Writing Action and Conflict: Tips and Tricks with Jamie Freveletti
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Every story requires some conflict that must be resolved and action to propel it forward. Learn tips and tricks to add these important elements to your manuscript.
LCA LawSmarths for Writers with Marci Rolnik Walker
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Come understand the ins and outs of copyright, contracts and clearance for writers. Learn how to read a publishing contract or contract out your work. What terms should you expect? What can you negotiate? What should you know about privacy laws? Licensing images, passages and lyrics? Risks publishing true life stories? Listen for information on how to protect your work and get paid for your content.
Lunch Break
12:45-1:45 p.m.
Breaking into the Fiction Market with Christine Sneed
1:45-2:45 p.m.
Learn how to get started submitting your fiction - both stories and book-length manuscripts - to agents, independent presses and periodicals that publish.
Having the Best Words with Diane Piron-Gelman
3-4 p.m.
Diane lays out common errors writers make that many of us don't think about. From grammar mistakes, to uses and misuese of puntuation, to correct-but-clunky quirks of writing that really need to go, she offers self-editing tips and best practices that help authors put their best words forward.
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