The document outlines the schedule for a writing conference held on October 21-22, 2016, featuring various sessions on topics such as writing techniques, publishing options, and marketing strategies. Notable sessions include discussions on maximizing writing potential, crafting nonfiction, self-publishing, and utilizing social media for writers. The conference also included keynote speeches and an open panel with industry professionals.

3. Friday
October 21, 2016
Registration

5. General Session
Welcome & Ice Breaker
Christy Johnson

6. Opening comments
Melanie Hemry
Cheri Fuller

10. Get Inspired
Rene Gutteridge

12. Maximizing Your
Writing Potential
Christopher Maselli

14. Audio Books
Lara Bernhardt

16. Bringing the Five Senses
Into Your Writing
Melanie Hemry

18. It’s Not Rejection,
It’s Redirection
Cheri Fuller

20. How to Write the
Book of Your Life
Greg Johnson

21. Great Lunch!

22. 13 Tells of a
Novice Writer
Greg Johnson

23. Beginning as a
Freelance Writer
Carolyn Curtis

24. Skyrocket Your Sales
With a Teaching Series
Christy Johnson

25. The Three C’s –
Craft, Commerce and
Communication
Erin Taylor Young
Craft
Commerce
Communication

27. Writes Well With Others:
A Career in Collaborating
(without losing your mind)
Greg Johnson

29. Pitches Made Perfect…
Practice Your Pitches
For Your Book!!
Christy Johnson ~ Robin Patchen

30. Poetry in the
21st Century
William Bernhardt

32. Growing your Facebook
Page – How to Get
Them to Like You!
Shel Harrington

33. Let’s Get Inside Your
Editor’s Head
Carolyn Curtis

35. Why Your Writing
Matters
William Bernhardt

37. Super Evening Meal!

38. Saturday 10/22/16

39. Christy Johnson

40. Wes Lane
Former District
Attorney

42. Should I Self-Publish?
Christopher Maselli

43. Special Teen Track
Gina Conroy

44. Outlining Your Nonfiction
Book and Writing a
Compelling First Chapter
Melanie Hemry

46. Side by Side:
Writing Magazine Articles
While You’re Writing
Nonfiction Books
Cheri Fuller

47. Ignite the Story
Fiction Techniques that
Always Work
Rene Gutteridge

48. General Session ~
Keynote
Janene Maclvor

49. Special Teen Track
Gina Conroy

50. Kindle: Step by Step
Instruction on how to get
Your book on Kindle
Chris Maselli

51. The 3 “Reallys”
~~~
How to Really Know
You’re Ready for
An Agent
Greg Johnson

53. Beginning Guide to
Using Scrivener
Erin Taylor Young

54. Secrets to Success
In Getting Published
Carolyn Curtis

55. Open Panel
Chris Maselli
Robyn Patchen
Melanie Hemry
Rene Gutteridge

56. Writing Your
Family Story That
Generations After You
Will Want to Read
Cheri Fuller

57. Create Space
Made Easy
Melanie Hemry

58. Beginning Screenwriting
All the Basics
Rene Gutteridge
2 0 1 6
Hollywood
Screenwriting
Directory

59. Ask the Editor:
Questions You Wanted
Answered But Were
Afraid to Ask
Janene Maclvor

60. Cheri Fuller Melanie Hemry Christy Johnson Rene Gutteridge Chris Maselli

65. Door Prize Winners

66. Rene ,
Where have you
been?

68. We Thank You for a Great 2016 Conference