JULY 12, 9:00AM - 5:00PM
The highlight of our year is back, and we're planning a huge blowout to celebrate our 5th anniversary!
We'll be revealing our list of speakers in the near future - in the meantime, check out our revamped and amped up list of topics, broken out into two tracks to give you the best opportunity to learn.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO STICK TO ONE TRACK - PICK AND CHOOSE THE PRESENTATIONS THAT YOU'RE MOST INTERESTED IN!
ORANGE TRACK (Heavier focus on writing and understanding publishing):
9:00am - 9:45am: What’s the Big Idea: Is Your Story Concept a Winner?
10:00am - 10:45am: Creating Memorable Characters and Engaging Plot Lines
11:00am - 11:45am: Nailed It! Book Titles, Cover Designs and Book Layouts that Sell
12:00pm - 1:45pm: Lunch, Networking and Vendor Visits
2:00pm - 2:45pm: The Publisher’s Backpack: Everything You Need to Know Before You Publish
3:00pm - 3:45pm: Show Me the Money: How to Profit from Publishing
BLUE TRACK (Heavier focus on book sales and marketing):
9:00am - 9:45am: Building Your Brand: Growing Your Business Beyond Your Books
10:00am - 10:45am: Beyond Amazon: 7 Other Must-Know Sales Channels
11:00am - 11:45am: Maximize Your Spotlight: Crushing It With Public Relations
12:00pm - 1:45pm: Lunch, Networking and Vendor Visits
2:00pm - 2:45pm: PPC Ads: Traffic & Sales with Social Media Ads
3:00pm - 3:45pm: High Level Distribution: Getting Your Book Into Big Box Retailers
BOTH TRACKS will share a super exciting Keynote Presentation
NEW! SEPARATE PRESENTATION FOR SPOUSES! We'll also be having a separate presentation for the spouses of attending authors, titled "What the Hell are We Getting Ourselves Into?" This unique, hour-long presentation is meant to give significant others some insight (and maybe some peace of mind), into the publishing industry from a non-author standpoint, so they can ask questions and feel more confident about your publishing journey.
This year, we'll also include more time for networking with your fellow authors, and visiting our expanded array of vendors (if enough people ask, maybe we can get Santa to come back!)
As always, the Main Event will feature a breakfast bar, and hot (and delicious) buffet lunch, and all-day coffee, sodas and water.
