9:00am: WELCOME - Roger Bowman, KVCR Talk Show Host
9:15am: Pamela Samuels Young
10:00am: Millie Hinkle, Emcee, Hostess, Mistress of Ceremonies
10:10am: PLOT NOT PLOD - Sue Ann Jaffarian
10:50am: Break
11:00am: USING YOUR 5 SENSES TO WRITE YOUR MEMOIR/BIO -
Dodie Cross 12pm: LUNCH
2:00pm: SELF-PUBLISHING PANEL: Kindle, Smashwords, CreateSpace. Intro- Sue Ann 10 min. Panel - Libby, Sue Ann, Dodie, Brenda
3:00pm: 10 MISTAKES WRITERS MAKE WITH CHARACTERS & CONFLICT - Brenda Hill
3:50pm: Break
4:00pm: POV - Libby Grandy, Brenda Hill
4:30pm: Drawings: With Full Malice, Hardcover; First Chapter Analysis & Edit, Fiction Only
5:00pm: TURNING AGENT WOES INTO AGENT WOWS - Sue Ann Jaffarian
5:50pm: Break
6:00pm: IS YOUR MANUSCRIPT READY FOR SUBMISION? RJ Buckley Publishing - 30 minutes. Fiction - 70,000 words minimum
6:30pm: END
MIXER/BOOK SIGNINGS
Pamela Samuels Young
PLOT NOT PLOD
This workshop will delve into what makes a book a page turner an what might make it a snooze. Also discussed will be the importance of first lines, first paragraphs, first pages, along with pacing, tracking time within a story, and killing your darlings.
Sue Ann Jaffarian
TURNING AGENT WOES INTO AGENT WOWS
It is said that it is far more difficult to get an agent than to get published. This workshop will explore whether or not you need an agent, and if you do, how best to grab an agent’s attention with your work. It will give hints on where to find agents and how to approach them and stand out in a good way.
Sue Ann Jaffarian
USING YOUR 5 SENSES TO WRITE YOUR MEMOIR/BIO
Learn how to use your 5 senses to help write your memoir/biography.
Dodie Cross
POINT OF VIEW
Libby Grandy
Brenda Hill
RJ Publishing
