class with Margie Lawson on October 22 at the Orlando Marriott Lake Mary.

During this session, writers will learn how to turn their work into a page-turner by hooking the reader with characters that seem as real as the person sitting next to them.

Proceeds will be used to support literacy.  Read on details...

You've finally decided to pull the trigger and publish your book yourself. When you go the traditional publishing route there are editors and agents and people who know the business back and forth. But when you go that route, it's all you. Or at least it seems that way.

Julie Ann Howell can guide you through the process. In her Saturday morning session (9-10:15 am), she'll cover all the basics from start to finish-the importance of editing, content and title to ensure marketability, importance of having a marketing plan before the book is printed, key to staying organized, and process for illustrations. For more information, read on...

Writing screenplays and plays is a difficult prospect if you're used to the control you have with fiction or non-fiction. As the writer, you dictate every nuance of story and character. Plays and screenplays, on the other hand, are more of a group project, with the writer setting out the framework, and the director, actors, and even the set decorators and costume designers pitching in. This year's Florida Writers Conference includes many options for you if you're writing plays or screenplays. For more information, read on...