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Writer's Road Trip #12

Date and Time

Saturday, October 5, 2024, 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM

Location

Zem Zem Shrine Club
2525 West 38th Street
Erie, PA  16506
USA

Event Contact(s)

Todd Main
Conference Coordinator

Category

Conference

Registration Info

Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only

About this event

Join writers of all genres for a full day of workshops. No matter where a writer is at in the career, there is something for them at the Writer's Road Trip. Opportunities to pitch to editors from Tree Shadow Press and The Wild Rose Press are available to attendees.

Included is a delicious luncheon, as well as all the coffee or tea you can drink. Enjoy the book sale and basket raffle. Lots of time to network with other writers and industry professionals in the beautiful venue.

Find more details on workshops at this link:
 https://www.writersroadtrip.com/wrt-workshops

Learn more about the Writer's Road Trip at this link:
 https://www.writersroadtrip.com/

Enter the Billboard Writing Contest at this link:
 https://www.writersroadtrip.com/Extras/WritingContest.pdf.

If you wish to register by mail, here is the form..

See a quick glimpse of the schedule below.

8:00 -8:30 Registration

8:30-8:40 Inspiration – Susan Gourley

8:40-8:45 Pennwriters welcome- President Dan Arndt

 

Workshops

9:02-9:50

The Mechanic Is In Catherine McLean

{Pitching}

Change Your Own Oil Naima Haviland

{Publishing Via Amazon}

AI Roadside Assistance: Help on Your Journey Susan Gable

{AI. Learn How to Make It Work for You}

 

10:00-10:50

A Writer’s Best Tune-Up: The Freelance Editor Susan Gottfried
{Workshop on Different Types of Editing}

Leave the Map Behind Mary Sutton

{Put on Your Pants: Tips for Successfully Pantsing Your Way to a Complete Novel}

Bridges Debra Rae Sanchez

{Stage Playwriting: From Page to Stage}

 

11:00-11:50

What’s Under the Hood? Annette Dashofy

{How to Write a Marvelous Mystery}

Where Am I? Janet Pierce and Chuck Kienzle

{Discover the Map to World Building for Different Genres}

Extended Warranty Patricia Thrushart

{Writing Social Justice Poetry}

 

12:00-1:30

Lunch-Buffet

 

1:35-2:20

The Power Train Catherine McLean
{Paragraphing}

Installing a Turbocharger Annette Dashofy
{Writing Action Scenes}

Road Signs (Part 1) Janet Pierce

{Recognizing Road Signs of the Past (in Historical Fiction Writing}

 

2:30-3:20

MapQuest Karen Geiger
{Understanding Your Character and Their Backstory by Journalling as Your Character}

More Than a Speed Bump Hana Haatainen-Caye
{How to Regain Your Muse After Circumstances Take It Away}

Road Signs (Part 2)

 

3:40-4:30

Playgrounds Debra Rae Sanchez

{Writing Prompts: Writing Prompts Can Help All Writers}

The Milestones of the Poetic Journey Patricia Thrushart
{Using Poetic Voice to Enhance Any Writing}

May I See Your License? Hana Haatainen-Caye
{A Fictional Characters Anonymous Workshop
}

 

4:30-6:00

KEEP ON TRUCKING! Hospitality Suite
Book Signing

Basket Raffle Drawing

Announcing Billboard Contest Winners

Turning in Surveys

Closing Remarks

 

THE PITCH DOCTOR IS IN. Gain insights and practice your pitch with Catherine McLean. Location: Hospitality Suite.

TRAVELLER INFORMATION CENTER. Must sign for this event at Registration Table. $5.00. Share 10 minutes, one-on-one, with:

 

  • Editor with Wild Rose Press, Melanie A. Billings, for submission advice.

    Location: Pitch Room (Grill Room). Times: 9:15 - 4:10 (19 slots).*

     

  • Editor and Translator from Tree Shadow Press, Debra R. Sanchez, for possible publication.

Location: Pitch Room (Grill Room). Times: 9:15 3:00 (9 slots).*

 

* You can register with both if you wish.