Plenary Session

Open Plenary Session: Welcome
Wednesday, February 12
9:00–10:30 a.m.

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Open Plenary Session: Welcome Wednesday, February 12 9:00–10:30 a.m.

Session 1 Workshop

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W11 Intuitive Story Design: Creative Approaches to Narrative Structure
Wednesday, February 12
3:30–5:00 p.m.

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W11 Intuitive Story Design: Creative Approaches to Narrative Structure Wednesday, February 12 3:30–5:00 p.m.

W12 The Perfect Storm: Devices for Creating Suspense in Literary Memoir and Fiction
Wednesday, February 12
3:30–5:00 p.m.

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W12 The Perfect Storm: Devices for Creating Suspense in Literary Memoir and Fiction Wednesday, February 12 3:30–5:00 p.m.

W13 Time in Memoir: A Chronology of Its Own
Wednesday, February 12
3:30–5:00 p.m.

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W13 Time in Memoir: A Chronology of Its Own Wednesday, February 12 3:30–5:00 p.m.

Anna Knutson Geller Maximize Your Pitch Session

W14 Maximize Your Literary Agent Pitch Session
Wednesday, February 12
3:30–5:00 p.m.

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W14 Maximize Your Literary Agent Pitch Session Wednesday, February 12 3:30–5:00 p.m.

W15 Writing Through Grief: Bringing Our Broken-Open Heart to the Page
Wednesday, February 12
3:30–5:00 p.m.

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Karen Tiber Leland Business Author’s Workshop

W16 Business Author’s Workshop: Writing to Elevate Your Personal and Business Brand
Wednesday, February 12
3:30–5:00 p.m.

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W16 Business Author’s Workshop: Writing to Elevate Your Personal and Business Brand Wednesday, February 12 3:30–5:00 p.m.

Session 2 Workshop

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W21 Learning to Love Revision
Thursday, February 13
9:00–10:30 a.m.

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W22 Speaking of Dialogue: Finding the Right Voice for Each Character
Thursday, February 13
9:00–10:30 a.m.

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W22 Speaking of Dialogue: Finding the Right Voice for Each Character Thursday, February 13 9:00–10:30 a.m.

Jennifer Leigh Selig Essential Questions

W23 Essential Questions: Evoking Emotional Resonance With Your Readers From Ask to Answer
Thursday, February 13
9:00–10:30 a.m.

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W24 Ready, Set, Publish: Getting Your Writing (and Author Platform) Ready for Success
Thursday, February 13
9:00–10:30 a.m.

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W24 Ready, Set, Publish: Getting Your Writing (and Author Platform) Ready for Success Thursday, February 13 9:00–10:30 a.m.

W25 Books Are Movies: How to Use Screenwriting Tools to Write Your Novel
Thursday, February 13
9:00–10:30 a.m.

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Tara McGuire Personal Essay as Resistance

W26 Personal Essay as Resistance
Thursday, February 13
9:00–10:30 a.m.

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W26 Personal Essay as Resistance Thursday, February 13 9:00–10:30 a.m.

Session 3 Workshop

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Danielle Girard Scene Momentum with Timing

W31 Come Late, Leave Early: Building Scene Momentum with Timing
Thursday, February 13
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W32 Subtext: The Power of the Unspoken
Thursday, February 13
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W32 Subtext: The Power of the Unspoken Thursday, February 13 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

W33 Craft Matters: Eight Tricks of the Trade Every Memoir Writer Should Consider
Thursday, February 13
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W34 What Publishers Want (and Authors Need)
Thursday, February 13
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W35 Hinges, Swerves, and Voltas: How Poems Move
Thursday, February 13
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W35 Hinges, Swerves, and Voltas: How Poems Move Thursday, February 13 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

W36 In Brief: Explorations in Short Nonfiction
Thursday, February 13
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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Session 4 Workshop

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W41 Perfect Your Beginnings: The First 500 Words
Friday, February 14
9:00–10:30 a.m.

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Robert Falls Creating an Unforgettable Villain

W42 Creating an Unforgettable Villain: What Writers Can Learn From Shakespeare
Friday, February 14
9:00–10:30 a.m.

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W42 Creating an Unforgettable Villain: What Writers Can Learn From Shakespeare Friday, February 14 9:00–10:30 a.m.

W43 Tell Me a Story: Using the Techniques of Fiction to Craft a Compelling Memoir
Friday, February 14
9:00–10:30 a.m.

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W43 Tell Me a Story: Using the Techniques of Fiction to Craft a Compelling Memoir Friday, February 14 9:00–10:30 a.m.

W44 Everyone’s a Hero
Friday, February 14
9:00–10:30 a.m.

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W44 Everyone’s a Hero Friday, February 14 9:00–10:30 a.m.

W45 Writing for the Change You Want to See in the World: Be a Voice for What You Love
Friday, February 14
9:00–10:30 a.m.

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W45 Writing for the Change You Want to See in the World: Be a Voice for What You Love Friday, February 14 9:00–10:30 a.m.

W46 Writing the Blank Spaces: Hybrid Forms and Autofiction in Memoir
Friday, February 14
9:00–10:30 a.m.

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W46 Writing the Blank Spaces: Hybrid Forms and Autofiction in Memoir Friday, February 14 9:00–10:30 a.m.

Session 5 Workshop

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April Bosshard What Writers Need to Know

W51 The Eight-Point Plan: What Writers Need to Know to Plot with Confidence
Friday, February 14
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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Shilpi Somaya Gowda Mining Personal Experience

W52 Mining Personal Experience for Storytelling Gold
Friday, February 14
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W53 Making Memoir Work: Tips for Creating Plot and Broadening Relevancy in Personal Narrative
Friday, February 14
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W53 Making Memoir Work: Tips for Creating Plot and Broadening Relevancy in Personal Narrative Friday, February 14 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

W54 Plot Your Success: An Author’s Guide to Crafting Your Winning Book Marketing Map
Friday, February 14
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W54 Plot Your Success: An Author’s Guide to Crafting Your Winning Book Marketing Map Friday, February 14 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Leslie Zemeckis Creating a Writer’s Life

W55 Creating a Writer’s Life
Friday, February 14
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W55 Creating a Writer’s Life Friday, February 14 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Sara DiVello Social Media for Shy Authors

W56 Social Media for Shy Authors: How to Build Your Brand, Connect with Readers, and Sell More Books
Friday, February 14
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W56 Social Media for Shy Authors: How to Build Your Brand, Connect with Readers, and Sell More Books Friday, February 14 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Session 6 Workshop

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Susan Sutliff Brown Compose Like James Joyce

W61 Compose Like James Joyce: Save Time and Angst
Sunday, February 16
9:00–10:30 p.m.

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W61 Compose Like James Joyce: Save Time and Angst Sunday, February 16 9:00–10:30 p.m.

W62 Your Hero’s Journey: Revealing Character Through Action
Sunday, February 16
9:00–10:30 p.m.

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W62 Your Hero’s Journey: Revealing Character Through Action Sunday, February 16 9:00–10:30 p.m.

W63 Tackling Your Memoir: Seven Essential Steps to Courage and Craft
Sunday, February 16
9:00–10:30 p.m.

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W63 Tackling Your Memoir: Seven Essential Steps to Courage and Craft Sunday, February 16 9:00–10:30 p.m.

W64 Get Published: A Deep Dive into New Publishing Models and Author Pathways
Sunday, February 16
9:00–10:30 p.m.

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W64 Get Published: A Deep Dive into New Publishing Models and Author Pathways Sunday, February 16 9:00–10:30 p.m.

W65 Kickstarting Your Creativity: Inspiring Yourself and Overcoming Writer’s Block
Sunday, February 16
9:00–10:30 p.m.

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W65 Kickstarting Your Creativity: Inspiring Yourself and Overcoming Writer’s Block Sunday, February 16 9:00–10:30 p.m.

W66 Building Authority: A Writer’s Guide to Personal Branding
Sunday, February 16
9:00–10:30 p.m.

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W66 Building Authority: A Writer’s Guide to Personal Branding Sunday, February 16 9:00–10:30 p.m.

Session 7 Workshop

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W71 Introduction to Deep Story Design: Story Structure and Character Development for Novels, Screenplays, and Memoirs
Sunday, February 16
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W72 How to Write Exciting Scenes
Sunday, February 16
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W73 Elevate Your Memoir: New Structures, Forms, Points of View, and Techniques in Memoir Writing
Sunday, February 16
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W73 Elevate Your Memoir: New Structures, Forms, Points of View, and Techniques in Memoir Writing Sunday, February 16 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Marsha Barber Poetry From Personal to Universal

W74 Heart to Heart: Moving Your Poetry From Personal to Universal
Sunday, February 16
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W74 Heart to Heart: Moving Your Poetry From Personal to Universal Sunday, February 16 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Rita Rosenkranz Nonfiction Book Proposal

W75 How to Write an Irresistible Nonfiction Book Proposal: Everything You Need to Know to Publish Successfully
Sunday, February 16
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

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W75 How to Write an Irresistible Nonfiction Book Proposal: Everything You Need to Know to Publish Successfully Sunday, February 16 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.