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"What an amazing opportunity to have such a varied audience give me feedback on my work! Even more exciting, how positive that feedback was... BUT this is the kicker, I doubt the comments would've been so smooth if it weren't for how much I learned listening to and giving feedback to other writers in the sessions.

"Each time I sat down at a session with what I thought was a 'tight' piece from my manuscript. At each session I ended up listening to what I was saying to other writers, pulling out my pen and cutting my own work before I read it to the group. While the response was shockingly positive, I still benefited greatly from the comments. Small things that others could hear that I missed, and some great suggestions on how to kick a sentence up a knotch or down a level. Or, what someone was really wanting to see that I hadn't thought about adding.

"Now, I understand and appreciate the many recommendations I've read about getting into a writer's group with a kick ass writing coach. I would like to send a big thank you to each of the session leaders that I worked with... I gained valuable and different insight from each of them."

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A Weekend for Words
September 26–28, 2008
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Schedule of Events
> > Most recent update: 7/18/08
 
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Workshop & General Sessions

FICTION

• All for Naughty: Tackling Taboo Subjects - Portes
• Intuitive Structure: Exploiting What You Already Know - Cartwright
• Little Things Mean a Lot: Using Small Details to Create Big Impact - Reeves
• Kill Your Ego: Taming the Inner Shrew - Portes
• Masculizing Your Book for the Male Market - Wills
• Read & Critique - Pallamary
• Read & Critique - Taylor
• Read & Critique - Reeves
• Read & Critique - Strait
• Rewriting Novels and Narrative Nonfiction - Jenkins
• Rules for New World Building - Cartwright
• Speed Date Your Ideas: How to Identify "The One" - Cartwright
• Transformative Narrative: A Shamanic Approach to Story - Pallamary
• To be announced - Castillo
• Writing Sensuous Prose - Reeves
• Writing in Bed: Processesing Performance - Portes

NONFICTION

• Ethics in Nonfiction Writing - Corona
• Fact, "Truth" and Storytelling in Nonfiction - Corona
• Little Things Mean a Lot: Using Small Details to Create Big Impact - Reeves
• The Power of Preparation - Thomas
• Read & Critique - Pallamary
• Read & Critique - Taylor
• Read & Critique - Reeves
• Read & Critique - Strait
• Rewriting Novels (and Narrative Nonfiction) - Jenkins
• Transformative Narrative: A Shamanic Approach to Story - Pallamary
• Writing the Irresistible Memoir - Wills

BUSINESS & ALTERNATIVE

• The Author/Publisher Journey - DeYoung & Peterson
• How to Avoid the Maalox Moment with a Publisher - Price
• How to Get the Most from the Conference - Jenkins
• Iota Publishing Roundtable - Armstrong, Cooper, Obstfeld
• I've Written 'The End' — Now What? - Price
• Pitch it to Me: Let's Fix Your Book Pitch! - Miller
• Risk Points 1: Queries and Submissions - Sirota
• Risk Points 2: Story and Execution - Sirota
• Behind the Scenes: How the Publisher Sells Your Book, or Not - DeYoung
• What I Wish I Knew Before Publication - Castillo

THE NOVEL CRAM: BUILDING A BETTER BOOK*
Immersion track conducted by Drusilla Campbell. (Full details here)

– Goals, Orientation and Organization
– Prewriting the Practice Novel
– Plotting the Novel
– Chapter One
– Character Construction
– Scene, Dialogue and Conclict
– Read and Critique of Chapter One
– Completing the Novel
– Author Orientation: One-on-one Discussion

*Available only to a limited number of participants.

Advance Submission Critique

The SCWC*LA offers Advance Submission Critique of manuscripts, followed by one-on-one consultation with our respective Reader(s) for an additional fee of $50. You will find Readers' criterion under their bios on the Staff Bios page. If you are uncertain of who would be best for you, e-mail Michael Steven Gregory or phone him at (619) 303-8185 for guidance.

Submissions must be received by September 6, 2008. Advance Manuscript Critique is available only to registered Full or Saturday/Sunday conferees. Appointment times for individual one-on-one consults will be made available at the Registration Desk upon check-in.

Address your manuscript to the appropriate Reader c/o SCWC*LA, 1010 University Ave., #54, San Diego, CA 92103. You may register first then submit your material later, as long as material is received on or before the deadline. You may also submit material to more than one reader, accompanied by additional payment.

For detailed information on formatting and what to expect from your one-on-one consultation, click All You Need to Know about Advance Submissions.

 
SCWC*LA 6 SCHEDULE*
Updated 7/18/08
Final schedule will be available at the conference.

Good Muse! FRIDAY, September 26

 
Noon - 8:00 PM
REGISTRATION OPEN
 
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Read & Critique Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction Taylor
Fiction How to Get the Most From the Conference Jenkins
Fiction/Nonfiction Writing Sensuous Prose Reeves
Alternative Risk Points 1: Queries and Submissions Sirota
Novel Cram Goals, Orientation and Organization Campbell
 
3:40 PM - 5:10 PM
Read & Critique Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction Taylor
Ficion/Nonfiction Transformative Narrative: A Shamanic Approach to Story Pallamary
Fiction/Nonfiction Risk Points 2: Story and Execution Sirota
Alternative Iota Publishing Roundtable Cooper, et al
Novel Cram Prewriting the Practice Novel Campbell
 
5:15 PM - 7:15 PM
NO-HOST MIXER
 
7:15 PM - 8:00 PM
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
 
8:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Evening Speaker Andrew Peterson
 
9:00 PM - On
Read & Critique Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction Pallamary
Read & Critique All-Genre Reeves
TBA TBA TBA
Novel Cram Author Orientation: One-on-one Discussion Campbell
 
Good Muse! SATURDAY, September 27
 
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
REGISTRATION OPEN
 
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Morning Speaker Steven M. Thomas
 
9 AM - 10:30 AM
Read & Critique Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction Strait
Fiction Writing the Irresistible Memoir Wills
Nonfiction The Power of Preparation Thomas
Alternative The Author/Publisher Journey Peterson & DeYoung
Novel Cram Plotting the Novel Campbell
One-on-One Advance Submission Consultations
 
10:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Read & Critique Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction Strait
Fiction Intuitive Structure: Exploiting What You Already Know Cartwright
Nonfiction Ethics in Nonfiction Writing Corona
Alternative What I Wish I Knew Before Publication Castillo, et al
Novel Cram Chapter One Campbell
One-on-One Advance Submission Consultations
 
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
 
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Read & Critique Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction Taylor
Fiction All for Naughty: Tackling Taboo Subjects Portes
Nonfiction Rules for New World Building Cartwright
Alternative Pitch Me: Let's Fix Your Book Pitch! Miller
Novel Cram Character Construction Campbell
One-on-One Advance Submission Consultations
 
2:40 PM - 4:10 PM
Read & Critique Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction Taylor
Fiction Wtg. in Bed: Processing Performance Portes
Nonfiction Fact, "Truth" and Storytelling in Nonfiction Corona
Alternative How to Avoid the Maalox Moment with a Publisher Price
Novel Cram Scene, Dialogue and Conclict Campbell
One-on-One Advance Submission Consultations
 
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Agents and Editors Panel DeYoung, Gilligan, Cole, Miller, Price, van Haitsma, Wheeler
 
6:45 PM - 8:00 PM
SCWC*LA BANQUET
 
8:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Evening Speaker Stacey O'Brien
 
9:00 PM - On
Read & Critique Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction Pallamary
Read & Critique All-Genre Reeves
Read & Critique All-Genre Taylor
Novel Cram Author Orientation: One-on-one Discussion Campbell
 
Good Muse! SUNDAY, September 28
 
7:45 AM - Noon
REGISTRATION OPEN
 
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Morning Speaker Raymond Obstfeld
 
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Read & Critique Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction Strait
Fiction/Nonfiction Rewriting the Novel (and Narrative Nonfiction) Jenkins
Fiction/Nonfiction Speed Date Your Ideas: How to Identify "The One" Cartwright
Alternative Behind the Scenes: How the Publisher Sells Your Book, or Not DeYoung
Novel Cram Read and Critique of Chapter One Campbell
One-on-One Advance Submission Consultations
 
10:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Read & Critique Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction Strait
Fiction Kill Your Ego: Taming the Inner Shrew Portes
Fiction/Nonfiction Little Things Mean a Lot: Using Small Details to Create Big Impact Reeves
Alternative I've Written "The End," Now What? Price
Novel Cram Completing the Novel Campbell
One-on-One Advance Submission Consultations
 
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
SCWC*LA AWARDS & FAREWELL
 
*Schedule subject to change without notice.  Check in periodically for updates, additions and/or revisions.
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