New York Times Bestselling Author Julia Quinn To Speak

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New York Times Bestselling Author Julia Quinn To Speak
Writers Workshop and Book Signing Event Open To the Public

RALEIGH, N.C. –New York Times Bestselling Author Julia Quinn will present a writers' workshop on Saturday, November 11 at the Herb C. Young Community Center in Cary from 10:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The Heart of Carolina Romance Writers, a non-profit chapter of the Romance Writers of America, is sponsoring the workshop, which is open to the public.

The workshop covers the craft and business of writing. After the workshop from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Quinn will autograph her latest book. The workshop will be held in Room A and the book signing will be in Room B of the Community Center. Local romance authors will be on hand to sign their books as well.

"Julia Quinn is known for writing witty dialogue and some of the most three-dimensional, interesting characters you will ever meet in historical romance fiction," said Gloria Lesher of MMI Associates, Inc., a spokesman for HCRW. "We are fortunate to bring one of the biggest stars in romance today to the Triangle for a day-long session on the art of writing dialogue and the ins-and-outs of the business of writing."

For more information and to register for the workshop, please visit http://www.heartofcarolina.org.

About Julia Quinn
In 1995 Julia Quinn published her first book, SPLENDID, and it’s been full steam ahead ever since. She built her career the old-fashioned way, by writing terrific novels and adding readers with each successive book until she burst onto the bestseller lists with her seventh novel, HOW TO MARRY A MARQUIS. Since then, her sales growth has been nothing short of tremendous. THE DUKE AND I, which was released as a midlist title, hit the Publishers Weekly bestseller list, the New York Times Extended bestseller list, and the top 50 of the USA Today list. THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME continued this trend, and in July 2001, Julia achieved every writer’s dream when AN OFFER FROM A GENTLEMAN appeared on the New York Times short list. Since then, every Julia Quinn title has earned a place on the list, most recently ON THE WAY TO THE WEDDING, the final novel in her celebrated Bridgerton series. Julia’s achievements are not, however, restricted to the bestseller lists. She has finaled six times in the RITA and twice has been voted onto RWA’s Top Ten Favorite Books of the Year list. Her novels have been translated into twelve languages and are regularly chosen for the Rhapsody and Doubleday book clubs. She has been interviewed on both public radio and television, and in 2003 she was the subject of a full-page profile in TIME Magazine. Julia loves to dispel the myth that smart women don't read (or write) romance, and in 2001 she did so in grand style, competing on the game show The Weakest Link and walking away with the $79,000 jackpot. She displayed a decided lack of knowledge about baseball, country music, and plush toys, but she is proud to say that she aced all things British and literary, answered all of her history and geography questions correctly, and knew that there was a Da Vinci long before there was a code.

About HCRW
The Heart of Carolina Romance Writers (HCRW) is a non-profit chapter of the Romance Writers of America located in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area of North Carolina. The organization's goal is to stimulate interest, inform and educate aspiring, as well as published, writers and to bring together authors, editors, agents, and other related professionals for the mutual benefit of all. HCRW promotes romance writing by supporting published writers; advising, encouraging and educating aspiring writers; and providing accurate information about the romance genre to the media. For more information visit the Web site at http://www.heartofcarolina.org/.

About MMI Associates, Inc.
MMI Associates, Inc. is a full-service marketing and public relations firm offering a wide range of services to help clients achieve measurable results in brand awareness, name recognition, market penetration and crisis management. Established in 1994 in Phoenix, Arizona, this award-winning firm was named one of the top 10 public relations firms in the state by Arizona Business Magazine and bizAZ Magazine. In North Carolina, the Triangle Business Journal’s Book of Lists for 2004 and 2005 recognized MMI as one of the top public relations firms in the Triangle. The firm has received numerous MarCom Creative Awards, the 2005 Videographer Award and the Communicator Awards. For more information, please call 919-233-6600 or visit the Web site at http://www.mmimarketing.com.


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Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
Patty@mmimarketing.com

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