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Dolores Stewart Riccio

doloresriccio@gmail.com
Websitedoloresstewartriccio.com
I began as a traditionally published author but have since moved on to self-publishing, so my interest is focused on self-publishing concerns: branding, marketing, editing, cover design, all the things that traditionally published authors get for free.
Friday, November 11
 

2:00pm EST

Check-In Lobby

3:00pm EST

Master Class 2—Successful Self-Publishing for the Modern Crime Writer Westwood RoomJen Blood

4:30pm EST

Master Class 4—Tooting Your Horn: Publicity, Events, Social Media, and More New England RoomNancy Marshall

6:00pm EST

Crime Bake 101 Junior BallroomRay Daniel • Sharon Daynard

6:30pm EST

Welcome Pizza Party Grand Ballroom

7:45pm EST

Seminar 1—Brand You: The Importance of Honing Your Brand as a Writer Grand BallroomChris Tieri
 
Saturday, November 12
 

8:00am EST

Check-In Lobby Continental Breakfast Prefunction Area

8:30am EST

Welcoming Remarks of the Cochairs Grand BallroomRay Daniel • Sharon Daynard

8:45am EST

Presentation of the Al Blanchard Award TBALeslie Wheeler

9:00am EST

Opening Panel— Our Big Guns and How They Got There Grand BallroomSharon Daynard • Joseph Finder • William Kent Krueger • Leslie Meier • Barbara Shapiro

9:50am EST

Book Signing/Break—Opening Panel and Level Best Books Authors Prefunction AreaJoseph Finder • William Kent Krueger • Leslie Meier • Barbara Shapiro

10:10am EST

Track 1—Researching and Writing the Historical Mystery Grand BallroomAng Pompano • Emily Arsenault • Toby Ball • Jessica Crockett Estevao • Edith Maxwell

11:00am EST

Book Signing/Break Prefunction AreaEmily Arsenault • Toby Ball • Lucy Burdette • Hallie Ephron • Jessica Crockett Estevao • Jane Haertel aka Sadie Hartwell and Susannah Hardy • John Corrigan (DA Keeley) • Edith Maxwell • Liz Mugavero • Paula Munier • Diane Vallere • Lea Wait

11:20am EST

Track 1—Navigating the New Waters of Publishing Junior BallroomKate Flora • Jen Blood • Bruce Robert Coffin • Dale T. Phillips • CAROLYN WILKINS

12:10pm EST

Book Signing/Break Prefunction AreaRay Daniel • Kate Flora • Donna Andrews • Jen Blood • Bruce Robert Coffin • Brendan DuBois • Dale T. Phillips • Hank Phillippi Ryan • Lea Wait • CAROLYN WILKINS

12:30pm EST

Lunch and Guest of Honor Talk--High Roads and Low: A Writer's Journey Grand BallroomWilliam Kent Krueger

1:30pm EST

Book Signing/Break Prefunction AreaWilliam Kent Krueger

1:45pm EST

Track 2—Traveling in Packs: Writers Band Together for Promotion Junior BallroomLisa Haselton • Jessica Crockett Estevao • Kate Flora • Kevin Flynn • William Kent Krueger • Hank Phillippi Ryan

3:00pm EST

Break TBA

3:10pm EST

Track 2—Writing Thrillers and Suspense Grand BallroomSteve Ulfelder • Joseph Finder • James Hayman • Carrie H. Johnson • Susan Strecker

4:20pm EST

Track 2–Drop in and Ask the Experts New England RoomJen Blood • Michelle Clark • Bruce Robert Coffin • Roger Guay

6:30pm EST

Saturday Night Dinner—Let Loose with the Moose at the Pinewood Broiler Grand Ballroom
 
Sunday, November 13
 

8:00am EST

Breakfast and Flashwords Grand Ballroom

9:00am EST

Expert Session 1–Canine CSI Grand BallroomRoger Guay

10:10am EST

Break TBA

10:20am EST

Wheel of Why: Spin the Wheel, Create the Story! Grand BallroomJulie Hennrikus • Bruce Robert Coffin • Sheila Connolly • Hallie Ephron • Jane Haertel aka Sadie Hartwell and Susannah Hardy • William Kent Krueger • Hank Phillippi Ryan

11:10am EST

Book Signing/Break Prefunction AreaToby Ball • Lara Bricker • Kevin Flynn • Roger Guay • Julie Hennrikus • Rebecca Lavoie

11:30am EST

Expert Session 2–Building a Platform with Podcasting Grand BallroomToby Ball • Lara Bricker • Kevin Flynn • Rebecca Lavoie