time
Session
Speaker
Room
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks and Announcements
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Writing for Younger Readers: Navigating the YA and Middle-Grade Market
Jennifer Brody
6 Productivity Myths and Why You Should Stop Believing Them
Becca Syme
How to Create a World/Series Bible
Blaze Ward
From Writer to Seller: Hands-On In-Person Sales Training for Authors
Angela Haas
Being Your Own Literary Agent
Robert J. Sawyer
Pitching for Promotion: Getting the Gig with Podcasters, Bloggers, and Other Promoters
Matty Dalrymple
Defining Genres
Panel
Effective Author Websites
Panel
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Writing for Audio Formats
Robert J. Sawyer
Decision-making for Authors
Kevin Ikenberry
7 Screenwriting Strategies to Elevate Your Script
Jennifer S. Wilkov
Low-Pressure Strategies for Live-Selling Your Books
Johnny B. Truant
How to Get Your Rights Back from a Publisher
Cherry Weiner
TribeTalks: “Ted Talk” Style Presentations from Tribe
Becca Lee Gardner, K.D. Julicher, Aaron Fors
Current Trends in AI and Publishing
Panel
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Developing Your Mystery Toolbox
Rachel Howzell Hall
Finding Your Place on the Indie Audio Spectrum: from DIY to AI
M.L. Buchman
Celebration versus Appropriation
Jayrod P. Garrett
Anticipation, Confrontation Point, and Aftermath
Tim Waggoner
I’m Not Making $10k in Profit, What Am I Doing Wrong?
Becca Syme
Terms of Service
Julia Vee
Happy Artist, Happy Author: Working with Your Illustrator
C.L. Fors
Current Economic Impacts to Authors
Panel
Getting Your Masters Degree in Publishing
Panel
LUNCH BREAK
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Indie Publishing in a Nutshell
Matty Dalrymple
Kickstarter Essentials: How Do You Kickstarter?
Joshua Essoe, Tanya Hales
Streamlining Your Prose: Tips for Line Editing
Lisa Mangum
Conquering the Con, Part 1 – Logistics & Presentation
Todd Fahnestock
Follow the Money in a Trad-Pub Deal
Angie Hodapp
Aim High, Bet Low, Shoot Down the Middle
M.L. Buchman
Researching and Writing Diverse Protagonists
Panel
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
How to Become a Cult Hit Author
Johnny B. Truant
The Importance of Teen Beta Readers
Sabine Berlin, Lindsay Flanagan
How to Write a Cozy Fantasy
Leah Cutter
Conquering the Con, Part 2 – The Pitch
Todd Fahnestock
Capturing and Interpreting Sales Data
Kevin Ikenberry
The Bookseller's Perspective
Laura Hayden
Writing For Big—and We Mean BIG—IPs
Panel
4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. p.m.
Announcements
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
A Special Presentation: The Grand Design
James A. Owen
