It’s Here!
Greater Lehigh Valley Writer’s Group – Write Stuff™ Conference
Starts Thursday, March 23.
Here’s the lineup of seminars for three days of awesome writer knowledge. Come early to learn, stay late to rub elbows with the presenters, agents, authors, and fellow writers.
Thursday March 23 :
| 8:30 AM – 12:00 Noon |
Full day Michael Hauge Seminar |
| 12-12:45 PM |
Lunch with the Experts (included) |
| 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
Continuation of“Story Mastery” seminar |
| 7:00 PM – 9:00 |
Writers Cafe: Informal Read and Critique (Included with ALL registrations) |
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Friday, March 24
Half-Day Seminars:
Thursday Writers Cafe plus all Friday evening activities including
Page Cuts Critique, Victoria Selvaggio workshop, and Reception.
| Time | Craft | Marketing/Indie Publishing |
| 8:30 12:00 |
Two Michael Hauge Workshops “Story Closeup” and |
Down the Author Marketing Rabbit Hole |
Deborah Riley Magnus12-12:45
Lunch with the Experts (included) 1:00
4:30Maximizing the Emotional Potential
of Your Novel
Insider Self-Publishing: Tips that Separate the Amateurs from the Pros
6:30
8:30
3 sessions Anonymous read and critique
with industry pros.
(Page Cuts Included with Friday and/or Saturday Registration)
Limited to 36 participants
Sign up for Page Cuts when you register
7:00
8:00
Agent 101: An Insiders View of Getting an Agent
(Included with Friday and/or Saturday
Registration)
| 8:30 10:00 |
Reception/Social Gathering Guest presenter: “Samuel Clemens” |
Included with Friday and/or Saturday Registration |
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Saturday, March 25:
Bookfair, Flash Literature writing contest, Door Prizes, Thursday Writers Cafe,
all Friday evening activities including Page Cuts Critique,
Victoria Selvaggio workshop, and Reception.
|
Time |
Nonfiction | Marketing/Special | Craft | Craft/Misc/Genre |
| 7:30 – 8:40 |
Check-in and |
Continental |
Breakfast |
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| 8:50 – 9:40 |
Finding Story in True Events |
Agent Panel Moderator |
Writing the Compelling Short Story |
How to Turn Your Writing into a Money-Making Business |
| 9:50 – 10:40 | Organizing Your Writing Business | 10 Tools for Author Marketing Success |
Spicing it Up: Romance as a Genre Fiction Tool |
How to Turn Your Writing into a Money-Making Business(continued) |
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10:40-11 |
Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 11:00 – 11:50 |
Feature This: Writing Articles |
What’s the Right Type of Publishing for My Book? | Writing From the Inside Out |
Writing the
Query Letter
12:00
1:30
Lunch and Keynote
“Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story”
1:40 – 2:30Let’s Get Personal:
Writing Essays
Pattie Giordani
Care & Feeding of Your Marketing Muse
Engaging Backstory Techniques
World Building in Speculative Fiction
Anna Kashina
2:40 – 3:30
Organizing Your Writing Content
Does My Book Have What it Takes?
Writing on the Dark Side
The Artful Poem
Be sure to stick around Saturday Afternoon when the presentation part of the program closes. Authors and Presenters will be participating in a Book Fair, and there’ll be door prizes.
| 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. |
Refreshments · Book Fair** · Contest Winners · Door Prizes · Conference closes **All published GLVWG members are eligible to participate in the book fair. Please contact book fair coordinator Jerry Waxler to reserve a space by March 6, 2017
Detailed instructions for selling your book(s) at the Book Fair are HERE |
Don’t forget to register with our friendly volunteers when you come in and get the room location for each seminar .
See you at the conference.
Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group 