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Saturday, September 27
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7:00-8:00 am Registration & Breakfast 8:00-9:00 am Welcome announcement 9:15-10:15 am Workshops & Interviews |
| 1) | Fixing Stories That Stink | Bob Early |
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Free & Effective Internet Marketing | Marilyn Haight |
| 3) | Pitching the Heart of Your Writing | Corey Blake |
| 4) | Revving It Up | Deborah LeBlanc |
| 5) | After the Draft: Self-Editing Tips | Bob Yehling |
10:30-11:30 am Workshops & Interviews |
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| 6) | When Your Writing Well Runs Dry | John Borchardt |
| 7) | Great Break-in Markets (Christian and Children's) | Mona Hodgson |
| 8) | Writing Realistic Dialogue | Harvey Stanbrough |
| 9) | Nature Writing on the Edge | Ken Lamberton |
| 10) | The Art of the Interview | Marilyn Noble |
12:00-2:20 pm Lunch, Keynote and Book Signing With Corey Blake Topic: Your Book, Your Legacy 2:30-3:30 pm Workshops & Interviews |
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Authors and Agents: How to Find the Right Fit | Loretta Barrett |
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A Stranger to This Life | Erec Toso |
| 13) | Selling Nonfiction in a Tight Market | Bob Early |
| 14) | Get the Word Out | Pari Noskin Taichert |
| 15) | Keep Writing . . . Change Genres | Susan DeBow |
3:45-4:45 pm Workshops & Interviews |
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The Perfect Pitch (Script Writing) | Victoria Lucas |
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Traditional Publishing Panel |
Rapp, Uber, Eyklhof, Cleary, Cook |
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Secrets of Character Development | Corey Blake |
| 19) | Fantasy is the New Science Fiction | John Vornholt |
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In Twenty-five Words or Less | Deborah LeBlanc |
4:15-9:30 pm Book Room Open · Book Signings · Meet Authors (break for dinner at 6 pm) 5-6 pm Social Hour and Cash Bar
6:00 pm Dinner, Keynote and Book Signing with Taylor Mali
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Sunday, September 28
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7:30-9:00 am Breakfast & Networking - short presentation by Cherry 9:15-10:15 am Workshops & Interviews |
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Get Your Career in Gear | Carol Costa |
| 22) | Three Ways to Publish | Sam Henrie |
| 23) | Telling Stories to Little Ones | Mona Hodgson |
| 24) | Branding Yourself | David Cohen |
| 25) | Magazine Writing Panel |
DeBow, Yehling, Lamberton, Borchardt, Stahura, Noble |
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10:30-11:30 am Workshops & Interviews |
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| 26) | The Metaphor Factory | Taylor Mali |
| 27) | Shot from the Block Doc | Corey Blake |
| 28) | How-to Books That Change Lives | Bob Yehling |
| 29) | Strategies to Maximize Mag Writing Income | John Borchardt |
| 30) | Cutting to the Chase; Female Officers in Fiction | Verna Dreisbach |
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12:00-2:20 pm Lunch, Keynote and Booksigning with Deborah LeBlanc Topic: When Everyone Else Says You Can't 2:30-3:30 pm Workshops & Interviews |
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| 31) | Emotion: the Heart of the Novel | Brenda Novak |
| 32) | Young Adult Fiction & the Reluctant Reader | John Vornholt |
| 33) | Keep the Mystery in Your Mystery | Pari Noskin Taichert |
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The Art of the Personal Essay | Ken Lamberton |
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Building a Tree House | Mona Hodgson |
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3:45-4:45pm Workshops & Interviews |
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| 36) | Writing Short Fiction | Harvey Stanbrough |
| 37) | Self-publishing Panel |
Henrie, White, Cleary, Burt |
| 38) | Love to Cook? Write a Book | Marilyn Noble |
| 39) | Understand Editing | Carolyn Hayes Uber |
| 40) | The World of Romance | Paula Eyklehof |
4:15-6 pm Conference officially over but feel free to stay and socialize
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