J.D. Barker: The Featured Presenter at the Write Stuff 2021

J.D. Barker, a New York Times best-selling author and book doctor, will lead several sessions at this year’s Write Stuff conference. 

J.D. (for Jonathan Dylan) is a master of suspense with a number of novels in print. His debut novel, Forsaken, was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award. Other novels include Dracul, The Fourth Monkey, and She Has a Broken Thing Where Her Heart Should Be. He is currently collaborating with another best-selling author, James Patterson. 

J.D.’s books have been translated into two dozen languages and have been optioned for both film and TV.

He also worked as “book doctor” for more than 20 years. 

At the Write Stuff conference, he is leading a full-day book development workshop on Friday, March 26. Don’t miss it!

On Sunday, March 28, he will lead two sessions:

• Crossing Genres: From Indie to Traditional: Every Dirty Little Secret You Need to Know!
• An interview session: Taking questions from attendees

Learn more details about J.D. in this interview by publicity chair Kelly Shamblee: 

It’s on the Write Stuff YouTube channel.

Register for the conference here: https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/page-1859773.

Harrision Demchick: A Featured Presenter at the Write Stuff 2021

Harrison Demchick, an author, musician, filmmaker, and editor, is one of the featured presenters at this year’s Write Stuff conference.  

Harrison is a developmental editor of fiction and memoir. He’s also a multi-optioned filmmaker, with his first film now in production.

At the conference, Harrison is leading three sessions on Saturday, March 27:

• It’s the End of the World as We Know It and I Feel Fine: Why character consequence and reaction are necessary for conflict and tension.
• Bad Math, or How Right and Left Brain Work Together: Why logic is so important to the magic of creative invention.
• The Blueprint, or Building the Perfect Draft: How a well-constructed outline helps craft a stronger story.

Learn more details about Harrison in this interview by publicity chair Kelly Shamblee: 

It’s on the Write Stuff YouTube channel.

Register for the conference here: https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/page-1859773.

Tim Esaias: A Featured Presenter at the Write Stuff 2021

Tim Esaias

Timons “Tim” Esaias, a satirist, writer and poet, is one of the featured presenters at this year’s Write Stuff conference.  

Tim writes satire, speculative fiction, poetry, and the occasional essay. His work has appeared in over a dozen different countries, and fifteen languages.

At the conference he’ll be leading two half-day seminars on Thursday, March 25: 

• What to Put In & What to Take Out: How to remove meaningless stuff from your prose and put content back in.
• Selected Elements of Style: Style makes or breaks your chance of a sale.
  Tim shows how to make it your servant.

On Saturday, March 27, Tim will lead three sessions:

• Getting Combat on the Page: Putting military theory into practice.
• Don’t be a Bobble-Head: Avoiding those story-killing cliche reactions.
• Those First Few Lines: Four ways to start your story.

You can take a deeper dive with Tim in this interview by GLVWG publicity chair Kelly Shamblee: https://youtu.be/Gm5HvFGRgW8. It’s on the new Write Stuff YouTube channel.

Register for the conference here: https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/page-1859773.