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Established in 1987, now with over 170 members, DARA - Chapter 56 of Romance Writers of America® - is a non-profit, voluntary association of writers dedicated to raising and maintaining quality in the romance genre and its sub genres. DARA works to accomplish this through advocating high professional standards and through the dissemination of information on writing and the publishing industry.
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Join us Saturday, July 25th at 9:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Select, U.S. 75 and Campbell, Richardson, TX for our monthly meeting and workshop.
| Writing for the Young Adult Market |
Presented by Rachel Caine
It's no secret that the Young Adult shelves are bursting with successes these days ... between Harry Potter, Twilight, Gossip Girl, Maximum Ride, and many more, there seems to be an ever-growing appetite that pulls in not just teens but an ever-increasing adult readership.
At the DARA meeting on Saturday, July 25th, author Rachel Caine will talk about why she loves writing for the YA market, the roots and influences of the current market, how it differs from the urban fantasy, romantic suspense and romance markets in which she also sells, and possibly the best-kept open secret in publishing: why Young Adult isn't really a genre at all.
Rachel Caine is the author of more than 25 novels, including the popular Weather Warden series and the New York Times Bestselling Morganville Vampires young adult series. She has also written paranormal romantic action/adventure for Silhouette Bombshell, and her paranormal romance novel, Athena Force: Line of Sight, was a 2008 Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice award winner. In 2005, she published an original novel for the television show Stargate SG-1 entitled Sacrifice Moon under the pseudonym Julie Fortune.
Rachel recently sold film and television options rights for the Morganville Vampires to prominent British producer Charles Armitage, and is currently working with him on the development of the material for production.
She is the director of corporate communications for a large multinational company based in Irving. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Texas Tech University.
She and her husband, award-winning artist R. Cat Conrad, live in Ft. Worth.
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