Beach Bound Retreat 2010

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Tentative Schedule

Fri October 29:

4:30pm Arrival
6:30pm Lowcountry Welcome Dinner

Sat October 30:

7:00 - 8:30am Breakfast
9:00 - 11:00am - WTC? (Where’s the Conflict?) Creating Suspense - Jennifer St. Giles
12:00 - 1:30pm Lunch
2:00 - 3:00pm - Size Matters: Writing Across the Lengths - Terri Brisbin
3:30 - 4:30pm Welcome To The World, Baby Book - Kieran Kramer
6:00pm - Dinner

Sun October 31:

9:03 - 11:30am Brunch
12:00 noon - 1:00pm - TBA - Joanna Wayne
1:30pm - 2:30pm - Audiobooks: The Good, The Bad, The Great - Eileen Hutton
3:00pm - 4:00pm Panel of authors and agent - State of the Market and answering your questions!
5:00pm Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant (this meal not included in price)
5:00pm Checkout time

Speaker Bios and Workshop Abstracts

Terri Brisbin
Size Matters - Writing Across the Lengths!

Bio: When not living the glamorous life of a romance author in the southern NJ suburbs, Terri spends her time being a married mom of three boys (now young men!) and one daughter-in-law as well as a dental hygienist of hundreds. Active in several RWA local chapters, Terri currently serves on the Board of Directors of Romance Writers of America and she speaks at local and regional conferences across the US. A three-time RWA RITA® finalist, Terri has been writing romance fiction since 1995 and has had 18 historical and paranormal romances published since then. She’s now working on more romance novels, novellas and short stories for release in 2009, 2010 and 2011 from Harlequin Historical Romances and Kensington Brava.
Terri’s Website

Worshop abstract: As any writer knows, size (as in word count!) does matter and each length of romantic fiction has its own challenges. Terri Brisbin will discuss those challenges and offer tips for writers for writing compelling, emotional short stories, novellas and novels.

Jennifer St. Giles
WTC? (Where’s the Conflict?) Creating Suspense

Bio: USA Today Bestselling Author, Jennifer is a former nurse and homeschooling mother of three. She has won a number of awards for writing excellence including, two National Reader’s Choice Awards, two time Maggie Award Winner, Daphne du Maurier Award winner, Romance Writers’ of America’s Golden Heart Award, along with RT Book Club’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Historical Gothic/Mystery. Books: The Mistress of Trevelyan 8/04, His Dark Desires 11/05, Midnight Secrets 5/06, Touch A Dark Wolf 9/06, Darkest Dreams 12/06, The Lure of the Wolf 7/07, Silken Shadows 12/07, Kiss of Darkness 4/09, Bride of the Wolf 5/09. Point of No Return: Mammoth Book of Vampire Romances Book 2 9/09. Writing as Jennifer Saints Wild Irish 5/09. Smooth Irish 5/09 (Graphic e-book romance novels available through betweenyoursheets.com) Writing as J. L. Saint Collateral Damage 12/10.
Jennifer’s Website

Jennifer’s Blog

Workshop abstract: This hands-on workshop will examine your book and your characters to discover new ways to create conflict and suspense in your story. We will look at conflict between characters, between character and world, and inner conflicts. We will go through exercises to help you discover layers in your conflicts and we will examine tools that will sharpen conflict to a razor’s edge in your story.

Joanna Wayne
TBA

Bio: Joanna is the best-selling, award-winning author of more than forty novels.
Joanna Wayne began her professional writing career with the release of her first novel, DEEP IN THE BAYOU, in 1994. Now, forty published books later, Joanna has made a name for herself as being on the cutting edge of romantic suspense in both series and mainstream novels. She is known for the suspense and emotion she brings to the page, as she takes ordinary people and thrusts them into life-and-death situations. She has been on the Walden Bestselling List for romance and won many industry awards. She is a popular speaker at writing organizations and local community functions and has taught creative writing at the University of New Orleans Metropolitan College.
Joanna’s website

Worshop abstract: TBA

Kieran Kramer
Welcome to the World, Baby Book

Bio: Debut author Kieran Kramer writes whimsical Regency romances for St. Martin’s Press. A former CIA employee, journalist, and English teacher, she lives in the Lowcountry of South Carolina with her family. Game show veteran, karaoke enthusiast, and general adventurer, her motto is, “Life rewards action.” Find her on Facebook, Twitter, and her website.
Kieran’s Website

Worshop abstract: Paralleling the parent/child model, Kieran takes a humorous yet realistic look at what it means to be the author of your special creation–your book! Your book is your baby, so naturally, you want to ensure you’re giving it the kind of attention it deserves. Writers also have important needs, which the successful ones don’t neglect! In the same way Dr. Spock advised parents about the joys and pitfalls of child-rearing, Kieran prepares new writers for potential stumbling blocks and surprising pleasures on the road to publication, and teaches you to get in touch with the heart of your creative genius much faster than you ever believed you could.

Eileen Hutton
Audio Books: The Good, The Bad, The Great

Bio: Eileen Hutton is the former Vice President and Associate Publisher at Brilliance Audio. As such she was responsible for the company’s acquisition of many bestselling titles. For twenty-five years, audiobook consumers, resellers, and librarians have come to rely on Brilliance Audio for high-quality, in-demand audiobooks. Now retired, Eileen and her husband Bob occasionally organize brilliant reader events in the Lowcountry.
Brilliance Audio

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Retreat Fees

Beach Bound Retreat Fee*:

Full Board:      
$250,   LRWA: $165
Includes workshops, shared room (singles as available) and all meals through Sunday brunch**

Daytrippers (for Saturday AND Sunday):
$125,   LRWA: $75
Includes workshops, all meals on Saturday and brunch Sunday**
Friday welcome dinner: $20 flat fee (daytrippers only)

Optional: bring a yummy dessert to share!

* The fine print: Deposit required. Full payment required by July 31. Refunds will be given for written cancellations (minus a $50 handling fee) received on or before July 31, 2010. After July 31, 2010, refunds will be given (minus the $50 handling fee) ONLY if you or LRWA are able to fill your reserved spot with a paying attendee. NO EXCEPTIONS for any reason whatsoever.
**Please note: No special food will be provided; if you have food allergies or issues, please plan to provide your own substitutes. This goes for low carb dieters, too!

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