2012 Conference Schedule!
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| Date | Faculty/Time | Sessions |
| THURSDAY, APRIL 19 | Doors open at 11:00 AM - REGISTRATION BEGINS! | |
| 1:00 - 1:50 PM | ||
| Room 1 | Janelle Evans | How to Get the Most Out of the Conference |
| Room 2 | Darlien Breeze | Critique Session -- Bring Your Work in for Discussion |
| Room 3 | Judy Logan, Moderator | Pitch Practice Session |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM | ||
| Room 1 | Janelle Evans | How to Get the Most Out of the Conference |
| Room 2 | Darlien Breeze | Critique Session -- Bring Your Work in for Discussion |
| Room 3 | Judy Logan, Moderator | Pitch Practice Session |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | ||
| Room 1 | Randall Platt | What To Do When the Hangover Wears Off -- How to Prepare for Your Life as a Published Author |
| Room 2 | Darlien Breeze | Critique Session -- Bring Your Work in for Discussion |
| Room 3 | Maxwell A. Drake | E-book 101 |
| 4:00 - 5:00 PM | ||
| Room 1 | Chris Roerden | Secrets of Submission |
| Room 2 | Darlien Breeze | Critique Session -- Bring Your Work in for Discussion |
| Room 3 | Jo Wilkins | Tradtional vs Self-Publishing |
| 5:00 PM | Bar Opens | |
| 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Cocktail Party Meet & Greet - Attendees Only | |
| FRIDAY, APRIL 20 | Doors open at 7:00 AM - REGISTRATION | |
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | BREAKFAST | |
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM | ||
| Room 1 | Chuck Sambuchino |
Pitching to Agents in Person |
| Room 2 | Eva Shaw |
The Absolute Beginners Writing Workshop--Freelancing 101 |
| Room 3 | Annette Rogers |
10 Clues to Successful Writing |
| Room 4 | Mark Cull |
Book Production--From Manuscript to Publication |
| 10:00 - 10:50 AM | ||
| Room 1 | Danny Manus | No BS Guide to Pitching |
| Room 2 | Lauren Ruth |
Are You Out There: Social Media for Authors |
| Room 3 | Mary Kole |
Slushpile Secrets: An Agent Reveals How to Write an Irresistible Query |
| Room 4 | Jo Wilkins |
What Kind of Editor Do You Need |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM | ||
| Room 1 | Kirt Hickman |
How to Convey Information Without Slowing Down Your Story |
| Room 2 | Angie Rasmussen |
Time Management & Goal Setting For Writers |
| Room 3 | Kathleen Shaputis | Marketing on a Shoestring |
| Room 4 | Meredith Allard |
Writing & Publishing Historical Fiction |
| 12:00 - 2:00 PM | LUNCH AND FIRST PAGE READ PANEL | |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM | ||
| Room 1 | Eva Shaw |
Writing Articles That Sell |
| Room 2 | Rita Rosenkranz |
How to Write an Irresistible Non-fiction Book Proposal |
| Room 3 | Kirt Hickman | How to Craft Scenes Your Readers Can’t Put Down |
| Room 4 | Lee Emory |
Creating Characters With Meat on Their Bones (1.5 hrs) |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | ||
| Room 1 | Bruce Bortz | Why Small Publishers Ask Themselves: Why am I still in This Crappy Business? And How You Can Make Their Lives Easier |
| Room 2 | Maxwell A. Drake |
E-book 201 |
| Room 3 | Chris Roerden |
Understanding “Show, Don’t Tell” & Pacing |
| Room 4 | Lee Emory | 2nd Half of 2:00 pm session - Creating Characters... |
| 4:00 - 4:50 PM | ||
| Room 1 | Meredith Allard |
E-zines: How to Start or Submit to E-zine Literary Journals |
| Room 2 | Jo Wilkins | The Mechanics of Dialogue |
| Room 3 | Danny Manus | What Executives Think About Scripts |
| Room 4 | Malaga Baldi |
Choose Me, Choose Me: How to Get an Agent Review Your Work |
| 6:00 PM | DINNER AND FIRST PAGE READ PANEL | |
| SATURDAY, APRIL 21 | Doors open at 7:30 AM - REGISTRATION | |
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | BREAKFAST | |
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM | ||
| Room 1 | Danny Manus | What Executives Think About Scripts |
| Room 2 | Meredith Allard | E-zines: How to Start or Submit to E-zine Literary Journals |
| Room 3 | Lauren Ruth | Are You Out There?: Social Media for Authors |
| Room 4 | TBD | |
| 10:00 - 10:50 AM | ||
| Room 1 | Mark Cull | Book Production--From Manuscript to Publication |
| Room 2 | Malaga Baldi | Choose Me, Choose Me: How to Get an Agent to Review Your Work |
| Room 3 | Kathleen Shaputis | Memoir Writing |
| Room 4 | Angie Rasmussen |
Critique Group Boot Camp (How to Set it Up, Manage It, Maintain It, Avoid Common Pitfalls and Keep Everyone on Track) |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM | ||
| Room 1 | Mark Cull | Getting You Manuscript Out of the Slushpile & Into the Hands of an Editor |
| Room 2 | Chuck Sambuchino | How to Get Published |
| Room 3 | Rita Rosenkranz |
All About the Author/Agent Relationship |
| Room 4 | Lee Emory | Prepare With Flair |
| 12:00 - 2:00 PM | LUNCH | |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM | ||
| Room 1 | Chris Roerden | Strengthening Dialogue & Body Language |
| Room 2 | Bruce Bortz | Book Publishing Economics |
| Room 3 | Kirt Hickman | How to Craft Scenes Your Reader Can’t Put Down |
| Room 4 | Annette Rogers | Is Your Book Hot or Not |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | ||
| Room 1 | Kirt Hickman | How To Convey Information Without Slowing Down Your Story |
| Room 2 | Mary Kole | Today’s Hottest Market for the Coolest Readers: How to Write Picture Books, Middle Grade, and YA |
| Room 3 | Maxwell A. Drake | E-book 301 |
| Room 4 | Kathleen Shaputis |
Research.com |
| 4:00 - 4:50 PM | ||
| Room 1 | Annette Rogers | Discover Mystery |
| Room 2 | Maxwell A. Drake |
Creating Fictitious Worlds |
| Room 3 | Lauren Ruth |
The Art of Leaving Things Out: The Query Letter |
| Room 4 | Angie Rasmussen |
Time Management & Goal Setting for Writers |
| 6:00 PM | BANQUET - KEYNOTE SPEECH - RAFFLE | |