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Block 9
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Agent-Seeker Track
Bridging the Literary-Commercial Divide
Children & Young Adult Writing and Publishing
Fundamentals of Fiction & NonFiction
Literary Fiction Track
Living Like a Writer Track
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Welcoming Convocation & Opening Keynote
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Registration, Hot Breakfast Buffet, Bookstore and Authors’ Bazaar Browsing
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Lunch Break
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Lit Lounge
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Dinner Break
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4A: A Marketplace Primer for the Aspiring Writer of Literary Fiction
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Shop Talk Happy Hour
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3J: The Changing Face of Publishing: What All Authors Need to Know
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4G: Finding and Writing the Story Worth Telling
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1J: From Q to S to P (to R): A Big Q&A Focusing on Querying, Submitting, Publishing, (and Rejection)
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1M: Keep the Narrative Going: Effective Methods to Provide Context in Fiction
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2C: Writing Without Fear: How to Break Through Your Own Barriers and Be a Literary Badass
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2J: Making a Scene: Practical Tools to Analyze What's Working and What's Not
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3K: The Clock
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3L: Life Isn’t A Book Structure: Strategies for Shaping Memoir
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1B: Essentials of Structure
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1H: Craft Compelling Prose and Increase Suspense Using Mystery and Thriller Writing Techniques
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2M: How to Write a Mystery Novel
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2G: A Publicity Primer for the Newly Published Author
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Mid-Muse Keynote: Isabel Wilkerson
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Lunch Break
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Registration, Hot Breakfast Buffet, Bookstore and Authors’ Bazaar Browsing
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Lit Lounge
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Grub Turns Twenty: Forever Young
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Dinner Break
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8G: Your First Page Workshop
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7E: How To Write A Kick-Ass Essay
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6J: Stick Figure Structure: A Quick & Easy Way to Find Your Missing Plot Points (Section 1)
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7F: The 3-Step Formula for Building an Author Platform
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8F: Layering: A Structured Approach to Revision (Section II)
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7K: Sell Your Story in a Single Sentence
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7M: Structuring the Novel
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5B: Query Lab
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5K: Keep the Pages Turning: The Art of Pacing
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6M: Writing Suspense
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8B: Dialogue in Fiction: How Art Does Not Imitate Life
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7L: X-Ray Writing: Techniques for Getting Closer to Your Characters (Section 2)
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8M: Let’s Hear It: Creating Memorable Voices in Fiction
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5F: Essentials of Suspense in Memoir
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6B: From the O. Henry Files: Practical Advice for Writing and Submitting Short Stories
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7B: 7 Key Questions You Need to Answer to Successfully Publish Your Nonfiction Book
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Marketplace Keynote: 'The Strategic Writer'
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Breakfast, Bookstore and Authors’ Bazaar Browsing
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9E: How To Be Your Own Best Editor
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9B: Literary Idol: Fiction Focus
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10G: Dramatis Personae, or What Are All These Characters Doing in Your Story?
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9K: Stick Figure Structure: A Quick & Easy Way to Find Your Missing Plot Points (Section 2)
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10M: Lessons from the Novel Incubator
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10C: Demystifying Publishing Deals
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