Schedule for August 2010

Our August Conference is certain to inspire writers who enjoy high adventure and variety.  We are proud to present the very best talent to discuss their writing secrets: from children's books, to business writing and from ghost stories and hot romance including great historical fiction.  Steve Berry will entertain us with his research adventures that go into creating incredible, circuitous and obscure ancient symbolism and history that take his readers on thriller rides of the highest order.

 

Day 1: THURSDAY, AUGUST 12TH

Sign-in from 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Time Activity
6:00 - 7:00 pm Opening Ceremonies Banquet (included in price of conference)
6:00 - 7:45 pm Bookstore Open

Day 2: FRIDAY, AUGUST 13TH

Time Activity
7:00 - 9:00 am   Complimentary coffee service in meeting room.
9:00 - 10:00 am Author/Attorney - Tom E. Dennard, Jr. Putting Your Passion into Print - Born a Ramblin' Man, Discovering Life's Trails, Buzzard's Roost  Tom is also the adventure editor for Splash magazine.
10:00 - 11:00 am Author - Karen McElmurray From Memory to Memoir: Telling Stories From the Heart - The Motel of the Stars, Surrendered Child: A Birth Mother's Journey, Strange Birds in the Tree of Heaven. CHALLENGE PRIZE!  Kayak Tour
11:00 - 2:00 pm Break for Lunch, Booksignings, Tour the Island, etc.
2:00 - 3:00 pm Author - Vincent Coppola Pitching non-fiction Ideas to Agents/Editors and Crafting Book Proposals  The Siciliian Judge: Anthony Alaimo, An American Hero, Quest, Uneasy Warriors: Coming Back Home, The Perilous Journey of the Green Berets  Vincent was a Newsweek reporter and is a ghost-writer for CEO's.
3:00 - 4:00 pm Author - David Rocklin  Visibility at All Cost - The Luminist
4:00 - 5:00 pm Author - Jonathan Rabb Place as Character in Historical Fiction - Rosa and Shadow and Light, the first two books in a trilogy set between the wars.  The final installment, The Second Son is due in 2011.  Jonathan teaches Creative Writing at both NYU and SCAD.

Day 3: SATURDAY, AUGUST 14TH

Time Activity
7:00 - 9:00 am   Complimentary coffee service in the meeting room.
9:00 - 10:00 am Author - Ron Miller Mining Your Life for Writing Material - Horse Bones: Twelve Tales of Secrets and Legends  Ron's collection of stories from the old south are filled with adventures and spine-tingling mysteries.
10:00 - 11:00 am Author - J.M. Lacey Writing For Businesses - Lacey is a professional freelance writer with fourteen years of corporate experience.  She also writes women's literature and novels.  CHALLENGE PRIZE!  Airplane Ride
11:00 - 2:00 pm Break for Lunch, Booksignings, Tour the Island, etc.
2:00 - 3:00 pm Author - Anna De Stefano The Character Driven Story - Build tension and conflict by letting your charactoers lead - even in your most plot-driven stories.  Anna is a best-selling, award winning author of paranormal romantic suspense for Dorchester Publishing Dark Legacy, Secret Legacy and romantic suspense novelist for Harlequin and Silhouette.
3:00 - 4:00 pm Author - Haywood Smith My Life: A True Southern Adventure Story with some Fantasy Thrown in For Good Measure!  The Red Hat Club, The Red Hat Club Rides Again, Twelve Sacred Traditions of Magnificent Mothers-In-Law, Wedding Belles, Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch, Border Lord, Highland Princess, Secret in Satin, Shadows in Velvet, Ladies of the Lake, and coming soon, Waking Up in Dixie.
4:00 - 5:00 pm Author - Steve Berry The Venetian Betrayal, The Romanov Prophecy, The Paris Vendetta, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Third Secret, The Templar Legacy, The Alexandria Link, The Amber Room
5:00 - 6:00 pm

Evening with the Author Reception with wine and hors d'oeuvres

"Challenge" Prize Winners announced!