Midwest Romance Writers (MRW) members write in a variety of genres including cozy mysteries, contemporary and historical romance, romantic suspense, paranormal fiction, women’s fiction, and mainstream fiction. We are fortunate to have members who have attained best-seller designations on Amazon, USA Today, and New York Times Lists.
The purpose of our organization is to educate and support fiction writers of all genres at every stage of their writing career. MRW helps authors improve their writing craft and book marketing skills by providing guidance, positive critique, and insight from industry experts.
Next meeting:
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at:
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
10586 Metcalf Ave,
Overland Park, KS 66212
Our program will be:
Instagram for Authors: From 0 to 2500K and Beyond
This workshop will illuminate and clarify key business-building social media strategies AND demonstrate many LIVE, so you can practice on your own accounts in real time.
You will learn:
How to highlight your bio with links and calls-to-action to increase engagement.
Understand business/creator accounts and the key tools available to them.
How to set up your business page and what and when you need to post there.
What types of posts allow you to maximize the algorithms.
How to increase page views with strategic use of reels and stories.
How to optimize the automatic integration between Instagram and Facebook (time allowing).
This is a hands-on workshop, so you are strongly encouraged to have an Instagram account setup for your author business prior to the start of the workshop and a device handy upon which you can access that account.
Your Presenter:
Author Lisa Rayne is an award-winning author, a speaker, and an advocate for the mainstream distribution of inclusive fiction that showcases multicultural protagonists. She provides readers with romantic stories featuring smart, sexy characters of diverse backgrounds across the span of time. As a business and intellectual property attorney, Lisa is also passionate about helping creatives become savvy entrepreneurs. In her other life, she puts her expertise to use as a business strategist and entrepreneur coach. When she’s not writing or working, Lisa spends her time serving as collegiate track mom to the youngest of her two daughters, binge-watching planner flipthroughs on YouTube, and plotting how to get one of her novels turned into a movie featuring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
To find out about Lisa’s upcoming releases, events, and other shenanigans, subscribe to her newsletter at lisarayne.com.
Visitors welcome!
