Schedule – Sunday, August 20th, 2023
7:00 – 8:30 AM • Breakfast
Killer Nashville Network Breakfast
– Free to Those Staying at Embassy Suites (Atrium)
– $19.99 For Those Not Staying at Embassy Suites (Atrium)
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM • Registration
Registration Desk (Atrium) and Bookstore (Maple / Oak) open
8:30 – 8:50 AM • Keynote
– Sunday Keynote Speech: Where Do You Go From Here? / Lynn Chandler Willis (Birch/Chestnut)
9:00 – 9:50 AM • Panels
Panels
– Writing Psychological Suspense / Erin Flanagan, Shirley B. Garrett, Kiersten Modglin (mod), Diane Sismour (Magnolia)
– What's REALLY Happening in the Cyber Area: Are We Already at War? Presentation / Ross Carley (Iris)
– Search & Seizure Presentation / Alan A. Cook (Azalea)
– Prison Gangs Presentation / James L'Etoile (Hickory)
– Military-Themed Fiction / AM Adair, Cindy Dees, Patrick Kendrick, Dean Krystek (mod), Mark Zeid (Sycamore)
– Writing Coaches: Transforming Writing, Saving Sanity, Achieving Dreams Presentation / Sam Severn (Redbud)
– The State of Publishing Today Breakout / Alex Brown (mod), Renee Fountain, Kathleen Foxx, Steven Hutson, CeCe Lyra, Ken Sherman (Birch) - Ticket Required
– De-Mystifying Forensics for the Mystery Writer / Royce Wilson (Chestnut)
– Legal Tools and Traps in True Crime Presentation / McCracken Poston (Franklin)
– Getting Your Operating Room Scene Right Presentation / Tom Kelso (Williamson)
10:00 – 10:50 AM • Panels
Panels
– Picking the Ideal Setting for Conflict in Each Scene / Kimberly Collins, Les Edgerton, Tracee de Hahn, Marcy McCreary, D.R. Ransdell (mod), Mike Rubin (Magnolia)
– Writing Westerns / Terrence McCauley, Jim Nesbitt (mod) (Iris)
– Writing Books for Children & Teens / Ashley-Ruth Bernier (Azalea)
– Working Undercover Presentation / Chris Berg, Paul J. Smith (Hickory)
– Writing Fight Scenes Presentation / Meredith R. Lyons (Sycamore)
– Interrogation Techniques for Writers Presentation / James Glass (Redbud)
– Crafting the Perfect Opener / Lawrence Allan, Michael Bradley, Linda Duncan, Jane B. Lee, Robert Mangeot (mod), Bill Rapp (Birch)
– Terrorism / Anti-Terrorism Presentation / Tj O’Connor (Chestnut)
– Sherlock Holmes & The History of Forensic Science Presentation / Bradley Harper (Franklin)
– How to Pitch, Query, and Submit Works / Kayla Brown (mod), Melissa Collings, Kathleen Foxx, Steven Hutson, Amanda Pavlov (Williamson)
10:00 AM – 1:30 PM • Panels
Panels
– Building Your Marketing Machine Master Class / Bobby Harris (Poplar) - Ticket Required
11:00 – 11:20 AM • Book Signings
Authors Book Signing
– Killer Nashville Bookstore – Free and open to the public (Maple/Oak)
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM • Panels
Panels
– The Ideal Climax and Ending / Mike Rubin (Magnolia)
– Writing the Literary Novel / Mary Adams Belk (mod), Bonnie Kistler (Iris)
– Writing Stories in Rural Settings / Jeffrey Philips (mod), Ronda Wells, Christine Mager Wevik, Becki Willis (Azalea)
– An Overview of Self-Publishing: Demands & Expectations / Alex Brown, Trace Conger, Michael Faricy, Steven Hutson, Kiersten Modglin (mod), Shira Shiloah (Hickory)
– Stylistics & Lexical Analysis for More Powerful Writing Presentation / Mary Lynn Cloghesy (Sycamore)
– Creating a Five-Year Career Plan / Clay Stafford, Jaden Terrell (Redbud)
– Social, Political, Ethical, and Identity Issues in Crime Fiction / Mary Dutta (mod), Les Edgerton, J L Hill, James L'Etoile, Benny Sims (Birch)
– Contrasting Character Relationships / Kimberly Collins, Robert Mangeot, Marcy McCreary (mod) (Chestnut)
– Cops on Cop Things: Q&A (Everything You Want to Know) Presentation / Troy Bartlett, David Carrell, Rick Reed (Franklin)
– Public Speaking & Interview Techniques for Writers / Cindy Dees, Tracee de Hahn, Pamela Ebel, Shirley B. Garrett, Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes (mod), Linda Hughes (Williamson)
12:30 – 1:30 PM • Panels
Panels
– Writing for Young Adults / Patrick Kendrick, Amanda Pavlov, Lynn Slaughter (mod) (Magnolia)
– Winning The War on Procrastination: Simple Tools and Strategies to Break Through Writing Barriers Presentation / Jason L Schembri (Iris)
– Adding Action to Your Story / AM Adair, Angela Greenman, Michael Lucker, K.L. Murphy, JD Webb (mod) (Azalea)
– Native American Mystery/Crime/Suspense/Thrillers Presentation / Michael Amos Cody (Hickory)
– Ghostwriters: What They Do, How to Work with One, How to Become One Presentation / Sam Severn (Sycamore)
– Character Development & Arc / Kayla Brown, James L'Etoile, Marcy McCreary, Jaden Terrell (mod) (Redbud)
– Persistence as a Writer / Melissa Collings, Amy Denton (mod), Les Edgerton, Bonnie Kistler, Benny Sims, (Birch)
– Writing Scenes / Millie Naylor Hast, Marie Still (mod) (Chestnut)
– Gunshot Wounds, Knife Wounds, and Blunt Trauma Presentation / Linda Duncan (Franklin)
– Inside the World of Vice Presentation / Mark Rein (Williamson)
1:40 – 2:00 PM • Book Signings
Authors Book Signing
– Killer Nashville Bookstore – Free and open to the public (Maple/Oak)
3:00 PM • Registration Closes
Registration Desk (Atrium) and Bookstore (Maple / Oak) close