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2012 Redwood Writers Next Step Conference
Redwood Writers 2012 Conference, Saturday, April 28 , 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
at Santa Rosa Junior College, Bertolini Student Union, 311 Elliot St., Santa Rosa, Ca (map)
What is your Next Step as a writer? Join us in April for our 3rd conference, where we hope to answer your questions. We have speakers and panels with experts representing all fields of the industry to discuss four areas: The Craft of Writing, Genre, Publishing and Marketing. Our keynote speaker is David Corbett on “Beyond the Book: Writing Opportunities in a Multi-Platform Era.”
Please review all of our online information from schedules, sessions and sign up on our registration page. There are links at the top and bottom each page to help you find what you need to know about this terrific conference. If you’re a paper person, click here for more information.
Conference Schedule: Saturday, April 28, 2012
| 7:00 am | Conference Team and Registration Check-in Volunteers |
| 7:30 am | All Volunteers check in; Redwood Writers authors check in |
| 8:00 – 8:30 am | Open for Attendees to check in; Book Sales and Signings; Speakers can start to check in at Presenters’ Table. |
| 8:30 – 9:15 am |
General Session Welcome. Morning Keynote Address by David Corbett, “Beyond the Book: Writing Opportunities in a Multi-Platform Era.” Coffee, pastries, bagels and fruit available. |
| 9:30 – 10:30 am | Four Sessions available (Click for link to Tracks) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 am | Break: Snacks, Beverages, Book Sales and Signings |
| 11:00 – 12:00 pm | Four Sessions available (Click for link to Tracks) |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Buffet Lunch and Panel: “Leap into Tomorrow’s Publishing” |
| 1:45 – 2:45 pm | Four Sessions available (Click for link to Tracks) |
| 2:45 – 3:15 pm | Break with snacks, beverages, book sales & signings |
| 3:15 – 4:15 pm | Four more Sessions (Click for link to Tracks) |
| 4:15 – 5:30 pm | Informal General Session: snacks & beverages. Wrap-up, Prose Contest Winners announced. Door Prizes, “Mixer”, Evaluations, Final Book Sales and Signings. |
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Click one of these tracks for more information.
| Craft of Writing Track | Genre Track | Publishing Track | Marketing Track |
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Two great ways to enjoy the conference!
- Pick a track, such as Craft, and enjoy the four Craft-related workshops throughout the day or
- Pick any four workshops among the four tracks that best fit your writing needs
Craft Track:
The Craft track sessions will take writers from the research stage through developing character and improving grammar skills to creating authentic dialog that bring scenes alive.
9:30 – 10:30 am David Corbett “The Next Step: Finding the Character Behind the Character”
11:00 – 12:00 pm Geri Spieler “Fact Finding for Fiction Writers: Easy Research Techniques to Pump Up your Novel”
1:45 – 2:45 pm Arlene Miller “Grammar: Don’t Skip this Important Step”
3:15 – 4:15 pm Catherine Brady “Revealing Character through Dialogue”
Genre Track:
The Genre track sessions offer tips for historical fiction, mystery, poetry and enthusiastic writing for young adults.
9:30 – 10:30 am Christorpher Gortner “Historical Fiction: Stepping Back in Time”
11:00 – 12:00 pm Deborah Grabien “Jumping into Mystery with Character”
1:45 – 2:45 pm Jody Gerrmann “Give Your Young Adult Fiction Zap and Zing!”
3:15 – 4:15 pm Abby Bogomolny “Poetry: The Oldest Literature”
Publishing Track:
The Publishing track builds sessions on name recognition, working with agents, online networking and new ways to publish.
9:30 – 10:30 am Verna Dreisbach “Fabulous Fiction”
11:00 – 12:00 pm Pete Masterson “Indie Publishing How-To”
1:45 – 2:45 pm Laurie McLean & Verna Dreisbach “Undercover Agents”
3:15 – 4:15 pm Panel: ebooks “Leap into the Future” Robert Digitale, Scott James, Mark Coker, & Rob Loughran
Marketing Track:
The days of your publisher doing all the PR and marketing for your book is long gone. That, together with the fact that more writers are becoming indie publishers, adds up to this: authors must do their own marketing. In this track, you’ll learn the A-B-Cs of promoting your own books, both locally and throughout cyberspace.
9:30 – 10:30 am Frances Caballo “I’m on Facebook! (Now What?)”
11:00 – 12:00 pm Joel Friedlander “Author Blogging 101”
1:45 – 2:45 pm Lee Stein “Getting Found: Using Google (and other tools) to Promote Your Book and Yourself”
3:15 – 4:15 pm Jeane Slone and Suzanne Lang “Local Steps in Promoting Your Book”
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