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10-58 PUBLISHING – H/O
DEVELOPING A GLOBAL VOICE
Sheila Hodgson & Kimberley Young
Developing a writing voice that will appeal
to a worldwide romance readership is increasingly
important to romance publishers and authors.
The editors of Harlequin Mills and Boon, the
publisher of Harlequin Presents, Harlequin Romance,
Harlequin Historicals and Harlequin Medicals,
will offer an informative and interesting discussion
on this topic and are actively seeking to recruit
new voices for all of these programs.
10-59 CAREER – N/A
INTERNET TOOLS FOR THE WRITER
Malle Vallik and Jayne Hoogenberk
More and more businesses, organizations, and
interest groups are going on-line to share information
and create networks. Malle Vallik, Editorial
Director of eHarlequin and 15-year Harlequin
veteran, and Jayne Hoogenberk, Community Manager
for eHarlequin.com, share what the internet
can do for you, whether you’re an aspiring
or multi-published author.
10-60 CAREER/PUBLISHING – N/A
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A LITERARY AGENT –
TALES TALL AND TRUE FROM A PUBLISHING PRO
Meredith Bernstein
Step into a day in the life Meredith Bernstein,
a successful NY literary agent, and see how
she handles the ordinary and the extraordinary
things, the challenges and successes, as she
represents her clients in the sometimes wild
but always interesting world of publishing.
10-61 CRAFT – N/A
RWA “IDOL”
Miriam Kriss, Irene Goodman, & Lucia Macra
Bring the first two pages of your manuscript
to this fun-filled but very instructive workshop,
which will be modeled after “American
Idol.” Two pages of randomly selected
manuscripts will be read aloud, and then our
very own Simon, Paula, and Randy – agent
Irene Goodman, Avon editor Lucia Macro, and
agent Miriam Kriss – will give their instant
reactions. This is a highly illuminating glimpse
into how an unsolicited manuscript is treated
and judged when it arrives at an office. If
you want to know how it works, here is the chance
to find out. The panel will review as many as
time allows – make sure your pages one
typed, double-spaced. And ready to be read!
10-62 SPOTLIGHT – N/A
SPOTLIGHT ON NAL
10-63 CRAFT/PUBLISHING – H/O
WRITING THE BEACH READ
Susan Wiggs, Barbara Freethy, & Debbie Macomber
Join best-selling and award-winning authors
as they reveal the secrets of writing those
books that everyone loves to read on the beach.
10-64 CRAFT – N/A
DOING IT YOUR WAY – WRITING THE BREAKOUT
NOVEL
Carla Neggers
The “rules” for writing a “break-out”
novel sometimes sound like last year’s
hot stock tip … will it still work this
year? More importantly, will it work for you?
Join best-selling author Carla Neggers and learn
strategies and skills that can help take you
to the next level of your writing and your writing
career by doing what’s right for you …
and doing it your way.
10-65 CRAFT – H/O
PLAYING NICE: HOW TO COLLABORATE ON A MINI-SERIES
WITHOUT LOSING YOUR VISION OR YOUR MIND
Wendy Etherington, Kristen Gabriel, and Heather
MacAllister
The three authors writing three of the last
four Harlequin Temptation novels to be published
in North America talk about the trials and solutions
to writing a simultaneous release mini-series
with other authors.
10-66 PUBLISHING – H/O
DARLIN’, YOUR FANGS ARE SHOWING!
L.A. Banks, and Monique Patterson
This workshop will focus on delineating the
difference between a paranormal fiction and
a paranormal romance, as well as offer industry
guidelines/trends, how to utilize the senses
versus a heavy reliance on science-fiction,
and ways to keep the romance a central theme
in the work. Author L.A. Banks and her St. Martin’s
Press editor Monique Patterson will draw from
Bank’s nine book Vampire Huntress Legends
series, as well as their knowledge and experience
in the market, to discuss how to find the magic
blending of paranormal and romance that works.
10-67 CRAFT – H/O
WRITING WITH DUCT TAPE: USING EMOTIONS TO CREATE
CHARACTERS THAT STICK WITH YOUR READERS
Karen White and Karen Kendall
Author Karen Kendall and women’s fiction
writer Karen White demonstrate how to grab a
reader by the heart and pull her into your story.
Using examples and hands-on exercises, these
two award-winning authors will help you go deeper
to create memorable characters and books your
readers will want for their keeper shelf.
10-68 PUBLISHING – H/O
SHOW ME THE MONEY
Brenda Hiatt
An updated presentation of the incredibly popular
and informative workshop that reveals the money
side of the business and what various publishers
are paying.
10-69A & 69B CRAFT – H/O
THE THRILL OF THE THRILLER, THE RIDE OF ROMANCE
- 2 PARTS
Jennifer Greene, Lindsay Longford, and Margaret
Watson
A multi-media discussion of thriller story
techniques. Enhance and intensify your romance
writing as we explore how to turn a good thrill
into heart-racing romance with award-winning
and best-selling authors and screenwriters.
Bring your own heart-rate monitor!
10-71 PUBLISHING – N/A
WRITING PARANORMAL ROMANCE
Anna Genoese, Susan Kearney, Jill Barnett, C.T.
Adams, Lori Handelanc, Susan Grant, and Patricia
Simpson
Join editor Anna Genoese of TOR Books several
authors who write for TOR’s recently-launched
line of paranormal romances for a discussion
about balancing paranormal and romance elements
in your story.
10-72 RESEARCH – H/O
HEADS UP, HEELS DOWN: A ROMANCE WRITER’S
GUIDE TO WOMEN ON HORSEBACK
Sherril Green
Women were not always subjected to the unsafe
strictures of riding side-saddle. So who started
it and why? What did women do before the side-saddle?
How did they manage with them? PRO member, author,
and horse veterinarian Sherril Green will review
the history of women on horseback, their riding
attire, and riding etiquette from the ancient
world to the present. No horse experience necessary!
10-73 CAREER – H/O
DISCOVERING YOUR AUTHOR BRAND
Theresa Meyers
Blue Moon Communications President Theresa
Meyers, whose clients have included Carly Phillips
and Vicki Lewis Thompson, presents an intensive
workshop explaining the basics of what an author
brand is and how best sellers utilize it. Also
get specific how-to tactics for increasing name
recognition, improving relationships and contracts
with publishers, and increasing readership.
10-74 CAREER – H/O
AUTHOR/AGENT CAREER BUILDING
Pam Hopkins, Barbara Collins Rosenberg, Joanne
Rock, and Catherine Mann
Respected agents Pam Hopkins and Barbara Collins
Rosenberg join multi-published, multi-award-winning
authors Joanne Rock and Catherine Mann to discuss
bringing an effective team approach to the author/agent
dynamic. Supercharge your career!
10-75A & 75B CRAFT – H/O
POV, VOICE AND CHARACTERIZATION: WRITING YOUR
STORY IN 3 DIMENSIONS - 2 PARTS
Bob Mayer
The point of view you write in is your voice
as a writer and dictates what you can say about
your characters and what you can’t. It
also sets you apart from others and makes you
distinct. The most critical component in making
a novel a vibrant three-dimensional one is character.
Best-selling author will use his own expertise
as well as the works of various published authors
to make his point!
10-77 CRAFT – H/O
STRUCTURING THE NOVELLA-LENGTH ROMANCE
Judith Pich, Angela Knight, and Jennifer Cummings
w/a Leigh Wyndfield
Join Red Sage editor Judith Pich and guest
authors as they detail how novellas differ from
and are similar to writing book-length romances.
10-78 CAREER – H/O
PROMOTION: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE SPENDY
Pat White
Pat White was a media manager, and public relations
specialist for 15 years before selling her first
single-title book, Got a Hold on You. White
knows the importance of creating a buzz to entice
readers to buy a new author. After slogging
through a gazillion publicity options, White
zeroed in on the best ways to spend her time
and promotional dollar and will share them in
her light-hearted workshop.
10-79 CRAFT – H/O
THE FINE ART OF SELF-CRITIQUE: HOW TO BE YOUR
OWN BEST CRITIQUE PARTNER
Cindy Myers
This talk will equip workshop participants
to evaluate their own work and do a better job
of revising their writing. Myers will provide
tips for learning to be objective, discuss some
common barriers to judging your own work and
how to overcome them, and provide concrete steps
for evaluating manuscripts, beginning with the
big picture and working down to the nitty gritty.
10-80 CRAFT – N/A
THE SECRETS OF WRITING ROMANCE – USING
ROMANTIC MOVIES FOR INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION
Lucia Macro
So much can be learned about romance writing
from watching romantic movies – pacing,
dialogue, sexual tension, characterization,
even crazy plotlines. Join executive editor
Lucia Macro of HarperCollins/Avon as she shares
her insight into the connection.
10-81 PUBLISHING/CAREER – N/A
THE FIVE KEYS TO FINDING THE RIGHT AGENT
Evan Fogelman
Finding a great agent is critical int eh publishing
business today. Join Evan Fogelman, founder
of the Fogelman Agency, as he details how to
evaluate, select and contact prospective agents.
10-82 CRAFT – H/O
THE HEROINE’S JOURNEY
Elaine Stirling
Join author Elaine Stirling for this hands-on
workshop that explores the three revolutions
of the heroine’s journey at the basis
of all great stories, especially romances.
10-83 CRAFT – H/O
KISS MY CLICHE
Eloisa James and Teresa Medeiros
The Big Mis, too-stupid-to-live heroines, spies,
evil stepmothers, and lecherous villains. Ditto
for POV shifts and purple prose! Best-selling
authors Eloisa James and Teresa Medeiros take
you through a laundry list of supposed weaknesses
and show you how to turn no-no’s into
list-making, critically-acclaimed books.
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