Speakers bureau :: list of members
The Desert Rose Speakers Bureau for 2010 includes the following members. If you would like to contact a speaker, please use the contact information provided on this page.
Laurie Campbell
International Speaker & Author
Topics: Q Is For Query, A Is For Aaack!; What's Your Personality Type?; Challenging Couples In Love; Block-Busting: Putting The Joy Back In Writing; The Alpha Male, From Abe To Zeus; How To Start A Book & Get It Finished; Creating Your Hero's Fatal Flaw; Revision He--Er, Heaven; Plotting Via Motivation; Ten Minutes To Glory: Your Editor-Agent Pitch; Synopsis Tips From Madison Avenue; Building Conflict From The Head Down; Turning Rejection Into Gold; His Personality Ladder; Psychology For Creating Characters
E-mail: Laurie Campbell
Website: www.booklaurie.com
Donna Del Grosso
Writer
Topics: General writing information
E-mail: Donna Del Grosso
Vicki Gaia
Author
Topics: Extreme Editing, Creativity Writing Workshops, POV, Panels
Website: www.vickigaia.com
Website: www.vikilyn.com
Tina Gerow/Cassie Ryan
Author and Speaker
Topics: Living the Life of a Writer: Is It All Really Glamor & Bon Bons?; Gargoyles, Shifters, Sucubus & More: Writing Believable Non Humans; Sex! On Writing Hot!; Settings for Paranormal Stories; Plotting: The Right Way, The Wrong Way & What Works for You; I'm Back from Writing Conference: What Do I Do Now?; How To Promote Yourself & Not Just Your Book; Using Corporate America Know How & Goal Setting to Reach Your Dreams; Submitting: How to Use the Rule of 10 to Maximize Your Chance of Getting to YES!
E-mail: Tina Gerow/Cassie Ryan
Website: www.tinagerow.com
Stacey Goitia
writer aND SCRIPT EDITOR/SUPERVISOR
Topics: Getting the Most out of Your Conference Buck; What No One Tells New Writers About Getting Published; Understanding the Difference Between Conflict and Fight; Pitch Generating and How to Do It; Agents and Editors Aren't the Monsters They Seem to Be - Building Confidence in Pitching
Email: Stacey Goitia
Wesite: www.anastasiafoxe.com
Donna Hatch
Author and Writing Instructor
Topics: Power Editing, Point of View, Where and How to Start a Story
Website: www.donnahatch.net
Erin Kellison
Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Author
Topics: Scene Building; Plot Pacing; World-Building for Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance; RWA Chapter Contest Primer
E-mail: Erin Kellison
Website: www.erinkellison.com
Gini Koch
Author and Instructor
Topics: Networking at Conferences; Writing from the Hindbrain; Variety of How To's including: editing, consistency, synopses, finding beta readers and crit partners, log lines, the writing life, and others
E-mail: Gini Koch
Website: www.ginikoch.com
Varina Martindale
Historical Romance Writer
Topics: Overcoming Writer’s Block
E-mail: Varina Martindale
Erin Quinn
AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF HAUNTING WARRIOR
Topics: Craft: Practice What You Pitch, Plotting with a Blindfold, Making Setting a Character, The Hero’s Journey in Every Step of Publishing
E-mail: Erin Quinn
Website: www.erinquinn.info
Vijaya Schartz
Award-Winning Author
Topics: Have you Lived Before? Exploring Reincarnation; Ancient Legends or True History?; UFOs and Aliens, Demons and Angels, Myth or Reality?; Paranormal Phenomena - More Normal Than You Think; Taming the Book Promotion Monster; Dynamic Writer's Website; Twelve Secrets for Writing Compelling Fiction; Writers' Block, Never again!; Brainstorming - The Basic Elements of a Great Story; From Book to Film - Writing the Novel Hollywood Will Love; Secrets for a Successful Live Interview; Villains You Love to Hate, Villains you Hate to Love; Five Keys to Unforgettable Dialogue; Speaking Skills for Authors and Writers; Writing to Enthrall - Mastering the Action Scene; Starts, Hooks, and Cliff-hangers
Website: www.vijayaschartz.com/talk.html
Amber Scott
Romance Author and Screenwriter
Topics: Platform Building and Author Self-Promotion; It's Never Too Early or Too Late to Begin Name Building; Red Carpet Writing: 10 Tips To Hook Your Audience Hollywood Style; Expand Your Novel Writing Skills by Learning from Screenwriting
Website: www.1stturningpoint.com
Blog: amberscottproject.wordpress.com
Kris Tualla
Historical Romance Writer, Workshop Instructor and Motivational Speaker
Topics: How to Begin a Career Writing Fiction; Using Social Media to Advance Your Writing Career; Make the Most of Your Writer Conference Dollars - It's About the Networking, Baby!
E-mail: Kris Tualla
Website: www.kristualla.com
Blog: kristualla.wordpress.com
Susan C. Yarina
Author and Speaker
Topics: The Business of Writing, Conflict, E-books E-volving
E-mail: Susan Yarina
Website: www.susanyarina.com