I'm busy getting my posts in order to bring you lots more fun and writing and cookie related goodness for 2013. So, while I'm doing that, why not head on over to Operation Awesome for the fantastic (FREE) New Year's Revision Conference. Here's a look at what's going on over there this weekend:
January 4th, 2013:
- 9:00 A.M. Natalie Lakosil: Taking The Time To Get It Right
- 10:00 A.M. Amanda Bonilla: Revision Strategies
- 11:00 A.M. Kate Hart: The Query Letter: Revising With Feedback
- 12:00 P.M. Lisa Amowitz: Polishing The Beginning
- 1:00 P.M. Bethany Wiggins: Creating Unique Characters
- 2:00 P.M. Agent Q&A: Part I
Victoria Marini
Kathleen Rushall
Natalie Lakosil
Josh Getzler
Laura Bradford
Erin Harris
- 4:00 P.M. Shelley Moore Thomas: Picture Book Revisions
- 5:00 P.M. Jennifer Nielsen: The Magic In Middle Grade: Remembering Your Audience During Revisions
- 6:00 P.M. Taylor Martindale: Revising For An Agent
January 5th, 2013:
- 9:00 A.M. Christine Fonseca: Devil in the Details: Editing for Content
- 10:00 A.M. Phoebe North: Goal, Motivation, And Conflict
- 11:00 A.M. Cole Gibsen: Writing And Revising A Different Culture
- 12:00 P.M. Elana Johnson: Character Consistency: How To Keep Your Characters True To Themselves
- 1:00 P.M. Agent Q&A: Part II
Victoria Marini
Kathleen Rushall
Natalie Lakosil
Josh Getzler
Laura Bradford
Erin Harris
- 2:00 P.M. Georgia McBride: Secondary Characters Who Sizzle
- 3:00 P.M. E. J. Patten: Believable Monsters: Cthulhu Ate My Mother, Or the Rise and Fall of Human-Flavored Nougat.
- 4:00 P.M. Erin Molta: Revisions From An Editor’s POV.
January 6th, 2013:
- 9:00 A.M. The Dreaded Editor Letter: Confessions From Entangled Publishing Authors Rachel Harris, Lisa Burnstein, Cindi Madsen, and Amy Spaulding
- 10:00 A.M. Lauren Morill: Revising Your Teen Voice
- 11:00 A.M. Gretchen McNeil
- 12:00 P.M. Door Prize! Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne & Dave King
- 1:00 P.M. Agent Q&A: Part III
Victoria Marini
Kathleen Rushall
Natalie Lakosil
Josh Getzler
Laura Bradford
Erin Harris
- 2:00 P.M. Gennifer Albin: How I Revise
- 3:00 P.M. Door Prize Winner Announced
- 4:00 P.M. Anne Riley: Druid Magic and the Orb of No-Where, No-When
- 5:00 P.M. Grand Finale Giveaway
(Note: All times are listed as Central Time Zone)