Want a ton of FREE publication advice on everything from popular cozy mystery themes to querying and the business of book marketing?
Then join me on Saturday, August 1, 2020, at the Cozy Ink Podcast Writer’s Conference. The event starts at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) and will take place entirely online so that you can work from home at your own pace. At 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, I will cover the topic of “Dialogue in Fiction Writing,” expanding upon many of the ideas covered in my “Eight Dialogue Do’s” as seen below.
Here is the full list of speakers set for the event* thus far:
10:00 a.m. – Opening: Building a Brand – Leah Bailey, Jackie Layton, & Laina Turner
10:45 a.m. – Jackie Layton: Shifting Points of View
11:00 a.m. – Laina Turner: Writing as a Business
11:30 a.m. – J.C. Kenney: The Writing Process
12:00 p.m. – Kathleen Marple Kalb: Querying and Rejection
12:30 p.m. – Teresa Trent: Creating Lovable Characters
12:45 p.m. – Linda Norlander: Setting as a Character
1:00 p.m. – C.L. Bauer: Plotting Cozy Mysteries
1:30 p.m. – Nicole Asselin: Writing While Working
1:50 p.m. – Leah Bailey: Writing Short Stories
2:10 p.m. – Marilyn Levinson: Themes in Cozy Mysteries
2:30 p.m. – Andrea J. Johnson: Writing Dialogue
3:00 p.m. – James R. Mathis: Plotting versus Pantsing
3:30 p.m. – Heather Weidner: Social Media for the Writer
4:00 p.m. – Closing: Overcoming Obstacles for Authors – Leah Bailey, Jackie Layton, & Laina Turner
*Please note that the event will start 10:00 a.m. Central Time (that’s 11:00 a.m. Eastern and 8:00 a.m. Pacific).
Leah Bailey, Laina Turner, and Jackie Layton will co-host the opening and closing of the event, so it is bound to be fun and informative. You can register for the free event online HERE. Or if you need more information or want an updated schedule, visit the Cozy Ink Podcast website.
