8:00-
8:30 a.m. Registration
8:30- 8:45 a.m. Welcome and introductions
8:45-10:00 a.m. Dr. Rob Lamm - Sensory Writing: You Can
Almost Taste It
The five senses
invigorate writing, yet often our written works miss many
opportunities to become vivid. Our abilities to discover and create fresh
sensory images can improve by using a number of tricks.
This session will be hands-on, eyes-open, mouth-watering
--you get the idea!
10:15
- 11:30 a.m. Ellen Withers
- Starting and Sustaining Your
Freelance Career
This step-by-step program will provide multiple ways to break into the
freelance field, explain how to build a portfolio of publication credits
and create a win/win relationship with editors and publishers.
11:30- 1:00
Lunch / Contest Awards
1:00- 2:30 p.m. Jennifer
DiCamillo - Which Publisher is Right
for You?
A guide for determining when you are ready for publication,
researching publishers vs self publication, the printing process,
and
sorting through the good and the bad advice.
2:45-
4:00 p.m. Deanna Dismukes -
Time to Write: a guide to
Writers' Retreats
Deanna will help you decide how to take time for your writing
and
explain what to look for in a retreat, what to expect from it,
and what you are expected to give in return.
