: She is approaching 30 and an extreme introvert. He is a wounded veteran; a disinterested, red-pilled sigma-male. Both are at the end of their ropes. Only a miracle can save them. 15:38:45 From Laura Wales to Everyone: She is an editor for a magazine. She struggles with her shyness & had struggles to connect with other people. Meets a guy & knows he is the right for her . She just has to convince him she is right for him. 15:38:51 From Harlyn (Harly) Lane (she/her) to Everyone: Luna (name pending): A soon-to-be Elemental Artist with the hopes of being stationed/relocated near her sister off in another country. However, when the Relics that provide her power are stolen, sheā€™s determined to find them and restore the power of all Artists. But she struggles to achieve that when two intelligent and attractive characters offer their help, one for fighting and one for knowledge. Luna becomes a bit distracted with the task at hand. 15:39:13 From Phyllis to Everyone: Main characters: Jem became a bounty hunter when his family was killed in the Sector war that swept across many worlds two decades ago. On the surface he wants revenge against the government he blames the conflict on, but beneath, he is also searching for family ā€“ and has gathered a ragtag group of exiles around him as a de facto ā€˜found familyā€™. He takes jobs that provide a high bounty so that he can secretly build his funds against the day when he can support a rebellion against the repressive regime that has taken hold post-war. Xia is the daughter of one of the High Houses that comprise the ruling government. As she has entered her adult years, sheā€™s become less and less supportive of what her family and others in the Houses have done, and is becoming more and more committed to justice and peace. But on the surface, she is still the dutiful daughter, serving the traditional roles expected of her. 15:39:18 From Bria to Everyone: fmc is a writer who is eft with a house that's falling apart after catching her fiance in the act. This act of betrayal will make trusting another very difficult. She hires the highly recommended local carpenter, who she doesn't know is part of the local werewolf pack, to work on her home. He watched his dad, who settled, be made miserable by his mother growing up and vowed never to let a woman close enough to do that to him. 15:40:07 From barbara murphy to Everyone: They meet on a cruise. Sheā€™s a retired college professor Her long-time husband died after a lengthy battle with cancer Wants privacy and solitude to do final edits on her memoire ā€œLove of my lifeā€. Heā€™s a retired lawyer. Has had multiple divorces & has sworn off dating. Wants uncomplicated fun with his long-time college friends (a mixed gender group) 15:40:21 From Gordon Saunders to Everyone: Thomas: Brilliant French graduate exchange student in Journalism whose wound is fear that God will hurt/ take away/destroy everything he loves because of something he did as an 11 year old. He is a singing prodigy who made two successful recordings as a boy soprano but now is afraid to sing, hates music, is afraid of anything religious, and fears having a relationship because God will take away (one way or another) whomever he loves. 15:40:56 From Connie to Everyone: A Napoleonic hero facing a terminal illness, anticipates dying as a hero. A driven business woman seeks to become a wodow to protect her estate from fortune hunters. Regency marriage of convenience. 15:43:56 From katharina to Everyone: @bria I love yours 15:43:56 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: There are so many exciting books in the works here, great shares! 15:44:11 From Rose Heaser to Everyone: One both have a lot in common. Both enjoy cooking but do not like the style of the others cooking. They have many other things they enjoy. 15:44:28 From Bria to Everyone: @katharina thanks! lol that's my third world in my head šŸ˜œ 15:45:07 From katharina to Everyone: @bria we write the same topic 15:45:28 From Bria to Everyone: :) 15:46:16 From Bria to Everyone: my second world is more sci fi apocalyptic bent 15:47:30 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: The forbidden romance of a bachelor marquess and an actor pretending to be a woman is exposed after an argument, which leads to blackmail. 15:48:23 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: Ricky must move slowly as the girl he loves survived years of childhood sexual trauma. 15:48:38 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: Megan just wanted to ski and Nate is looking for love at the singles skiing event. 15:48:42 From Luana DaRosa to Everyone: To fool both their familiesā€”Adriana so she wonā€™t have to answer questions about her divorce and Gabriel because he wants to give his aunt a valid excuse to move back to Havanaā€”they agree to be each otherā€™s fake partners, certain that there is no way real feelings could ever arise. 15:48:58 From katharina to Everyone: Chase kidnapped Heather and then protect her for the hunters. The hunter kidnapped her. 15:49:01 From Mary to Everyone: Thrown together by destiny, they attempt to stop a war threatening to destroy everything they hold dear before it even started. 15:49:11 From Laura Jevtich to Everyone: Elizabeth and Richard destined at birth, separated by an ocean, come together to fight the elements of the new world. 15:49:57 From Walt to Everyone: Arron and Amy are forced to interact on a murder investigation because Amyā€™s daughter, Sally, plays an important part in finding the body and other clues. 15:50:12 From Tracy Cass to Host and Panelists: Ex-lovers are thrown together by grief of a loved one. An unexpected pregnancy arises, but the male character also has another child on the way. Are they able to make things work when everything around them says that their love is impossible? 15:50:14 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: He has to protect the smith as she lays down magical chains to protect the town, too bad sheā€™s his ex and his best friendā€™s little sister. 15:50:21 From Randy Greger to Host and Panelists: Younger male grad assistant unknowingly assigned to female professor. Their relationship conflicts with university standards of a professor not dating a student. The professor faces dismissal from the university due to her actions. 15:50:29 From Laura Wales to Everyone: Shy girl gets courage to ask him to a dance. They become best friends and then she finds out about the true story of her mom and he helps her through it. 15:50:37 From Rachel H to Everyone: Forced to work together on team initiatives, Devon tries to stay away, but finds herself unable to ignore the draw of Jepsenā€™s attempts to make-up for his past mistakes. 15:50:40 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: A professional assassin marries his old friend he hasnā€™t seen in so long for a job; as he starts to fall in love with her all over again, heā€™s scared she will hate him and his profession, because she is religious 15:50:40 From Bria to Everyone: fmc & carpenter keep clashing as he works on her house but the rogue wolf pack moving in could bring her into his world before either of them are ready. 15:50:48 From CeeCee to Everyone: Dinger rescued Cassie in the mountains he suffers ptsd she half full cheery typical female he grumpy ex marine forced proximity due to weather conditions she starts to break down his hard exterior and see the man behind the mask and he eventually seems to fall for her while tending to her wounds 15:50:48 From Jo Gards to Host and Panelists: Two worlds collide when a down-to-earth cab driver picks up a movie star on the run from the paparazzi their romantic connection is instant, but when the movie star is booked for a long film shoot in sunny LA, with an Ex-lover amongst the cast, will the budding romance fizzle out before it has even started? 15:50:51 From Sarah to Everyone: After being taken captive by the medusa to save his little brother, the woodcutter becomes fascinated by the medusa's curse and joins her quest to find a cure. 15:50:59 From Hannah Marney to Everyone: Mae follows Amber to Europe, but Amber's family sends Blaise, Amber's non-binary cousin, along with them because the family does not trust her or at least that is what Mae believes until she gets to know Blaise more. 15:51:09 From C M to Host and Panelists: Forced to live together when he learns that she owns half of business and family home and he will do anything to gain all of it 15:51:18 From DK to Everyone: Her book store lease wonā€™t be renewed unless she agrees to date and then betray KY most eligible bachelor. The guilt may destory her, but if she every finds out heā€™s betting on her, their fragile friendshp and possible love will be destroyed. 15:51:53 From Melanie Smith Bates to Everyone: Tired of the constant noise from the pub across the street at night that keeps her awake one morning, an exhausted Charli confronts Tristen, the pub owner and lays into him, venting out all of her frustration. 15:51:55 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: When a sunny wildlife agentā€™s life is threatened by a dangerous killer from her youth, a mountain man is forced to abandon his privacy to protect her, and they discover not only their lives are on the line, but their hearts are in danger too. 15:52:08 From Suzanne Rogerson to Everyone: A songwriter and a professor are pushed together by a matchmaking hotel owner, but neither of them are emotionally ready for a holiday romance. 15:52:11 From Kathleen Ball to Everyone: Jason and Mina must find the truth behind their mentorā€™s death and the accusations against him before the people behind it implicate Mina and force her back into the cult she escaped. 15:52:11 From Letia to Everyone: When a princess in hiding rescues a traumatized weredragon their first goal is to reach safety, but as they lean on each other they learn to trust again. 15:52:16 From Rose Heaser to Everyone: Both enter a cooking contest that she wins with the one dish he likes that she makes, 15:52:24 From Phyllis to Everyone: A bounty hunter makes a fundamental mistake by kidnapping a woman based on his faulty assumptions and has his life upended by a series of revelations. 15:52:44 From Gordon Saunders to Everyone: After a rough beginning after which Vanessa is supposed to be apologizing to Thomas, they have a mystical experience at the 911 museum in which they see into one anotherā€™s souls. This binds them together, but their separate wounds keep them apart until Thomas is forced to go back to France and Vanessa decides she cannot lose him. A correspondence arises as she puts herself forward and they both realize they cannot and do not want to avoid the connection established by their experience; that they do, indeed love each other. 15:53:12 From Harlyn (Harly) Lane (she/her) to Everyone: Kat and Alex have their eyes on a prize, but when the book of spells goes missing, the two join forces to try and find it. However, Alex makes it clear that there can never be a romance, and Kat agrees that she doesnā€™t want one. As they try to obtain the book, the two begin to realize that thereā€™s more between them that they want to admit. (this is just an idea I thought of now šŸ˜†I struggled with this a lot) 15:56:05 From katharina to Everyone: The hunter after them and Chase trama and her hacking 15:57:06 From Walt to Everyone: Amyā€™s ex returns and threatens to take Sally. Accuses Amy of being a bad mother for letting a ten-year-old walk alone in the woods and threatens to go to court to gain custody. Arron never thought of Amy as a love interest. He is not interested in sharing his life with anyone but Nick Danger, his golden retriever. Arron is fifteen years older than Amy and a respected member of the community. Amy is ā€œjust a waitress and a single motherā€. 15:57:10 From Bria to Everyone: FMC - betrayal leads to lack of trust; MMC - family example; ext - rogue wolf pack 15:57:13 From Patrick Mooney to Everyone: ā€¢ Raging seas and monster storms ā€¢ Miscommunication and primal urges. 15:57:15 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: Ricky is unsure of his ability to love Annie must confront her past before thinking of a future. Her quest to confront that past causes them to split ways. Can they find their way back together? 15:57:17 From Rose Heaser to Everyone: Lack of self confidence 15:57:20 From Rose Heaser to Everyone: allergies 15:57:22 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: Workplace has rule against dating coworkers, one scared to settle down, the other wounded from a previous rejection 15:57:28 From Luana DaRosa to Everyone: - Adriana recently got divorced and isnā€™t ready for the thought of new love - Gabriel has his eyes fixed on leaving the town behind forever - Their romance was always meant to be fake and neither wants to go back on their agreement 15:57:32 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: The marquess: Afraid of being shunned by his loved ones for being gay. The actor: Feels he has no right to express his needs and desires, since he is of a low class and works at a brothel. External: The law prohibits them from being together and society would shun them. 15:57:40 From Phyllis to Everyone: Internal: preconceived ideas about each other based on partial information gleaned through the press, External: tables turn when the woman is rescued by her family and the bounty hunter thrown into prison. 15:58:07 From DK to Everyone: She wants to keep her bookstore, but to do so she must help his bother. If she wins, sheā€™ll keep her store but lose the man sheā€™d falling for. 15:58:28 From Mary to Everyone: Could Rowan overcome her distrust of Luke who doubts his own self-worth? The war could divide them forever. 15:58:44 From barbara murphy to Everyone: Have to get this in . . . this has been a fantastic session! Amazingly clear and concise information. Thanks. 15:58:46 From Tania to Everyone: External: They work together and the female lead does not want to have a romantic relationship with a client. Internal female: Bad divorce, she is afraid of being hurt again Internal male: Was cheated on - has trust issues. Also lost a child to cancer and does not want to have kids. 15:59:09 From Hayley @ ProWritingAid to Everyone: Thank you, Barbara! Glad you enjoyed 15:59:10 From Gloria F. Perry to Host and Panelists: He doesnā€™t want to put her and their possible baby in harms way. Her family is angry because he got her pregnant and they canā€™t be together 15:59:16 From Kathleen Ball to Everyone: MFC: Spiritual trauma makes her think sheā€™s unworthy and ā€œdamagedā€. MMC: Living half in hiding most of his life in case the men who ordered the massacre of his village figure out there was one survivor. External: The same group of people is after both characters because they both know something that could threaten the entire operation. 15:59:36 From Bria to Everyone: this is just good practice for brainstorming at the start, too 15:59:36 From Hannah Marney to Everyone: Mae knows she is attracted to Amber because she believes herself a lesbian. But the instant attraction to Blaise building due to their closeness and care makes her question more over time how she likes to be treated in love. Blaise knows Mae is here to fall in love with Amber, despite knowing Amber will likely break her heart, they take care of Mae, believing they are not someone she would fall for and are trying to be happy only being supportive friends. 15:59:47 From DK to Everyone: She wants to keep her bookstore, but to do so she must help his bother. If she wins, sheā€™ll keep her store but lose the man sheā€™d falling for. Is she finds out heā€™s betting on her to force his brother out of the family business, he could win his piece of mind while breaking his heart by losing her. 15:59:51 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: Criminal taking out witnesses to a crime, protector had feelings for a previous charge that got them wounded/killed, charge doesnā€™t want to distract protector with their feelings and needs to make it to see justice served 15:59:53 From Mahjaben Hussain to Everyone: Roman doesnā€™t do relationships but is forced to marry for a job, but as he falls in love with Zaliah heā€™s scared she will hate him because of her religious beliefs - so has to keep his job a secret Zaliah is adopted into a white family, as a Muslim and someone with a different skin colour, she feels like the odd one out of her family, and is scared no one will ever truly see her an understand her - finding Roman too good to be true 16:00:02 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: Hayley, I hope I get to attend one of your workshops soon. You are an excellent instructor 16:00:16 From Hayley @ ProWritingAid to Everyone: Thank you, Tali! 16:00:26 From Michael Burhans (he/him/his) to Everyone: @Tali hear hear. Hayley is amazing 16:00:39 From Dawn Camp to Everyone: This has been so helpful! 16:00:42 From CeeCee to Everyone: Thank you 16:00:44 From Mary to Everyone: Thank you, Hayley, an amazing session!! 16:00:47 From laura to Everyone: Agree! 16:00:57 From Gordon Saunders to Everyone: Thomas: losses following the terrible act he did as a child convince him that God is punishing him by taking away everything he loves. He is afraid to love Vanessa because she may be hurt or otherwise taken away. Vanessa: Because she has had to do everything on her own, she is afraid to give up any independence that might threaten the accomplishment of her dream to become somebody, to be self-sufficient, to make a difference in the lives of others like herself who have been abused or kept down by society External: They are each so busy with their studies, extra-curricular activities, and friends that they have no time for a personal relationship; much less to deal with the personal issues that would make such a relationship possible. 16:00:57 From Tali Sarnetzky to Everyone: One of the clearest and most helpful events I have ever been to 16:00:58 From Chris Clouser to Everyone: Still waiting for some Hayley merch! 16:01:01 From Letia to Everyone: MMC - Three years of abuse, both mental and physical, and a weredragon curse destroy Orie's ability to trust. FMC - The princess's entire family was wiped out and she was forced to flee the castle to stay alive, as she hides in foreign countries, she fears risking her heart again. 16:01:10 From Hope Douglas to Everyone: External: Love interest wants to prevent the takeover of his deceased brotherā€™s tech company. 16:01:10 From Hayley @ ProWritingAid to Everyone: šŸ˜„šŸ˜… 16:01:17 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: External conflict: They are forced to work together and be resourceful to survive in the woods, and working together is not coming easy. Internal heroine: She displays confidence, but guards her internal side from the world, though it makes her feel like a fraud because sometimes sheā€™s really frightened. Internal Hero: He does not make friends because he always hurts people with his words. Heā€™s gruff, and tough, and long ago decided he wasnā€™t fit company for anyone. 16:01:17 From Randy Greger to Host and Panelists: Female professor has to decide between being dismissed by her position at the university and moving forward with a relationship with her GA. The younger male GA must decide if he should attend another university due to the questionable relationship with his teacher or return to his job as a mechanic. She is tormented by her love for the GA and her strong professional drive to excel as a famous speaker and author in her field. He is torn by his love for her and the reality that she may not choose him over her career. 16:01:21 From Sarah to Everyone: FMC-rape trauma she's never gotten over so she doesn't trust men MMC-avoided attachments women so he wouldn't be tied to the small town and difficult to see past the "monster" to the woman beneath External-upon MMC return to the village to rescue his little brother, the townspeople see the medusa and attack her refuge to protect themselves 16:01:22 From Harlyn (Harly) Lane (she/her) to Everyone: This has been helpful and has pointed out what I need to work on. Thanks @Hayley 16:01:24 From Cathy's ipad to Everyone: sorry i may have missed this, but will there be a replay and will the slides be available after? 16:01:37 From Laura Jevtich to Everyone: After a sexual experiment goes awry, Father takes Elizabeth to the New World. * She has to learn to fight the elements on her own: - Burns down first house, - Crops destroyed - Starving Spring only eating oysters and onions Richard has to help his family after brother and sis-in-law die. He brings his niece and nephews to the new world. 16:01:39 From Laura Wales to Everyone: Amy is contacted by an uncle she didnā€™t know she had. He insists he comes to his state to let her know a deep dark secret. She is shocked & worried that her life will never be the same. She calls Mitch & is ready to end it all. 16:01:51 From Cathy's ipad to Everyone: How do you save the chat 16:02:08 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: Haley Merch! Thank you so much for your time, you amazing lady! Proud to be a Premium member! 16:02:21 From Angie's Pencil to Everyone: Thank you everyone! 16:02:26 From Christine V (she/her) to Host and Panelists: @cathy click the ellipses (ā€¦) next to the emotion and click ā€œsave chatā€ 16:02:35 From Laura Jevtich to Everyone: click on the three dots 16:02:36 From katharina to Everyone: 20 words will never happen. I can do it 40 words. 16:03:08 From Bria to Everyone: if anyone has the chats saved from the sessions, please let me know. i'm not able to from my kindle 16:03:32 From Bria to Everyone: other times they've included them 16:03:37 From Bria to Everyone: with the slides 16:03:48 From Hope Douglas to Everyone: Very helpful. Thank you. (One your dog). 16:03:51 From Harlyn (Harly) Lane (she/her) to Everyone: Ohmygod, happy puppy in the background 16:03:53 From Cathy's ipad to Everyone: thank you so much 16:03:53 From Yalimed Nanasi to Everyone: Ok thank you!