Tentative Schedule
9:30 – 10:00 am: Registration
10:00 am – 10:45 am: Panel 1 - Imitating Life Within Books
The best research for a book comes from personal experience, and the real-life interactions we have with our fellow humans. So, how do you find the balance between the true events and a creative telling, in order to enrich the storyline?
Moderator: Bruce Robert Coffin Panelists:
Ellen Crosby
Stephen G. Eoannou
Bruce E. Mowday
Douglas Stuart
10:45 am – 11:15 am: Author Round-About Part 1
A favorite activity at past conferences. You’ll have a chance to meet with each
author for a few minutes to hear about their books and ask questions. This year we've
broken it into two parts to help the authors save their voices.
11:15 am – 11:30 am: Break - Visit the restroom, snacks, beverages, buy books, etc.
11:30 am – 12:15 pm: Author Round-About Part 2
A favorite activity at past conferences. You’ll have a chance to meet with each
author for a few minutes to hear about their books and ask questions. This year we've
broken it into two parts to help the authors save their voices.
12:15– 12:45 pm: Lunch
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm: Panel 2 - Amateur Sleuths: Then vs. Now
Throughout time, amateur sleuths have helped solve real crimes where police could not legally tread. How has their deduction skills changed over the years, in terms of resources, motives, and knowledge?
Moderator: Gina Hott Panelists:
Kate Belli
Joy Ann Ribar
Joyce Tremel
Christine Trent
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm: Break - Visit the restroom, snacks, beverages, buy books, etc.
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm: Panel 3 - Adventure with a Badge
Law Enforcement may come in all kinds, both international and domestic, but they all wear a shield that stands for much more than the one wearing it. How do their adventures inspire your writings, and how do their principals extend into other aspects of your life, or stories?
Moderator: Dennis Royer Panelists:
Bruce Robert Coffin
John Gilstrap
William Livezey
LynDee Walker
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Final chance to buy books and have them signed.