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JUNE 6-7, 2008

BOISE CENTRE ON THE GROVE
850 Front Street
Boise, ID 83702

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PROGRAM

Thursday, June 5

5:30  If you'll be in town Thursday evening, you might want to join mystery author Joanne Pence and other members of the Murder In The Grove committee on a DOWNTOWN TOUR for Boise's "First Thursday." Details here. Meet at Hotel 43 Lobby at 981 Grove Street.

7:30  David Morrell will give a talk and show a video called "Book to Movie: Making of Rambo." This will be held in the meeting room across from the Hotel 43 Lobby at 981 Grove Street. 

Friday, June 6

7:30-4:00  MASTER CLASS (for location and details see Writers' Master Class)

6:30  Vans to Barnes & Noble for 7 p.m. event leave from Hotel 43 lobby, 981 Grove Street, Boise

7:00-9:00 Barnes and Noble Bookstore, 1301 N. Milwaukee St., Boise

Reading ~ Question & Answer Session ~ All Author Book Signing ~
AND Dessert Party

Saturday, June 7

Boise Centre on the Grove
850 Front Street, Boise

MURDER IN THE GROVE WORKSHOPS & PANELS

8:30 - 5:00  Workshops, Panels; Awards Ceremony, Keynote Speech --

Thrillers: Men Write Thrillers , Women  Write Characters.  Or Do They?  -
 J. A. Jance and David Morrell.  Moderated by T. L. Cooper
 
Drawing the Line: Controversy as Entertainment in Thrillers & Mysteries  - Betty Webb, Milton C. Toby, Michael Sherer, and Penny Warrner
 
Making It Real: Creating Realistic Settings - Chris Grabenstein, Angie Abderhalden, Charles Benoit, Kelly Jones
 
My Amateur Sleuth Will Take on Your Tough Expert Any Time, Any Place  - Ken Kuhlken, Louise Ure, and Penny Warner
 
Fact to Fiction: Betty Webb, Trevor Scott, Jolie Kramer
 
The Mystery of the Thriller and the Thrill of the Mystery -
J. A. Jance, Joanne Pence, Louise Ure, Trevor Scott
 
Medical Q&A with Dr. D. P. Lyle
 
Crime Scene Investigation for the Writer - Detective Ray Ellis
 
Crime Scene Chemistry: Demonstrations, Explantations, and Realistic Expectations - Cathy Cobb
 
The Stories Bones Tell: Forensic Anthropology - Dr. Margaret Streeter
 
Getting Away with Murder - Almost- Dr. D.P. Lyle
 
Face From the Grave- Carrie Stuart Parks
 
The CSI Effect -- A Defense Attorney's Perspective on Junk Science - Milton C. Toby
 
Agent on the Spot - Sorche Fairbank

CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS NOTE:  Agent Sorche Elizabeth Fairbank ( Fairbank Literary) will address your most common questions on agents and agenting. Conference participants can send anonymous questions – no more than seventy words, please, and only one question per e-mail – to QUESTIONS@fairbankliterary.com   (deadline: June 4th) There will also be plenty of room for open questions and discussion during the session.
Plotting and Peopling Your Thriller -D.P. Lyle
 
Choosing an Agent - Ken Kuhlken
 
Finding Your Story's Skeleton - Chris Grabenstein
 
Write the Fight - Marti Verlander
 

Everything I Needed to Know About Building Tension I Learned From Harry Potter - Julie Murphy
 
The Big Picture: How Not Writing Can Improve Your Next Book - Charles Benoit
 

5:00-7:00  Social event with plentiful hot hors d'oeurves and no-host bar

 

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