2022 Conference Options Form Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Finalize Your RegistrationComplete this form to finalize your conference registration.Name *FirstLastEmail *90-MIN SOCIAL, w/hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, and silent auction 5:00 – 6:30 PM, Sept 23 *I plan to attend the FREE networking socialI do not plan to attend the FREE networking socialWorkshop SelectionChoose the workshops you'd like to attend. Check only 1 workshop per breakout period; please read through entire list before leaving checkmarks. Please note: Leaving checkmarks next to your favorite sessions does NOT commit you to them. Rather, we’d like to know the approximate number of people attending each workshop so we can best plan which rooms to use for them. During the conference you’re free to attend any workshop you’d like. THURSDAY EVENING, September 22, 20227:00 – 9:00 I Finished the Book! Now What?—John G. Hartness7:00 – 9:00 How to Pitch Agents & Editors—M.M. Finck7:00 – 9:00 Point of View and Voice—David B. Coe7:00 – 9:00 Using Archetypes to Create Characters and V is for Villain—Cate HartFRIDAY, September 23, 202210:45 – 12:15 Character Development and Arc—David B. Coe10:45 – 12:15 How to Perfect Your Query—M.M. Finck10:45 – 12:15 Big, Medium, Small, or Self: What's the Right Publishing Option for You?—Edmund R. Schubert10:45 – 12:15 From Query to Contract: Becoming a Paid Magazine Writer—Ann Eichenmuller10:45 – 12:15 (Poetry) Page to Stage—Jorge MendezFRIDAY #21:25 – 2:25 Publishing - 10 Things I hate about You(r) Book—John G. Hartness1:25 – 2:25 How to Eliminate Distant Characters and Talking Heads Syndrome from Your Writing—Kelly Thomas1:25 – 2:25 Who Needs an Editor—John Robert Mack1:25 – 2:25 Where to Begin: How to Write Your Memoir—Ann Eichenmuller1:25 – 2:25 Small but Mighty: Using Caesura, or Silence in Your Work—Kelly MorseFRIDAY #32:35 – 3:35 Making Book Marketing Fun—Wendy H. Jones2:35 – 3:35 Building Big from Small: A View of Novellas-in-Flash, Flash Novels, and Micro Novels--Ran Walker2:35 – 3:35 Trope Talk: How to Use - and NOT USE - Tropes—M.M. Finck2:35 – 3:35 The Thin Line Between Fact and Fantasy: Difference and Similarities Between Historical Fiction and Historical Fantasy—Nicole Glover2:35 – 3:35 Harness Your Muse—John Robert Mack2:35 – 3:35 The Poetic Form of the Ghazal—Jorge MendezFRIDAY #43:45 – 4:45 Effective Public Speaking—Wendy H. Jones3:45 – 4:45 Holding up a Microscope to Your Fiction: Microfiction and the 100-Word Story—Ran Walker3:45 – 4:45 Talk to Me: Lessons from a Playwright on How to Create Dialogue that Works—John Robert Mack3:45 – 4:45 Realism in My Fantasy Novel: What are We Saying when We want SFF Stories to be Realistic—Nicole Glover3:45 – 4:45 Notes from Behind the Editor's Desk—Edmund R. Schubert3:45 – 4:45 Unwritten Contract: Structuring Poems so That They Elicit Trust and Intrigue in a Reader—Kelly MorseSATURDAY, September 24, 202210:45 – 11:45 How to Hook and Hold a Reader—John G. Hartness10:45 – 11:45 I Wrote it. Now What Did I Write?—M.M. Finck10:45 – 11:45 How to Create an Effective One-Page Synopsis—Kelly Thomas10:45 – 11:45 Business Terms Every Writer Should Know—Edmund R. Schubert10:45 – 11:45 Using Old Stories to Create New Stories (Mining the Public Domain . . . and Beyond)—Ran Walker10:45 – 11:45 One Man Band: Using the Five Principles of Music in Poetry—Kelly MorseSATURDAY #212:55 – 1:55 Having Fun with Research—Wendy H. Jones12:55 – 1:55 Tips for Bettering Your Chances of Winning a Writing Contest—Ran Walker12:55 – 1:55 Eliminating the Excuses—John Robert Mack12:55 – 1:55 Loglines, Hook Lines, and Pitches, Oh My!—M.M. Finck12:55 – 1:55 Retold Over and Over: The Appeal of Retelling Old Stories with a Twist—Nicole Glover12:55 – 1:55 Poetry is a Defense Mechanism—Jorge MendezSATURDAY #32:05 – 3:05 Three Acts, Saving Cats, Chekhov's Rifle, and How to Build a Novel from Scratch—John G. Hartness2:05 – 3:05 What's My Genre—Cate Hart2:05 – 3:05 The Essentials of World Building—David B. Coe2:05 – 3:05 Showing, Not Telling: How to Move Your Narrative Forward without Putting Your Reader to Sleep—Ann Eichenmuller2:05 – 3:05 Little Rooms: How to Make the Most of Stanzas—Kelly MorseSATURDAY #43:15 – 4:15 First Page Pitfalls—Cate Hart3:15 – 4:15 The Neuroscience of Story—Edmund R. Schubert3:15 – 4:15 Creating the Fictional Dream—John Robert Mack3:15 – 4:15 Putting Hollywood into Your Stories: How Analyzing Movies Can Help Your Writing—Jonathan Rosen3:15 – 4:15 You Have to Outline and Other Hard Truths about Writing—Nicole Glover3:15 – 4:15 Horror in "Poe"try—Jorge MendezSATURDAY #54:25 – 5:25 Philosophy and Story—Edmund Schubert4:25 – 5:25 Pacing and Narrative Arc—David B. Coe4:25 – 5:25 So You Want to Write Nonfiction?—Wendy H. Jones4:25 – 5:25 Maintaining the Fictional Dream—John Robert Mack4:25 – 5:25 Creating Dynamic Characters—Ann Eichenmuller4:25 – 5:25 The Poetry of Rap Music—Jorge MendezSubmit
