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Wednesday

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4:00 pm-9:00 pm                           Registration                                    

 

8:00 pm                                     The ‘Write Here’ Mixer                    

 

Join us at this ‘can’t wait to get started’ mixer!

 Come meet other attendees and find

your people. Prizes! Drinks and /or

snacks are self-pay.

 

Thursday

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6:00 am-11:00 am                   Buffet Breakfast                                 

                                             (Don’t Forget Your Ticket)

 

The only way you can eat breakfast with your

fellow writers is to book through our block of

rooms offered exclusively for conference attendees.

 

 

6:30 am-7:45 am          The Up and At ‘em Early Bird Writing Sprint     

Grab your coffee and get to writing!

No speaker, no agenda!

Just pouring your heart out onto the page!

 

 

7:00 am-7:45 am                              Let’s Get LIIT!!!                            

(Low Impact Interval Training)

 

Let’s get movin’ and groovin’ with a fun, low

impact dance workout! Perfect for beginners

to experts! Fun music, go at your own pace,

no burpees or planks!

 

 

8:00 am-1:00 pm                    Registration                              

 

8:00 am-8:45 am           Emerging Author Workshop                      

                                               

 

9:00 am                                    Welcome Remarks and                            

                                              Opening of Conference

 

9:15 am-11:45 am       Laura Drake, Craft Speaker                         

 ‘Bleeding On The Page: Writing Emotion’

 

 

12:00 pm-12:50 pm          Buffet Luncheon                                       

 

1:00 pm-5:00 pm               Workshops                                                

 

 

2:50 pm                                Coffee/Tea Break                             

                                                Brought to you by

                                         The Author Website Guy

 

5:00 pm                             Dinner on your own

 

6:30 pm-7:00 pm          New Attendee Meet Up                              

 

Slightly dazed, confused or shell shocked?

Here’s your crowd!

                       

7:00 pm-9:45 pm                      MOVIE NIGHT!!!                                       

 

Grab your new friends and join us at the movies for a

screening and discussion of the rom-com classic,

‘The Proposal’! It’s more than you thought!

Popcorn provided! Bring your own beverage!

 

10:00 pm-11:30 pm   Midnight Madness Pajama Sprint Party           

 

Calling all night owls! Put on your jammies

and get comfy!  Bring your laptop, your headphones

and your weighted blanket!

 

Come on down to join in for a late evening writing

sprint! No agenda, no speaker. Just straight up

writing time. Bring your favorite drinks and snacks.

 

 

Friday

 

6:30 am-7:45 am    The Up and At ‘em Early Bird Writing Sprint          

 

Grab your coffee and get to writing!

No speaker, no agenda!

Just pouring your heart out onto the page!

 

7:00 am                                 Yoga and Gentle Stretching                               

 

Namaste! Come one, come all to find

your peace and calm before we kick

off for the day. Bring your own mat!

           

6:00 am-8:30 am                                      Buffet Breakfast                                       

(Don’t Forget Your Ticket)

 

 

 

 

8:00 am-9:00 am                Last Chance Registration                       

 

 

8:00 am-8:45 am                           Pitch Perfect Tutorial:                                       

A quick tune-up before your agent/editor appointments

  

Your chance to pitch a little woo to

your fellow published conference attendees!

See what’s working and where the

soft spots are before the main event!

Open to everyone!

 

9:00 am-9:50 am                            Morning Workshops                                  

 

9:30 am-4:30 pm                     Editor/Agent Appointments            

 

PLEASE SHOW UP 10 MINUTES EARLY TO CHECK-IN

IF APPOINTMENT IS IN PERSON!!

Late comers will not be accommodated!

 

No Shows Will Have All Other Appointments Cancelled!

 

10:00 am-11:50 am               Susan Stoker’s Fanfic Workshop                  

        and Q & A Session

 

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm            Lunch with GRW Featured Speaker,             

         Lindi Peterson,

     Brought to you by Bookfunnel

 

 

 

2:00 pm-2:50 pm                               Genre Meetups

Come meet with like                   Contemporary/New Adult                       

minded authors in your                   Paranormal/Fantasy                              

genre! Look for your hostess!          Women’s Fiction                                  

                                                                       Suspense                                          

                                                     Sweet Romance/Inspirational                      

                                                                      Historical                                           

                                                                    Young Adult                                        

                                                                       Erotica                                              

 

2:50 pm                                              Coffee/Tea Break                       

                                                        Brought to you by Vellum

 

3:00 pm-4:50 pm                           Afternoon Workshops                             

 

5:00 pm                                             Dinner on your own

 

6:30 pm-9:00 pm                   GROOVE is in the Heart Event            

 

Come and shop until you drop!

Our sponsor/vendor market

has everything from the latest writing software

to writer related merchandise to games and raffle!

Bid your heart out at our charity auction!

Credit Card ONLY Bar! Auction will take

PayPal or check only. Each vendor will

take payment in whatever form they

choose (such as cash, credit, Venmo, PayPal, etc.)

 

 

9:30 pm-11:30 pm      Midnight Madness Pajama Sprint Party              

 

Calling all night owls! Put on your jammies

and get comfy!  Bring your laptop, your headphones

and weighted blanket and come

on down to join in for a late evening writing

sprint! No agenda, no speaker. Just straight up

writing time. Bring your own drinks and snacks.

 

Saturday

 

6:30 am-7:45 am    Up and At ‘Em Early Morning Writing Sprint             

Grab your coffee and get to writing!

No speaker, no agenda!

Just pouring your heart out onto the page!

 

7:00 am                                 Yoga and Gentle Stretching                   

Namaste! Come one, come all to find

your peace and calm before we kick

off for the day. Bring your own mat!

           

6:00 am-11:00 am                             Breakfast                                      

                                                   (Don’t Forget Your Ticket)

 

8:00 am-8:30 am                Emerging Author Workshop,                  

            Part 2

 

8:30 am-8:50 am                            Maggie Meeting                           

                                                (For Maggie Nominees Only)

 

9:00 am-9:50 am                  Marketing and Business Panel         

The Lifecycle of a Novel: From Inception to Bookstore Shelf

 

This informative panel given by Scott Eagan, owner/agent of

Greyhaus Literary Agency, Adrienne Macintosh, editor at

Harlequin Romance’s Heart-Warming line, and Kate McNamara,

 Owner of bookstore Read It Again,

guide you through the best way to get an agent,

 what editors want to see to buy your book

and what leads a bookstore

owner/buyer to stock your novel.

 

10:00 am-11:50 am                     Morning Workshops                    

                       

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm                              Luncheon with

                                                             Featured speaker,                       

                                                                 Susan Stoker

 

 

 

1:30 pm-2:30 pm                           Author Signing                                

 

Come and meet the authors behind

your favorite books! Purchase their book

and have them autographed! And maybe

grab a selfie or two!

 

                                                           

2:40 pm-3:40 pm                    Afternoon Workshops                                                                                  

6:00 pm-7:00 pm                     Maggie Pre-Function                        

                                                            Cocktail Hour

                                                       Bar is CREDIT ONLY!

 

7:00 pm- 9:00 pm                  Maggie Dinner and Awards             

 

9:00 pm-10:00 pm                           Dance Party                                   

 

Sunday

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6:00 am-10:00 am                             Breakfast                                      

11:00  am                                             Check Out