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 included: 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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