Hallie Ephron

Author

Hallie Ephron is an avid reader, author, and award-winning book reviewer for the BOSTON GLOBE. She is the author 1001 BOOKS FOR EVERY MOOD (Adams Media). In the book’s introduction, Susan Stamberg of NPR says: "Hallie Ephron is like the best, friendliest, hippest librarian you ever met. Her taste is exquisite, her writing’s a hoot, she’s done her homework, and it’s very clear that she loves, loves, loves books." Hallie’s WRITING AND SELLING YOUR MYSTERY NOVEL: HOW TO KNOCK 'EM DEAD WITH STYLE (Writers Digest Books) was nominated for Edgar and Anthony awards. She is co-author of five mystery novels, and her psychological suspense novel will be published in February, 2009 by HarperCollins/Wm. Morrow Books. Hallie lives near Boston.

Website:

http://www.hallieephron.com/

Workshops & Panels:

Prescriptions for Plodding Plots

Speaker: Hallie Ephron

Time: Saturday 10:30am

From paragraph one, the author's goal is to keep the agent, the editor, the bookseller, and the reader turning those pages. It's all about pacing. Learn how to diagnose problems in your own manuscript, avoid bogging your fiction down, and tips for keeping the reader engaged.

Do-Overs - Revision of a Completed Manuscript (Advanced)

Speaker: Hallie Ephron

Time: Sunday 9:30am

Ready to revise? Where to begin? Sort out what's not working and fix it, while making sure to not mess with what's working. Revision examined, from large issues (restructuring story,character, pacing) to small (polishing scenes and sentences).

Start with a Sleuth...

Moderators:

Panel: Robert Dugoni, Hallie Ephron, John Lescroart, Phillip Margolin, Anne Perry, Patricia Smiley, Jacqueline Winspear

Time: Friday 10:30am

Want to write a mystery? Listen to the experts talk about their favourite recipes for concocting the best.

Why They Say No

Moderators:

Panel: Hallie Ephron, Janet Reid, Julie Scheina

Time: Friday 3:30pm

The inside scoop on rejection - and how to avoid it - from the point of view of an agent, a book reviewer (who also writes books!) and a pair of editors.