REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Want to Write? Love to Read?
Join us for the 4th Annual Create Something Magical Writers & Readers Conference
Saturday, March 16, 2013
at the
The Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel
Featuring Keynote Speaker:
Jonathan Maberry
2013 Workshop Schedule
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| This Year’s Workshops Include: |
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| Katharine Ashe |
Self Editing |
| Bianca D’Arc |
Publishing’s New Paradigm: A Discussion of Self Publishing vs. Traditional & Small Press |
| Anna DeStefano |
Draft Writing: Improvisation |
| Dr. Charley Ferrer |
Criminal Minds & Serial Killers: Letting Your Villains Soar! |
| Joey W. Hill |
Powerful Prose: You Know How to Write, but Can You Put Your Reader on the Ferris Wheel? |
| Virginia Kantra |
Voice: What are They Talking About? |
| Melinda Leigh | Pitching: Creating the Hook for Your Book |
| Sarah MacLean | Hook Your Readers with a Fabulous First Line. |
| Jonathan Maberry |
The Ticking Clock:Constructing a Nail-Biter of a Thriller |
| Tere Michaels & Damon Suede |
Writing With Emotion |
| K.A. Mitchell | Getting More Bars: Creating Deep Readers Connections with Your Characters |
| Hank Phillippi Ryan |
There is No Writers Block – 15 Ways to Jumpstart Your Writing |
| Jennifer Probst & Jen Talty |
Beyond the eBook Uploaded – How Do You Sell It? |
| Maya Rodale | How to Build a Fast, Cheap, and Fabulous Website |
| Maria V. Snyder |
Dialogue and Emotions |
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| Readers’ Track Workshops |
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| Katharine Ashe & Sarah MacLean |
The Perfect Man: What We Love Most About Romance Heroes |
| Joey W. Hill & Dr. Charley Ferrer |
BDSM Romance – The Reality that Makes it Work |
| Jonathan Mayberry, Melinda Leigh, & Chris Redding |
Killer Fiction: A Panel to Die For |
| Tere Michaels & Damon Suede |
Talking Alternative Romance |
| Jennifer Probst & Jen Talty |
Sweet, Snarky or Sexpot: What Makes a Great Heroine |
| Hank Phillipi Ryan & Lois Winston |
She Says, She Says, and You Say: We All Talk Mystery |
| Stephanie Julian, Caridad Pineiro & Elisabeth Staab |
A Whole New World, Paranormal that is.. |
| Anna DeStefano & Virginia Kantra |
Top Ten Reasons to Love Contemporary Romance |
Multi-Author Book Signing(Open to the Public)
Want to meet some of your favorite authors and discover some new ones?
Check out our list of Signing Authors.
Then join us on March 16th from 4:30 – 6:00 in the Diamond Ballroom of the Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel.
Attending Editors |
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Jillian Bell
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Ellora’s Cave
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Attending Agents |
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Julia Bannon
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L. Perkins Agency
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Pricing
Members – $122
Non-Members – $140
Conference and Dues – $160
Price includes all Writers’ Track and Reader’s Track workshops, Editor/Agent appointments, Lunch featuring Jonathan Maberry, The Pizza Party, End-of-Conference Party with Dessert
Readers Track Only – $45
Price includes access to Readers’ Track workshops, The Pizza Party, and The End-of-Conference Party with Dessert
Readers Track Plus Lunch – $60
Price includes access to Readers’ Track workshops, Lunch featuring Jonathan Maberry, The Pizza Party, and The End-of-Conference Party with Dessert
Hotel Reservations
Rooms are available in the Liberty States Fiction Writers room block. The rate is $110 per night. To reserve a room please call 1-732-634-3600.
Cancellation Policy – Cancellations requests received after February 1st will be eligible to receive a refund of the registration fee less a $30 fee. Cancellations after February 28 will be eligible to receive a refund less a $55 fee. Eligibility for refund will be determined by the conference chair on any cancellation request received after March 1.
For questions about the conference please click here to contact Rayna Vause.