Conference Update!

Can you believe conference is only two months away? I don’t know about you but I am STOKED!

Things at Conference HQ have not stopped moving, and there is still more planning to come!

Here is an update on various pending items for attendees and those still thinking about attending. If you’ve already registered and wish to add a session to your registration, the instructions for doing so are at the bottom of this blog.

As always, if you have questions about any of these things, or run into trouble trying to add a session to your registration, just let me know at: conference@rmfw.org we also have the Conference Facebook page where you can connect with other attendees and ask questions.

Cheers!
Corinne O’Flynn
Conference Chair

Special Master Class Intensive: The Nelson Literary Agency Story Clinic | Register by July 15
Kristin Nelson, Danielle Burby, Angie Hodapp, James Persichetti
Each attendee will submit a 750-1,000-word synopsis for a story idea—one you’re working on, stuck on, or unsure how to develop. Include specific questions or frustrations you have about your story idea. Manuscripts do not need to be complete. You’ll read and critique each attendee’s synopsis ahead of time—not on its merits as a piece of writing, but on the story idea it presents—and be prepared to discuss with the NLA team what works, what doesn’t, and what it will take for each author to take their stories to the next level. Limit: 12, Register by July 15 – Currently on a waiting list.

Critique Round Tables | Register by JULY 15
The critique round table sessions are among the most popular offerings at RMFW Colorado Gold. Three and a half hours in length, the round tables offer you a chance to receive detailed critique on ten pages of your work and allow you the time to give feedback on the work of the other members in your group. The round tables are a unique opportunity to experience specific critique with other writers as well as an agent or editor. This year, we have 14 sessions to choose from, monitored by an attending agent or editor. Attendees may sign up for one or two round tables. Sessions are offered Friday morning at 8:00 AM and Friday afternoon at 1:00 PM. The tables are open to 8 critique participants and 2 auditors.  Registration closes JULY 15, Pages are due Aug 9.

One-on-One Critiques | Pages Due JULY 20
Registration for these sessions closed July 1. If you signed up for a one-on-one critique with Keynotes Sherry Thomas or Lori Rader-Day, you should have received an email from the conference chair with instructions about submitting your pages. The one-on-one appointments with Keynote Diana Gabaldon are in a blue-pencil cafe format, which means you will bring your pages to be read real time.

Conference Bookstore | Sign up by JULY 15 for Bookstore
If you wish to have your books in the Conference Bookstore (runs Friday through Sunday during conference) you need to sign up by JULY 15th. Read the eligibility details on the link. Bookstore is for all members (even if you won’t be there), presenters, vips, and other faculty. The Friday Book Sale is only open to PAL and IPAL members, presenters, vips, and other faculty. (PAL and IPAL are the trad and indie pub groups within RMFW.) As of this blog post, the Friday Signing Event is FULL. Check the conference Facebook page for updates if this changes.

Headshots | One Opening Left!
We had a cancellation which made a single headshot appointment available at conference. Schedule a 10-minute photo shoot with photographer Mark Stevens, RMFW volunteer and owner of a Denver-based communications firm. Mark takes thousands of pictures every year for a variety of clients. We are lucky to have him conduct photo shoots for us again this year. Schedule a casual session during the conference or pre-banquet (in your fancy duds). The price for a photo shoot is $40 and includes photo editing and large-size files for all your publicity needs. Expect delivery within two weeks following conference.

Open the Gates to Imagination and Creativity with Hypnosis
2-Hour Group Session: You’ve heard about hypnosis helping people stop smoking or lose weight. Did you know hypnosis can also help increase productivity, overcome writer’s block, and open up your imagination and creativity? Sign up for this group session to learn about hypnosis, and experience group hypnosis at its best with Easton Harrison, Certified Hypnotherapist. Registration is required. Space is limited.

Master Classes | Registration Open Through September
We have six amazing classes available this year, with some impressive faculty:

• MFA in Half a Day: Your Guide to Artful Prose | Angie Hodapp
• Self-Publish Like a Pro | David Gaughran
• Deep Character Building: Analyze, Traumatize, Accessorize & Eulogize Your Character | Chris Mandeville
• B.A.M!: Crafting Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction with the Book Architecture Method | Stuart Horwitz
• Deep Revisions: Making the Good Even Better | Heather Webb
• How to Write a Series that Sells | Susan Spann

Support Cocoon Journal – Bring a Blank Journal to Conference!
RMFW Special Guest, Stuart Horwitz, is delighted to share: Book Architecture has partnered with Cocoon Journal, a non-profit organization that puts blank books in the hands of high school writers. The idea is that by writing, they can clear their head (and maybe generate the first draft of a future project). Do you have some blank journals lying around that you aren’t using?Now, the solution: BRING THEM TO CONFERENCE! Cocoon Journal will be collecting unused, blank journals during Colorado Gold this September. You can also ship blank journals to: Cocoon Journal P.O. Box 740340, Arvada, CO 80006.

 

How to edit your conference registration:

1. Go to the registration link from RMFW.org/conference as if you’re starting from scratch.
2. When you get to the page that asks for name and email, click “already registered” and follow the prompts.
3. Click “OK.”
4. When you’re at the summary page, click MODIFY on the upper left.
5. Make your changes.
6. Click through to the payment screen and it should prompt you to pay only for the added item.