*The following schedule is tentative and subject to change.
Friday, March 12, 2010
5:00-6:00 P.M. Killing Your Darlings
Description: Working with an editor doesn't have to be murder; a second opinion can bring new life to your manuscript.
7:00-8:00 P.M. CEU: Juggling Multiple Projects
Description: Time Management for life and writing.
8:00-9:00 P.M. CEU: Grabbing Attention with Great Openings
Description: Boring beginnings won't take your reader past the first page. Learn ways to get them from the get-go.
9:00-10:00 P.M. Writer's Guide to Conventions
Description: Beyond entertainment: the right way to use conventions for better networking.
10:00-11:00 P.M. Divorcing Mary Sue
Description: Readers can spot a fake. Learn techniques for creating characters that are real.
11:00-12:00 P.M. Internet Promotions for Introverted Writers (and others)
Description: Everyone needs an internet presence. How to get out there, without really getting out there.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
11:00-12:00 P.M. CEU: If You Like... Try...
Description: Read-alikes: helping readers find new writers
1:00-2:00 P.M. CEU: Writing For Expression
Description: Journals, blogs, poetry, and other writing pursuits.
2:00-3:00 P.M. The Story of Book Covers
Description: From initial sketches to the finishing details, learn how a book cover is created.
3:00-5:00 P.M. CEU: Things I Wish A Pro Had Told Me
Description: Hindsight is 20/20. Get in-depth advice on how to be a professional writer; so you don't have to learn the hard way.
5:00-6:00 P.M. CEU: Speculative Fiction Writing Trends
Description: Then to Now: What we can learn from reading the classics.
7:00-8:00 P.M. To Market, To Market
Description: Finding the one that fits your work.
8:00-9:00 P.M. Your Best Foot Forward
Description: Media Promotions for the uninitiated
9:00-10:00 P.M. Care and Feeding of Writers
Description: If you are one, or love one, discover ways to meet a writer's "special needs".
10:00-11:00 P.M. Story Bites
Description: From Flash to Short, Poetry to Novella; how to say a lot with a little.
11:00-12:00 P.M. The Elephant in the Room
Description: Controversial topics in literature and how to bravely write them.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
10:00-11:00 A.M. Query Letters: The Written Handshake
Description: How does a query letter serve you? Is yours too limp, or too bone-crushing?
11:00-12:00 P.M. Give and Take
Description: Learn to give and take a critque and find a group that works for you.
1:00-2:00 P.M. Round Table discussion with Editors and Publishers
Description: Everything you want to know (or some you don't). Here's your chance to ask!
2:00-3:00 P.M. Coloring Inside the Lines
Description: Intellectual Property: What does it take to write creativelyin someone else's world?
3:00-4:00 P.M. The Future of Storytelling: The Rise And Fall Of Publishers
Description: Is traditional publishing dying? Where do we go from here?