conferences :: schedule of events *
Friday, April 27, 2012
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| Noon – 5:30 p.m. | Registration – Conference Center Lobby Hospitality Suite opens at noon, Room 170 Raffles go on sale at noon, Paloma III Barnes & Noble bookstore opens at noon, Paloma III CD Sales in Conference Center Lobby |
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| 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Write It Forward with Bob Mayer Hacienda Rooms |
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| 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. | The Selling Synopsis with Cindy Kirk
Paloma I |
Practice What You Pitch with Erin Quinn
Paloma II |
The Funny Thing About eBooks, or: Navigating the eBook Jungle with Vijaya Schartz
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Emotion: The Heart of the Novel (2 hours) with Brenda Novak
Mohave III |
| 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Care & Nurturing of the Critique Partner Relationship with Tawny Weber & Beth Andrews
Paloma I |
Networking at Conferences: How to get in the ‘hive’ and stay there with Gini Koch
Paloma II |
Becoming an Authorpreneur – Navigating a 21st-century career in publishing with Kris Tualla Kiva III |
Emotion: The Heart of the Novel (continued) with Brenda Novak
Mohave III |
| 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Reception with Cash Bar Conference Center |
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| 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Kick-Off Dinner and Special Guest Speaker Gothic Rainbows and Taking No For An Answer with Tom Leveen Conference Center Ballroom |
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| 9:00 – 11:00 p.m. | Hospitality Suite Open, Room 170 | |||
Saturday, April 28, 2012
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| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Late Registration Conference Center Lobby Raffle ticket sales open at 7 a.m. in Paloma III Bookstore open 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. in Paloma III CD sales in Conference Center Lobby Hospitality Suite open early in Room 170 |
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| 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Editor/Agent Panel with Question & Answer Conference Center Ballroom |
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| 9:45 – 11:50 a.m. | Editor/Agent appointments begin, as scheduled. Hacienda | |||
| 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. | Ask Anything You Want to Know About Publishing with Cherry Weiner
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Career Planning for the Unpublished Romance Writer with Alexis Walker
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Make ‘Em Laugh, Make ‘Em Cry…No, Don’t! with Linda Style
Kiva III |
Thrills & Chills: Writing Romantic Suspense & Thrillers with Allison Brennan
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| 10:50 – 11:50 a.m. | Email Queries That Are Written Like Tweets Won’t Fly: How to submit electronically with Deni Dietz
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Hooks & How to Use Them: From First Word to Last! with Terri Brisbin
Paloma II |
Sanity 101 with Maggie Shayne
Kiva III |
Courting the Muse: Practical and spiritual tools for writers with Tawny Weber
Mohave III |
| Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Luncheon & Keynote Speaker Allison Brennan: Through the Looking Glass Conference Center Ballroom |
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| 1:45 – 5:15 p.m. | Editor/Agent appointments continue, as scheduled. Hacienda | |||
| 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Staying Sane & Optimizing Creativity in the Digital Age of Publishing with Jennifer Schober
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Character, Action & Theme Create Plot with Martha Alderson
Paloma II |
Art of Collaboration with Maggie Shayne
Kiva III |
Sex Scene Viagra with Elizabeth Hoyt
Mohave III |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | The Write Fit – An Insider’s Look at Forming an Effective Author-Agent Team with Winnie Griggs & Michelle Grajkowski Paloma I |
Double Ds: Description & Dialogue with Laurie Schnebly Campbell
Paloma II |
Writing Hard to Write Characters – The Easy Way! With Beth Andrews
Kiva III |
The Successful Blog Tour – Planning & Implementing a 50+ Stop Blog Tour with Tara Taylor Quinn
Mohave III |
| 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. | Everything I Wanted to Know About Writing I Learned in Series Romance with Harlequin Editor Brenda Chin & Author Tawny Weber
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Query Letter: Ticket to a First Sale with Brenda Novak
Paloma II |
Paranormal Panel: It’s Not Just Vampires with Caris Roane, Gini Koch, Erin Kellison, Erin Quinn
Kiva III |
Unlock, Unblock! With Amber Scott & Jess Macallan
Mohave III |
| 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Booksigning (open to the public) Conference Center North Foyer |
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| 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. | Pasta Dinner & Brainstorming Sessions Conference Center Ballroom |
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| 5:30 – 11 p.m. | Hospitality Suite Open, Room 170 | |||
Sunday, April 29, 2012
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| 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Raffles, Prizes, Acknowledgements Conference Center Ballroom |
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| 9:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Plot and the Transformational Power of the Universal Story Presented by Martha Alderson, the Plot Whisperer Conference Center Ballroom |
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*For more information, email the Desert Dreams Conference Coordinator.