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Session
Speaker
Room
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks and Announcements
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
11 Tips to Increase Productivity
Kevin J. Anderson
Be Your Own Gatekeeper: Indie Publishing Your Short Fiction
Matty Dalrymple
Say What? How to Make Your Dialogue Meaningful
Lisa Mangum
Stay Connected to Your Readers: How to Build and Maintain a Successful Newsletter
Kerrie Flanagan
Fix This Next, For Authors
Seth Norris
Branding for Authors
Panel
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
My Book Needs Help . . . But What Kind
Charles E. Gannon
Avoiding Ableism in Fiction
Tim Waggoner
Hot or Not: Marketing Analysis for Fiction
Jana S. Brown
Conquering the Con, Part 3 – The Economics of Con Life
Todd Fahnestock
Special Additions: How to Delight Readers with Unique Extras
Panel
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Finding Homes For Your Stories
Lisa Kastner
What’s In a Name? How to Craft Unforgettable Book and Chapter titles and Character Names
Angela Haas
Passive Amazon Ads
Blaze Ward
Can I Quit My Job Yet? How, When, and If to Switch to Writing Full-Time
Clark Rowenson
Writers of the Future
Panel
Narrators Tell All
Panel
LUNCH BREAK
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
On Villainy
Jim Butcher
The Power of Print in the Palm of Your Hand: Draft2Digital Print & Beyond
Mark Leslie Lefebvre
Sustainable Project Management for Creatives
Marie Whittaker
Neither Fish Nor Fowl: Writing Novellas
Tim Waggoner
How to Juggle & Not Lose Your Cool: Time Management Strategies for Overwhelmed Authors
Panel
Tips from Editors
Panel
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Writing Media Tie-in Fiction
Jonathan Maberry
Query Letter Boot Camp
Angie Hodapp
Beautiful Flaws
Jim Butcher
WooCommerce Vs. Shopify
Leah Cutter
Estate Planning for Authors: Organize Your Affairs and Leave a Legacy
Michael La Ronn
Thrilled to Death: How Thrillers Keep Readers on the Edge... in a Good Way
Panel
Partners in Writing: How to Co-Write and Not Drive Each Other Batty
Panel
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. p.m.
The Author’s Survival Guide to Scams
Matty Dalrymple, Michael La Ronn
SEND IT!?! What to Do—and What Not to Do—When an Editor or Agent Wants Your Manuscript
Chris Mandeville
Would You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse?
Jonathan Maberry
Auxiliary Content Creation: Traps & Pitfalls to Avoid with Kickstarter, Patreon, Discord Communities, and More
Clark Rowenson
5:20 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Silent Auction Winners & Announcements
5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Live Endowment Auction
6:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Conference Wrap-up and Farewell
