Monday, January 07, 2008

Character Development Workshop

Sophia Shaw is hosting a 3-day workshop on RD in the Class in Session forum from Jan 23 to 25. She's going to be discussing character development, so please bring all your questions!!

Here's her bio:Sophia Shaw released her debut novel, Shades and Shadows, in January 2005. It is a book that Sophia started as a hobby over ten years ago. As an avid reader, she was inspired by many of the great romantic writers, and was convinced she could write a story that was engrossing and enjoyable. Shades and Shadows is that story, and has received wide-spread positive reviews. The Romantic Times chose Shades and Shadows as a top pick for January 2005, and rated it with 4.5 stars (out of five).


Sophia was born in Morgan’s Pass, Clarendon, Jamaica and immigrated with her family to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1974. She attended Claude Watson School for the Arts and studied dance, art and drama. She then went to the University of Toronto where she graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology. She is married to "The Juiceman" Jonathan Shaw, a well known DJ with a career in Radio Broadcasting for over 15 years. They live in Brampton, Ontario with their young daughters, Sierra and Naima.In 2003, Sophia was accepted by Sha-Shana Crichton of Crichton and Associates Literary Agents.


In early 2004, she signed her first book deal with Kensington Publishing/Dafina. She is currently working on her fourth novel. Sophia is a member of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Association of Black Journalist. Visit her website at http://www.sophiashaw.com/ to learn more about her and her books!

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