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Upcoming Event: Westport Library Romance Panel

Upcoming Event: Westport Library Romance Panel

Modern Romance: Feminism, Power and Happily Ever Afters with Libby Waterford, Kilby Blades and Denise Williams Mon, December 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EST Romance writing is one of publishing’s most lucrative categories and continues to captivate millions of female...

Learn with Libby: Fall Classes

Registration for fall classes at the Westport Writers’ Workshop is now open. Once again, classes will be offered via Zoom, so anyone can join from anywhere! I will be teaching Romance Writing on Thursday evenings (7-9EST). Bring an in-progress manuscript or...
What the heck is high concept?

What the heck is high concept?

One of the buzz phrases in genre fiction is high concept. You might have heard this phrase in the sentence, “Your story is not high concept enough.” Well, not every story needs to be high concept, but it’s nice to know what it means, anyway. In my...
Conflict in Contemporary Romance

Conflict in Contemporary Romance

Way back when I was a baby writer and I sat down to try to write my first romance novel, I began to write a historical. I fell in love with romance by reading historical novels full of humor and great dialogue and the angst of two people falling in love who society...
Intro to Romance Class

Intro to Romance Class

I’m honored to be teaching a workshop-style introduction to romance class with the Westport Writers’ Workshop. The class will run for eight Fridays, starting January 10, 2020. For more information and to register, visit westportwriters.org. Intro to...