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Savvy Authors Summer Symposium 2012

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1. A meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations.
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Spend a week with Savvy Authors and friends for craft and genre galore at the 2012 Summer Symposium! Chat with 2012 RITA winner, NYTimes and USA Today Bestselling Author Darynda Jones about Seducing the Reader into Turning the Page and take a workshop with Leanna Renee Hieber to learn how to Write Adult While Writing YA.

Our presenters will share what works during workshops, chats or Q/A sessions. Find out How to Take Your Writing Seriously Without Taking it Seriously with Dakota Cassidy, or discuss Why Write Category Romance with Susan Meier. We'll also be talking about publishing and promoting, offering editor and agent pitch opportunities to registrants  with completed manuscripts, and raffling off tons of prizes from books on craft to novels, gift certificates, workshops, 3-chapter critiques from editors and published authors and more.

This online conference is FREE to Premium Members!

Basic and Non-members may register for the conference for $30, or pay $30 to join Savvy Authors as a Premium Member for a full year and participate in the conference for FREE!

REGISTRATION: Savvy Authors' Summer Symposium (You must register to obtain access to the events and to be entered into the raffle for a chance to win the grand prize, a Kindle Fire!)

EVENTS:
Workshops, Chats, Q&As, Editor & Agent Pitches

GIVEAWAYS: 
Every paid registrant receives a coupon code good for 20% off of Scrivener writing software, good through the end of the year 
Books, Gift Cards, 3-Chapter Crits, Free Workshops, prize packs
One lucky winner will win the Grand Prize - a Kindle Fire!

WHEN:    Aug 20, 2012 - Aug 26, 2012

COST:   FREE for ALL PREMIUM Members!
$30 for Basic Members

REGISTRATION:      *** Registration Closed***

INSTRUCTOR:   

Savvy Authors
Participants:
Darynda Jones
Leanna Renee Hieber
Robin Covington
Sandy James
Mary Wine
Beth Daniels
Deborah Riley-Magnus
Susan (SP) Sipal
Dakota Cassidy
Susan Meier
Margaret Riley
Kris Tualla
Suzanne Lazear
Stacey Kade
Gwen Hernandez
Liz Pelletier, Entangled Publishing
Libby Murphy, Entangled Publishing
Gordon Warnock, Andrea Hurst & Associates
Mary Sue Seymour, The Seymour Agency
Cindy Brannam, Soul Mate
Char Chaffin, Soul Mate
Andrea Somberg, Harvey Klinger, Inc.
April Chapman, Ellora's Cave
Alicia Condon, Kensington
Alison Dasho, Carina Press
Mallory Braus, Carina Press
Jeff Seymour, Carina Press
Rhonda Helms, Carina Press
Deb Nemeth, Carina Press
Margaret Riley, Changeling Press
Bonnie Riegel, Razor's Edge Press
Susan Sipal/Ellen Brock, Musa Press

More to come!

Check out our growing agent/editor Pitch Event list and start practicing your pitch! 

A new Chat every day, times vary.  

Workshops are Monday through Friday with a special Q/A or Chat session on the weekend. (Look along the right side for (Mini-Workshops) to find the August SASS workshops.)

More to come, don't miss out!


WHERE:   
Not a premium member? Click HERE and join today to gain full access to forum areas, pitch appointments, discounted workshops, chat room, autocritter, and numerous other features! PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP ONLY $30/year!

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Upcoming Events:

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WORKSHOP: Active vs. Passive Voice
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WORKSHOP: Hunting the Elusive Hook
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WORKSHOP: Book Your Blog
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WORKSHOP: Using Astrology to Add Intensity to Your Characters
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CHAT: Honey, I've Got a Headache: Embrace writing sex scenes
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WEBINAR: Self-Publishing and Marketing a Book
This seminar is not a how-to lecture, but rather one that addresses a catalog of issues, decisions and pitfalls facing the new author who intends to publish a book on their own. Author Hank Quense, w... (June 2 - June 9)

WORKSHOP: Seven Secrets of the Prolific
Secrets of the Prolific: How to Overcome Procrastination, Perfectionism and Writer’s Block will forever change your relationship with your writing. People suffering from procrastination or a block oft... (June 3 - June 30)

WORKSHOP: Making Scenes Come Alive
MAKING SCENES COME ALIVE (A workshop by Dee Lloyd) Think of your story as a series of scenes. Then make every scene vibrant and engrossing. MAKING SCENES COME ALIVE workshop will ... (June 3 - June 23)

WORKSHOP: Writing Regency-Set Novels
For all that it covers an amazingly short time span (1811 to 1820) the English Regency has a remarkable allure for writers and readers. Mystery writers, including the great John Dixon Carr, have chose... (June 3 - June 30)