Killer Nashville 2006 Conference Panels, Author Receptions, & Book Signings
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Saturday,
September 16, 2006
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Killer Nashville Writer & Forensic Panels
Embassy Suites Nashville South
820 Crescent Centre Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
615-515-5151
Directions |
$55 advance
conference registration fee
(includes buffet lunch & access to private
Killer Nashville events)
Forensic Report
- To attend the conference a
registration form must be submitted with payment in advance
- Conference seating is limited
- Conference speaking and/or signing authors must fill out a
registration form in advance
- No autographs without Barnes & Noble book purchases
AUTHORS
AVAILABLE TO SIGN BOOKS
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Beginning 8:00 AM
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Authors Available to Sign
Books Throughout the Day |
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Darren Butler |
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Carol Higgins Clark |
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Reed Farrel Coleman |
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Carla Damron |
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Richard Helms |
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Gwen Hunter |
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Karen McCullough |
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P. J. Parrish |
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Chris Roerden |
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Mary Saums |
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Sarah R. Shaber |
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Alexandra Sokoloff |
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Brad Strickland |
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Mary Ann Taylor |
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Beth Terrell |
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Kathryn Wall |
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BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUP
With Editor Chris Roerden
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8:00 – 9:00 AM |
Breakout Discussion Group
with Chris Roerden
Ask Publishing Questions
One-on-One |
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Note: Additional registration
required / This segment not included in general conference
fee |
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Forensic Psychology Presentation
AVOIDING PSYCHOLOGICAL
ERRORS IN MYSTERY WRITING
A presentation
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9:00 - 9:50 AM
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Forensic Psychology
Presentation
Avoiding Psychological Errors
in Mystery Writing
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I Made Freud Cringe |
Richard Helms, forensic
psychologist
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From Idea to Finished Manuscript
WRITING FICTION
KILLING FOR A LIVING
A fiction panel discussion
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10:00 – 10:50 AM
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Fiction / Panel Discussion
Different Writing Styles of
Different Authors
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Moderator |
Cynthia Williams / NBC
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Panel |
P. J. Parrish |
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Carla Damron |
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Gwen Hunter |
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Sarah R. Shaber |
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Brad Strickland |
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Kathryn Wall |
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Matching the Crime with the
Investigator
UNEARTHING THE DEAD
FINDING MY MAIN CHARACTER
Choosing the Right
Investigative Character & How Different Law Enforcement Branches
Work Together
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11:00 – 12:10 PM
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Investigative Roundtable /
Panel Discussion
Choosing the Right
Investigative Character & How Different Law Enforcement Branches
Work Together
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Moderator / Police |
Ricky Watson, Chief of Police,
Brentwood, Tennessee
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Sheriff |
Terry Ashe, Sheriff, Wilson
County, Tennessee
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TBI / Forensic Scientist
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Dan Royse, TBI Special Agent /
Forensic Scientist |
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FBI / State Trooper |
John McMurtrie, FBI Special
Agent (former State Trooper)
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Private Sleuth |
Todd Matthews, The Doe Network |
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Selling Your Fiction or
Nonfiction Story to TV, Film, & Stage
SPLATTERED ON A SCREEN
NEAR YOU
A DISCUSSION ON ADAPTATION
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1:30 – 2:25 PM
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Screen Adaptation / Panel
Discussion
Turning Your Story into a
Screenplay
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Moderator |
Jacqueline Fellows / NPR
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Screenwriter / Novelist
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Alexandra Sokoloff |
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Producer / Director / Screenwriter
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Clay Stafford |
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Entertainment Attorney |
Helen Yu, King, Holmes, Paterno
& Berliner LLP |
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BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUP
With Editor Chris Roerden
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1:30 – 2:30 PM |
Breakout Discussion Group
with Chris Roerden
Ask Publishing Questions
One-on-One |
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Note: Additional registration
required / This segment not included in general conference
fee |
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The Must-Have Support Staff Every
Successful Writer Needs
SUPPORTING THE
BESTSELLER
THE "A" TEAM
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2:35 – 3:50 PM
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Supporting the Bestseller /
Panel Discussion
The Support Team Every Writer
Needs to Have
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Moderator |
Geert DeLombadre / Nashville
Business Journal
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Editor
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Chris Roerden |
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Publicist
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Eddie Lightsey, American
Blackguard Public Relations |
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Literary Attorney
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Helen Yu, King, Holmes, Paterno
& Berliner LLP |
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Chain Bookstore Representative
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Robbie Bryan, Barnes & Noble |
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Independent Bookstore Representative
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Joel Tomlin, Landmark Books |
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Award-winning Author / Writers’ Organization
Representative |
Reed Farrel Coleman / Mystery
Writers of America |
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One Author's Story
NAVIGATING THE
BESTSELLER
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
A personal discussion
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4:00 – 5:00 PM
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Navigating the Bestseller /
Up Close with Carol Higgins Clark
One Bestselling Author’s
Story and Strategies for Success
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Moderator
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TBD |
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Special Guest |
Carol Higgins Clark |
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ALL
PANELS WILL BE TAPED
Consistent
with the New York MWA Symposium, all events may be taped and sold to raise
money for future Killer Nashville events. Panelists’ and moderators’
appearances are considered a donation for the benefit and continuance of
future Killer Nashville events.
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