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2006 CDs

CD No.
CD Title
Speaker
06RWA01 RWA 2006 National Conference - Craft
  Bootcamp for Beginning Romance Writers Simone Elkeles
Writing Is an Addiction - A Twelve Step Program to Success Sharon Sala
Writing the Selling Synopsis Nancy Robards Thompson & Katherine Garbera
Dialogue: It's More Than What You Say Julia Quinn
Fitzwilliam Darcy to Harry Potter: How Names Add Depth to Fiction Jo Beverley
Fresh Characters: Unlikely Heroines Emily Giffin & Stephany Evans
A Sagging Middle and What to Do About It Gail Martin
Writing Action Scenes Gail Dayton
Chilling Villains Karen Rose & Madeline Hunter
A Chick Lit Hero's Journey or It's Not Just About the Shoes Eileen Rendahl
Spice Up Your Romance Novel Annette Blair
The Bait, the Hook, the Catch: It's All About Chapter 1 Christie Ridgway
Who's Your Daddy? Robyn DeHart & Emily McKay
The Amazing Pace: The Elements and Enemies of Effective Pacing in Romantic Suspense Roxanne St. Claire & Gayle Wilson
Men Talk Different Laurie Brown
YEX and Violence: How to Write Action without Losing Your Story Jenny Crusie & Bob Mayer
A Good Fit: Growing Your Novel into Single Title Stephanie Rowe & Michelle Grajkowski
Romantic Suspense - From Category to Single Title Rita Herron, Debra Webb, Allison Lyons & Stephanie Rostan
Theme--Taking an Old Fashioned Concept and Turning It into an Effective Way to Market Your Voice Jennifer Greene & Barbara Keiler
Pitfalls of the Paranormal Susan Squires
Dangerous to Love: Action, Romance, and Writing the Kick-Butt Heroine Susan Grant & Cindy Dees
What are You Feeling and Why Should I Care? Writing Realistic Emotions Judie Aitken
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Rules Holly Jacobs & Susan Gable
Secrets of the Best-Selling Sisterhood Susan Elizabeth Phillips & Jayne Ann Krentz
Frankly, My Dear, We Do Give a Damn! Mary Alice Monroe, Mary Kay Andrews, Patti Callahan Henry & Kimberley Whalen
Plotting the Erotic Romance (Hint: It's Not Porn) Shelley Bradley & Jaci Burton
One from Column A, Two from Column B: Creating Believable Secondary Characters Anna Genoese & Melissa Ann Singer
Writing with Magic (for Muggles) S.P. Sipal & Pamela Ahearn
Self Editing for Success Laurie Brown
Make It Last or Come Too Soon - How to Write Sexual Tension Linda Conrad
Layering Complexity, Texture and Theme Using Subplots, Secondary Characters and Villains Robin Perini
Screw the Muse, I'm on Deadline Susan Mallery
Writing the Sweet Series: Not Just Your Grandma's Stories Donna Wright & Erin Niumata
Pointers on Point of View Lynnette Kent
Voice and Conflict: Blend Them and Make Ben and Jerry Proud! Leah Vale
Crafting a Great First Chapter Stacy Boyd & Susan Litman
Who's on Top? Intimacy, Control and Conflict Virginia Kantra
How to De-Latinize Your Latino Characters Lara Rios, Caren Johnson & Selena McLemore
How to Hook an Editor On the First Page Dianna Love Snell, Allison Lyons & Annie Oortman
Writing the Inspirational Novel:Keeping it Real and Relevant Terri Reed, Diane Dietz, Krista Stroever & Marta Perry
Unique Traits of Writing Action / Adventure for Women Vicki Hinze & Debra Webb
Three Women in a Book: Turning Novellas into a Novel Jenny Crusie, Eileen Dreyer & Anne Stuart
Three Act Structure: Pull the Reader In, Avoid the Sagging Middle, and Exit On a High Note Ann Voss Peterson, Rebecca York & Patricia Rosemoor
A Cast of Thousands Suzanne Brockmann
Scents & Sensibility Ann Christopher, Eve Silver
Start Talking: Creating Unforgettable Dialogue Leslie Kelly, Brenda Chin & Julie Elizabeth Leto
I Do, I Do? Challenging Couples in Love Laurie Schnebly Campbell
Outlining Plot and Narrative Structure Bob Mayer
Teens and Tweens Nadia Cornier & Simone Elkeles
Plotting or Pantsing Sherilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love Snell & Kim Daniel
Writing on the Edge Jennifer St. Giles & Rita Herron
Pillow Talk: How to Avoid Making Bedroom Banter Sound Like an "Adult" Movie Heather Osborn, Sylvia Day, Cathryn Fox & Delilah Devlin
Doing It All Over Again: Writing Novels in a Series Eloisa James
06RWA02 RWA 2006 National Conference - Research, Writer's Life, Muse, Chats, Spotlights, Special
    From Alleles to Zygotes: Updated DNA Analysis for Writers Jessica Andersen
From Pelisse to Chemise Heidi Hermiller
Crime in Mind Rae Monet & Karin Tabke
Drowned Dames, Mauled Men & Crispy Critters: A Body Disposal Primer for Writers Jeanne Pickering Adams
Kilts: The History of a Scottish Icon Tonda Fuller
Trauma 101 Cathryn J. Lyons, MD
Real Women Kick Ass Lesley Mathews
After the Crime Dianne Despain
50 Ways to (Nearly) Kill Your Lover Amber Green
Character and Culture Sharman Esarey
Fact or Fiction: Getting it Right at the Government Susan Egan
Google This! Tips and Tricks for Writers Virginia Kelly
Write 50 Books in a Year! Elle James & Delilah Devlin
Taming Your Internal Critic Jenna Kernan
Block-Busting: Getting the Joy Back Laurie Schnebly Campbell
Payoffs and Pitfalls of Contests Tanya Michaels
Finding Time: The Habit of Writing Daily Kim Louise
Thursday Luncheon Keynote
Meg Cabot
Saturday Luncheon Keynote Christina Dodd
Chat with. . . Julie Garwood  
Chat with. . . Nora Roberts  
Chat with. . . Carly Phillips  
Spotlight on St. Martin's Press
 
Spotlight on Ellora's Cave  
Spotlight on Harlequin / Silhouette  
Spotlight on Dorchester  
Spotlight on Bantam Dell  
Spotlight on Pocket  
Spotlight on Kensington  
Spotlight on Red Dress Ink, HQN & MIRA  
Spotlight on Red Sage  
Spotlight on Warner  
Spotlight on Avon  
Spotlight on Luna and Other Paranormal Series  
Spotlight on TOR  
Spotlight on Avalon  
Spotlight on NAL  
Leadership 101: An Introduction to Volunteer Activities Within RWA
Carol Prescott
From Identity to Essence: Love Stories & Transformation Michael Hauge
06RWA03 RWA 2006 National Conference - Career, Pro Retreat, Publishing
    When Everyone Stares: Presenting with Pizzazz Natalie Eggeman
Group Loops...and Blogs and Ads Dianne Castell, LuAnn McLane, Janice Maynard & Karen Kelley
Reinventing Your Career Success: Making It All Come Together Haywood Smith
PERSISTENCE--Do You Have What It Takes to Survive and Thrive? Jennifer Greene & Ruth Kaufman
Legal Issues For Writers Teresa Bodwell
Recognizing Change - In Yourself and in Your Characters Kellie Finley
Successful Storytelling in the Digital World Isabel Swift & Malle Vallik
Prepping for the Big Leagues: How to Be a Successful Unpublished Author Trish Milburn & Mary Fechter
How to Get the Most from Your Local Bookstore Bonnie Gardner
Breaking Away from the Pack in a Nudist Werewolf World Natasha Kern, Pamela Clare, Malena Lott, Lisa Renee Jones & Kimberly Raye
True Confessions of Contest Junkies: From Contest Wins to Book Contract Catherine Kean & Nancy Robards Thompson
What a Difference a Brand Makes Vicki Lewis Thompson
Surviving the Sophomore Slump Beth Pattillo
Ten Ways Dating Has Improved My Writing - and Not in the Way You Think Joan Johnston
Show Me the Money! Brenda Hiatt
RWA Idol Irene Goodman, Lucia Macro & Miriam Kriss
Author / Agent: A Marriage Made in Heaven or Hell Elizabeth Sinclair, Roberta Brown, Pattie Steele-Perkins & Vicki Hinze
Networking: Sowing the Seeds of Success Brenda Novak
Limbo-Limbo: A Fun Survival Class for the Not-Yet-Published Jeanne Pickering Adams
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Having a Website but Were Afraid to Ask Kellie Finley
Energy Healing for Writers Jade Lee
60 Minutes to Your Marketing Strategy Deborah Pfeiffer & Blythe Gifford
Walking the Tightrope: Writing More than One Kind of Romance Jill Shalvis & Brenda Chin
An Arranged Marriage: The Editor / Author Relationship Raelene Gorlinsky, Kate Douglas, Sylvia Day, Erin McCarthy & Kris Starr
Guerilla Tactics for Reinventing Yourself Charlotte Maclay, Lori Wilde & Karen Kosztolnyik
Making the Most of Your Marketing Dollars: The Author, Publicist, & Publishing Company Relationship Janice Lynn, Jo-Ann Power & Brianna Yamashita
To Target or Not to Target - That is the Question Madelyn Hill
YOU, New and Improved: Building a Brand Stephanie Bond
PRO Retreat
Rich, Crandall, Roberts, Cruise, Mayer, Hwang, Gorlinski, Farrell, Ruley
Finding Your Funky Bird: A New Approach to Marketing Your Manuscript Lani Diane Rich
Beyond the Basics: 10 Ways a Good Agent Can Benefit a Career Beyond Marketing & Negotiating Jennifer Archer, Jenny Bent & Lisa Childs
Harlequin, Kensington and Virgin Books’ New Erotic Romance Lines: What they want & how to get it to them. Sunny, Hilary Sares, Susan Pezzack, Kayla Perrin, Adam Nevill
The Birth of a Book Karen Harper, Miranda Stecyk & Sarah Rundle
Adventures in Love and Murder: Putting Romance Into a Mystery, and Do You Really Want to Go There Linda O. Johnston, Paige Wheeler & Linda Zimmerhanzel
Jane Austen, the Mother of All Chick Lit Shanna Swendson & Kristin Nelson
Focus on Silhouette Intimate Moments: Back to the Future – with a Twist Nina Bruhns, Patience Smith & Linda Conrad
What Historical Slump? Shana Galen, May Chen, Robyn DeHart, Shirley Karr, Kimberly Logan, Margo Maguire & Anne Mallory
Not a Virgin, No Secret Baby, Not Looking for a Hero: Meet the REAL Women of Women’s Fiction Jennifer Archer, Gail Chasan, Nancy Robards Thompson & Lisa Childs
Breaking In (Without the Nervous Breakdown) Hilary Sares & Sulay Hernandez
What Editors Worry About and Why It’s Not the Size of Your Margins! Lucia Macro, Stephanie Laurens & Victoria Alexander
The A-Team Jenna Petersen, Miriam Kriss & May Chen
Yes They ARE Different! Cracking the Romantic Suspense Code at Harlequin / Silhouette / Mira / HQN Nina Bruhns, Jessica Alvarez, Cynthia Cooke & Michele Hauf

 

Updated Nov. 5, 2008


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