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CD No.	CD Title		Speaker
04RWA01	RWA 2004 National Conference - Craft		CD in MP3 format
		What Every Beginning Romance Writer Needs To Know But Is Afraid To Ask	Dianne Despain, Diana Rowe Martinez
		No Dumping Allowed: Creating Opening Pages That Sparkle	Joanne Rock, Catherine Mann, Melissa Jeglinski, Wanda Ottewell
		Breathing Life Into A Dying (Not A Death) Scene	Roxanne St. Claire, Katherine Garbera
		Inter-Species Intermingling: Writing Love Scenes For The Paranormal/Fantasy Market	P.C. Cast, Gena Showalter
		Writing Pitfalls We All Seem To Fall Into…or: How To Outwit a Misbehaving Muse	Jennifer Greene, Lindsay Longford, Shirley Hailstock
		Character Plotting	Emily McKay, Robyn R. Ratliff
		Men In Love: Four Heroic Types And Their Romantic Conflicts	Alicia Rasley
		Conflicts Of Myth: Using Classical Myths To Deepen Your Contemporary Novel	Susan Sipal
		Stealing From The Classics: How To Make An Original Plot From An Old Story	Eloisa James, Lucia Macro
		Finding A man Worth Loving In Any Time Period	Jodi Thomas
		How Men Experience Women	Alan Chaput
		Today's Gothic: A New Spin On An Old Classic	Jennifer St. Giles, Rita Herron, Micki Nuding
		Setting As Character	Karen Harper
		Writing The Biggest Scene In Your Book	Louise Bergin
		Isn't A Doctor, Doesn't Own A Ranch, Doesn't Require A Virgin: The New Heroes Of Category Romance	Leslie Kelly, Julie Leto, Tori Carrington, Brenda Chin
		The Web That Comes Between	Jo Beverley
		The Same…Only Different: Not The Same Old Serial Killer	Lynda Sandoval, Adrianne Lee, Nina Bruhns, Kim Nadelson
		And The Fun Goes On: How Editors And Authors Talk About Romantic Comedy	Holly Jacobs, Kathryn Lye, Wanda Ottewell
		So Then What Happened?	Jill Marie Landis
		Make Your Secondary Characters First-Rate	Jacquie D'Alessandro, Julia London
		As I Live And Breathe	Stella Cameron, Meg Chittenden
		Intense And Tight: Pacing the Short Contemporary	Jane Porter
		From Bra-Burning To Bombshell	Terese Daly Ramin, Julie Barrett
		Killed Anyone Lately? - Making Murderous Ideas Marketable Romantic Suspense	Gayle Wilson, Julie Miller, Mary Buckham, Tracy Farrell
		Using Sense-Ational Writing To Create A Real Fictional World	Cheryl St. John
		Making A Hero Tick And A Reader Sigh	Sherrilyn Kenyon
		It Had To Be You: Casting Your Characters	Virginia Kantra
		Writing And Word Count	Margaret Moore, Melissa Endlich
		Discovering Story Magic	Robin Perini
		Beyond Stereotypes	Felicia Mason
		Whose Head Is This Anyway?	Linda Goodnight
		Romantica: Remembering The Body In Romance	Ann Jacobs, Cheyenne McCray, Jennifer Maritin, Raelene Gorlinsky
		Setting Your Story Free	Liz Jarrett, Jane Graves, Kristin Gabriel
		Dialogue: It's More Than What Your Say	Julia Quinn
		Writing Silhouette Bombshell: Redefining Category Novels	Vicki Hinze, Natasha Wilson
		Yes, Ma'am, They Are Bigger In Texas - Why Books Set in Texas Are Hot Sellers And How To Write Them Convincingly	Ann Major
		Make Them Talk" Writing Great Dialogue	Barbara Dawson Smith
		Coloring Outside The Lines	Sharon Sala
		The Seven Stages Of Romantic Growth	Elizabeth Sinclair
		Story Between The Sheets: Writing The UnSkippable Love Scene	Sabrina Jeffries
		Show And Tell: An Interactive Workshop	Shannon Donnelly
		Emotional And Sexual Tension: Make Them Want. Make Them Wait.	Leanne Banks
		Pow! Smack! Balancing Great Action & Romance	Carla Neggers
		She Sat, He Stood: What Do Your Characters Do While They're Talking	Ginger Hanson
		Twelve Easy Steps To Breaking In	Suzanne McMinn
		How To Revise Without Getting Sick Of Your Manuscript	Sylvie Kurtz
04RWA02	RWA 2004 National Conference - Keynotes, Research, Chats, Spotlights, Publishing
		Thursday Keynote Address	Lisa Gardner
		Saturday Keynote Address	Barbara Samuel
		Special Keynote Address	Kate White
		Bigger, Badder Bad Boys	Joanne Rock, Catherine Mann
		Yes, Good Research Really Does Matter! How Facts Can Lift Your Fiction Out of the Slush Pile	Pamela Clare, Natasha Kern
		Writing Native American Characters: Debunking the Stereotypes	Judie Aitken
		Know Your Stuff	Patricia Lynn Crabtree
		Beyond The Crime Scene - Identifying And Healing Psychological And Emotional Character Wounds	Kate Henry Doran, Dianne Despain
		Kicking Ass: Delivering Effective Action Heroines	Rob Preece, Lisa Montgomery
		Death, Mourning & Femininity In 19th Century Britain	Sandra Martina Schwab
		Uh-Oh They're Dead Or Mauled Men Drowned Dames & Crispy Critters: You Killed 'Em, Now What?	Jeanne P. Adams
		Name That Stain: DNA Analysis For Writers	Dr. Jessica Andersen
		Luna: Fantasy vs. Paranormal	Luna
		Chat With James Patterson	Chat With James Patterson
		Setting Goals Just For You	Chat With Barbara Samuel
		Successful Rewriting	Chat With Lisa Gardner
		Chat With Nora Roberts	Chat With Nora Roberts
		Spotlight On Pocket
		Spotlight On St. Martin's Press
		Spotlight On New American Library
		Spotlight On Warner
		Spotlight On Avalon
		Spotlight On MIRA
		Spotlight On Tor/Forge
		Spotlight On Avon
		Spotlight On Red Dress Ink
		Spotlight On Dorchester
		Spotlight On Harlequin/Silhouette
		Spotlight On HQN PUBLISHING
		Show Me The Money	Brenda Hiatt
		How To Build Marketable Elements Into Your Romance Novel	Theresa Zoro, Ethen Ellenburg, Audrey Lefhr
		Hook An Editor On The First Page	Dianna Love Snell, Annie Oortman
		All About Royalties	Ethan Ellenburg
		So You Want To Get Published	Jayne Hoogenberk, Jenny Bullough
		Is There A Market For My E-Book	Richard Curtis
		How To Make A Living Writing Women's Fiction And Why These Novels Really Matter	Natasha Kern
		Hot Tamales, Curanderas And Latin Lovers (Oh My!): Defining And Discussing Latina Romance	Selina McLemore, Mary Castillo, Lynda Sandoval
		Reinventing Your Career	Caroline Tolley, Steven Axelrod, Jayne Ann Krentz
		The Secret Life Of Agents	Elaine English, Lucienne Diver, Paige Wheeler, Michelle Grojkowski
		But Wait, There's More: The Work You Do After The Sale	Tanya Michaels, Jane Graves, Jennifer Green
		Inside The Editor's Mind	Leslie Wainger
		Ms. Manners Guide To Editor & Agent Etiquette	Kathleen O'Reilly, Julie Kenner, Kathryn Lye, Kim Whalen
		The Slush-Killing Query Letter: 5 Perfect Paragraphs To A Full Manuscript Request	Liz Maverick
		The Golden Network Presents: Golden Heart - Golden Contract!	Virginia Farmer, Chris Keeslar, Selina McLemore, Anne Hearn
		The Changing Face Of Chick Lit	Cathy Yardley
		Innovative Genres In Inspirational Fiction	Joan Marlow Golan, Krista Stroever, Allie Pleiter, Colleen Coble, Judy Baer
04RWA03	RWA 2004 National Conference - Career, Life/Muse, RWA Pro, Extra
		Interweaving The Writer And The Web	Michelle Jean Prima
		Gutsy Girls…Do!	Joan Johnston, Debbie Macomber
		Secrets Of The Best-Selling Sisterhood	Jayne Ann Krentz, Susan Elizabeth Phillips
		Surviving A Career Meltdown	Kara Lennox, Linda Kruger
		Writing Within The Lines	Gina Wilkins, Patience Smith
		Good Answers to Bad Questions	Pat McLinn, Cheryl Kushner
		Do You Wanna Be In Hardcover?	Robert Gottleib
		Split Personalities	Carly Phillips, Leslie Kelly, Pamela Britton, Brenda Chin
		Revealed At Last! The Secret And Accompanying Handshake To Becoming A Best-Selling Contemporary Author	Christie Ridgway, Elizabeth Bevarly
		So, You Want To Sign With An Agent Before You Sell…	Anna DeStefano, Beth Cornelison, Michelle Grajkowski
		The 2000's Woman - Writing For The New Reader	Betina Krahn
		Career Building: Some Assembly Required	Stephanie Bond
		Making The Transition From Sold To Published	Terri Brisbin
		An Agent's Hot Tips From The Front Lines	Irene Goodman
		Writer's Survival Guide: Proven Strategies For Creating And Sustaining Writing Success…And Sanity.	Sally Fairchild, Heather Graham, Carla Neggers, Fiona Hood-Stewart
		Boost Your Writing Income By $1000 A Month	Jennifer Burke Crump, Shirley Jump
		Breaking Out Is What Teenage Skin Does	Judith Arnold
		Contests: How To Take Them, Judge Them, Use Them	Sue Swift
		Both Sides Of The Bookshelf	Nancy Berland, Linda Keller
		Been There, Done That, Wanna See The T-Shirts?	Joan Hohl, Kasey Michaels
		Career Building: Secret Strategies For Success	Roxanne Rustand, Monique Patterson, Cindy Gerard
		From Writer To Author : An Agent-Author Journey	Annie Solomon, Pam Ahearn
		Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Green: Professional Jealousy	Chris Fletcher
		Defeating The Discouragement Demons	Cindi Myers
		Conference Crazies: Crowds, Frenzy, Non-Stop Chatter Make You Want To Hide	Teresa Hill
		Facing The Blank Page: For Desperate Writers Only	Leanne Banks, Pamela Britton, Julie Kenner
		Easy Yoga For Writers	Rebecca Clark
		Kids, Dinner And Romance--Who Has Time?	Barbara Samuel
		Staying Focused When Life Is Out Of Focus Around You	Tara Taylor Quinn
		Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too: The Advantages of Keeping Your Day Job	Susan Kimot Floyd, Debra Lee Brown, Melinda Curtis
		When Real Life Gives You Nightmares, Six Steps To Achieve Your Dreams	Karen King
		Critique And Study Groups: Pods Of Destruction Or Allies For Success?	Rosmary Heim, Kathleen Baldwin
		The Subconscious Writer	Catherine Spangler
		Yes, You Do Have Time To Write: Making The Most Of Every Minute	Trish Milburn, Stephanie Rowe
		2004 PRO Retreat: Part I	Jennifer Crump, Vicki Hinze, Pat Potter, Jenny Crusie
		Agent/Author Relationships	Gabriella Anderson, Jessica Faust
		Tackling Revisions With A Quarterback In The Huddle	Judy Duarte, Delores Fossen, Stacy Boyd
		The Last 16 Things I Learned Before Being Published	Laurie Brown
		The Whole Package	Sharon Mignerey
		Fifteen Things That Make Editors Scream	Barbara Dunlop, Colleen Collins, Brenda Chin, Wanta Ottewell, Kathreen Lye
		What To Expect When You're Expecting...A Writing Career	Pattie Steele-Perkins, Deidre Knight, Pamela Harty
		Writing Outside The Box…And Still Getting Published	Rhonda Nelson, Jennifer LaBrecque, Brenda Chin
		The Art Of War: From Green Berets To Guns And All Things Military	Bob Mayer
		Who Dares Wins: Special Operations Tactics For Writers	Bob Mayer
		The Ticking Bomb - An Insider's View Into Some Of The Most Dangerous Jobs In Law Enforcement	Robert White
04RWA04	RWA 2004 National Conference - Most Popular Sessions of 2003		various speakers, CD in MP3 format