March 9th – Joanna Wayne
Joanna Wayne presents “Ho-Hum to Sparkle”
Does your critique group find no fault with your manuscript, but it fails to rate high in contests? Do you get “nice” rejections letters?
Joanna Wayne, author of 35 romantic suspense works in single title, category and novellas will discuss adding sparkle to your manuscript, that special something that will make an editor sit up and take notice. An editor once said the hardest book for her to turn down is one where’s there’s nothing wrong, but it simply doesn’t stand out. Ms. Wayne will delve into simple techniques that can change your perfectly good manuscript into one that comes alive on the pages. You’ll discover ways to tweak word choice, characterization, plotting and emotion that will turn your book into a winner.
Joanna Wayne began her professional writing career with the release of her first novel, DEEP IN THE BAYOU, in 1994. Now, with over thirty-seven published works to her credit consisting of novels and novellas, Joanna has made a name for herself as being on the cutting edge of romantic suspense in both series and single-title novels. She is known for the suspense and emotion she brings to the page, as she takes ordinary people and thrusts them into life-and-death situations. She has been on the Walden Bestselling List for romance and won many industry awards including the prestigious Texas Gold Award. She is a popular speaker at writing organizations and local community functions and has taught creative writing at the University of New Orleans Metropolitan College.
Schedule for March 9th:
8:30 - Open doors - sign in/coffee
9:00 to 10:00 - Business meeting, PAL reviews & introductions
10:00 to 10:30 - Break
10:30 to 12:00 - Joanna Wayne presents "Ho-Hum to Sparkle"
12:00 to 12:30 - Booksigning with various authors
12:30 - Adjourn to lunch
