SWC 2026: 10:00AM Panels

Presentation
Room One
10:00am- 50 minutes

Suzanne E Flaig

Good pacing and rhythm in fiction is like music to readers’ ears. There are many ways to find and use music in writing. Many writers listen to certain pieces of music, or genres, for inspiration. However, the comparisons can go far beyond mere listening pleasure. Compare musical styles and genres to setting, mood, atmosphere. For characters, consider lead singers vs group harmony or a full orchestra. Rhythm in music equals pacing in a manuscript. Music is based on beats, measures, rhythm; writing also needs beats. Openings, Endings, Composing, and more!

Presentation
Room Four
10:00am- 50 minutes

Erica McBeth

Marketing- one of the hardest tasks indie authors face. Erica shares a number of tips and tricks to help you in your book marketing journey. Erica's been a part of the marketing industry for over thirty years now.  Her expertise is in helping others create a brand that runs through all of their marketing to psychologically resonate with their audience and drive word of mouth advertising. She is the author of two books.

Presentation
Room 4
10:00am- 50 minutes

Bruce Davis

Presentation on the real effects of trauma and injury, not the Hollywood version. Discussion of head injury, penetrating trauma, falls, motor vehicle crashes and why people don't bounce back by the end of the episode.

Presentation
Room Three
10:00am- 50 minutes

Lourdes Leiner

Writing as a Humanitarian Act: Anthology Series is dedicated to transforming personal experience and voice into collective art. 

This workshop invites participants to write with empathy, urgency, and awareness using language as a bridge.

Panel will include an outline of this Anthology starting through the first literary center at the Phoenix Center of the Arts, through the founder, author and educator Lourdes Leiner. 

Panel will end with community writing activity.