| Friday – March 15 | |||||
| 12:00p – 8:30p | Registration Open | ||||
| Pre-Conference Function | |||||
| 1:00p – 1:50p | Book Camp-Part 1: Pied Piping the Muse | Chris Marie Green | |||
| 2:00p – 2:50p | Book Camp-Part 2: Matchmaking 101 | Judy Duarte | |||
| 3:00p – 3:50p | Book Camp- Part 3: Black Moments | Lisa Kessler | |||
| 4:00p – 4:50p | Book Camp-Part 4: Plotting | Chris Marie Green, Judy Duarte, Lisa Kessler plus more | |||
| 5:00p – 5:50p | Free Time – Dinner on Your Own | ||||
| Conference Begins | |||||
| 6:00p – 6:50p | Itching to Pitch | Dee J. Adams | |||
| Playing Nice with Your Dragon | Jane Porter | ||||
| E-Publishing Panel | Mallory Braus, Jennifer Miller & Michelle Klayman | ||||
| Chat: Faith, Hope, Love & the CBA | Charlotte Carter & Janet Tronstad | ||||
| Creating Memorable Sidekicks and Secondaries | Linda Wisdom | ||||
| 7:00p – 7:50p | Advanced Tools of the Trade | Charlotte Carter | |||
| Self-Editing | Liz Pelletier | ||||
| State of the Industry | HelenKay Dimon & Christie Ridgway | ||||
| Pitch Practice | Beth Yarnall, et. al. | ||||
| 8:00p – 8:50p | The Great Agent Hunt | Christie Craig | |||
| Character Self-Definition: Awakening the Conflict Within | Elizabeth Boyle | ||||
| World Building | Jillian Stone & Linda Thomas-Sundstrom | ||||
| Chat: Cops & Robbers | Kathy Bennett & M.A. Taylor | ||||
| 9:00p – 11:00p | Dessert Reception | ||||
Saturday-March 16 |
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| 7:00a – 7:45a | Continental Breakfast | ||||
| 7:00a – 11:00a | Registration Open | ||||
| 8:00a – 8:50a | Questioning Your Way Past Stumbling Blocks | Sabrina Darby | |||
| Navigating the World of Publishing Contracts | Courtney Miller-Callihan | ||||
| Writing Action Scenes for Romance | Dee J. Adams, Zoë Archer, HelenKay Dimon & Nico Rosso | ||||
| Self-Publishing | Debra Holland | ||||
| Chat: Everything About Boroughs | Christopher Keesler, Michelle Klayman & Jill Limber | ||||
| 9:00a – 9:50a | Critique Sessions | Editors/Agents | |||
| 9:00a – 9:50a | Basic Guide to Weapons (2 Hours) First hour | M.A. Taylor | |||
| Screenwriting Basics | Nancy Ellen Dodd | ||||
| Can This Manuscript Be Saved? | Susan Meier | ||||
| Chat: All Things YA—Sex, Drugs, BFFs, Vamps | C.C. Hunter | ||||
| 10:00a – 10:50a | Basic Guide to Weapons (2 Hours) Second hour | M.A. Taylor | |||
| Hooks: Baiting Your Story to Catch a Reader | Elizabeth Boyle | ||||
| Editor/Agent Panel | Heather Bennett, Laura Bradford, Christopher Keeslar, & Pam van Hylckama Vlieg | ||||
| Chat: Ghosts & Things that Go Bump in the Night | Linda Thomas-Sundstrom & Linda Wisdom | ||||
| 11:15a – 12:45p | Luncheon | ||||
| Keynote Speaker: Julia Quinn | |||||
| 1:00p – 1:50p | Writing Short & Hot | Brenda Chin | |||
| The Sizzling Synopsis | Louella Nelson | ||||
| Amazon for Authors | Jon Fine | ||||
| Confessions of a Contest Judge | Terry Blain | ||||
| 2:00p – 3:50p | Editor/Agent Appointments | ||||
| 2:00p – 2:50p | Who’s Your Baddy | Chris Marie Green | |||
| Pacing: Turn Readers into Addicts | Susan Squires | ||||
| Using Social Media to Connect with Readers | Barbara Vey & Lisa Kessler | ||||
| Chat: More Amazon for Authors | Jon Fine | ||||
| 3:00p – 3:50p | It’s Not Just Adding a Naked, Tattooed Guy: Using Humor in Your Writing | Christie Craig | |||
| Can You Stand the Heat: Writing Erotic Romance for Fun and Profit | Louisa Bacio & Tara Lain | ||||
| Gaslight, Gadgets & Gizmos: The Many Possibilities of Steampunk | Zoë Archer, Nico Rosso & Jillian Stone | ||||
| Chat: The Publishing Pact – Making that First Sale & Taking Your Writing Buddies with You. | Cassi Carver & Melissa Cutler | ||||
| 4:00p – 5:00p | Tea with Julia Quinn | Limited to Winners | |||
| 5:00p – 8:50p | Dinner on Your Own | ||||
| 9:00p – 10:00p | Night Tales Salon with Barbara Vey | Limited to Winners | |||
| Sunday – March 17 | |||||
| 7:00a – 7:45a | Continental Breakfast | ||||
| 8:00-8:50a | Show and Tell | HelenKay Dimon | |||
| Historical Panel | Elizabeth Boyle, Tessa Dare & Debra Mullins | ||||
| Journey Steps, No Frills Guide to Plotting | Susan Meier | ||||
| Building Reader Loyalty | Barbara Vey | ||||
| 9:00-9:50a | Your Story Begins at Home | Christine Ashworth | |||
| Point of View – Who’s Got the Camera? | Charlotte Carter | ||||
| Chat: Cowboys, Babies & Brides, Oh My! Writing Category Length in a Changing Market | Teresa Carpenter, et. al. | ||||
| Dialogue – It’s More Than What You Say | Julia Quinn | ||||
| Chat with Jill Shalvis | Jill Shalvis | ||||
| 10:00-10:50a | Making the Grade: Women in Law Enforcement | Kathy Bennett & M.A. Taylor | |||
| The Writer’s Compass Workshop | Nancy Ellen Dodd | ||||
| Chat: Writing Sexy (And We Like It!) | Louisa Bacio & Tara Lain | ||||
| Chat: Airships Over Victorian London | Jillian Stone | ||||
| 11:00a – 12:45p | Luncheon – California Hooker Contest Winner Announced | ||||
| Keynote Speaker: Jill Shalvis |
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| 1:00p – 2:30 p | Book Signing | ||||
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Conference Ends! Workshops and times may be changed due to unforeseen situations. The Committee reserves the right to make such changes with or without notice as determined by the needs of the Committee. |
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