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WELCOME! 

Glad you stopped by.  We do hope you’ll take a moment to look around our website. If you have any questions, we hope you’ll contact us.

Our home is located in Des Moines, Iowa.  We provide support, encouragement, educational programs, and mentor published and unpublished members of the writing profession.  It’s easy to join and become one of us.

Our members write romances that include contemporaries, historicals, paranormals, time travels, mysteries, suspense, inspirationals, erotic and women’s fiction – just to name a few. We welcome writers of all genres -- come join us, no matter what you write.

Our programs are varied and cover everything from fiction writing basics and getting published to the business side of your writing career, and everything in-between.

For more information, including dates and topics, please click on the Meetings link above.

We’re a fun group of romance writing authors as you can tell from some of our photos.

Jordyn with Lady A

This is one of our members, Jordyn Meryl, and Lady Antebellum. Check out the book Hillary is holding! Yes, that's "Blue Jeans & Stilettos". Jordyn attended a "Meet & Greet" with Lady Antebellum on January 28, 2012. This is what she says about it: "It was awesome. We were taken to a small room, about twenty people. They answered questions and sang some songs. The last one they sang was 'Dancing Away with My Heart'. It's about a summer love, which is what I am writing for the June 2012 book. They weren't signing any autographs, but the guy said they did accept gifts. I was so excited I shouted out 'I have a gift.' So when I walked up to take the picture, I handed the book to Hillary. Said I was one of the writers of this book. I was so nervous. I told all three of them how I write to their music and how I had had an idea to write to their last song, that I didn't steal it from them, but I write while listening to their songs. Hillary thought it was so kind of me to give them a book, couldn't wait to read it. Charles took the book and said he was flattered and thanks. Wow!"

Here's a photo from our November 2010 retreat for members. We're getting into character for a writing exercise and we had a blast doing it!

Writing Retreat Photo

This is a few of our members ready for our December Awards Banquet. We're just eyeing the menu while waiting on the rest of the gang.

2010 Awards Photo

Here our August 2010 speaker, Eric Hall West, author of "TRUCK, A Quarter Life Crisis Handled Poorly", autographs his book for members.

Eric Hall West Photo

Some of our group attended a Wisconsin conference in May 2010. Here we enjoy dinner together.

May 2010 Wisconsin Photo

2010 T-shirt Photo

In January 2010, some of our members showed off our newly designed Chapter T-shirts. Aren't they great!

2009 Awards Banquet Photo

Here's our 2009 Awards Banquet photo above and even though some of our members couldn't make it to the banquet, we celebrated for them!