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Friday, September 2, 2011
Registration Noon - 5:00 pm
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Motion Pictures - Lane Shefter Bishop
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Louisianaian Idol
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Rich Devin presents Negotiating for Readers, Writers, Editors and Agents
You do it every day, from the moment the alarm rings in the morning, till your eyes close at night....Negotiate! Through a series of fun mock negotiations and conversations you'll find the negotiator in you. It doesn't matter if you're a reader, writer, agent or editor we all can become better negotiators. Don't Say Yes - Negotiate! with friends family and in business.
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Helen Rosburg Hosts "An Elegant Evening with Angelique"
8:00 pm - 12:00 am - Welcome Party Kathy Love, Erin McCarthy and F. Paul Wilson are your Hosts
Saturday, September 3, 2011
8:45 – 10:00 am - Breakfast Chat - Heather Graham with Andrew Grant and Tasha Alexander
10:15 – 11:00 am - Panel One Setting Scenes Like a Screenwriter
From the funniest romance to the grittiest thriller, scene and setting give your story and characters a place to come alive. Explore techniques for creating the atmosphere and “sets” that pull your readers all the way into your book.
11:15 – 12:00 pm - Panel Two Mythic Storytelling
What is it? Who’s successfully done it? You’ve already been entertained by it, even if you don’t realize it yet. Can you put the guidance of Joseph Campbell and Christopher Vogler to work for your books?
12:00 – 2:15 pm - Break
Lots of wonderful places to go and spend money!! Location, location, location….The French Quarter… So many places to have a delicious lunch, new shops for souvenirs or adding a new piece of jewelry to your collection.
2:15 – 3:00 pm - Panel Three Split Personalities -Writing in Different Genres
YA and Vamps; Romantic Comedy and Steam Punk – How to successfully write in completely different genres without losing your muse – or your mind?
3:15 – 4:00 pm - Panel Four Resuscitating, Re-energizing, and Rescuing Your Career
Print or electronic, self-publishing, or going after that hot contract with a “legacy publisher” – No matter where you currently are in your career, it’s hard to know what direction to take next. Let’s look at the choices and discuss!
4:15 – 5:00 pm - Panel Five The Good, the Bad, the Zombie
No matter whether your character is a hot hero, a psycho-killer, or a creature back from the dead, he has to be believable. The pros know how to make any character authentic for your story.
5:15 - 6:00 pm - Panel Six What Do Readers Want – and How Do We Deliver?
Sarah Wendell leads a group discussion on what readers today want from authors and everyone brainstorms ways to deliver
Dancing Lessons 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm
Cocktail Reception 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
"Zombies for Peace" Dinner Theater 8:30 pm - Midnight
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Editorial Appointments 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Screen Writing and Motion Pictures with Alexandra Sokoloff and Lane Shefter Bishop 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Morning Tea with special guest speakers Lou Reese, Candice Proctor, Steven Harris and Diana Rowland 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Book Signing 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Writers for New Orleans Registration Form
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