2006 SiWC Workshops

For workshop descriptions and non-workshop events for each day, see:

Friday, October 20, 2006
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
1. Basics: Outlining and Translating Idea into Story—A Successful Novel from Beginning to End Bob Mayer
2. Top Ten Ways NOT to Get a Literary Agent Scott Hoffman
3. Character Relationships—More than Just Romance Mary Balogh
4. Marketing Out Loud—A Guide to Approaching Editors and Agents with Your Non-fiction Idea Julie H. Ferguson
5. “What’s it About?”—The Concept behind Concept Films Andy Cohen
6. Welcome to the Ghetto—Breaking into the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Market James Minz
7. Making it Great, Making it Better—Revising Your Scene (Part 1) Jenny Crusie
8. Staking Your Claim on the WWW Laurel Hickey
9. Advanced: Creating Mood with Description Jack Whyte

Friday, October 20, 2006
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
1. Basics: Query Letters—Will You be a Client from Heaven or Hell? Cricket Pechstein
2. Then and Now Anne Perry Michael Slade
3. Rules of Engagement in the YA Market Liesa Abrams Nadia Cornier
4. The Wandering 'I' David Leach
5. Getting Started in Drama Joan MacLeod
6. SiWC as a Stepping Stone kc dyer
7. Making it Great, Making it Better—Revising Your Scene (Part 2) Jenny Crusie
8. Narrative Positioning in Literary Fiction Steven Galloway
9. The Book Deal Is Just the Beginning: Working Successfully With Your Editor Toward the Final Draft of Your Novel. Jennifer Pooley
10. Advanced: Whispers, Theme, and Premise in Fiction Jessica Page Morrell

Friday, October 20, 2006
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
1. Basics: First Draft's Done! Yay! Now Comes The Tricky Bit Don McQuinn
2. Building Character Thomas Perry
3. Re-creating History Bernard Cornwell
4. The Art of Autobiography and Personal Memoir Jill Amadio
5. Squeeze Me, Please Me, Never Let Me Go—Beginnings, First Meetings, Endings (Women’s Fiction/Romance) Susan Wiggs
6. Starting Your Mystery Anne Perry
7. Take a Break! Chigong For Writers Candy Davis
8. Panel: Great Queries That Stole Their Attention Lilly Ghahremani Donald Maass Steve Mancino Juliet Ulman
9. Advanced: Mastering Point of View Robert J. Sawyer

Friday, October 20, 2006
9:00 PM to 10:30 PM
1. The Naked Prey (Night Owl Session) Michael Slade

Saturday, October 21, 2006
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
1. Basics: Anatomy of a Book Deal —What Every Author Needs To Know Anne Hawkins
2. The Care and Feeding of a Literary Agent Daniel Lazar
3. Setting, Dialogue, Writer’s Block, and Re-writing Bob Mayer
4. Breaking into Magazine Writing David Leach
5. "And then the Prince of Wales said to me…" —When your fictional characters meet real people Mary Balogh Bernard Cornwell Diana Gabaldon Anne Perry Jack Whyte
6. Writing for the Children's Market Eric Wilson
7. Writing a World that Works Carol Berg
8. Poetry and Voice Eve Joseph
9. Advanced: The Sagging Middle Lisa Rector-Maass

Saturday, October 21, 2006
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
1. Basics: Making Dialogue Effective—What Your Characters Say and How They Say It Don McQuinn
2. The Plot Thickens Thomas Perry
3. Panel: Working with Editors Sarah Durand Jennifer Lambert Jill Schwartzman
4. Non-fiction Book Proposals That Sell to the US Market Elizabeth Lyon
5. Working with Form Eve Joseph
6. Panel: SiWC Idol—So You Think You Can Write Nadia Cornier Daniel Lazar Rachel Vater Jack Whyte
7. Anatomy of a Bestselling Book—How the Pros Craft a Good Story Doris Booth
8. TBA
9. He's Just Not That Into Your Book—Understanding What Makes Editors and Agents Reject Even the Best Manuscripts—and How to Prevent It From Happening to Yours Jeffery McGraw
10. Advanced: Story Collage—Brainstorming with Scissors and Glue Jenny Crusie

Saturday, October 21, 2006
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
1. Basics: Writing the Killer Synopsis Candy Davis
2. How to Break the Rules and Succeed Donald Maass
3. Creating Heroes and Villains Michael Slade
4. Ghostwriting—a Hidden Talent Jill Amadio
5. Drama—Building a Scene Joan MacLeod
6. A Top-Down Approach to Science Fiction Writing Robert J. Sawyer
7. Stuck in Query Hell Nadia Cornier
8. TBA
9. Steven Galloway's workshop "The Short Story" has been moved to Sunday 11:00am.
10. Advanced: The Sizzle—Suspense and Tension in Fiction Jessica Page Morrell

Saturday, October 21, 2006
9:00 PM to 10:30 PM
1. Conjuring the Potential of Magic—Controlling Chaos in your Fantasy Novel (Night Owl Session) Candy Davis

Sunday, October 22, 2006
9:30 AM to 10:45 AM
1. Basics: Beyond Point of View—Developing Characters that Live Carol Berg
2. Writing for the Children's Market Eric Wilson
3. YEX and Violence: How To Write Action Without Losing Your Story (Part 1) Jenny Crusie Bob Mayer
4. Making the Transition from Non-fiction to Fiction Jill Amadio
5. Extreme Makeover—Your Novel into a Screenplay, Your Screenplay into a Novel Candy Davis
6. What Matters in Your Mystery? Anne Perry
7. Advanced Fiction: The Last 10%: Getting From Finished Manuscript to Agent Donald Maass Cricket Pechstein Lisa Rector-Maass

Sunday, October 22, 2006
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM
1. Basics: Words at Play Lois Peterson
2. Weaving the Strands of Plot and Subplot Diana Gabaldon
3. YEX and Violence: How To Write Action Without Losing Your Story (Part 2) Jenny Crusie Bob Mayer
4. Finding Your Non-fiction Hook Lilly Ghahremani
5. The Writer’s Toolbox Susan Wiggs
6. Answers: Why Are Your Novels and Queries for Them Getting Rejected? Elizabeth Lyon
7. The Short Story—Building around a Capsize Point Steven Galloway
8. Advanced: Secondary Characters—Love ‘em or Leave ‘em Jessica Page Morrell