Shayla is represented by:
Kimberly Whalen
Trident Media Group
41 Madison Ave, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10010
212-333-1505
whalen.assistant@tridentmediagroup.com


Booksellers, for ARCs and other news contact:
Patricia Rouse
Author Promotions
9200 Montgomery Rd, Bldg H, Ste 25A
Cincinnati, OH 45242
513-984-4420
rousepat@aol.com


Booksellers and reader group leaders, for bookmarks and other promotional materials contact:
Shayla Black
PO Box 270126
Flower Mound, TX 75027
Or email Nikki Duncan at nikki@nikkiduncan.com

Hearts Through History Romance Writers presents: Storyboarding for the Story Challenged

Class Description:

Dates: May 4-12, 2008
Registration Deadline: May 4, 2008
Fee: $10/HHRW members, $20/others

For more info or to register go to: www.heartsthroughhistory.com

Class Description:

Hate blinking cursors or rewriting? Have a very time-pressed schedule? To avoid all of those and maintain sanity in the middle of deadlines and challenging books requires a little more pre-plotting than Ready with some characters, Set with an opening scene, Go!

Storyboarding for the Story Challenged uses different formats (and thus, different parts of your brain) to help you construct your plot. Part visual, part analytical, this method of storyboarding allows you to plot the skeleton of a story or put all the story flesh on its bones, right down to the last freckle or drop of sweat.

This storyboarding method also allows you to:
(a) write a quick, concise synopsis that enables you to more accurately state what your book will be about when it’s finished
(b) find plot holes
(c) determine if you’ve dropped threads, characters, props or themes
(d) know your characters, the story and how motivation ties in before you ever start writing
(e) and lots more!