If you want to learn how to construct a pitch or are just looking for feedback, this hands-on class is for you! No sign up is necessary, but please bring a pitch to work on during the class.

In this workshop, Blythe will give some practical tips and tricks for selecting, creating, and researching believable settings, no matter what your subgenre.

Susan Meier reviews the seven most common rejection catch phrases and explains why you and even your critique partners can’t spot them, then shows how determining whether your book’s trouble is a story, scene or word problem is the first step on the road to recovery.

Patricia Rosemoor and Sherrill Bodine will talk about the lengths they’ve gone to in building believable worlds for their readers.

Whether you want to add visuals to your website or Facebook page, try your hand at a book trailer, or simply enrich your writing, this workshop will help you understand what creates effective storytelling in different forms of media.

Learn how to transform yourself from quitter to winner in ten easy steps.

Learn from an experienced blogger and published author what steps are necessary to prepare for your tour and what you can gain by participating in this venture.

This workshop walk you through the process of producing a self-published book that can go toe-to-toe with anything that New York produces.

Allie and Sarah will then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a category career to springboard to publishing single-title novels, as well as the challenges of making the jump.

Because they’ve seen these myths trip up writers at all levels, they take a look at the myths, what the reality of the business is, and how to deal with the reality and retain your creativity—and sanity.