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Noon – 5:00 |
Florida WritersCon Check-in |
Pre-function area |
Noon – 3:00 |
Member Book Sales & Signings |
Pre-function area |
1:00 – 4:00 |
Scott Tilley: Writing with AI |
Amphitheater |
1:00 – 3:00 |
Workshops |
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Mary Flynn |
The Writer as Presenter |
Conrad |
Ginnye L. Cubel |
Beyond the Newsletter: Advanced Email Marketing Strategies for Writers |
Crystal AB |
Christina Farley |
The Different Paths to Publishing |
Crystal C
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Lisa Black |
What Mystery Writers Need to Know about Forensics |
Crystal D |
Franklin Ritch |
Writing for Film |
Crystal E |
3:00 – 3:30 |
Break & Networking |
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3:30 – 4:30 |
Breakout Sessions |
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José Pablo Iriarte & Elle E. Ire |
Networking for Writers |
Waldorf |
Sarah McGuire |
Step Away from the Sledgehammer: Using the Overlooked Tools in Your Writer's Toolbox |
Conrad |
Shutta Crum |
Pump Up the Muscle in Your Poems |
Crystal AB |
Nancy J. Cohen |
Self-Publishing Made Simple |
Crystal C |
Janice Hardy |
Avoiding the Info Dump in Created Worlds |
Crystal D |
Vic DiGenti |
The Not-So-Secret Life of a Ghostwriter |
Crystal E |
4:30 – 5:30 |
Break & Networking |
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5:30 – 7:30 |
Meet & Greet Mixer |
Royal Palm |
7:30 – 9:00 |
Open Mic, Moderated by Mary Flynn |
Royal Palm |
Saturday, October 21 |
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7:00 - 5:00 |
Florida WritersCon Check-in |
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7:00 - 8:30 |
Hot Breakfast |
Crystal CDE |
9:00 - 11:00 |
Faculty Book Sales & Signings |
Capital 1&2 |
9:00 - Noon |
Member Books Sales & Signings |
Pre-function area |
8:30 - 4:00 |
NextGen Writers Experience is a conference within the conference designed exclusively for middle & high school students — the next generation of writers! Details and registration ...
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Royal Palm |
8:30 - 8:45 |
Break & Networking |
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8:45 - 9:45 |
Lisa Black: Keynote Address |
Crystal CDE |
9:45 - 10:15 |
Break & Networking |
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10:15 - 11:15 |
Breakout Sessions |
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Secrets of Publishing Contracts: 10 Tips to Protect Your Writing and Yourself |
Amphitheater |
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Breaking Into Book Reviewing |
Crystal AB |
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How to Write and Sell Short Fiction |
Crystal C |
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Your Publishing Timelines: Stay on Track & Don't Miss a Beat |
Crystal D |
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Storytelling in the Time of Robots, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ChatGPT |
Crystal E |
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11:15 - 11:45 |
Break & Networking |
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11:45 - 1:30 |
Youth Awards Luncheon & Annual Membership Meeting |
Crystal ABCDE |
1:30 - 2:00 |
Collection Volume 15: Secrets Book Signing |
Capital 1&2 |
2:00 - 2:15 |
Break & Networking |
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2:15 - 3:15 |
Breakout Sessions |
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Thoughts from Veteran Wizened Writers |
Amphitheater |
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Sprinting Towards Failure: A Fil Fast Method for Character and Story Arcs |
Conrad |
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That's a Poem? The Crazy World of Poetry Today |
Crystal AB |
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Writing Quotable Dialogue |
Crystal C |
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Short Story How To: Creating, Compiling & Marketing Short Story Collections |
Crystal D |
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How to Create a Literary Legacy: Writing Your Life Story |
Crystal E |
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2:30 - 4:30 |
Faculty Book Sales & Signings |
Capital 1&2 |
3:15 - 3:30 |
Break & Networking |
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3:30 - 4:30 |
Breakout Sessions |
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Chat GPT and the Future of Writing |
Amphitheater |
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Writing Between the Lines: How an Illustrator Thinks About Your Picture Book Manuscript |
Conrad |
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Voice: the Secret Sauce that Endears Your Characters and Defies AI |
Crystal AB |
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Writing for Magazines & Paid Blogs |
Crystal C |
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Book Marketing on a Budget |
Crystal D |
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Beyond the Borders |
Crystal E |
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4:30 - 5:30 |
Break & Networking |
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5:30 - 6:45 |
Royal Palm Literary Awards Mixer |
Royal Palm |
7:00 - 10:00 |
Royal Palm Literary Awards Banquet & Awards |
Crystal ABCDE |
Sunday, October 22 |
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7:00 - 8:15 |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:15 - 8:30 |
Break & Networking |
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8:30 - 9:30 |
Breakout Sessions |
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What's So Fair About Fair Use? |
Amphitheater |
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What's Hot & What's Not: Current Trends in Historical Fiction |
Conrad |
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Query Letters Done Right |
Crystal AB |
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The Heartstrings Method: Techniques for Creating Emotional Impact in Your Writing |
Crystal C |
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Crisp Up That Prose |
Crystal D |
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Don't Follow Me: How to Create Impactful Marketing Without Social Media |
Crystal E |
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9:30 - 9:45 |
Break & Networking |
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9:45 - 10:45 |
Breakout Sessions |
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Character Groups to Sustain Series |
Amphitheater |
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Emerging Technology in Science Fiction Conrad |
Conrad |
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Economical Graphics for Writers: Finding and Using Images Without Breaking the Law or the Bank |
Crystal AB |
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From Planning to Product Using the Notebook Method |
Crystal C |
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Vic DiGenti |
PANEL: AI: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly |
Crystal DE |