Transmedia Marketing for Authors : How to utilize your platforms collectively to build a loyal community
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Nicole Kramer
Intermediate - In this session attendees will learn to use their social and web platforms collectively to build a loyal community around them as a writer. We will lay out the framework for attendees to expand later. We center on the concept that if the reader is invested in you they will buy anything you publish.
Twitter Pitching #Fun
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Mariah Ankenman
Beginner - Come learn the ins and outs of pitching your manuscript to agents and publishers on Twitter with author Mariah Ankenman. Find out which pitch party is right for you, what hashtags to use, and how to craft that perfect 280 character pitch to catch and agent/editors eye. Bring your pitch for feedback!
Organic Storytelling
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Sharon Mignerey
Intermediate - Have you ever been told that your story seems contrived? Organic storytelling is based on two principles. First, give readers what they want but avoid what they expect. Second, the story unfolds so naturally and seamlessly that having it be presented in any other way seems nearly impossible.
Painless Interviewing Tips for Fiction Authors
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Kelley J.P. Lindberg
Intermediate - Sure, Google's fine for the basic facts, but you're not interested in writing a basic story. In fiction, first-person interviews can help you uncover the realistic details, unexpected twists, and heart that can elevate your fiction. Learn how to painlessly interview anyone about anything.
Bound by the Truth? Techniques for Creating Story within the Restraints of Historical Fact
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Pamela Nowak
Intermediate - Fiction authors develop novels based on character but historical fiction based on actual people or events throws a wrench into that process. Pam will share techniques for discovering character via research and creating a great STORY that remains true to history.
Crisp Up That Prose!
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Arielle Haughee
Intermediate - In this workshop, we'll discuss frequently used fluff words, strategies for cleaning up sentences, and bad habits that can make prose cumbersome.
Remember When: A Police Procedural Timeline
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Laura Manuel
Beginner - This workshop covers when police first encountered a new procedure or weapon and when the new became standard practice. It is primarily designed to avoid mistakes in police procedurals with officers having something they did not or continuing to use something they would not.
The Anthology Odyssey: Should You Join the Bandwagon
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Rod Martinez
Intermediate - Authors looking to get their works published search far and wide for any chance to do so. A known method is by submitting a work to an anthology. Anthology genres cover the gamut in the writing world, Are you ready to jump on the anthology bandwagon?