Free Writing Workshops - We speak at 2:30

FOURTH ANNUAL
FALL WRITERS WORKSHOP


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
From 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

Open to all writers of fiction
Scottsdale Civic Center Library
3839 N. Drinkwater Boulevard
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
Downstairs

Free Admission
No registration necessary
First come, first serve


Organized by the Desert Rose Chapter of
Romance Writers of America ®
www.desertroserwa.org

With the gracious participation of
The Scottsdale Public Library
And refreshments by
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

MORNING WORKSHOPS
9:00 am: Free Coffee & Tea from the
COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF
10 am to 10:50 am
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Silver Room: Tina Gerow
www.tinagerow.com
THINKING LIKE AN EDITOR
Common reasons why manuscripts get rejected

and how to fix those issues.

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Gold Room: Jeanne Cook
gingercat@inficad.com
GENRES
Learn what they are and how to identify categories

your book will fall into.

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Auditorium: Linda Style
LindaStyle@cox.net
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE EMOTION
From characterization and setting, to conflict and pacing,

it’s all about the emotion.



11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Silver Room: Kris Tualla
www.kristualla.com
NEW AUTHORS
A Primer for New & Unpublished Authors
Learn the basics of starting your writing career.

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Gold Room: Amber Scott
www.amberromances.com
RED CARPET WRITING
Help your manuscript make that Hollywood

leap from book to screen.

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Auditorium: Vijaya Schartz
www.vijayaschartz.com
GET HAPPILY PUBLISHED IN A CHANGING MARKET
It’s a rapidly evolving market.

A new door just might be your chance to break through.


12:00 pm to 1:15 pm
LUNCH BREAK


1:30 to 2:20 pm

ERIN QUINN
SEEING THE HERO IN YOUR
OWN JOURNEY OF WRITING

Award winning author Erin Quinn is just the girl next door.
From her first sales, Whispers, Echoes and Web of Smoke to

Haunting Beauty, Erin has become an overnight success.

Her work is filled with mystical intrigue. Come meet the girl next

door and listen to how she followed her own journey from

writing to publishing.

Visit her website at:
www.erinquinn.info


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AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
2:30 pm to 3:20 pm

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Silver Room: Laurie Schnebly Campbell
www.booklaurie.com
HOW TO START A BOOK AND GET IT FINISHED
Getting started is the first hurdle.

Learn what to do after reaching The End.

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Gold Room: Kim Watters, Carol Webb, Tina Lavon
PROMOTION
Twitter, Blogspot, MySpace -

Oh, my. Using Social Networking to Promote Your Book.

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Auditorium:
Connie Flynn
www.connieflynn.com
THE DANCE OF PLOT AND CHARACTER

Learn how to take basic plot points and

escalate them until the characters jump off the page.

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3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Silver Room: Donna Hatch & Vicki Gaia
donnahatch29@gmail.com/www.vickigaia.co
POINT OF VIEW
Point of View, what are the different types

and how to know what is the best for your style and genre.

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Gold Room: Cathy McDavid
www.cathymcdavid.com
WRITING THE SYNOPSIS
A step by step process.

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Auditorium: Pamela Tracy & Kerri Drogan
www.pamelakayetracy.com
SUSPENSE: FACT AND FICTION
Learn about the dark side of suspense writing from both a

criminal defense lawyer and a college professor whose

real and imagined experiences help shape their stories.