| CD
No. |
CD Title |
Speaker |
| 07RWA01 |
RWA 2007 National
Conference - Craft, Chat, Keynote
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Writing the Unputdownable Novel |
Joan Johnston |
| Using the 16 Personality Types to Create Believable Characters and Dynamics
within Relationships |
Marliss Melton |
| Writing Romantic Suspense: Some Basics |
Karen Rose |
| Laughing All the Way to the Bank: Adding Humor to Your Work |
Karen Hawkins |
| Creating Your Story's Backbone: Unleashing the Unexpected Power of Turning
Points in Plots and Subplots |
Robin Perini |
| From Blah to Brilliant: Crafting the Selling Proposal in Today's Difficult Market |
Karen Kendall |
| Dying Is Easy; Comedy Is Hard |
Vicki Lewis Thompson, Peggy Webb |
| Getting Started: Books and Beginnings |
Jo Beverley |
| Mastering Point of View |
Lynn Kerstan |
| No Plotters Allowed |
Allison Brennan |
| Writing the Hot Historical |
Janet Mullany (w/a Jane Lockwood), Helen Breitwieser, Lucienne Diver, Pam Rosenthal |
| The Synopsis Queen Tells All |
Kara Lennox |
| Hook an Editor on the First Page |
Dianna Love Snell, Annie Oortman, Caren Johnson |
| Writing for the Reader |
Alfie Thompson |
| Sexy Grammar--Who Knew? |
Deborah Dufel, Marianna Jameson |
| Secrets of the Best-selling Sisterhood |
Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Jayne Ann Krentz |
| Body Bags and Toe Tags |
Allison Brennan, Debra Webb, Rita Herron |
| Sex Is a Baby Boomer Business |
Stevi Mittman, Kate Austin, Alison Hart |
| The Five Senses: Are Your Readers Living the Story? |
Elizabeth Sinclair |
| His Brain/Her Brain |
Eileen Dreyer |
| Chilling Villains |
Karen Rose, Madeline Hunter |
| Whose World Is This Anyway? Brainstorm Your World-building with Two RITA
Authors |
Linnea Sinclair, Robin D. Owens |
| The Men We Love |
Tami Cowden |
| Unstick Yourself: a Dozen Dynamite Drills from Novelists' Boot Camp |
T.A. (Todd) Stone |
| "Because I Said So" Is Not Good Enough: The Importance of World Building in
All Genres of Romance |
Heather Osborn, Anna Genoese, Cathy Clamp, Allyson James aka Jennifer Ashley |
| Subplotting for Success |
Alesia Holliday |
| Beyond Buffy and Bram Stoker: Paranormal Worlds and the Monster Therein |
Delilah Devlin, Elle James, Megan Kerans |
| Tricks of the Trade: Insider Secrets to Getting Published |
Sophia Nash, Kathryn Caskie |
| Developing the Romance In Your Romance Novel |
Virginia Kantra |
| Would Scarlett be Scarlett by Any Other Name? Memorable Characters &
Settings |
Haywood Smith |
| Hitchhiker's Guide to the Historical |
Eloisa James |
| The Purpose-Driven Scene |
Lynn Kerstan, Alicia Rasley |
| Layering in Lusciousness |
Barbara Samuel |
| Power Pacing: How to Create the Page-Turning Manuscript |
Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love Snell, Mary Buckham |
| Suspense with Romance? Mystery with Romance? You Betcha! |
Lisa Jackson, Nancy Bush |
| Improvisation: Twelve Steps for Putting Your Planning to Work While Letting
Your Creativity Thrive |
Anna DeStefano |
| Setting as Metaphor |
Eileen Rendahl |
| The Other R Word: A Seven-step Guide to Revising |
Lisa Childs, Michele Dunaway, Bev Sotolov |
| Chat with Carly Phillips |
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| Chat with Suzanne Brockmann |
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| Chat with Nora Roberts |
|
Thursday Keynote
|
Lisa Kleypas |
| Saturday Keynote |
Lisa Jackson |
| 07RWA02 |
RWA 2007 National
Conference - Career, Research, Pro Retreat |
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Speak Out: How to Teach a Fabulous Workshop |
Tami Cowden |
| She Said/She Said: Communication Skills that Can Make or Break Your Career |
Anna DeStefano, Michelle Grajkowski |
| Networking Without Trauma |
Katy Cooper |
| Honing Your Pitch: Making the Most of Your Editor/Agent Appointment |
Winnie Griggs, Michelle Grajkowski, Cori Deyoe |
| Turning Your Life into Fiction (or You Used to Do What?) |
Lisa Scottoline, Victoria Alexander, Stephanie Laurens |
| You, the Author's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Author-Agent Relationship |
Julia London, Kathleen O'Reilly, Kimberly Whalen |
| Contracts and Royalties |
Tina Tsallas |
| It's Not Cheating if You Do It with a Younger Guy |
Simone Elkeles, Stephen Barbara, Shannon Greenland |
| Author Web sites: Your Number One Promotional Tool |
Justin Knupp |
| How to Get a Six-Figure Deal |
Natasha Kern |
| Standing Out from the Slush Pile |
Tawny Weber, Brenda Chin, Joanne Rock, Jamie Sobrato |
| A Series of Fortunate Events: Boosting the Beginner's Career with Bookstore
Events |
Marie Bostwick, Nancy Berland |
| Novel Dissection 101: What Makes a Book Tick? |
Scott Eagan |
| Are We There Yet? |
Sharon Sala |
| Shameless and Shocking Self-Promotion |
Sharon Page, Jessica Faust, Kate Douglas |
| Achieve Your Writing Goals Using Visualization Techniques |
Stephanie Bond |
| Finding the Perfect Agent |
Opal Carew, Sharon Page, Jessica Faust, Emily Sylvan Kim |
| First Year on the Job: From "The Call" to Publication |
Debby Giusti, Janet Dean, Leigh Bale, Krista Stroever |
| Deal or No Deal |
Stephanie Rowe, Michelle Grajkowski |
| Self-Promotion: It Isn't Rocket Science |
Kelley St. John, Caren Johnson |
| Tryouts: A Hands-on Assessment of Whether You're Ready for the Big Time |
Natasha Kern |
| It's More than Money: The Perfect Author-Agent Relationship |
Jenna Petersen, Miriam Kriss, Jenna Black |
| Twelve Ways to Establish a Great Relationship with Editors |
Opal Carew, Sharon Page, Hillary Sares, Rose Hilliard |
| Writing from Foreign Climes: Working with a US Publisher from Outside the US |
Stephanie Laurens, Kathryn Smith, Anna Campbell |
| Beyond High Concept: Developing an Author Brand |
Liz Maverick |
| Aggressive Promotion for Penny Pinchers |
Brenda Novak, Rachelle Chase |
| When to Keep Up the Hard Sell on Your Manuscript and When to Move On |
Kim Lionetti |
| How to Sell the Author-driven Continuity |
Shirley Jump, Linda Goodnight, Susan Meier, Kimberley Young, Melissa McClone |
| Breaking In/Breaking Out: From Category to Single Title |
Virginia Kantra, Cindy Hwang, Damaris Rowland |
| Drowned Dames, Mauled Men, and Crispy Critters: A Body Disposal Primer for
Writers |
Jeanne P. Adams |
| They Ain't All Named Bundy, Dahmer, and Gacey: Sexual Predators |
Kathy Cottrell |
| How Dunnit? Writing About Forensics |
Lori Wilde |
| Barricaded: A Guide to Real-Life Hostage Negotiation |
Angela Knight, Michael Woodcock |
PRO: Retreat Introduction
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| PRO: The Birth of a Book: What Happens to a Book Between the Sale and Its
Appearances in Stores |
Ellen Edwards, NAL Exec Ed. |
| PRO: How to Use Your Voice to Respond to Publishing Trends Out of New York |
Jane Porter |
| PRO: The Real Questions You Need to Ask Before Signing with an Agent |
Dianna Love Snell, Tawny Weber |
| 07RWA03 |
RWA 2007 National
Conference - Publishing, Spotlight, Writer's Life, Special, President's Retreat |
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Publishing Myths…Why Patience Counts |
Hilary Sares |
| Title & Premise: How to Sell to Agents, Editors, and Readers Before They Even
Read a Word |
Leah Hultenschmidt, Jennifer Ashley |
| When Bad Covers Happen to Good Books |
Raelene Gorlinsky |
| From the Trenches: A Harlequin Editor Gives It to You Straight |
Kathryn Lye |
| Swimming Against the Stream: Alternative Genres in Erotic Romance |
Mary Altman, Heather Osborn, Sienna Black, Shayla Black |
| Never Underestimate a Lady: Erotica by and for Women |
Adam Nevill, Anne Tourney, Michelle M. Pillow |
| Exposing the Truth About Writing Short Contemporary Romance |
Dianne Drake, Laura Iding, Lynne Marshall, Meg Sleightholme, Maddie Rowe |
| How to Sell to Harlequin Presents |
Kimberley Young, Tessa Shapcott, Sandra Marton |
| Three Writers, One Editor, One Kick-Ass Idea: a Collaborative Trilogy |
Leslie Wainger, Linda Howard, Linda Winstead Jones, Beverly Barton |
| Lost in Cyberspace? |
Malle Vallik, Jenny Bullough |
| Avon, Harlequin, Kensington, & Virgin Books’ New Erotic Romance Lines One
Year Later |
Sunny, Anne Elizabeth, Hilary Sares, May Chen, Susan Pezzack, Adam Nevill |
| Spotlight on Red Sage Publishing |
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| Spotlight on MIRA/HQN/RDI/LUNA/SPICE |
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| Spotlight on Bantam Dell |
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| Spotlight on Harlequin/Silhouette (series) |
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| Spotlight on Ellora’s Cave Publishing |
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| Spotlight on Forever, 5 Spot, FaithWords, and Center Street |
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| Spotlight on Harlequin’s Paranormal Lines |
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| Spotlight on Pocket Books |
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| Spotlight on Steeple Hill/Love Inspired |
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| Spotlight on TOR |
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| Spotlight on Kensington Publishing |
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| Spotlight on St. Martin's Press |
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| Spotlight on Sourcebooks, Inc. |
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| Spotlight on Avon Books |
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| Spotlight on New American Library |
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| Spotlight on Samhain Publishing |
Christina Brashear |
| Spotlight on Dorchester |
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| Spotlight on Loose Id |
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Yes, You Can Quit Your Day Job
|
Kara Lennox, Rob Preece |
| Kill Your Negative Inner Critic: Experience the Joy of Writing |
Robin D. Owens Track |
| Creating Your Write Environment: Design Tips for Enhancing Your Workspace |
Jeanne P. Adams |
| The Great Taboo: How to Turn Professional Jealousy into Admiration and
Support |
Sylvia Day, Elle James, Delilah Devlin, Lisa Renee Jones |
| Figuring Out Your Creative Process |
Carla Neggers |
| Born to Write? |
Stella MacLean |
| Make Every Minute Count |
April Kihlstrom |
| Overcoming Discouragement and Other Obstacles to Success |
Brenda Novak Track |
| The Zone: It’s Not Just a Diet |
Denise Lynn, Kathy Carmichael |
Hanging In without Freaking Out
|
Gerri Russell, Judith Laik, Nancy Northcott, Leah Hultenschmidt |
The Road to Perdition: Running Chapter Contests
|
Madelyn Hill, Victoria Stark
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| Leadership 101: Volunteer Opportunities within RWA |
Carol Prescott, Mary Strand, Alicia Rasley
|
| How to Get Media Attention |
Jeff Crilley |
How to Capitalize on Publicity Once You Have It
|
Jeff Crilley |
| From Identity to Essence: Love Stories and Transformation |
Michael Hauge |
| Uniting Plot Structure and Character Arc |
Michael Hauge |
| Presidents’ Retreat |
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