Killer Nashville Breakout Groups

August 14-16, 2009
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KILLER NASHVILLE 2009 BREAKOUT GROUPS

A Publishing Breakout Group at Killer Nashville

Are you a writer with specific questions you would like addressed? Do you want a chance to sit with an author in a small intimate setting and discuss the business of writing and getting published? Then a breakout session may be just the answer.

At the small cost of $15 each, Killer Nashville breakout sessions are a real bargain. These limited-attendance question-answer sessions are conducted by professional authors, publishing professionals, and marketers with the sole purpose of providing information that attendees would like to ask, but without the pressure of being in a larger panel or whole-group setting. Killer Nashville 2009 is offering four separate breakout sessions, one each day, each led by a different author.

Participants must be registered attendees of Killer Nashville 2009. Enrollment is limited. Register now.

5:20-6:30 p.m. Friday: Lucienne Diver – Getting Published, Staying Published

Join Lucienne Diver of The Knight Agency for a discussion on building and maintaining a career as a professional fiction writer. Topics will include: catching an agent’s attention, sure-fire ways to turn OFF an agent, how to choose an agent with integrity, how to be your agent’s dream client, how to know if an agent is a good match for you, how to build a good relationship with an agent, and what an agent can and can’t do for a writer.

5:20-6:30 p.m. Saturday: Lee Lofland - Writing a Realistic Crime Scene

This workshop is a journey inside the crime scene. Find out how detectives uncover and utilize evidence and clues to solve cases. Discover the sights, sounds, and smells experienced by real-life investigators. Learn how to activate your reader's senses. An interesting and fun workshop.

5:20-6:30 p.m. Saturday: Jill Marr – How to Open Doors and Influence Agents

Jill Marr of the Sandra Dijkstra Agency shares insights into navigating the challenges of the publishing industry, from crafting a query that shines to landing that elusive contract. Learn an insider’s secrets on how to present yourself and your book in the most flattering light possible.

1:00-2:00 p.m. Sunday: Hugh (Butch) Wilson – A Writer's Life on the "The Web"

Should I have a website? What about a blog? Wait -- I don't even know what an LOL, IMO, WYSIWYG, BLOG, TWITTER, FACEBOOK even is! How do I do it? SHOULD I do it? You've got questions. We'll have answers. And, we'll learn how to find even more answers for yourself. If sufficient internet access is available, everyone who wishes to will leave with their own place on the web. This session isn't selling anything. There's nothing you have to buy to put yourself, or your work, out there on the web. All attendees will leave with a copy of most, if not all, of the software discussed. (Note: This session is BYOL - Bring Your Own Laptop. It isn't a requirement, but it wouldn't hurt.)