June 2013 Meeting
Posted in Meetings on Jan 1st, 2010
June 8: Blanche Marriott: Self-Pubbing: Do-It-Yourself
Upcoming Meetings:
June
Main Talk: Blanche Marriott: Self-Pubbing: Do-It-Yourself
If one of your goals for 2013 is to get on the self-pubbing wagon, then this is the workshop for you. If you’ve balked at the idea of doing it yourself, or got scared away after reading some of the “manuals,” this workshop will break it down to easy, simplified steps. You don’t need to pay someone to do it for you. With a little guidance and self-confidence, you CAN do it. Bring your questions, your doubts, and even your laptops. I promise you’ll learn something (even if you’re already self-pubbed!).
Craft Corner: Tracy Costa: The Scoop on Scrivener
Bonus Session: Jamie Schmidt: The Ins and Outs of Using myRWA
Regular Meeting Schedule
Critique Group: 9:30
Business Meeting: 11:00
Craft Corner: 11:30
Speaker: 1:00
Bonus Session: 2:00
Monthly Meetings are held at:
Holiday Inn Conference Center, 201 Washington Avenue, North Haven, CT 06473
August (No July Meeting. Also, there is a potential change of venue.)
Main Talk: Pitchfest: Rachael Dugas, Agent, Talcott Notch Literary
Craft Corner: None
Bonus Session: None
Previous Meeting Topics
Lisa Verge Higgins, Shelley Noble (Freydont), and Lisa Dale: Writing Women’s Fiction–Hitting the Sweet Spot
Kristan Higgins: Countdown to Launch: Ways to Prepare for Your Book Release
Brittany Geragotelis, Build a Fanbase, Build a Career
Rebecca Rose: Storyboarding
Gina Ardito: Hips Don’t Lie: Body Language Between the Sexes
How well do you know your characters? Come find out as we Speed Date Your Hero/Heroine!
Leslie Waigner: Fifty Shades of Characterization
Sandi Shelton: Women’s Fiction Author, Blogger and Journalist
Jenna Kernan: 40 Things I wished I knew before I was published
CT Fiction Fest 2012: Keynote Speaker – Sherry Thomas
Julia Quinn: Dialogue: It’s More than What You Say
Lori Avacato: Suspense with Humor
Sara Humphreys: The WOW Factor
Hillary Rettig: The Seven Secrets of the Prolific
Barbara Wallace: The Hero’s Journey
Going Deep: Creating an Unbreakable Bond with Readers by Toni Andrews
Mia Marlowe: My Husband Married a Hooker: Peppering Your Prose with Hooks
Kristan Higgins: Countdown to Launch: Promotion and Preparation for Your Book Release
Eric Ruben, Agent & Attorney, on ADD, Stand-Up Comedy and What He Looks for in a Client
Laura Moore on Writing a Trilogy
Horror Writer Fran Friel on Overhauling Your Manuscript
Rescue Me Panel
Writing Dialogue with USA-Today bestselling author Kristan Higgins