Current List of Breakout Sessions
Classes are subject to change and potential for new additions
KEYNOTE SESSIONS
- A Writer’s Courage | Lori Dove
- Many Ways to Send a Message | Eddie James, The Skit Boys
- Do You Still Want to Write? | Lori Dove
WILDCARD SESSIONS
- The Psychology Behind Your Audience’s Cravings and How to Give Them What They Want
- Creating Anthologies for Niche Communities
- Authors, Icons, and Revolutions: A Book Publicist Confesses
- Writing Addicting Series Your Readers Can’t Stop Reading
- How to Make Neurodivergence Work For You In Your Writing
PANELS
- The Romance Panel
- The Science Fiction Panel
- Ask an Agent Anything Panel
- Nonfiction Panel: Telling the Truth for Fun and Profit
- The Fantasy Panel
- The Thriller Panel
- How to Get an Agent – and Why Panel
- The Poetry Panel
ABC’S
- The ABC’s of Publishing: Traditional, Indie, and More
- The ABCS of Children’s Books
- The ABC’s of Writing
- The ABC’s of Marketing: Make Them Buy Your Book!
NONFICTION
- Creative Nonfiction
- Keys ot a Great Nonfiction Book Proposal
- Nonfiction: How to Become a Columnist
- Memoir, Femoir, and Himoir: How to Write Your Life Story
- Not Your Momma’s Memoir
- So You Want to Be a Travel Writer?
- How to Write Nonfiction While Wearing a Fiction Hat
- Writing Biography for Fun and Profit
- Inspiration Prose: How to Write a Devotional That Inspires and Sells
POETRY
- Reducing Your Fear of Rejection: Tips on Getting Your Poems Published
EDITING
- Typos Are Like Bigfoot (They’re Everywhere, But You’ll Never Catch Them)
- Author/Editor Speed “Dating”
- Everything You Need to Know About Editing (and Editors)
- Save Your Darlings: Reduce Your Word Count without Cutting Scenes and Important Content
SCREENWRITING
- Screenplays: The First Page
- Selling Your Screenplay
WORLD BUILDING
- Pro Tips: Plottr Plus StorySnap – the Perfect Writing Process
- Writing and Selling: Nonfiction vs. Fiction
- Every Story Has a Villain…and Every Villain Has a Story
- Galaxies and Kingdoms: How to Build Vibrant and Complex Story Worlds
ROMANCE
- The Alchemy of Amour
SKILLBUILDING
- From Good to Gourmet: Season Your Writing with Description
- Emotionally Engaging Your Readers
- Take Back Your Senses: Using Sight, Sound, Touch, Taste, and Smell to Enliven Your Writing
- Writing Show and Tell: Mastering the Art of Immersive Storytelling
- Creating 3D Characters
- Many Ways to Send a Message
- Writing Between the Lines/Master Subtext for Fiction
- My Character Went Rogue – Now What?
- Plot Like a Pro/A Movie-Lover’s Guide to Plot Points
- RELATABLE vs. RELATIONAL: Using Relationship Theory to Make Your Story More Compelling
- Make Me Care: Why Act One Matters More Than You Think
- The First 10 Pages – And Why They matter
MYSTERY/THRILLER
- All Stories are Mysteries
- How to Write a Literary Thriller
FANTASY/HORROR
- Horror & Fantasy: Using Nature to Create Monsters and Magic
- Horror: Why It’s Coming Back – And Never Really Left
AI
- Partnering with AI: Unlock the Power of AI Without Losing Your Creative Edge
- Plot Twists & Prompt Magic: Writing Your Novel with a Little Help from AI
PITCHING
- Master-Pitch Theather: Perfect Your Pitch Before You Give It!
PUBLISHING
- The Ins and Outs of Hybrid Publishing
BRANDING & DESIGN
- Creating Your Author Identity
- Canva for Authors: Create the Ads & Graphics You Need Like a Pro
- Book Cover Deisgn for Authors: Choose a Cover that Sells
MARKETING/PR
- Marketing for Introverts
- Media Magnetism: How to Prepare for Interviews Like a Pro
- Book Marketing: The One-Year Plan
- Facebook Ads and You
- The Art of Author Development: Digital and Social PR Strategies
- Pitch, Post, Promote: Media Skills for Self-Publishing Writer
EVENING ROUNDTABLES
ROUNDTABLES (FRIDAY EVENING)
- Science Fiction
- Mysteries
- Women’s Fiction
- SF & Fantasy
- Screenplays
- Nonfiction
- Inspirational
- Young Adult
- Romance
- Ghosting Writing
ROUNDTABLES (SATURDAY EVENING)
- Traditional Publishing
- Plotting with Software
- Book Marketing & Websites
- Editing
- Book Awards
- Using AI
- Amazon Optimization Demystified (SEO, Keyword Research, & More)
- Poetry
- Series Characters & Series Books
- Hybrid & Self-Publishing
MONDAY MASTERCLASSES $99 ADD ON EACH
3 HOUR SESSIONS | 9AM – 12 and 1PM – 4PM
- Show Me the Money! Get Published Smart
- Scriptwriting/Story and Story Logic
- Websites & Marketing
- Achieve Your Writing Potential
- Fiction Writing
- Writing a Query
- Memoir: Cherry-Picking 20 Small Moments From Your Life