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8:00am PDT

Conference Welcome and Convocation Address "The Power of Story" Lloyd Ballroom

9:00am PDT

Stories from the Road: The Art & Science of Describing Place Hawthorne/Sellwood Moving Your Book to Film or Television Mount Hood Five Steps for Adding Historical Elements to your Novel or Memoir Ross Island/Morrison The Hierarchy of Story PART 1 Mount St. Helens Do It Yourself: Three Case Studies in Successful Self-Publishing. Jefferson/Adams Agents' Tips for Successful Queries and Proposals Mount Bachelor/ Three Sisters Web Series Frontier: Success Stories Weidler Pitch Marketplace Pacific NW Ballroom

10:30am PDT

Fearless Writing Ross Island/Morrison Give a Good Reading Jefferson/Adams Bringing the Past to Life: Research Strategies and Methods for Writing Historical Fiction Weidler Do You Speak Mandarin? Hawthorne/Sellwood The Hierarchy of Story PART 2 Mount St. Helens Logline Lab Mount Hood Self-Publishing Crash Course: Introduction Mount Bachelor/ Three Sisters

12:00pm PDT

Visual Storytelling Lunch Panel Lloyd Ballroom

1:30pm PDT

Storytelling: Beyond Process Mount Bachelor/ Three Sisters The Wonder of World Building Hawthorne/Sellwood Write and Publish Your Book-Length Memoir PART 1 Mount St. Helens Knock Em Out: Writing Action Scenes Jefferson/Adams Optimizing Your Online Presence for Sales (Intermediate Marketing) Weidler Creating and Distributing Your Print Book Ross Island/Morrison Web Series Frontier: Ideation and Creation Mount Hood Pitch Marketplace Pacific NW Ballroom

3:30pm PDT

Today, We Write Hawthorne/Sellwood Rewrite Rescue Workshop Mount Hood Plotting Novel-Length Fiction Lab Mount Bachelor/ Three Sisters Time Travel Do's and Don’ts Weidler Write and Publish Your Book-Length Memoir PART 2 Mount St. Helens Beyond Book Signings; Making Book Promotion Fun Jefferson/Adams Securing an Agent for your Self-Published Book Ross Island/Morrison

5:00pm PDT

Conference Welcome Reception Lloyd Ballroom

6:30pm PDT

The Art of Seduction: Marketing to the Subconscious Mind Mount St. Helens Improv Your Writing: Lessons Writers Can Learn from Improvisers Mount Hood Make Them Melt: Mechanics and Metaphor of Writing Steamy Scenes Mount Bachelor Tips for Terror, Hints for Horror Three Sisters