GLENDALE CHOCOLATE AFFAIRE - Feb 5-6-7, 2016
Friday 5-10 pm, Saturday 10 am to 10 pm, Sunday Noon to 5 pm.
Each year, on the Superbowl weekend, lovers of chocolate and romance gather on the lawn of the Velma Teague library in Murphy Park in Glendale Arizona. They celebrate the upcoming Valentine's day with delicious foods, music, and romance. This year is no exception.
Find the authors booth on 58th Avenue, across from Bitzee Mama and the wine and beer booth. Ask about the free workshops location and room number in the adjacent Civic Center. Below is the schedule for these free workshops:
Saturday 10AM—Connie Flynn
Workshop: Fall Back in Love With Your Writing.
Workshop: Fall Back in Love With Your Writing.
Let's Take Back the Fun - One day you decide to do what many people say they will but never do – write a novel. Then you do it and realize writing fiction is the most amazing thing you've ever done. You’re in the honeymoon stage. Then one day, the love begins to wane. Using a series of exercises we will locate that moment in time when writing stopped being fun and take steps to reverse it. Although these can help with writer’s block, they are focused on getting back the joy of writing by helping you remember and reignite that original love.
11AM—Pam Tracy
Help! Commas and More are Running Amok in my Manuscript.
As a college professor of English, as well as a multi-published author, commas give me no grief. Do they give you grief? They don't need to. Also, what is the difference between proof-reading, editing, and revising? And, just how many different sentence types are there? And, can I start my sentence with an and? Let me help you with the very basic of writing tools and even show you how to look at the page as a whole.
Noon-Deena Remiel
Crafting The Black Moment
11AM—Pam Tracy
Help! Commas and More are Running Amok in my Manuscript.
As a college professor of English, as well as a multi-published author, commas give me no grief. Do they give you grief? They don't need to. Also, what is the difference between proof-reading, editing, and revising? And, just how many different sentence types are there? And, can I start my sentence with an and? Let me help you with the very basic of writing tools and even show you how to look at the page as a whole.
Noon-Deena Remiel
Crafting The Black Moment
Learn why and how we send our characters through the dark side of Hell to reach their happily ever after. Don't worry! Your characters will forgive you! Have tablets, notebooks, and writing implements ready to work.
1PM-Cathy McDavid and Kris Tualla
The Grass isn't Always Greener
You’ve made it, you’re published. Whether you’ve chosen the traditional or independent route, you’re there! Raking in the royalties with that one, three, or ten books under your belt. Life couldn’t be better. Or, can it? In fact, maybe you never thought it was going to be this hard. Best selling and award winning authors Cathy McDavid (traditional) and Kris Tualla (independent) will give you a candid, honest and sometimes humorous look at both sides of the fence from two different perspectives, along with a little advice on how to “greenify” that grass.
2PM—Erin Quinn
What to Expect When You're Expecting ( . . . to be a writer).
A candid conversation about the many steps and stages in the journey to becoming a published author.
3PM-Caris Roane
The Complete Author: From Muse to Manuscript to Marketing Join Caris Roane in a workshop detailing the path from book concept to completed manuscript to the challenging task of finding your readers. In this workshop, Caris presents a host of reference materials and offers guidance from 30-plus years of writing and publishing experience. Dream on!
4PM—Sara Fujimura
Music to Massage the Muse Do you suffer from writer’s block? Learn how to get unstuck by using music to paint vivid pictures in your creative brain. From techno to classical to movie theme songs, I have music guaranteed to inspire even the most petulant of muses. This is a hands-on, interactive workshop, so bring your favorite writing gear.
Sunday Workshops
Noon Workshop- Wendy Ely
Making Characters Unique
Tips on how to use voice, motivation, and setting to have the reader remember your characters long after the book ends.
1PM-Vijaya Schartz
The Care and Feeding of An Author Website
With all the social media spreading the words about your books and your life, is an author website still relevant? Who needs one and who doesn't? What should it include? Can you hold it on a blog site? Should you pay to have one designed for you? Is it worth the cost? What should an author website look like for maximum impact? How to make it reader friendly, new technology friendly. Come and learn what to do according to your personal and professional needs, and what pitfalls to avoid.
2PM—Carolyn Hughey
Shake that Booty! Join in the fun of this interactive workshop on Body Language that will help you tap into your characters' feelings or help you figure out that complicated guy in your life!
3PM—Butterscotch Martini Girls
Author Life Support
From first draft to published book, learn the ins and outs of what separates published authors from those who want to write.
1PM-Cathy McDavid and Kris Tualla
The Grass isn't Always Greener
You’ve made it, you’re published. Whether you’ve chosen the traditional or independent route, you’re there! Raking in the royalties with that one, three, or ten books under your belt. Life couldn’t be better. Or, can it? In fact, maybe you never thought it was going to be this hard. Best selling and award winning authors Cathy McDavid (traditional) and Kris Tualla (independent) will give you a candid, honest and sometimes humorous look at both sides of the fence from two different perspectives, along with a little advice on how to “greenify” that grass.
2PM—Erin Quinn
What to Expect When You're Expecting ( . . . to be a writer).
A candid conversation about the many steps and stages in the journey to becoming a published author.
3PM-Caris Roane
The Complete Author: From Muse to Manuscript to Marketing Join Caris Roane in a workshop detailing the path from book concept to completed manuscript to the challenging task of finding your readers. In this workshop, Caris presents a host of reference materials and offers guidance from 30-plus years of writing and publishing experience. Dream on!
4PM—Sara Fujimura
Music to Massage the Muse Do you suffer from writer’s block? Learn how to get unstuck by using music to paint vivid pictures in your creative brain. From techno to classical to movie theme songs, I have music guaranteed to inspire even the most petulant of muses. This is a hands-on, interactive workshop, so bring your favorite writing gear.
Sunday Workshops
Noon Workshop- Wendy Ely
Making Characters Unique
Tips on how to use voice, motivation, and setting to have the reader remember your characters long after the book ends.
1PM-Vijaya Schartz
The Care and Feeding of An Author Website
With all the social media spreading the words about your books and your life, is an author website still relevant? Who needs one and who doesn't? What should it include? Can you hold it on a blog site? Should you pay to have one designed for you? Is it worth the cost? What should an author website look like for maximum impact? How to make it reader friendly, new technology friendly. Come and learn what to do according to your personal and professional needs, and what pitfalls to avoid.
2PM—Carolyn Hughey
Shake that Booty! Join in the fun of this interactive workshop on Body Language that will help you tap into your characters' feelings or help you figure out that complicated guy in your life!
3PM—Butterscotch Martini Girls
Author Life Support
From first draft to published book, learn the ins and outs of what separates published authors from those who want to write.
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