Killer Nashville 2015 Schedule (Tentative Schedule: Times and Topics Subject to Change) Thursday October 29 2:00-6:00 PM THURSDAY October 29, 2015 GET A LITERARY AGENT () (Electric Room) Bestselling author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published, Sheree Bykofsky, presents her one-of-a-kind workshop, Get a Literary Agent.' The intensive seminar will teach you the ins and outs of the publishing universe. Thursday October 29 6:00-9:00 PM Thursday October 29 6:30-10:00 PM 8:00-8:40 AM 8:40-9:35 AM Conference Pre-Registration (Located at Conference Entrance) KILLER WINE NIGHT WINE TASTING EVENT () (Grand View Terrace) FRIDAY, 2015 REGISTRATION OPENS 8:00 AM at Conference Entrance - BOOKSTORES OPEN 8:00 AM Barnes & Noble Located in Broadway Ballroom K, Independent Bookstore Located in Broadway Ballroom J AGENT & EDITOR ROUND TABLES Located in Gibson Boardroom, Old Hickory, Mockingbird 4, and Music Row 4 CHECK ROUND TABLE SCHEDULE FOR TIMES AND LOCATIONS Opening Remarks (Broadway Ballroom B-D) Clay Stafford, Founder, Killer Nashville Session 1 Opening Session: (Broadway Ballroom B-D) Presenter: 9:35-9:45 AM Killer Nashville s Dupin Detective Award Instructions (Broadway Ballroom B-D) Dan Royse, Assistant Director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, will explain how the Dupin Detective Award contest works, where the crime scene is located, and how to fill out the forms.
9:45-10 AM 10:00-11:00 AM 11:00-11:15 AM 11:15-12:30 PM 12:30-1:30 PM Session 2 Panelists: Session 8 Panelists: Session 3 Meet and Greet with Presenter outside bookstores Chat with the author, get books signed Session 4 Session 5 LEGENDS BALLROOM G Session 6 How to Write and Sell Short Stories Debut Novelists Q&A with Panelists: Panelists: Panelists: Panelists: Moderator: Session 9 Panelists: Session 10 Serializations Panelists: BREAK FOR LUNCH Session 11 Fan Fiction Panelists: Session 12 Q&A with Panelists: G/H Session 7 Presenter: Brent Warberg Session 13 Presenter: 1:30-1:45 PM 1:45-2:45 PM 2:45-3:00 PM Session 14 Presenter: Session 15 Panelists: Session 16 Screenwriting 101: Writing, Formatting, Pitching Panelists: Session 17 Presenter: Marilyn Fisher, Author/Professor LEGENDS BALLROOM Session 18 Q&A with Panelists: LEGENDS BALLROOM G/H Session 19 Presenter: Dr. Mike Tabor, Chief Forensic Odontologist for the State of Tennessee Office of the Medical Examiner G/H Session 20 Session 21 Session 22 Session 23 Session 24 Session 25
Writing Psychological Sherlock Holmes Q&A with 3:00-4:00 PM Horror Presenter: Panelists: Presenter: Panelists: Presenter: Presenters: Moderator: Moderator: 4:00-4:15 PM TIME G/H C/D 4:15-5:30 PM Breakout Session 1 A practical 15-point plan that takes you from the mere germ of an idea all the way through the creative process, with an eye on getting a finished book into the hands of potential fans. Learn how to transform the nub of an idea into book-length project, populated with interesting characters, a twisty-turny plot, snappy dialogue, and an interesting setting. Presenter: John DeDakis Breakout Session 2 Agents/Editor Panel or Presentation Panelists: Moderator: 4:00-8:00 PM Cash Bar in Conference Lobby Area Breakout Session 3 Cops Vs. Bad Guys: A in-depth look at forensic computer analysis Presenter: Ed Wilson 4:20-6:30 PM Sisters in Crime Party Broad West Pre-function Come help Sisters in Crime celebrate their 29 th anniversary All Killer Nashville Participants welcome no additional charge 5:30 PM Enjoy Nashville On Your Own
7:00-7:45 AM SATURDAY, 2015 REGISTRATION OPENS 7:30 AM at Conference Entrance CRIME SCENE OPENS 8:00 AM in Broad East Pre-function BOOKSTORES OPEN 8:00 AM Barnes & Noble Located in Broadway Ballroom K, Independent Bookstore Located in Broadway Ballroom J AGENT & EDITOR ROUND TABLES Located in the Gibson Boardroom, Old Hickory, Mockingbird 4, and Mockingbird 3 CHECK ROUND TABLE SCHEDULE FOR TIMES AND LOCATIONS Session 22 (Legends Ballroom G) Pen & Sword Wake up the little gray cells with Susan McDonald Susan is a writer and certified Forza Instructor who teaches samurai sword-based training classes at Vanderbilt University. She finds that the focused repetitive sword movements free the mind, stir creativity, and help overcome bouts of writer s block 7:45-8:00 AM Break 8:00-9:00 AM Session 26 Presenter: Session 27 Panelists: BALLROOM Session 28 Writing Paranormal and Speculative, and Fantasy Panelists: C/D MUSIC ROW 1 Session 29 Longmire Panelists: 9:00-9:15 AM 9:15-10:15 AM Session 32 Presenter: Session 33 The Business of Writing Panelists: Session 34 Writing Romantic Suspense Panelists: Session 35 Interview with Fan Guest of Honor Panelists: 10:15-10:25 AM Session 30 Q&A with Panelists: Session 36 Q&A with Panelists: BALLROOM G/H Session 31 Presenter: Sheila L. Stephens, Former ATF Agent/Private Detective/Law Enforcement and Forensic Psychology Expert Session 37 An Overview of Homicide Investigations Presenter: Sgt. Derek Pacifico
10:25-11:10 AM Session 38 (Broadway Ballroom A-D) Presentation by Guest of Honor 1 or Keynote, Or Interview on Writing Craft with Guests of Honor moderated by Clay Stafford 11:10-11:20 AM CRIME SCENE CLOSES AT 11:10 AM ALL DUPIN DETECTIVE AWARD BALLOTS MUST BE TURNED IN BY 11:20 AM 11:20-11:30 AM Meet and Greet with Guests of Honor outside bookstores Chat with author, get books signed 11:30-12:45 PM NETWORK LUNCH (on your own) 12:45-1:00 PM Solving the Killer Nashville Dupin Detective Award Crime Scene 1:00-2:00 PM Dan Royse, Assistant Director of the TBI Crime Lab Session 39 (Broadway Ballroom A-D) PRESENTATION BY GUEST OF HONOR 1 or 2 Topic 2:00-2:45 PM 2:45-3:00 PM 3:00-4:00 PM Session 40 (Broadway Ballroom A-D) Interview with Guests of Honor BREAK Session 41 (Broadway Ballroom A-D) PRESENTATION BY GUEST OF HONOR 2 or 3 4:00-4:20 PM Meet and Greet with Guests of Honor& Clay Stafford outside bookstores Chat with the authors, get books signed TIME G/H C/D
4:20-5:30 PM Breakout Session 4 Breakout Session 5 Breakout Session 6 Craft of Writing Breakout What Makes a Story Readers Can t Put Down? Forensic Breakout Presenter: Panelists: Agents and Editors Presenter: Moderator: 4:00 PM -12:00 MIDNIGHT Cash Bar in Conference Lobby Area Mystery Writers of America Party (Broadway West Pre-function) 4:20-6:30 PM All Killer Nashville Participants welcome no additional charge 6:30-7:00 PM BREAK 7:00-10:00 PM -------- 10:00 PM- Whenever GUESTS OF HONOR DINNER & AWARDS BANQUET Keynote Speaker: AFTER DINNER ENTERTAINMENT (Broadway Ballroom E/F) SUNDAY November 1, 2015 REGISTRATION OPENS 8:00 AM at Conference Entrance - BOOKSTORES OPEN 8:00 AM Barnes & Noble Located in Broadway Ballroom K, Independent Bookstore Located in Broadway Ballroom J AGENT & EDITOR ROUND TABLES Located in the Gibson Boardroom, Old Hickory, Mockingbird 4, and Mockingbird 3 CHECK ROUND TABLE SCHEDULE FOR TIMES AND LOCATIONS MUSIC ROW 1 G/H Sunday November 1 8:30-9:30 AM Session 42 Panelists: Session 43 Panelists: Session 44 Writing for the Tween, Teen, and YA Markets Panelists: Session 45 Women of Mystery: Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Josephine Tey Session 46 Q&A with Panelists: Session 47 Presenter:
Moderator: Panelists: 9:30-9:45 AM TIME Sunday November 1 9:45-10:45 AM Session 48 Presenter: Session 49 Panelists: Moderator: Session 50 Writing Thrillers Presenters: Session 51 Men of Mystery: Raymond chandler, Elmore Leonard, Robert B. Parker, Mickey Spillane Session 52 Q&A with Panelists: Session 53 Presenter: 10:45-11:00 AM Panelists: MUSIC ROW 1 BALLROOM G/H Sunday November 1 11:20-12:20 PM Session 54 Presenters: Cate Hart, agent, and Rae Ann Parker, author Session 55 Presenter: Session 56 Writing Cozy Mysteries Panelists: Session 57 Presenter: Session 58 Q&A with Panelists: Session 59 Presenter: 12:20-12:30 PM 12:30-1:00 PM SNACK/LUNCH BREAK TIME G/H C/D Sunday November 1 1:00-2:30 PM Breakout Session 7 Craft of Writing Breakout Breakout Session 8 Business or Technology Breakout Breakout Session 9 Presenter: Presenter: Presenter:
3:00 PM CONFERENCE ENDS Bookstores Close