Tips for engaging your audience: how to improve presentation, public speaking confidence and presence on stage, no matter how small the stage is. Presented by Tracy Travis – Public speaking …
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Breakout 2: Getting Heard! Podcasting 101
Considering starting a Podcast or YouTube channel? Don’t know what’s involved? How much time and money it will take? How to get started? Presented by Sarah Williams: Author, Publisher, Podcaster, …
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Nalini Singh – beyond the first draft
Advanced Craft: Beyond the first draft – polishing your manuscript. How do you refine that initial draft to make it the best it can be? Nalini Singh talks detail-oriented editing …
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Day 1: Harlequin Presentation
Sue Brockton – Publishing director Jo Mackay – head of local fiction, HQ, Mira, Escape Kita Kemp – Publisher Mills and Boon (ANZ) Nicola Caws – Editor Global Acquisition Mills …
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Day 1 Keynote address: Nalini Singh
As I mentioned in my previous post, due to a mix up with start times on the convention event app, I (and many others) missed the first half hour or …
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RWAus Conference 2019
The Romance Writers of Australia Annual Conference ran rom 10 & 11 August 2019 in Melbourne. The professional workshop day was held on Friday 9 August – I attended The …
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Slushpile readings – Professionals panel
Concept: Moderator reads a manuscript until all the panel signal they are out. Panel then give reasons why they would stop reading. Kelly Hunter (Tule), Hailee Nash (The Nash Agency), …
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Major Sponsor Keynote: Harlequin
James Kellow, Kathleen Scheibling, Sue Brockman, Adam Sue – Australian market Dedicated space in Big W and Kmart for category Now in amazon – small, but long tail Independent sellers …
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Breakout 2: Lana Pecherczyk – Sell more books with graphic design
Lana Percherczyk is from Western Australia. She self publishes, does her own marketing / PR, and designs her own covers. Your cover is your first message to readers. What message …
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Breakout 1: Kelly Hunter – 10 tips for character development
Kelly Hunter is an Australian author who is a USA Today bestselling author, a three-time Romance Writers of America RITA finalist and loves writing to the short contemporary romance form. …