February 2013 Meeting
Posted in Meetings on Jan 1st, 2010
February 9: Rebecca Rose: Storyboarding
Upcoming Meetings:
February
Rebecca Rose: Storyboarding: Pantsers to plotters, we all need to storyboard. But why? How? In this class you will learn the tricks to storyboarding. Why it’s essential to staying organized, and how it helps give your characters and plot realism.
Craft Corner: Angelique Metivier: Surviving Critique Groups
Bonus Session: Peter Andrews: More Tips on How to Write Fast
Regular Meeting Schedule
Critique Group: 9:30
Business Meeting: 11:00
Craft Corner: 11:30
Speaker: 1:00
Bonus Session: 2:00
March
Brittany Geragotelis, Build a Fanbase, Build a Career
Craft Corner: Marian Lanouette: Using Goodreads
Bonus Session: Christine Wunch: Beating the Doubt Monster
Monthly Meetings are held at: Holiday Inn Conference Center, 201 Washington Avenue, North Haven, CT 06473
Previous Meeting Topics
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