WriterCon

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 
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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