westport writers workshop - Libby Waterford

Learn with Libby: Oct & Nov Classes

by libby | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog, News, Writers

My kids are back in school, the leaves are starting to change, and my favorite time of year is right around the corner–yes, I’m talking about NaNoWriMo! National Novel Writing Month is coming up in November, and I’m teaching a number of classes at...

Learn with Libby: Fall Classes

by libby | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog, News

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...

Libby Teaches: Summer Zoom Classes with WWW

by libby | Jun 8, 2020 | Blog, News

I’m teaching Romance Writing for the Westport Writers’ Workshop for the short summer season–just six Fridays, 1PM-3PM Eastern Time, starting June 26th. This class is held via Zoom, so you can attend from anywhere you get an internet connection....

What the heck is high concept?

by libby | Dec 19, 2019 | Blog, News, Writers

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

by libby | Dec 12, 2019 | Blog, News, Writers

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...