Show Up Early for Signature Sessions
Last year's genre breakfasts are back! Because the Friday signature sessions
begin at 8 am, the genre breakfast will begin at 7 am.
This year's signature sessions
are on building your pitch from a sentence up, understanding the terms and
conditions in contracts, writing plays, and using social media for authors. Read on...
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Get Comfortable Speaking in Public About Your Book
It scares people
more than your daughter's first boyfriend--the one with the piercings and
tattoos. It's public speaking. But it's also a way for you to market
your book to potential readers. if
you're terrified of getting up in front of crowds, Charles Jacobs of Caros
Books can help you. His session on Talking Your Book to Success, held
Saturday from 3:45-5 pm, can help you achieve greater comfort in front of
people, maximize the benefits from speaking, and help you book effective
speaking engagements. Read on... |
Preparation for Conference Sessions
A few of the conference sessions (particularly the Friday morning
signature sessions) will be more useful with some preparation on your part
beforehand. For instance, for Robert Brown and Sharene Martin-Brown's session
on summarizing your novel, you should bring a laptop and a scene-by-scene
breakdown of your novel.
For Chris Hamilton and Mary Ann de Stefano's session
on social networking and writing, an Internet accessible laptop will be very
useful. For Veronica H. Hart's session on writing plays, you should bring about
ten pages of a work in progress. For a complete list of useful preparation, read on...
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"I should have written this in
first person," he said.
Depending
on the story you're telling and how you want to tell it, first person may be
the right way. Unless it isn't. Rebecca
Melvin of Double Edge press will wade into the first person v. third person
debate with her Saturday morning session on Point of View (Saturday, 10:45 am
until noon). In her session, Rebecca will discuss first person point of view,
third-person attached-in which the third person narrator is attached to a
single character, and third-person omniscient, in which the narration takes on
a God-like ability to see and sense all. Read on...
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