Manuscripts Amuck Schedule

Thursday, April 15 9:00AM Registration Opens

1:00 – 1:50PM

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Rich Johnson

Rm 1

Traditional Versus Self Publishing

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Teresa Watts/HWG

Rm 2

How to Get the Most Out of the Conference

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Jo Wilkins/HWG

Rm 3

Pitching Practice Session

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Darlien Breeze/HWG

Rm 4

Open Critiquing

2:00 – 2:50PM

Bob Mayer

Rm 1

Pitching Session

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Maxwell Alexander Drake

Rm 2

How to Build a More Realistic Fantasy World

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Morgan St. James

Rm 3

The Art of Writing Pictures with Words

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Darlien Breeze/HWG

Rm 4

Open Critiquing

3:00 – 3:50PM

Bob Mayer

Rm 1

Pitching Session

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Judi Moreo

Rm 2

From Thought to Publishing

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Morgan St. James

Rm 3

Crafting Twists and Dropping Clues

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Teresa Watts/HWG

Rm 4

How to Get the Most Out of the Conference

6:00 – 7:00PM

Opening Remarks and Faculty Introductions

(explanations of badges, bookstore, freebie table, etc)

Cocktail Party/Meet and Greet

7:00 – 10:00PM

Stephens Press Event

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NEW DAY

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Friday, April 16 7:30AM Doors open

Continental Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00AM Panel: Writing Groups

9:00 – 9:50AM

Maralys Wills

Rm 1

The All Important Beginning (2 hr)

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Megan Edwards

Rm 2

The Path to an Agent

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Jami Carpenter

Rm 3

Is Your Manuscript a Pinto or a Porsche?

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Crystalwizard

Rm 4

Publishing From the Inside (2 hr)

10:00 – 10:50AM

Maralys Wills

Rm 1

The All Important Beginning (cont.)

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Dan Decker

Rm 2

Anatomy of a Screenplay 1

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Ginger Clark

Rm 3

Queries: Do’s and Don’ts

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Crystalwizard

Rm 4

Publishing From the Inside (cont.)

11:00 – 11:50AM

Bob Mayer

Rm 1

Point of View: The Voice of Your Story

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Dan Decker

Rm 2

Anatomy of a Screenplay 2

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Dennis Griffin

Rm 3

Writing True Crime

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Lynn Pisar

Rm 4

Audiobooks: Submissions, Recording, Publishing, Marketing

Lunch Buffet 12:00 – 2:00PM Panel:  Guest Authors

2:00 – 2:50PM

Dennis Griffin

Rm 1

Writing True Crime

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Judi Moreo

Rm 2

Promoting Through Speaking

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Brandi Bowles

Rm 3

Build a Better Beginning (2 hr)

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Margaret Dalrymple

Rm 4

What a Small Press Can Do For You

3:00 – 3:50PM

Bob Mayer

Rm 1

Conflict: The Fuel of Your Story

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Meagan Edwards

Rm 2

Build it and They Will Come (Platforms)

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Brandi Bowles

Rm 3

Build a Better Beginning (cont.)

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Jami Carpenter

Rm 4

Fine Tune Your Manuscript (2 hr)

4:00 – 4:50PM

Maxwell Alexancer Drake

Rm 1

How to Build a More Realistic Fantasy World

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Maralys Wills

Rm 2

Turning Your Real Life Experiences into a Book

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Diana Fox

Rm 3

Publishing Contracts 101

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Jami Carpenter

Rm 4

Fine Tune Your Manuscript (cont.)

Dinner

6:00PM Agent Panel – First Page Read

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NEW DAY

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Saturday, April 17

7:30AM Doors open

Continental Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00AM

Panel:  Authors – Getting in the Back Door

9:00 – 9:50AM

Bob Mayer

Rm 1

Conflict: The Fuel of Your Story

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Judi Moreo

Rm 2

Promoting Through Speaking

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Margaret Dalrymple

Rm 3

Working with a Publisher (2hr Workshop)

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Diana Fox

Rm 4

Publishing Contracts 101

10:00 – 10:50AM

Morgan St. James

Rm 1

Creating Twists and Dropping Clues

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Geoff Schumacher

Rm 2

Journalism in The Digital Age

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Margaret Dalrymple

Rm 3

Working with a Publisher (cont.)

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Jami Carpenter

Rm 4

Fine Tune Your Manuscript (2 hr)

11:00 – 11:50AM

Maralys Wills

Rm 1

Ten Ways to Upgrade Your Manuscript

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Stephens Press/Geoff Schumacher

Rm 2

TBA

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Ginger Clark

Rm 3

What an Agent Can Do For You

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Jami Carpenter

Rm 4

Fine Tune Your Manuscript (cont.)

Lunch Buffet 12:00 – 2:00PM Publisher Panel – Q & A

2:00 – 2:50PM

Rich Johnson

Rm 1

Traditional Versus Self Publishing

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Dan Decker

Rm 2

Anatomy of a Screenplay 1 (2 hr)

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Leslie Hoffman

Rm 3

Poetry Workshop (2 hr)

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Crystalwizard

Rm 4

Publishing From the Inside (2 hr)

3:00 – 3:50PM

Megan Edwards

Rm 1

Breaking Into Travel Writing

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Dan Decker

Rm 2

Anatomy of  a Screenplay 2 (cont.)

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Leslie Hoffman

Rm 3

Poetry Workshop (cont.)

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Crystalwizard

Rm 4

Publishing From the Inside (cont.)

4:00 – 4:50PM

Bob Mayer

Rm 1

Point of View: The Voice of Your Story

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Judi Moreo

Rm 2

From Thought to Publishing

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Jami Carpenter

Rm 3

Is Your Manuscript a Pinto or a Porsche?

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Lynn Pisar

Rm 4

Audiobooks: Submissions, Recording, Publishing, Marketing

Dinner 6:00PM Guest Speaker – TBA

Emcee – TBA