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2015 Willamette Writers Conference

6:00pm PDT

Finding the Right Literary Agent for You Morrison Conference Success Basics Weidler Perfect your Elevator Pitch Sellwood

9:00am PDT

Moving Your Book to Film or Television Mount Hood Five Steps for Adding Historical Elements to your Novel or Memoir Ross Island/Morrison

10:30am PDT

Bringing the Past to Life: Research Strategies and Methods for Writing Historical Fiction Weidler Do You Speak Mandarin? Hawthorne/Sellwood

1:30pm PDT

Storytelling: Beyond Process Mount Bachelor/ Three Sisters Write and Publish Your Book-Length Memoir PART 1 Mount St. Helens Optimizing Your Online Presence for Sales (Intermediate Marketing) Weidler Web Series Frontier: Ideation and Creation Mount Hood

3:30pm PDT

Today, We Write Hawthorne/Sellwood Time Travel Do's and Don’ts Weidler Write and Publish Your Book-Length Memoir PART 2 Mount St. Helens Securing an Agent for your Self-Published Book Ross Island/Morrison

6:30pm PDT

The Art of Seduction: Marketing to the Subconscious Mind Mount St. Helens Make Them Melt: Mechanics and Metaphor of Writing Steamy Scenes Mount Bachelor Tips for Terror, Hints for Horror Three Sisters

8:30am PDT

Development 101 & The Note Behind The Note Jefferson/Adams Storyfixing: The Pursuit of a True Final Draft Mount Bachelor/ Three Sisters Achieving Authenticity in Fiction Sellwood/ Morrison

10:30am PDT

The Anchor Scenes Mount Bachelor/ Three Sisters Eleven Rules for Writing Science Fiction Weidler How to Write and Sell Magazine Articles PART 1 Mount St. Helens

1:30pm PDT

The Essentials of Comedy Writing Mount St. Helens Having a Blast With the Past: Researching and Writing Historical Fiction Weidler Hook, Line, and Sinker: How Successful Novels Hook and Hold Their Readers from the Very First Page Hawthorne/Sellwood How to Develop an Author Platform Jefferson/Adams

3:30pm PDT

Titles Do Sell Books Ross Island/Morrison Why One Book? Make It a Series Three Sisters Dreamworld: The Irreducible Image in Fantasy and Horror Hawthorne/Sellwood WebSeries Frontier: Marketing and Production Mount Bachelor

8:30am PDT

Winning the Battle: Social Media vs Writing Time Sellwood Crowdfunding Books Mount Bachelor Settings That Pop! Weidler Design & Upload Your E-book: Turning your words into income Mount Hood You’re Doing It Wrong: How to Make the Most of Working With an Editor Mount St. Helens Master Class: Advanced Story Engineering Hawthorne Other-Based Writing Three Sisters

10:30am PDT

How High Concept Really Works Ross Island/Morrison Snap, Crackle, Pop Dialogue: How to Write Banter That Sizzles Off the Pages Three Sisters Sibling Relationships the Heart of Children’s Fiction Sellwood Book Covers that Connect Mount Hood

1:30pm PDT

Care and Feeding of Your Writing Group Ross Island/Morrison How Objects Help Tell the Story Sellwood Sharper Focus: Write Visually Weidler Advanced Marketing Techniques Three Sisters