General Information:

Brainstorming on the Beach

October 7 – 10, 2010

Including the special One-day program:
Brainstorming: The Future of Publishing

Thursday, October 7: We’re setting aside this entire first day for an in-depth program we’re calling Brainstorming: The Future of Publishing. We’re going to approach this general topic from several different angles and perspectives.

Check the sidebar Speaker Bios for a partial listing of those attending this important day (and those who will be holding workshops during the remainder of the conference).  And check back often, as more names will be added.

Quoting from the invitation Ninc has sent to a remarkably diverse group:

Ours goals are both specific and general: The roles of publisher and author in the rapidly changing landscape of book publishing. Delivery systems — those now existing, and those still on the drawing board. Melding publisher publicity and promotion with author self-promotion, for the benefit of both parties. Copyrights. Are e-books just another delivery system to be handled by traditional publishers, or is e-book publishing real competition to the continued success of traditional book publishing? How will slicing up the monetary pie of what may be a new dawn in publishing impact career writers? And much more.

We’ll have six or more experts at the front of the room for every session, we’ll have Ninc members and non-Ninc professional writers (for a fee), editors, agents, the media, as well as any other publishing types who want to listen, contribute, ask questions, sitting in the rest of the chairs -- and between them will be our experienced facilitator, who will keep things moving and on topic.  We’re even handing the meeting room over to the industry professionals at the end of the day, so that they can have their own discussion, sans authors.

After the first intense, business-of-the-business day, we’re all going to shift into low and take it easy. We’re going to hear from the creative experts in the morning, and then take advantage of our get out of school pass and hit the beach to practice what we’ve learned.  Check out the sidebar Workshops for a partial listing of what will be available.

Beginning to end, this conference is part career information, part creative retreat. But it is also the beautiful Tradewinds Island Resort on the Florida Gulf, and there was never a better time to think about bringing along a spouse, a sibling, a pal, and even extending your stay, still at the low conference hotel rate.