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.
Sue Grafton (Guest of Honor), Joe Finder, Lisa Gardner, and Michael Palmer.
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.
Jane Haddam
Cynthia Riggs
Mary-Ann Tirone Smith
William Tapply
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.
Dr. John Elefteriades
Lynne Griffin
James Hayman
Stacy Juba
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
Jedediah Berry
Lynne Griffin
Francie Lin
Paul Tremblay
TRACK II

P is for Persistence
Writers discuss how they faced the challenges of discouragement and rejection on the rocky road to publication.
Dana Cameron
Toni L. P. Kelner
Ruth M. McCarty
Dave Zeltserman
Kate Flora (Moderator)
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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