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The Schaumburg Writers Meeting

Jun 14
Sat 10:00 AM
Location
Schaumburg Township District Library
130 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL
Schaumburg, IL 60193
Who attended?
The organizer estimated that  10  people attended.
4.75
Who organized?

Saturday, June 14th, we will not be meeting at Borders. We won't be critiquing anyone's writing, either. We are meeting at the Schaumburg Library just before 10 a.m. to attend AuthorFest.

Gottawritenetwork.com's AuthorFest is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The schedule is below.

Denise Fleischer, the woman who has organized the event, told me, "There's probably room for 100 people. This is an excellent way to learn from those who are already published. Both mystery and romance authors are attending. There will be books sold, autographed and free books given away during a raffle."

The schedule is:
Update on AuthorFest 2008
June 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Schaumburg Twp. District Library

Schedule:
AuthorFest 2008
Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Proposed schedule of events and panel participants. Please note that topics and/or panel participants are subject to change.

Moderators: Denise Fleischer and Rosemarie Piemonte
36 authors
Books will be sold during breaks and during the booksale/signing/networking hour.

Programs in the main room.

10:00 a.m. -10:20 a.m. Set up; breakfast snacks.

10:30a.m. ? 11:15 a.m. Panel 1: Romance: What?s Selling & How To Write It.

11:30 ? 12:15 p.m. Panel 2: Secrets To Writing Pulse-Pounding Page-Turning Mysteries.

12:15 ? 1:15 p.m. Lunch break for authors.
Book sales/autographing.

1:30 ? 2:15 p.m. Panel 3: Power Networking Session: Agents, Publishers, PR reps. (Panelists will be discussing their experiences with them.)

2:30-3:15 p.m. Panel 4: Websites, Blogs, Conferences and All That Jazz.

3:15 ? 3:45 p.m. Emily Veinglory?s advice session on e-publishing romance: the reputation and sales volumes of small publishers.

Panel Assignments

Panel 1 ? Romance: What?s Selling & How to Write It
Denise Fleischer - Moderator
Margot Justes
Ann Macela
Sara Daniel
Jenna Petersen/Jess Michaels
Dana Littlejohn
Emily Veinglory
Annmarie Ortega
Linda Mooney

Panel 2- Secrets To Writing-Pulse-Pounding Page-Turning Mysteries
Denise Fleischer - Moderator
Scarlett Dean/Mary Pierzchalski
Earl Merkel
Joyce and Jim Lavene
Christine Verstraete
JoAnn Fastoff
Molly MacRae
Jennie Spallone
Jeff Markowitz
Kate Fellowes
Patrica Guthrie

Panel 3 ? Power Networking Session: Let?s Talk Agents, Publishers & PR Reps.
Rosemarie Piemonte - Moderator
Rachel Madorsky
James Durkin
Jennifer Stevenson
Sylvester J. Lee II
Stacey Klemstein
Smoky Trudeau

Panel 4 ? Websites, Blogs, Conferences and All That Jazz
Denise Fleischer - Moderator
Morgan Mandel
Lynn Voedisch
Peg Herring
K. Osborn Sullivan
Dr. Naomi Roberson
Liz Kreger
Jeff Markowitz

Session: Emily Veinglory?s e-publishing romance session.

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Who attended?

    • “ Who doesn't love a field trip. As a group, we attended the Gotta Write Authorfest at the Schaumburg Public Library. Our own Emily, presented on small press and E-books, and also on a panel of Romance writers. Over 30 authors attended, sold books, spoke on panels and the all day event, 10-4, with a nice break for lunch was fairly well attended. What did I take away from this meeting? I need to keep writing and reach for that distant galaxy of Publishing Land. Also, I need to start a website, join writer's groups, historical societies, etc, to develope a strong presence online, for when I do publish. Grins, and I will. ”