9:00 – 10:00 AM

Breakout Discussion Group with Chris Roerden

Ask Publishing Questions One-on-One

Note:  Additional registration required / This segment not included in general conference fee

10:00 – 11: 00 AM

Speaking of Dialogue / Panel Discussion

Using Dialogue to Convey Information & Emotion

Moderator

Carole Robinson / Williamson Herald

Panel

Richard Helms

Reed Farrel Coleman

Darren Butler

11:00 – 12:00 Noon

Book Signing

Richard Helms

Reed Farrel Coleman

Darren Butler

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Speaking of Setting / Panel Discussion

Using Setting to Convey Information & Emotion

Moderator

Scott Arnold / CBS

Panel

Kathryn Wall

Gwen Hunter

Alexandra Sokoloff

Mary Saums

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Book Signing

Kathryn Wall

Gwen Hunter

Alexandra Sokoloff

Mary Saums

Chris Roerden

2:00 – 3:00 PM

Speaking of Description / Panel Discussion

Using Description to Convey Information & Emotion

Moderator

David Park / Fox

Panel

Chris Roerden

P. J. Parrish

Karen McCullough

Mary Ann Taylor

3:00 – 4:00 PM

Book Signing

P. J. Parrish

Karen McCullough

Mary Ann Taylor

3:00 – 4:00 PM

Breakout Discussion Group with Chris Roerden

Ask Publishing Questions One-on-One / Chris Roerden Book Signing

Note:  Additional registration required / This segment not included in general conference fee

4:00 – 5:00 PM

Speaking of Characters & Point-of-Voice / Panel Discussion

Using Characters & Point-of-Voice to Convey Information & Emotion

Moderator

Anna Marie Ritter / WJXA Radio Mix 92.9

Panel

Carla Damron

Sarah R. Shaber

Beth Terrell

Brad Strickland

Steven Womack

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Book Signing

Carla Damron

Sarah R. Shaber

Beth Terrell

Brad Strickland

Steven Womack

6:00 – 6:30 PM

Speaking with Carol Higgins Clark

Carol will discuss her latest novel “Hitched”

Moderator

TBA

Panel

Carol Higgins Clark

6:30 – 8:00 PM

Book Signing

Carol Higgins Clark

5:00 – 5:45 PM

Author Panel

Kathryn Wall*

Alexandra Sokoloff

Darren Butler

5:45 – 6:15 PM

Book Signing

Kathryn Wall

Alexandra Sokoloff

Darren Butler

6:15 – 7:00 PM

Author Panel

Reed Farrel Coleman*

Richard Helms

P. J. Parrish

7:00 – 7:30 PM

Book Signing

Reed Farrel Coleman

Richard Helms

P. J. Parrish

7:30 – 8:15 PM

Author Panel

Chris Roerden*

Karen McCullough

Brad Strickland

8:15 – 8:45 PM

Book Signing

Chris Roerden

Karen McCullough

Brad Strickland

8:45 – 9:30 PM

Author Panel

Gwen Hunter*

Carla Damron

Sarah R. Shaber

9:30 – 10:00 PM

Book Signing

Gwen Hunter

Carla Damron

Sarah R. Shaber

Beginning 8:00 AM

Authors Available to Sign Books Throughout the Day

Darren Butler

Carol Higgins Clark

Reed Farrel Coleman

Carla Damron

Richard Helms

Gwen Hunter

Karen McCullough

P. J. Parrish

Chris Roerden

Mary Saums

Sarah R. Shaber

Alexandra Sokoloff

Brad Strickland

Mary Ann Taylor

Beth Terrell

Kathryn Wall

8:00 – 9:00 AM

Breakout Discussion Group with Chris Roerden

Ask Publishing Questions One-on-One

Note:  Additional registration required / This segment not included in general conference fee

9:00 - 9:50 AM

Forensic Psychology Presentation

Avoiding Psychological Errors in Mystery Writing

I Made Freud Cringe

Richard Helms, forensic psychologist

10:00 – 10:50 AM

Fiction / Panel Discussion

Different Writing Styles of Different Authors

Moderator

Cynthia Williams / NBC

Panel

P. J. Parrish

Carla Damron

Gwen Hunter

Sarah R. Shaber

Brad Strickland

Kathryn Wall

11:00 – 12:10 PM

Investigative Roundtable / Panel Discussion

Choosing the Right Investigative Character & How Different Law Enforcement Branches Work Together

Moderator / Police

Ricky Watson, Chief of Police, Brentwood, Tennessee

Sheriff

Terry Ashe, Sheriff, Wilson County, Tennessee

TBI / Forensic Scientist

Dan Royse, TBI Special Agent / Forensic Scientist

FBI / State Trooper

John McMurtrie, FBI Special Agent (former State Trooper)

Private Sleuth

Todd Matthews, The Doe Network

1:30 – 2:25 PM

Screen Adaptation / Panel Discussion

Turning Your Story into a Screenplay

Moderator

Jacqueline Fellows / NPR

Screenwriter / Novelist

Alexandra Sokoloff

Producer / Director / Screenwriter

Clay Stafford

Entertainment Attorney

Helen Yu, King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner LLP

1:30 – 2:30 PM

Breakout Discussion Group with Chris Roerden

Ask Publishing Questions One-on-One

Note:  Additional registration required / This segment not included in general conference fee

2:35 – 3:50 PM

Supporting the Bestseller / Panel Discussion

The Support Team Every Writer Needs to Have

Moderator

Geert DeLombadre / Nashville Business Journal

Editor

Chris Roerden

Publicist

Eddie Lightsey, American Blackguard Public Relations

Literary Attorney

Helen Yu, King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner LLP

Chain Bookstore Representative

Robbie Bryan, Barnes & Noble

Independent Bookstore Representative

Joel Tomlin, Landmark Books

Award-winning Author / Writers’ Organization Representative

Reed Farrel Coleman / Mystery Writers of America

4:00 – 5:00 PM

Navigating the Bestseller / Up Close with Carol Higgins Clark

One Bestselling Author’s Story and Strategies for Success

Moderator

TBD

Special Guest

Carol Higgins Clark

See website for other events, times, and registration

www.KillerNashville.com