| Friday,
July 23 |
| 7:00-9:00 AM Conference Registration |
| 9:00-Noon Intensive Workshops |
| 1-a |
Pat LoBrutto
— Our Characters and Our Stories |
| 1-b |
Bob Mayer
— Who Dares Wins: Special Operations Tactics for Writers |
| 1-c |
Penny Warner
— Writing for Children |
12:00-1:30 PM Lunch
with Pat LoBrutto, Bob Mayer and Penny Warner
1:30-4:30 PM Intensive Workshops continue |
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| 5:00-6:00 PM Book Signing with
Pat LoBrutto, Bob Mayer and Penny Warner |
| 5:00-7:00 PM Conference Registration |
7:00-10:00 PM Reception with agents,
publishers, and writers
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Saturday,
July 24 |
| 7:30-10:30 AM Late registration |
| 8:30-9:40 AM |
General Session: Keynote
with Bob
Mayer, "Who Dares Wins:
Special Operations Tactics for Writers."
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9:50-10:50 AM
| 1-a |
Michael Bracken
— "Selling Short Fiction" |
| 1-b |
Mark Chelius
— "Get An Agent, Or So You've Been Told" |
| 1-c |
Judy Long —
"The Complete Intelligent Person's Guide
to Writing a Winning Non-Fiction Proposal" |
| 1-d |
Kathy Landwehr
— "How to get your children's book
manuscript published" |
| 1-e |
Beverly Connor
— "Making Setting Come Alive" |
| 1-f |
Terry Cooper
— "How is a Crime Scene Really Processed?" |
| 1-g |
Michael Seidman
— "Who You Callin' a Character?"
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11:00 AM -12:00 PM
| 2-a |
Gordon Kirkland
— "Writing Humor - Even On Days When You Don't Feel Funny" |
| 2-b |
Judy Iakovou
— "Old, Ethnic and Offbeat: Characters Who Challenge The
Writer" |
| 2-c |
Nancy Ellis
— "Make An Agent or Editor say Yes to Your Submission" |
| 2-d |
Penny
Warner — "Writing
for Children: It's Bunny Eat Bunny" |
| 2-e |
Barbara Casey
— "You Want an Agent—Now What?" |
| 2-f |
Guy Antinozzi
— "Mantracking" |
| 2-g |
Nancy Steinbeck
— "Memoir: Turning Chaos into Wisdom"
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12:00-1:30 PM Lunch
— Provided for all registered participants.
| 1:30-2:30 PM |
| 3-a |
Patrick
LoBrutto — "Book Doctors: How, When and
Why?" |
| 3-b |
Simon Boughton
— "Why Won't They Buy My Children's Book?" |
| 3-c |
Doris Booth
— "Breaking Through to Major Publishers: What Editors and
Agents Really Want" |
| 3-d |
Rita Rosenkranz
— "How to Write an Irresistible Non-Fiction Proposal" |
| 3-e |
Nancy Lamb
— "Shaping Your Story and Sharpening Your Plot" |
| 3-f |
Gerald
Morton, Susan
Malone, Barbara
Casey — "Writer, Editor, Agent: Teaming
for Success" |
| 3-g |
Guy Antinozzi
— "Mantracking"
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| 2:40-3:40 PM |
| 4-a |
Andrea Brown
— "De-Mystifying the Children's Book
Business " |
| 4-b |
Gary Goldstein
— "What's Hot, What's Not" |
| 4-c |
Marika
Flatt — "Vital Book Publicity: You Can't
Succeed Without It" |
| 4-d |
Michael Seidman
— "Who You Callin' a Character?" |
| 4-e |
Katharine Sands
— "Making The Perfect Pitch" |
| 4-f |
Terry Cooper
— "How is a Crime Scene Really Processed?" |
| 4-g |
Bob Robison
— "How to Sell a Book"
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| 3:50-4:50 PM |
| 5-a |
Nancy Steinbeck
— "Memoir: Turning Chaos into Wisdom" |
| 5-b |
Diane Trap
— "Sensual Shorthand: The Art of the Telling Detail" |
| 5-c |
Susan Mary Malone
— "Viewpoint: The Key to Great Writing" |
| 5-d |
New Successes
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Rhett Devane,
Lynette Hampton, Ginger Hanson, Jennifer Patrick,
& Linda Schultz share their experiences |
| 5-e |
Cathy Pickens
— "Where CSI Ends . . . Crimes and Chroniclers" |
| 5-f |
Andrea Brown &
Nancy Lamb — "The Story of Story:
From Idea to Published Book" |
| 5-g |
Simon Boughton
— "Why Won't They Buy My Children's Book?"
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5:00-6:00 PM Authors' Mega Book Signing |
