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Track/Presenter	Workshop	Location	Description
Beginner Deborah Leblanc	From T to E: How to Write A Novel In 30 Days	Room 6306	How to write a novel within 30 days
Memoir Phil Cousineau	Stoking the Creative Fires	Room 6304	“Genius is the power for lighting your own flame.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson What are you on fire about now? Where does your fiery urge to create come from? What do you do to rekindle the inner flame of creativity when it is nearly extinguished by despair or fear? And what are you doing to pass on the torch of your inspiration? These questions are at the heart of one of the greatest human mysteries of all – creativity. This seminar explores the history of creativity, from painting and writing to photography, movies, and business, but its emphasis is on the practices, exercises, and sparks that enable us to sustain a creative life in any chosen field. To do this, we will focus on the three incandescent stages of the creative journey: Inspiration, Perspiration, and Realization. Each session will feature stories, film clips, and animated discussion. Our themes will include: the cultivation of work habits, the use of dreams, the role of mentors, the dreaded creative block, the myth of genius, and the ever-changing role of the publishing world. We will also engage in writing and active imagination exercises as tools for finding our true voice and deepening our work. The workshop is designed for all those who are fascinated by the possibility of lifelong creative writing including poets, novelists, memoirists, screenwriters, travel writers, journalists, and thesis writers.
Novel Writing Nadine Nettmann	How to Plot Your Novel Using the Three Act Structure	Room 5401	Story structure makes writing so much easier! Using specific examples from books and movies, we’ll go over the three-act structure from the inciting incident in act one to the finale in act three.
Non-Fiction Heather Hummel Gallagher	Taking the Mystique Out of Ghostwriting	Room 6302	Ghostwriting is the art of writing other people’s books. It has proven to be one of the most lucrative fields in the industry; however, most writers understand very little about this field. Even if they do understand what a ghostwriter does, the next question is: How do I land ghostwriting gigs? In Taking the Mystique out of Ghostwriting, you’ll learn the profits and pitfalls of writing other people’s books. You’ll leave with greater knowledge of client acquisition, contracts, and the various ways of working with clients.
Poetry Laure-Anne Bosselaar	Tone “I, YOU, HIM, WE, HER, AND WHO?”	Room 6301	In the great majority of poems, a speaker (or voice) will — through the use of tone (the character’s attitude toward the subject matter) and its many variations — build some kind of relationship with the reader. This relationship can run the gamut from being very intimate to extremely distant. How can the choice of pronoun influence this? In this very interactive class, we will look at how the choice of pronouns can dramatically change a poem’s impact
Young Adult and Childrens Henry Herz	Writing Inspirational Picture Books	Room 6303	We will consider selected picture books to analyze the writing elements that make them inspiring to young readers: theme, characters, setting, language, topic, symbolism, and possibilities.
Marketing Zoe Quinton	The Write Stuff: How to Switch from Author to Editor and Make Sure Your Manuscript Shines	Room 6307	Think your manuscript may be ready for querying agents or self-publishing? Make sure you’re right by reading it over with an editor’s eye. Zoe Quinton, freelance editor and literary strategist, will walk you through the dos and don’ts of self-editing, where to focus your red pen, what is most important to watch for, and how to identify the right freelance editor in case you decide to get additional feedback.
Writing for the Screen Monica Piper	Find the Funny in Life and the Page	Room 7120	Lose the stress and find the funny in life and on the page.
Publishing and Agents Jason Pinter	Everything You Need to Know About How the Publishing Process Works	Room 6305	Everything you need to know about how the publishing process works.