2008 RWA Conference Workshop Handouts

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Workshops
10 Things We Love About Writing YA Romance
A Place to Hang Your Scenes: Three-Act Structure for Novels
A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing the Fiction Synopsis
Advanced Tools of the Trade
Arc of the Trilogy: Why They Need to Read the Next Book
Bad Boys and Naughty Girls
Beyond Brainstorming: Stirring Stories in the Creative Cauldron
Bigger Than Botox: When Your Book Needs More Than a Face-lift
Building Buzz in YA
Building Characters From The Head Down
Confessions of Series Killers: Weathering Line Closings and Other Career Changes
Creating a Web Presence
DH101: Or How to Stay Married and Continue Writing
Dialogue: Writing Between the Lines
Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Rules for Breaking and Making It
Doddering Butlers, Pert Housemaids, and Faithful Retainers: Busting the Servant Myths
Down and Dirty: Media Training that Works
Emotion, Emotion, Emotion: Writing Romance with Global Appeal
Fat-Free Writing or How to Eliminate Wordiness in 10 Easy Steps
First Year on the Job: From 'The Call' to Publication
From the Cinema to The CW: Using Pop Culture in Your Young Adult Novel
Genre Bending: Insanity or Marketing Genius? Writing in Multiple Genres in Today's Market
Ghosts, Ghouls, and Vampires, and Things That Go Bump in the Night
Gossip Girls
Got Problems? We’ve Got Solutions!
His Brain/Her Brain
Honing Your Pitch: Making The Most Of Your 10 Minutes
How to Be a Trained Extrovert
How to Layer and Texture Your Novel For High Impact
How to Make a Living Writing Romance Novels
If You Give It They Will Come: Workshops that Wow!
Improv Techniques for Writers
Instant Seduction: How to Write Great First Chapters
It's All About Me, How to Write Successfully in First Person
It's My Process and I'll Cry If I Want To
Layering the Story Concept
Legal Issues for Writers: an Author's Guide to Protecting Your Rights and Avoiding Liability
Location, Location, Location: Setting as Character
Making a Splash, Even if You're Waiting to Sell - Promotion Secrets from the AT2 Sisterhood
Medical Facts & Fallacies in Popular Fiction
My Writing May Be Art...But My Kids Need Braces
Plotting 101: The Plotting Wheel
Power…Ours, Not Theirs!
Pump Up Your Productivity
Reject Me, Please! How to Be a Warrior Woman Writer
Romancing the Internet
Scene and Sequel
Secondary Characters: the Good, the Bad, and the Quirky
Secrets to Writing Better (and Sexier) Love Scenes
Self-Promotion: It Isn't Rocket Science
Seven Secrets for a Successful Novel
Show Me the Money!
Show, Don't Tell
Sociopaths vs. Psychopaths and the Serial Killer
Story Superglue: Make it Stick with Readers
Successful Rewriting: Paring Down and Fleshing Out
Taking the Mystery Out of Taxes
Talk To Yourself...Recognizing and Maintaining Career-making Boundaries in Publishing Relationships
The 21st Century Heroine: How Far She's Come And Where She's Heading
The Art of Voice
The Debutante Ball: How Six Debut Authors Partnered for National Publicity
The Down and Dirty Guide to Making Your Own Book Trailer Videos
The Great Agent Hunt
The Lessons of Firefly: Learning From the Works of Joss Whedon
The Power of Teamwork: How Finding the Right Collaborative Partner Can Lead To Career Success
The Secret Handshake For Writing a Successful Series
The Stairway to Plot Heaven: How Plotting with Other Writers Can Change Your Life Forever!
Theft of Creative Property
Thinking Outside the Book: Ten Ways to Get Published Now
Three Ways to Make Yourself Irresistible to Agents and Publishers
Tracking Trends, Fording The Future
Voice: What Are They Talking About?
Writing for the Historical Market
Writing Romantic Suspense: Some Basic Stuff
Writing the Best Seller: Six Magic Words
Writing the Hot Historical
Writing the Unputdownable Novel
Writing to a Concept: Taking a Publisher’s Idea and Making It Your Own
Writing With Passion!
Writing--and Selling--Crossover Fiction