Last Call...

Tickets to the Dreamin' Convention must be purchased by Monday, May 25th.

http://thedreamsconvention.com/

As far as I know, I have two tickets available for the Arizona Dreamin' portion of the event. The people who purchased the other tickets let me know, and I have their gift baskets/bags ready.

I'm still debating over which workshops and Book Clubs I want to attend. I've more on my Wish List than I've slots. I already know, from past experience, whatever I choose will be good. Pity I can't clone myself so I don't miss anything.

Come join the fun.

I'm looking forward to adding one more picture for the collection.

God bless.

The Dreams Convention...

...is only two weeks away. I have two tickets available for the Arizona Dreamin' portion of the event. The last day to purchase tickets is May 25.

The biggest problem? Needing to choose between all the great authors and workshops.

http://thedreamsconvention.com/

Look at the packed schedule:

Friday, May 29, 2015

5:00pm-6:30pm   REGISTRATION

7:00pm-9:45pm  Hotel-Hosted Reception, 24-Author "Speed Meet", Live Entertainment, Photos with the "Men of Our Dreams" and our Featured Authors for charity ~ $10 donation per group/pose

Saturday, May 30, 2015

8:30am-9:00am    LATE REGISTRATION

9:00am-9:45am    Sign up for 7 AUTHOR BOOK CLUBS and 1 DINNER TABLE

10:00am    BOOKSTORE Opens

10:00am-10:30am - BOOK CLUB #1
10:45am-11:15am - BOOK CLUB #2
11:30am-12:00pm - BOOK CLUB #3
12:15pm-12:45pm - BOOK CLUB #4

1:00pm    LUNCH in Suites with Authors

2:30pm-3:00pm - BOOK CLUB #5
3:15pm-3:45pm - BOOK CLUB #6
4:00pm-4:30pm - BOOK CLUB #7

5:00pm    BOOK STORE Closes

6:00pm   DINNER with AUTHORS

“MAN OF OUR DREAMS” Contest
Live Auction with "Dreamin' Dollars"
Photos with the "Men of Our Dreams" and our Featured Authors for charity ~ $10 donation per group/pose

Sunday, June 1, 2014

10:00am-11:00am   "Realizing Your Dream" Interactive Session

If you only want to attend on Saturday, or it's the only day you have free, it's still worth the price. The authors and Men of Our Dreams go to great lengths to make this event as much fun as possible, speaking from having attended as a reader for three years in a row.

If you've ever thought about writing or want to know more about what writers do, there's also the Buildin' a Dream Event, right before the Arizona Dreamin' Event:

Schedule

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015
7:00-8:30pm The Dreams Convention Open Booksigning

Thursday, May 28th, 2015
5:00-6:00pm Buildin’ the Dream Registration
6:00-7:30pm Buildin’ the Dream Trade Show Dream Award Nominee Booksigning
7:30pm The 2015 Dream Awards Ceremony  

Friday, May 29th, 2015
8:30-8:50am Late Registration
8:50-8:55am Welcome in the MAIN BALLROOM
9:00-9:50am
CRAFT: Sprinting **2-hour workshop** taught by Virginia Nelson
PUBLISHING: Never Give Up! taught by Sharon Hamilton
BUSINESS: Optimizing Amazon taught by Aaron Michael Ritchey
AUTHOR EXTRAS: A Writer’s Environment by Laurel Hawkes

10:00-10:50am
CRAFT: Sprinting with Virginia Nelson - continued **must attend 1st hour of this workshop**
PUBLISHING: 4.5 Paths to Publishing taught by Kris Tualla
BUSINESS: Write with Your Heart, Sell with Your Brain Taught by Rose Gordon
AUTHOR EXTRAS: Finding Reliable Reviewers Taught by Rhonda Plumhoff

11:00-11:50am
CRAFT: Mistakes Authors Make: Military Taught by Ret. Staff Sgt. Nic Baker
PUBLISHING: What Publishers Want Taught by PJ Hulstrand, Az Publishing Services
BUSINESS: Getting Legal with Attorney-at-Law Megan Scott
AUTHOR EXTRAS: Co-Authoring Taught by Sahara Kelly & Scott Carpenter

11:55-12:30pm LUNCH in the Main Ballroom 
12:00-4:00pm Buildin’ the Dream Bookstore Craft Books ONLY

12:35-1:20pm
CRAFT: Mistakes Authors Make: Police Procedurals Taught by Ret. Detective Jerry McCown
PUBLISHING: Getting Your Book in Audio Panel with Sharon Hamilton, Kris Tualla, Deena Remiel, & Morgan Kearns
BUSINESS: Transmedia Marketing Taught by Angela K Roe
AUTHOR EXTRAS: Critique Partners Taught by Camelia Miron Skiba

1:30-2:20pm
CRAFT: Mistakes Authors Make: Writing the Male POV Taught by James Magnussen
PUBLISHING: Self-Editing Taught by Julie L York
BUSINESS: Creative Marketing: Role Players Taught by Stacie Stopen
AUTHOR EXTRAS: Benefits of Flash Fiction Taught by Siobhan Muir

2:30-3:20pm
CRAFT: Ready. Set. Write! Taught by Deena Remiel
PUBLISHING: Cover Art Taught by Scott Carpenter
BUSINESS: Creative Marketing: Release Parties Taught by Rhonda Plumhoff
AUTHOR EXTRAS: The Power of Essential Oils Taught by doTERRA Consultant Dawn Despain

3:30-4:15pm
CRAFT:  Plotting a Successful Series Taught by AmyLynn Bright
PUBLISHING:  New York or Indie: Pros & Cons Taught by Susan Squires
BUSINESS: Creative Marketing: Boxed Sets & Bundles Taught by Sharon Hamilton
AUTHOR EXTRAS: Relaxation for Authors Taught by Amber Polo

4:20-4:30pm CLOSING CEREMONY in Main Ballroom (Trade Show Raffle Drawing)

3:45-5:30pm Author Headshots ~ Professional Photographer Herb Stokes from Southwest Portraits will take headshots to be used ROYALTY FREE in all promotions. Additional Fee required.

3:45-5:30pm Az Publishing Services will take pitches ~ PJ Hulstrand (Publisher, CEO of Az Publishing Services) will schedule time to take pitches.
                                              
**Because life happens, the schedule is subject to change.
***Tickets for Buildin’ the Dream 2015 are non-refundable, but are transferrable.

Last Day...

Tonight, at midnight, is the last day to reserve your room at the hotel for the Arizona Dreamin' Event.

http://arizonadreaminevent.com/

It's $95 a night, plus tax. If there's a problem, say so, and we'll straighten it out.

Tickets for the event are still available for $79, which includes all events, lunch, and dinner.

Hope to see you there!

A Special Offer from Arizona Dreamin'!

Good news! In honor of the enormous Tucson Festival of Books (March 14-15), Kris Tualla, co-founder of The Dreams Convention is offering a "special event pricing" of only $59 for readers in honor of the event.

A special "Buy Now" button is already on the website:

http://arizonadreaminevent.com/

Tickets must be purchased BY MARCH 22nd - one week after the Festival - to get this price. Be sure to tell them that Laurel Hawkes sent you in order to be eligible for 1 of 4 special gift baskets I'm preparing for those who purchase my tickets.

ALSO - Buildin' the Dream is $10 off during the same time period.

http://www.buildinthedream.com/

This event is author focused, with a variety of helpful workshops. I'll be teaching one on "A Writer's Environment." 

The link below will take you to both events. Tickets are purchased separately.

http://thedreamsconvention.com/

Arizona Dreamin' Event 2015

http://arizonadreaminevent.com/

The end of May will be here before you know it.

Do you have your ticket, yet?
Only $89! Be sure to let them know I sent you.

* Authors of Various Genres of romance
* Speed-meet every participating author
* Choose 8 you find the most interesting for "Book Clubs" - 10 readers with 1 author in 30-minute sessions to ask them questions and talk about their books
* Have Lunch with Individual Authors of your choice in the Book Club suites.
* Have Dinner with an Author at our Saturday evening "Dress Like Your Favorite Character" costume dinner
* Friday Night Dreamin' Dollars auction and Live Entertainment
* Event Bookstore with Discounted Book Pricing
* "Man of Our Dreams" cover model competition during dinner
* Huge Raffle Baskets with 100% of the proceeds going to our charity
* Free Goody Bags and Arizona Dreamin' T-Shirst for everyone
* Meet new people and make new friends and laugh and laugh and laugh some more...

For those who buy one of my limited tickets, I'm including a signed copy of Holiday, USA Anthology 2014, which will not be available at the conference. I also found beautiful little pewter bookmarks. A small jar of my reduced-sugar blackberry jam will be included. Until the end of May, I'll periodically add another gift to the Laurel Hawkes ticket-holder baskets.

I'm looking forward to the event and spending time with wonderful people.

Holiday, USA Anthology 2014

Discover Holiday, where love is in the air and God is in the mix, in the 2014 collection of the Holiday, USA ebooks, for the romantic heart.

Happy New Year?

Officer Tim Black moved to Holiday for a change of scene. Sandy Foster moved to escape her dysfunctional family. The willingness to set pride aside makes the difference between spending the New Year alone and Happily Ever After...

Chocolate Cake for Two

Henry Weaver needs a fresh start. Holiday Sweets, a specialty cupcake shop, is Annie Sweet's heritage. Choosing God is rarely the easy way, and sometimes the way to Happily Ever After appears impossible...

Valentine Delivery

Lance Nelson delivers flowers every Valentine's Day. Sharon Kelly stops waiting for someone to send her what she wants. God works in mysterious ways to provide the way to Happily Ever After, even when His children stand in their own way...

Tough Luck

Holiday's playboy, Brent Kelly, returns home a changed man. The last thing Cindy Garvey needs is one more surprise in her life. God provides the way to Happily Ever After, no matter how far astray His children wander...

Enjoy four complete novellas all in one book.

http://www.amazon.com/Holiday-USA-Anthology-2014-1/dp/150773459X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424137760&sr=1-1

For those who purchase one of my tickets to Arizona Dreamin' Conference (simply let them know I sent you), this book will be included as a gift, autographed of course. It won't be available for sale at the conference.

Wonderful cover artist Carol Fiorillo created the paperback book cover. You should see it in real life.

The Dreams Convention update...

If you want to participate, this is the year and here's why, straight from the Coordinators:

Our idea is to skip 2016, and return with guns blazing for The Dreams Convention in 2017.

What does that mean to you?

First of all, if you or any of your ​friends were thinking about waiting until 2016 to attend, now is the time to rethink that! (On my calendar, for the fourth time. Is it on yours?)

Secondly, every attendee at Buildin' theDream or Arizona Dreamin' is invited to join the Multi-AuthorBooksigning on Wednesday, May 27th! ​Please email Kris@KrisTualla.com ​if you would like to participate.

And third:

Buildin' the Dream ($79) still includes:
·         27 Author-Focused Workshops ~ Choose 8 from Craft, Publishing, or Business Tracks. (I'm presenting a workshop on the writer's environment.)
·        Your LUNCH
·         Author Resource Trade Show
·         Author Resource Directory
·         FREE Vendor Raffle Prizes
·         1st Annual Dream Awards
·         Event Bookstore (On the Craft of Writing)
·         Publishers Accepting Pitches
·         Bestselling Authors Critiquing Your Work
·         FREE Goody Bag

Arizona Dreamin' ($89) still includes:
* Friday night All-Author SPEED-MEET
* Professional Comedian Brian Kohatsu
* ​8 "BOOK CLUBS" per reader - 10 readers with 1 author
* LUNCH with individual authors
* DINNER with the author of your choice
* FREE "Dreamin' Dollars" auction
* "MAN OF OUR DREAMS" cover model competition
* RAFFLE BASKETS (100% of the proceeds go to charity)
* Discounted Bookstore Pricing
* Free GOODY BAGS
* PLUS: Hotel conference rates are just $99 for a SUITE, and include a cooked-to-order breakfast for everyone. Overall, The Dreams Convention is clearly the best deal around.

We hope you are as excited as we are about the possibilities, and we look forward to seeing you in May!

The Dreams Convention Coordinators:
Buildin the Dream ~ Morgan Kearns & Rhonda Plumhoff
Arizona Dreamin' ~ Kris Tualla & Deena Remiel

http://thedreamsconvention.com/

But wait, there's more! (I've always wanted to say that.) Those lucky few who purchase my tickets will receive an additional gift from me to you. Simply let them know you're signing up with me when you purchase your ticket.

Featured author at Arizona Dreamin'

Yes, me!

It's the 5th annual Arizona Dreamin' on May 29-31, 2015!

I've been a reader at the event the last 3 years and had a lovely time. I'm looking forward to being a featured author this year. My first time! I've been planning for months. I want to make this event as wonderful for my readers as the other authors have made it for me.

This reader-focused weekend is always a blast -and it's CHEAP! Look what you get for ONLY $89:

*SPEED-MEET ​​27 authors of VARIOUS GENRES of romance​!
​*Attend 8 "BOOK CLUBS" - 10 readers with 1 author in 30-minute sessions​!​
*LUNCH ​with individual authors​!​
*DINNER ​with the author​ of your choice!​
*FREE ​"​​Dreamin' Dollars" auction​!
*Professional Comedian Brian Kohatsu!
*Discounted Bookstore Pricing!
*"MAN OF OUR DREAMS" cover model competition​!
*RAFFLE BASKETS ​- 100% of the proceeds go to charity​!​
*FREE GOODY BAGS​!​
*More FUN than can be described. True story​​.​

Hotel rates are just $95 for a SUITE, and include a ​FULL breakfast​ for everyone!​ Hands down, the best deal around.

​Go here to buy your Arizona Dreamin' ticket before this fantastic event sells out​. Space is limited. It's part of the reason I like this event. I've met amazing people and been blessed to widen my circle of friends. Be sure to tell them I sent you! http://thedreamsconvention.com/