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| Time | Session | Track |
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| 8:00-8:45 a.m. | CHECK IN FOR MASTER CLASSES | NA |
| 9:00 a.m.-Noon | MASTER CLASSES - AVAILABLE FOR SEPARATE FEE | NA |
| 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | CHECK IN /REGISTRATION FOR MAIN CONFERENCE | NA |
| 1:00-1:35 p.m. | WELCOME! HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THE CONFERENCE with CCWC DIRECTOR MEAGAN FRIBERG | NA |
| 1:45-2:35 p.m. | BREAKOUT SESSION 1 | |
| Legalities of Books: Tara Jacobi | Business and Marketing |
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| Productivity Tools for Authors: Henry Herz | Productivity and Motivation |
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| Is This Thing On? Audiobooks from Manuscript to Microphone: Brenna Humphries | Alternative Paths for Writers |
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| Essential Edits to Be a Bestseller, Part 1: Christine Fairchild | The Next Chapter | |
| Your Author Homebase: Beyond the Social Media Trap: Brian Schwartz | Author Platform and Brand Building |
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| Beyond Scrivener: Using Tech to Tame Your Non-Fiction Research: Colleen Paeff | Creative Technology |
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| 2:45-3:35 p.m. | BREAKOUT SESSION 2 | |
| PR for Authors Who Mean Business: Becky Mosgofian | Business and Marketing |
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| Rejection & Resilience: Kevin Clark | Productivity and Motivation |
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| Storytelling for Podcasters: Jaime Parker Stickle | Alternative Paths for Writers |
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| Essential Edits to Be a Bestseller, Part 2: Christine Fairchild | The Next Chapter | |
| Build Your Platform While Writing Your Book: Joey Garcia | Author Platform and Brand Building |
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| AI for Authors - Your Practical Field Guide: Brian Schwartz | Creative Technology |
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| 3:45-4:35 p.m. | BREAKOUT SESSION 3 | |
| Panel: Learn Book Marketing Strategies From the Pros: Natalie Obando, Joey Garcia, Becky Mosgofian, Jennifer Cote | Business and Marketing |
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| Panel: Does an MFA Matter?: Leanne Phillips, Jamie Parker-Stickle, Brenna Humphries, Lisa Diane Kastner | Productivity and Motivation |
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| How to Be a Scrappy Little Writer: Rebecca Langston-George | Alternative Paths for Writers |
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| Panel: Young at Heart: Publishing at 50 & Beyond: Patricia Alexander, Teri Bayus, Colleen Paeff, Dayna Bennett, Debbie Black | The Next Chapter | |
| Strategic Branding: Fulfilling Promises to Your Readers: Cody Sisco | Author Platform and Brand Building |
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| Panel: AI - Where Do You Draw the Line? Brian Schwartz, Tara Jacobi, Ian Lendler | Creative Technology |
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| 4:45-5:45 p.m. | MEET & GREET SOCIAL HOUR: MUSIC, APPETIZERS, WINE, SODA | NA |
| 6:00-7:00 p.m. | KEYNOTE - JONATHAN MABERRY: THE POWER OF YES! | NA |