12-55 SPOTLIGHT – no Handout
SPOTLIGHT ON FOREVER, 5 SPOT, FAITHWORDS, AND CENTER STREET
12-56 SPOTLIGHT – no Handout
SPOTLIGHT ON HARLEQUIN’S PARNORMAL LINES
With Mary-Theresa Hussey
12-57 CAREER – Handout
STANDING OUT FROM THE SLUSH PILE
Tawny Weber, Brenda Chin, Joanne Rock, and Jamie Sobrato
Whether it’s making a first sale or moving to a new house, standing out from the slush pile is always a good thing! Three authors and an editor share a list of practical tips for making sure your submission has what it takes.
12-58 CRAFT – Handout
BODY BAGS AND TOE TAGS
Allison Brennan, Rita Herron, and Debra Webb
This panel of acclaimed romantic suspense authors, including a New York Times best seller and two prolific award winners, focuses on crime scene forensics such as what happens to a body after it is dead and how to include forensic details without boring the reader.
12-59 CAREER – Handout
A SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS: BOOSTING THE BEGINNER’S CAREER WITH BOOKSTORE EVENTS
Marie Bostwick and Nancy Berland
An author and a publicist present a workshop loaded with practical tips and plans for helping the nearly or newly published author plan, promote, and execute successful bookstore events that boost sales, build email lists, and forge career-launching relationships with booksellers.
12-60 CAREER – Handout
NOVEL DISSECTION 101: WHAT MAKES A BOOK TICK?
Scottt Eagan
Agent Scott Eagan, of the Greyhaus Literary Agency, shows how to dissect novels to determine why a publisher bought them and to identify the specific voices of each of the publishing houses.
12-61 CAREER – No Handout
ARE WE THERE YET?
Sharon Sala
A best-selling RWA Honor Roll author presents a motivational workshop explaining the often plodding steps to a successful writing career.
12-62 CRAFT – Handout
SEX IS A BABY BOOMER BUSINESS
Stevi Mittman, Kate Austin, and Alison Hart (Jennifer Greene)
This panel of award-winning authors, including a USA Today best seller, presents a grown-up look at the baby boomer market, from its readers to writing its heroines.
12-63 CRAFT – Handout
THE FIVE SENSES: ARE YOUR READERS LIVING THE STORY?
Elizabeth Sinclair
Giving a scene texture with effective use of the five senses brings a story to life. Award-winning author Elizabeth Sinclair shows you how in this hands-on workshop.
12-64 CAREER – Handout
SHAMELESS AND SHOCKING SELF-PROMOTION
Sharon Page, Kate Douglas, and Jessica Faust
Two multipublished authors and an agent discuss how to best use self-promotion in the ten most common promotional areas and how to tap into promotional opportunities that are often overlooked.
12-65 CRAFT – Handout
HIS BRAIN/HER BRAIN
Eileen Dreyer
A RITA Hall of Famer and registered nurse discusses the biology of male/female dynamics and why men and women misunderstand each other.
12-66 SPOTLIGHT – no Handout
SPOTLIGHT ON POCKET BOOKS
12-67 SPOTLIGHT – no Handout
SPOTLIGHT ON HARLEQUIN - STEEPLE HILL/LOVE INSPIRED
12-68 CRAFT – Handout
CHILLING VILLAINS
Karen Rose and Madeline Hunter
What are the characteristics of the truly believable (and scary) villains that will keep your readers turning the pages from beginning to end? Two RITA winners explore the psychology of being bad and offer tips on using character and plot to create realistic, chilling villains.
12-69 CAREER – Handout
ACHIEVING YOUR WRITING GOALS USING VIUALIZATION TECHNIQUES
Stephanie Bond
This RITA-winning author and popular speaker shows you how to use visualization techniques to achieve your writing goals, from page production to long-term planning.
12-72 RESEARCH – Handout
Part 1 of 2
DROWNED DAMES, MAULED MEN & CRISPY CRITTERS: A BODY DISPOSAL PRIMER FOR WRITERS
Jeanne Pickering Adams
If you’ve written or plan to write stories that involve the occasional murder, you won’t want to miss this expanded guide on how to bury, burn, autopsy, or ship that annoyingly dead character!
12-73 RESEARCH – Handout
Part 2 of 2
FOR DROWNED DAMES, MAULED MEN & CRISPY CRITTERS: A BODY DISPOSAL PRIMER WRITERS
Jeanne Pickering Adams
If you’ve written or plan to write stories that involve the occasional murder, you won’t want to miss this expanded guide on how to bury, burn, autopsy, or ship that annoyingly dead character!
12-74 CRAFT – Handout
WHOSE WORLD IS THIS, ANYWAY? BRAINSTORMING YOUR WORLD BUILDING
Linnea Sinclair and Robin D. Owens
Your characters – just like real people – are influenced by their environment. Two RITA-winning authors illustrate how to use your setting and world to enhance everything from characterization to conflict.
12-75 PUBLISHING – No Handout
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A LADY: EROTICA BY AND FOR WOMEN
Adam Nevill, Michelle M. Pillow, and Anne Tourney
An editor and authors with Virgin Black Lace/Cheek discuss the erotica market and opportunities for exciting writing – and reading! – experiences.
12-76 CAREER – Handout
FINDING THE PERFECT AGENT
Opal Carew, Jessica Faust, Emily Sylvan Kim, and Sharon Page
Many people say it’s more difficult to get an agent than it is to sell a book! Two multipublished, up-and-coming authors and their agents give tips and advice on how to find an agent and explain what kind of proposals grab an agent’s attention.
12-77 CRAFT – Handout
THE MEN WE LOVE
Tami Cowden
Join a popular speaker and co-author of The Complete Writer’s Guide to Heroes and Heroines to learn how to create heroes who steal readers’ hearts.
12-78 SPOTLIGHT – no Handout
SPOTLIGHT ON TOR
12-79 SPOTLIGHT – no Handout
SPOTLIGHT ON KENSINGTON PUBLISHING
12-80 WRITER’S LIFE/MUSE – Handout
MAKE EVERY MINUTE COUNT
April Kihlstrom
Time management guru and multipublished author April Kihlstrom teaches how to write faster and more effectively using short blocks of time.
12-81 CRAFT – No Handout
Part 1 of 2
UNSTICK YOURSELF: A DOZEN DYNAMITE DRILLS FROM NOVELISTS’ BOOT CAMP
T.A. (Todd) Stone
All writers, from aspiring to experienced, get stuck at times. This workshop offers a “dirty dozen” popular drills in plotting, character development, dialogue, action, description, revision, and other elements of craft to help you.
12-82 CRAFT – No Handout
Part 2 of 2
UNSTICK YOURSELF: A DOZEN DYNAMITE DRILLS FROM NOVELISTS’ BOOT CAMP
T.A. (Todd) Stone
All writers, from aspiring to experienced, get stuck at times. This workshop offers a “dirty dozen” popular drills in plotting, character development, dialogue, action, description, revision, and other elements of craft to help you.
12-83 RESEARCH – Handout
Part 1 of 2
THEY AIN’T ALL NAMED BUNDY, DAHMER, AND GACEY: SEXUAL PREDATORS
Kathy Cottrell
Nurse, author, and experienced crisis-care worker Kathy Cottrell debunks some of the myths and misconceptions about these criminals in a workshop that includes discussion of high-profile cases and a list of her favorite authors who “get it right.”
12-84 RESEARCH – Handout
Part 2 of 2
THEY AIN’T ALL NAMED BUNDY, DAHMER, AND GACEY: SEXUAL PREDATORS
Kathy Cottrell
Nurse, author, and experienced crisis-care worker Kathy Cottrell debunks some of the myths and misconceptions about these criminals in a workshop that includes discussion of high-profile cases and a list of her favorite authors who “get it right.”
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