Lakes Area Writers Alliance Conference. The theme is: A Writer’s Road Map, with authors and publishing professionals to “help attendees navigate the various highways, byways, rest stops, detours, and dead ends along their writing journeys.” The four panels: The Craft and Art of Writing, Publishing, Publishing Professionals, and Life After Publication. I’m honored to be on the Craft and Art of Writing panel. Madden’s on Gull Lake, 11266 Pine Beach Peninsula, Brainerd, MN 56401.