Bestselling authors William Bernhardt and Rene Gutteridge discuss the latest news from the book world, offer writing tips, and interview mystery writer Mary Coley, romance author Callie Hutton, audiobook narrator Sierra Presada, and science fiction author RJ Johnson.

Introduction
There's still time to register for WriterCon. Do yourself a big favor. Make your writing dreams real. We have over 60 authors, agents, editors, book marketers, and author assistants, in over 70 sessions, and many chances for you to meet people, network, and get the connections and knowledge you need to build your writing career. www.writercon.com

News
1) The congressional investigation into the Big Five merger continues, with some startling admissions from traditional publishing.
2) Tom Doherty broadens its line.
3) New scams are targeting authors. Beware!

Interview
We brought four WriterCon stars together to give you a taste of the experience and brilliance waiting for you at WriterCon. (Note: RJ Johnson had to leave early, and Sierra Presada had technical issues that resulted in some of her comments being edited.)

You will learn:
1) who plans and who "pants;"
2) what an outline does for you;
3) the challenge of hopping genres;
4) the best way to research your settings and characters; and
5) why audiobook represent the new frontier for publishing.

Closing
What else are we going to say? Come to WriterCon and join the fun, the family, and the writers on the path to success! www.writercon.com

William Bernhardt
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