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FEBRUARY 2006
Author Lori Wilde, braved the February ice storm to present her workshop
“The High Concept.”
“High concept” is the
most important buzz phrase in publishing. It simply means that the
concept, the premise of your story is so compelling it can be
captured in a single, intriguing sentence. But the simplicity of the
high concept is deceptive. It takes skill, creativity and hard work to
craft a good one. Topics in the February 18th workshop include: Elements
of the high concept, two methods for generating a high concept, examples
of high concept books, how to find your high concept and ways to fix a
low concept manuscript.
The power of a high
concept was recently brought home to Lori when the announcement of her
latest contract with Warner brought interest from seven movie production
companies.
Lori has published
thirty-two novels for Harlequin and Warner books. Two of her books,
LICENSE TO THRILL and MISSION: IRRESISTIBLE were excerpted in
Cosmopolitan magazine and LICENSE TO THRILL was featured in an
article about romance novels in Redbook.
A former RITA
finalist, Lori’s work has also been recognized by the National Readers’
Choice Award, Holt Medallion, Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice and many
more. Several of her books have appeared on the Walden Books best seller
list.
Lori is a former
registered nurse and lives in North Texas with her husband, Bill.
Gina
Nelson presented the Spotlight on Andrea Geist
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