Beach Bound Jumpstart Masterclass 2012
Dates: October 26 – November 1, 2012
We are once again thrilled to bring you the highly successful JUMPSTART MASTER CLASS. In this exciting week, a simply fabulous group of bestselling, award-winning authors will lead beginner and intermediate workshops in all the important craft aspects of writing. Give your first, second or even your seventh novel a real kickstart, and ramp your writing up to the next level with three workshops per day plus group manuscript critiquing in the evenings, all included in this super intensive week. Trust me, this is the one year you won’t want to miss!
2012 Jumpstart Masterclass Teachers
| Stephanie Bond | CJ Lyons | Tina Folsom | Caridad Piñeiro |
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| Virna DePaul | Nina Bruhns | |
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Schedule
Friday:
5:00pm Arrival and Check-in
6:30pm Welcome and Dinner
Saturday:
8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast
10:00 – 11:30am tba
12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch
2:00 – 4:30pm tba
7:30pm Critiquing with Stephanie Bond, CJ Lyons, and Caridad Piñeiro
-or- 7:30pm Self-pub practicum – Tina Folsom, Virna DePaul and Nina Bruhns
Sunday:
8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30am tba
11:00 – 12:00pm tba
12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch
2:00 – 3:00pm tba
3:30 – 4:30pm tba
7:30pm Critiquing with Stephanie Bond, CJ Lyons, and Caridad Piñeiro
-or- 7:30pm Self-pub practicum – Tina Folsom, Virna DePaul and Nina Bruhns
Monday:
8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast
10:00 – 11:00am tba
12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch
2:00 – 3:00pm tba
3:30 – 4:30pm tba
7:30pm Critiquing with Stephanie Bond, CJ Lyons, and Caridad Piñeiro
-or- 7:30pm Self-pub practicum – Tina Folsom, Virna DePaul and Nina Bruhns
Tuesday:
8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast
10:00 – 11:00am tba
12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch
2:00 – 3:00pm tba
3:30 – 4:30pm tba
7:30pm Critiquing with Stephanie Bond, CJ Lyons, and Caridad Piñeiro
-or- 7:30pm Self-pub practicum – Tina Folsom, Virna DePaul and Nina Bruhns
Wednesday:
8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast
9:30 – 11:30am tba
12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch
2:00 – 3:00pm tba
3:30 – 4:30pm tba
7:30pm Critiquing with Stephanie Bond, CJ Lyons, and Caridad Piñeiro
-or- 7:30pm Self-pub practicum – Tina Folsom, Virna DePaul and Nina Bruhns
Thursday:
8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast
10 am – Check-out
Masterclass Teacher Bios
Stephanie Bond
Stephanie Bond has written over fifty novels for publishers such as Bantam, St. Martin’s Press, and Avon/HarperCollins. She currently writes a sexy mystery series for Mira Books and romantic comedies for Harlequin Books. She is best known for writing steamy books that make readers laugh out loud. Read on to find out more about Stephanie’s childhood and how she became a writer.
CJ Lyons
A recent NY Times Bestseller, CJ has been a story-teller all her life, always creating stories about people discovering the courage to make a difference. This drove her into writing thrillers centering on strong relationships and led her to coin the term: Thrillers with Heart.
A member of Romance Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Novelists Inc, CJ has taught numerous live and online workshops as well as keynote speeches, to audiences across the nation and in Canada, including: MWA, RWA, Romantic Times, Oklahoma Writer Federation, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and PennWriters among others. She was also the conference chairperson for the highly successful inaugural ITW ThrillerFest.
A finalist for RWA’s prestigious Golden Heart and winner of the Golden Gateway and Daphne du Maurier awards, CJ has received numerous accolades for her writing. CJ’s newest project is as co-author with Erin Brockovich, creating a new suspense series due out in 2011 from Vanguard Press.
Tina Folsom
Tina Folsom is a bestselling self-published romance author who has found tremendous success with her paranormal series, Scanguards Vampires, Venice Vampyr, and Out of Olympus, selling more than 300,000 copies of her 14 titles in only 15 months.
She writes hot alpha heroes and kick-ass heroines. Fast-paced plots and steamy scenes are her specialty. Her books have appeared in the Top 100 Bestseller Lists at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Apple. Tina is a full time author, publishing 3 to 4 new titles each year.
Caridad Piñeiro
New York Times and USA Today bestselling paranormal and romantic suspense author Caridad Pineiro wrote her first novel in the fifth grade when her teacher assigned a project – to write a book for a class lending library. Bitten by the writing bug, Caridad continued with her passion for the written word through high school, college and law school. In 1999, Caridad’s first novel was released and over a decade later, Caridad is the author of over thirty published novels and novellas. When not writing, Caridad is an attorney, wife and mother to an aspiring writer and fashionista. For more information, please visit www.caridad.com.
Nina Bruhns
Longtime organizer of the LRWA Beach Retreat events, bestselling romantic thriller writer Nina Bruhns has published over twenty-five novels to date, of which nearly two million copies have been sold, and been translated into a half dozen languages. Best known for her vivid settings, unique characters, and page-turning plot twists, Nina writes romantic thrillers for Berkley Publishing (Penguin/Putnam), and romantic suspense as well as paranormal romance for Cajun Hot Press. She also pens erotic romance for Berkley Heat under the pseudonym Nikita Black.
A three-time winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award for Best Mystery-Suspense Novel of the Year, two-time RITA nominee, and Readers Choice Award winner, Ms. Bruhns recently became the Editorial Director of the category romantic suspense collection for Entangled Publishing.
Nina’s upcoming release, WHITE HOT, book 2 in the MEN IN UNIFORM trilogy, will be released in November, 2012.
Nina Bruhns and Nikita Black’s website
Facebook Author Page
Twitter: @NinaBruhns
Virna DePaul
Virna DePaul is a former criminal prosecutor and now National Bestselling Author for Berkley (paranormal romantic suspense), HQN (single title romantic suspense) and HRS (category romantic suspense). Virna is also a national bestselling Indie author and the author of Love Writing, A Guide To Writing And Publishing Your Romance Novel (Without Losing Your Perspective, Passion, or Sanity).
Virna’s upcoming books are Chosen by Sin (Para-Ops Novel 3), It Started That Night (HRS, May 2012), and Shades Of Desire (HQN, SIG Series, June 2012).
Virna DePaul’s website
Twitter: @virnadepaul
Email: virna@virnadepaul.com
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/booksthatrock
JUMPSTART MASTERCLASS FEE*:
Full Board:
$550, LRWA: $30 discount**
Includes all workshops, shared room with own bed, and all meals
Daytrippers:
$275, LRWA: $15 discount**
Includes all workshops, and all meals
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* The fine print: Deposit required. Full payment is required by July 31. Refunds will be given for written cancellations (minus a $50 handling fee) received on or before July 31. After July 31, refunds will be given (minus the $50 handling fee) ONLY if you or LRWA are able to fill your reserved spot with a paying attendee. NO EXCEPTIONS for any reason whatsoever.
** To receive chapter discount, FULL payment must be made by July 31.
The beachfront mansion is within a few blocks of a grocery store, several great restaurants, and a quaint island shopping area. Historic downtown Charleston is a short 15 minute drive. Charleston International Airport is just 25 minutes away.
ALL reservations will be taken on a first-come-first-served basis.
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