2007 Speakers List > Detail about Presenter

2007 Presenters (Authors, Agents, Editors & Producers)

Nancy Warren, Author

Nancy Warren is the USA Today Bestselling author of more than thirty sexy, humorous novels and novellas for Harlequin and Kensington publishers. Nancy has won many awards for her writing, including Romantic Times Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Award. In 2004 she was a double RITA award finalist from Romance Writers of America. Nancy holds an honors degree in English literature and worked in journalism and public relations before selling her first novel in 2000. She was the launch author for Harlequin’s officially licensed NASCAR series of romances. Speed Dating includes a cameo by NASCAR superstar Carl Edwards and launched the 2007 series at the Daytona 500. Her second NASCAR title will wrap up the 2007 series. Turn Two will be published in November 07. For more please visit www.nancywarren.net

Workshop(s)

The Delicate Art of the Love Scene (workshop) Writing about sex is a lot like having sex. If you’re going to put all that effort into doing it, you might as well have fun. Learn the techniques that can help you craft love scenes that not only sizzle, they move the story forward, reveal character and emphasize conflict. A fun and frank class suitable for adult writers at every level.
Love is in the Air: The state of Romance Writing Today (workshop) Romance continues to be the top selling of any genre fiction today. Join Harlequin editor Johanna Raisanen and three amazing practitioners of the craft as they talk about their own experiences getting published, and their own favourite romance authors to read and enjoy.
How to Build a Memorable Female Character (workshop) Scarlett O’Hara, Stephanie Plum, Emma Bovary — what makes some fictional females unforgettable? And what can we learn from them about writing women who are both larger than life and yet familiar? This is a hands on workshop. Look at ways to breathe life into your fictional females and then do just that with your own work.