1:30 pm - Arrive and Check-in

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2:00 pm - Welcome Session

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2:30 pm - SESSION 1:

Finding the balance between hustle and rest

• Elizabeth Oates

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3:30 pm - SESSION 2: 

What Agents Want You to Know and 

What They’re Looking For

• Blythe Daniel

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4:30 pm - SESSION 3: 

Writing for Magazines and Articles

• Marianne Herring

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5:15 pm - Break and Literary Agent Meetings

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6:15 pm - Dinner at Gathering Oaks Retreat

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7:30 pm - Special Event and

Literary Agent Meetings

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8:30 pm - Wrap Up​

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*** One-on-One Consultations with Literary Agent Blythe Daniel are an add-on feature and must be reserved at the time of registration. Limited space is available and spots are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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Blythe is offering 1-on-1 meetings at NO COST. These are beneficial if you want to bounce an idea off her or have specific questions about writing and publishing.

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She is also offering critiques for $40. If you sign up for a critique, you will email your book proposal or manuscript to her prior to the conference (up to 10 pages, single-sided, double-spaced). When you meet with her, she will provide feedback. ​

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8:00 am - Breakfast at Gathering Oaks Retreat and Literary Agent Meetings

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9:00 am - Welcome 

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9:15 am - SESSION 4:

Telling Your Story on Social Media

• Melaina Hagerup

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10:00 am - SESSION 5:

Ways to Build Your Platform

• Alaina Mayes

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11:00 am - Breakout Sessions

• Identifying Your Audience . . . Kara-Kae James

• How to Market Your Book . . . Blythe Daniel

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12:00 pm - Lunch at Gathering Oaks Retreat and Literary Agent Meetings​

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1:15 pm - Breakout Sessions

• Writing Children's Books . . . Marianne Herring

• Writing Essentials: Improve Your Writing, Impact Your Audience . . . Courtnaye Richards

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2:15 pm - Writing Reflection Time and Literary Agent Meetings​

 

3:00 pm - SESSION 6:

Starting Points for Your Speaking Ministry

• Sarah Martin

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4:00 pm - Q&A panel

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5:15 pm - Break and Literary Agent Meetings

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6:00 pm - Dinner at Gathering Oaks Retreat

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7:15 pm - Special Event and

Literary Agent Meetings

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8:00 am - Breakfast at Gathering Oaks Retreat

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9:00 am - Welcome

 

9:15 am - SESSION 7:

How to Write a Book Proposal

• Elizabeth Oates

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10:00 am - SESSION 8:

10 Things You Need to Know About Self-Publishing

• Courtnaye Richards

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11:00 am - Breakout Sessions

• The Nuts and Bolts for an Effective Message     . . . Sarah Martin​

• Blogging . . . Alaina Mayes

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11:45 am -​ Lunch at Gathering Oaks Retreat and Literary Agent Meetings​

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1:00 pm - SESSION 9:

Building an Online Community

• Kara-Kae James

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1:45 pm - Wrap-Up

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