Silken Sands 2008 Schedule of Events

Friday, April 11

2:30-4:30 – “Breaking Into Fiction” Dianna Love Snell and Mary Buckham, DeLuna B

5:00-6:00- “Pitching Workshop” Kelley St. John, DeLuna B

6:30 – Welcoming Reception, Kickoff Speaker, Editor/Agent Panel

9:00 – Chat With Sherrilyn Kenyon, DeLuna B

Saturday, April 12	DeLuna A	DeLuna B	DeLuna C
7:00 – 9:00 am	Breakfast and Registration in Lobby
Session I 9:00 – 9:50 am	“Tune Up that First Chapter” Don McNair	“Contracts” Barbara Collins Rosenberg
Session 2 10:00–10:50 am	“Romantic Suspense vs Romantic Mystery” Elizabeth White & Sherry Cobb South	“High Octane Heroes” Catherine Mann	“Breathing Life into a Scene” Beth Cornelison
Session 3 11:00–11:50 am	“Researching with Google” Virginia Kelley	“Emotional Suspense” Lenora Worth
12:00 -12:50 pm	Lunch in Lobby—Tickets required
Session 4 1:00 – 1:50 pm	“Promotions” Kathleen Long & Janice Lynn	“Creating Characters in Mystery Series” Carolyn Haines
Session 5 2:00 – 2:50 pm	“Publisher Spotlight – Harlequin, Kensington & Sourcebooks, Inc” Margo Lipschultz – Megan Records – Deb Werksman
3:00 – 3:45 pm	Roland Haas, former CIA operative and author of Enter the Past Tense: My Secret Life as a CIA Assassin
3:45 – 5:00 pm	Author Booksigning Crystal Sands Room
6:30 pm	Conference Banquet Sherrilyn Kenyon, Keynote Speaker
Following Banquet	Awards Critique Drawings Informal Oral Critiques

Sunday, April 13	DeLuna A	DeLuna B	DeLuna C
7:00 – 9:00 am	Breakfast in Lobby Basket drawing in DeLuna A at 9 am
Final Session 9:15 – 10:05 am	“”Keeping the Normal in Your Paranormal” Cynthia Eden	“E-Publishing: Is It Right For Me?” Allison Knight