Schedule

2017 Conference Workshop Schedule

 – – – Please note that workshop schedules are subject to change without notice. – – –

THURSDAY

Doors open at 11:00 am for registration (No lunch provided)

 1:00PM 1:50PM MAIN GET THE MOST OUT OF THE CONFERENCE  ATREIDES
 2:00PM 2:50PM ROOM 1  PITCHING  DAVIS-DEAN-WILSON
2:00PM 2:50PM ROOM 2  AVOID PUBLISHING BLUNDER, BLOOPERS BRILES
2:00PM 2:50PM ROOM 3  ART OF NONFICTION BOOK PROPOSAL  RUDOLPH
2:00PM 2:50PM ROOM 4 CONSIDER YOUR PUBLISHING OPTIONS McHUGH
3:00PM 3:50PM ROOM 1  PITCHING – A second Session  DAVIS-DEAN-WILSON
3:00PM 3:50PM ROOM 2  AVOID PUBLISHING BLUNDER, BLOOPERS (CONT’D)  BRILES
3:00PM 3:50PM ROOM 3  LEARN FROM REALITY TV  WEBBER
3:00PM 3:50PM ROOM 4 BUILDING ONLINE MARKETING  CHANDLER
4:00PM  4:50PM  ROOM 1  CROWFUNDING 101  BRILES
4:00PM 4:50PM ROOM 2  ADAPTATION & STORY DEVELOPMENT  MANUS
4:00PM 4:50PM ROOM 3 WRITES OF PASSAGE  CARPENTER
4:00PM 4:50PM ROOM 4  ADVANCED BOOK MARKETING & LAUNCH  CHANDLER

No-host Cash Bar opens – 5:00pm

Meet and Greet – 5:30pm (PASTA BAR)

FRIDAY

Doors open at 8:00 am – Breakfast “Publishing at Sea,” Briles, 8:30

9:00AM 9:50AM ROOM 1  AGENTS EXPOSED BRADFORD
9:00AM 9:50AM ROOM 2  SYMBOLISM THEORY WORTHEN
9:00AM 9:50AM ROOM 3  BEYOND GOOGLE  JORDAN
9:00AM 9:50AM ROOM 4  SELF-PUBLISHING SANSEVIERI
10:00AM 10:50AM ROOM 1  AGENTS EXPOSED (CONT’D) BRADFORD
10:00AM 10:50AM ROOM 2 CREATING 3-D CHARACTERS ATLAS
10:00AM 10:50AM ROOM 3 BEYOND GOOGLE (CONT’D) JORDAN
10:00AM 10:50AM ROOM 4  SELF PUBLISHING (CONT’D) SANSEVIERI
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11:00AM 11:50AM ROOM 1  NINE-CUBE PLOTTING WILSON
11:00AM 11:50AM ROOM 2  CREATING 3-D CHARACTERS  ATLAS
11:00AM 11:50AM ROOM 3  BUILDING ONLINE MARKETING CHANDLER
11:00AM 11:50AM ROOM 4  BUILDING SCENES DEAN

Lunch and Friday First Page Panel (with Bradford, Dean, McHugh, & Webber)

2:00PM 2:50PM ROOM 1  CROWDFUNDING 101 BRILES
2:00PM 2:50PM ROOM 2  CONTRACTS, COPYRIGHTS, TAXES  WILLIAMS
2:00PM 2:50PM ROOM 3  UNIVERSITY PRESSES McHUGH
2:00PM 2:50PM ROOM 4  BOOK ‘EM DANO CARPENTER
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3:00PM 3:50PM ROOM 1  THE EYES HAVE IT DAVIS
3:00PM 3:50PM ROOM 2  CONTRACTS, COPYRIGHTS, TAXES (CONT’D) WILLIAMS
3:00PM 3:50PM ROOM 3  DREADED QUERY LETTER WEBBER
3:00PM 3:50PM ROOM 4  RECIPE FOR A FACETED BOOK WORTHEN
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4:00PM 4:50PM ROOM 1  THE ANTAGONISTS JOURNEY MANUS
4:00PM 4:50PM ROOM 2  UNDERSTANDING PUBLISHING CONTRACTS RUDOLPH
4:00PM 4:50PM ROOM 3 ADVANCED BOOK MARKETING & LAUNCH CHANDLER
4:00PM 4:50PM ROOM 4  WRITES OF PASSAGE  CARPENTER

No-host Cash Bar opens – 5:00pm

Dinner and Friday Panel – Open Q&A with Chandler, Manus, Briles, Carpenter, Williams

SATURDAY

Doors open at 8:00 – Breakfast Panel 8:30 with Johnny Worthen

9:00AM 9:50AM ROOM 1  CONTRACTS, COPYRIGHTS, TAXES WILLIAMS
9:00AM 9:50AM ROOM 2  LEARN FROM REALITY TV WEBBER
9:00AM 9:50AM ROOM 3  RECIPE FOR A FACETED BOOK WORTHEN
9:00AM 9:50AM ROOM 4  ART OF NONFICTION BOOK PROPOSAL RUDOLPH
10:00AM 10:50AM ROOM 1  CONTRACTS, COPYRIGHTS, TAXES (CONT’D) WILLIAMS
10:00AM 10:50AM ROOM 2  CONSIDER YOUR PUBLISHING OPTIONS  McHUGH
10:00AM 10:50AM ROOM 3  ADAPTATION & STORY DEVELOPMENT MANUS
10:00AM 10:50AM ROOM 4  BUILDING SCENES DEAN
11:00AM 11:50AM ROOM 1  THE EYES HAVE IT DAVIS
11:00AM 11:50AM ROOM 2  SYMBOLISM THEORY WORTHEN
11:00AM 11:50AM ROOM 3  THE ANTAGONISTS JOURNEY MANUS
11:00AM 11:50AM ROOM 4  BOOK ‘EM DANO CARPENTER

Lunch and Saturday First Page Panel (with Atlas, Davis, Rudolph, & Wilson)

2:00PM 2:50PM ROOM 1  AGENTS EXPOSED BRADFORD
2:00PM 2:50PM ROOM 2  NINE-CUBE PLOTTING WILSON
2:00PM 2:50PM ROOM 3 BEYOND GOOGLE JORDAN
2:00PM 2:50PM ROOM 4  SELF-PUBLISHING SANSEVIERI
3:00PM 3:50PM ROOM 1  AGENTS EXPOSED (CONT’D) BRADFORD
3:00PM 3:50PM ROOM 2  CREATING 3-D CHARACTERS ATLAS
3:00PM 3:50PM ROOM 3  BEYOND GOOGLE (CONT’D) JORDAN
3:00PM 3:50PM ROOM 4  SELF-PUBLISHING (CONT’D) SANSEVIERI
4:00PM 4:50PM ROOM 1  THE DREADED QUERY LETTER WEBBER
4:00PM 4:50PM ROOM 2  CREATING 3-DCHARACTERS (CONT’D)  ATLAS
4:00PM 4:50PM ROOM 3  UNDERSTANDING PUBLISHING CONTRACTS RUDOLPH
4:00PM 4:50PM ROOM 4  UNIVERSITY PRESSES McHUGH

No-host Cash Bar opens – 5:00pm

Dinner & Keynote Address – DONALD MAASS