2009 Crime Bake Schedule
(The schedule is a work in progress and subject to change.)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009

3:00 -   Check In
4:00 - 5:25  
MASTER CLASS I
*(Additional fee; space limited)

D is for Developing a
Character

with Linda Barnes

MASTER CLASS II
*(Additional fee; space limited)

R is for Revising and
Re-Inventing

with Jan Brogan

5:35 - 7:00  
MASTER CLASS III
*(Additional fee; space limited)

T is for TV Techniques:
Using Them to Write a
Top-Notch Novel

with Hank Phillippi Ryan

MASTER CLASS IV
*(Additional fee; space limited)

S is for Short Stories:
Writing and Selling Them


with Stephen D. Rogers

7:15 - 8:00   Welcoming Pizza Party - ticketed event
8:00 - 9:30  
Free Seminar I

P is for Pitch

with Lynne Heitman
*(Pre-registration needed, space limited, no cost)
Free Seminar II

M is for Marketing

with Rosemary and Bruce Harris
*(Open to all; no cost)

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009

8:00 - 8:40   Check In, Continental Breakfast
8:40 - 8:50   Welcoming Remarks - Rosemary Harris and Paula Munier
8:50 - 9:00   Presentation of the Al Blanchard Award
9:00 - 9:50   B is for Best-Sellers: How they broke in, broke out, and keep it fresh and fascinating, year after year.
9:50 - 10:15   Break/Book Signing
10:15 - 11:15   C is for Crime Lab:
CSI in the real world with Mary Kate McGilvray, director of the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab.
11:15 - 12:35   A is for Agents:
Agent Introductions and Q&A (split panels)
12:35 - 1:35   LUNCH
Interview with Guest of Honor Sue Grafton
1:35 - 2:00   Sue Grafton booksigning, and
Level Best booksigning of Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Authors
2:00 - 2:50   F is for Fear:
Find out the tricks authors use to instill it in readers early and make them turn the page.
Jan Brogan, Hallie Ephron, Glenn Cooper, and Michael Palmer.
2:50 - 3:05   Break and Book Signing
3:05 - 4:05   I is for Investigator (Forensics):
An old-fashioned PI tells it like it really is with Mark Chauppetta.

L is for Librarians:
Mystery-loving librarians reveal the world behind the check-out desk—how they pick mysteries and introduce authors to their patrons.
Guest Librarians:
Jane Murphy - Westport, Connecticut
Jennifer Harris - Plymouth, MA
Kathy Meeker - Scituate, MA
4:15 - 6:00   O is for One on One:
Agent Editor Meetings
Ask the Forensic Experts :

(These two events will be held in separate rooms.)
6:00 - 7:00   Cocktails
7:00  
Banquet/mystery theater
More details soon!
*(Additional fee)
8:00am - 4:00pm   By prior arrangement, manuscript critiques

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009

7:30 to 8:45  
Breakfast with the Authors (full breakfast)

9:00 - 9:50  
TRACK I

T is for Traditional:
In the tradition of Agatha Christie, authors share how to give readers what they want in new and tantalizing ways.
TRACK II

D is for Debut
Sometimes it’s a rocky road to get the first book published: how the pleasures make up for the pain.
9:50 - 10:00  
Break
10:00 - 10:50  
TRACK I

U is for Unconventional
Writing stories and characters that break the traditional mystery mold
TRACK II

P is for Persistence
Writers discuss how they faced the challenges of discouragement and rejection on the rocky road to publication.
10:50 - 11:15  
Break/Book Signing
11:15 - 12:30   H is for Handguns:
A Boston PD ballistics expert teaches us how to speak gun. With Sergeant James O'Shea.
7:30am - noon  
By prior arrangement, manuscript critiques

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