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The Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference offers individual tracks for Aspiring, Active and Accomplished writers. Each workshop and panel offers educational and inspirational education in a stream of learning that progresses over the weekend. This methodology allows you to participate and learn at a comfortable level with other writers of similar interests and disciplines.  You may jump from one track to another at any time, or over a period of days, experience as many as you can. Its your choice! |
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Friday June 16, 2017 |
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Orientation
Session - All Registered Attendees and Faculty |
2:00 |
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Learn How
To Pitch a
Literary Agent or Publisher
(Friday Edition #0900)
Literary Agents du jour
Paul S. Levine,
Lisa Abellera, Marilyn Atlas
Kari Sutherland,
Katharine Sands,
Whitney Davis
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Spring-boarding Ideas:
How to Jumpstart Your
Writing Project
(#1700)
A.G. Billig (M),
Leslie Ann Moore,
Robert Yehling
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Start with a BANG -
Writing a Killer Opening
For Your Novel That Sells
(#1701)
Whitney Davis
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Great Beginnings --
Crafting the First Page of Your Screenplay to be Great!
(#1702)
Dan Watanabe (M)
Sara Anne Fox, Christine Conradt
Ian Blake Newhem
Deborah Pratt
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1-on-1
ProCritiques™
& Pitch Sessions
3:15 - 6:00
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| 4:30 |
How to Win the
Novel Writing Game
(#1703) DP
Elaine Ash
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Query Letter Workshop
(Bring your letter-in-progress)
(#1628)
Derek Taylor Kent (M)
Paul S. Levine
Lisa Abellera |
How To Sell E-books
GLOBALLY
with KOBO Writing Life
(#1705)
Mark Leslie Lefebvre
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1-on-1
ProCritiques™
& Pitch Sessions
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| 5:45 |
Point of View: What is it?
How do I use it? And why
does it matter?
(#1706)
Helga Schier
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Things I wish a Pro had
Told Me When I First
Started Writing
(#0657)
Desireé Duffy (M),
Howard Hendrix,
Mike Robinson,
Sheri Fink
Russell Nohelty, Nora Flite
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The Business of
Screenwriting
(#1707)
Paul S. Levine
Kathie Fong Yoneda
Deborah Pratt,
Joel Eisenberg
Craig Miller (M) |
1-on-1
ProCritiques™
& Pitch Sessions
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| 7:30 |
 "A
Gathering of Writers"
All attendees and guests are welcome to meet and network with
the speakers and special guests
in the Culver Room, first floor of the DoubleTree Hotel.
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Saturday June 17, 2017 |
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| 7:30 |
Literary Breakfast with Art Holcomb
Join this popular author/editor/educator/screenwriter for a roundtable discussion
+Q&A on the craft of writing. First floor Bistro/restaurant. No host breakfast. No charge for workshop. |
| 9:00 am |
Walk-up
Registration, Preregistration Credentials, Badge & Maps Pickup, Information Desk Opens |
| 9:30 |
Orientation
Session - All Registered Attendees and Faculty - Ballroom A |
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10:00 |
Plotting vs. Writing With
Your Pants Down –
What Works, When and Why…
(#1709)
Whitney Davis
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How
To Pitch a Literary
Agent or Publisher
(Saturday Edition #0900)
Literary Agents du jour
Paul S. Levine,
Lisa Abellera,
Katharine Sands,
Whitney Davis,
Kari Sutherland, |
Hollywood 101 –
Working with the Studios
(#1710)
Deborah Pratt, Dan Watanabe
Art Holcomb, Christine Conradt
Kathie Fong Yoneda
Craig Miller (M) |
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| 11:15 |
Crafting Compelling Characters
and The Lives They Lead
(#1711)
Elaine Ash (M)
Russell Nohelty,
Christine Conradt
Derek Taylor Kent,
Helga Schier
Leslie Ann Moore |
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From Idea to Book or to the Screen: Your Story’s (Possible) Literary and Legal Journey
(#1714)
Whitney Davis, Joel Eisenberg
Paul S. Levine, Kathie Fong Yoneda
Sara Anne Fox (M) |
1-on-1
ProCritiques™
& Pitch Sessions
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| 12:30 pm |
Mark Lefebvre
"There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be A Writer"
(Educational, Inspirational #1715)
Ballroom A
Keynote
Address (optional
with gourmet buffet and beverages) REGISTER »» |
| 2:15 |
Great Beginnings: How to Be Sure That Your Opening Is a Page-Turner
(#1716)
(Bring your first page for a LIVE anonymous critique)
Deanna Brady,
Sarah Beach
Sara Anne Fox,
Mike Robinson
Sarah Howery Hart (Reader, Moderator) |
Top Ten Mistakes
Writers Make
(#1717)
Helga Schier
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Marketing Yourself
and Your Books
in the 21st Century
(#1718)
A.G. Billig (M)
Russell Nohelty, Sheri Fink,
Desireé Duffy, Elaine Ash,
Nora Flite, Cali Gilbert |
GLAWS
New Member Mixer
(#1721)
(Open to members of the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society) GLAWS Membership Badge Required for admission
Leslie Ann Moore, Marco Subias |
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It All Begins With Craft: How "Writing Short" is Important
(#1720)
Howard Hendrix
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Mistakes Authors Make with
Their Book's Digital Marketing –-
and How to Fix Them
(#1728)
Desireé Duffy
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Beyond the First Draft –
How to Successfully Edit
Your Screenplay
(#1723)
Art Holcomb, Sara Anne Fox
Mark Sanderson, Joel Eisenberg
Craig Miller (M) |
1-on-1
ProCritiques™
& Pitch Sessions
2:15 - 6:00
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Essential Steps to
Building A Great Story
(#1521)
Art Holcomb
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Help, My Novel Has Fallen
Over and I Can’t Get Up -
Dealing
with Writers Block
(#1725)
Sarah Howery Hart
Elaine Ash |
The Perfect Pitch Clinic
(#1635)
Katharine Sands
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1-on-1
ProCritiques™
& Pitch Sessions
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| 6:00 |
Writing Believable Dialog
(#1727)
Robert Yehling
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Beyond the First Draft –
How to Edit Your Own Novel,
and When to Hire A Pro
(#1719)
Matthew Arkin, Deanna Brady
Whitney Davis, Mike Robinson
Helga Schier |
No PR budget? No Worries:
How to Obtain thousands of dollars
in free publicity for you & your books
(#1729)
Sarah Howery Hart
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1-on-1
ProCritiques™
& Pitch Sessions
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| 7:30 |
"A
Gathering of Writers"
All attendees and guests are welcome to network at a no-host dinner in the hotel restaurant. |
| 9 pm till ??? |
Renegade Late Night Read and Critique Workshop
(#1800)
An after hours opportunity for registered attendees to bring their work-in-progress and participate in a late night live editing session
with a Master Editor. Llimited seating. Fee. |
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Sunday , June 18, 2017 |
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10:00 |
"I Remember When..."
Researching and Writing
Historical Non-Fiction
(#1737)
Gayle K. Brunelle
Ian Blake Newhem
Sarah Howery Hart (M) |
Crowd-funding Your Novel --
Is it Right for You?
(#1732)
Matthew Arkin
Russell Nohelty
Sheri Fink
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No Agent? No problem!
How to sell a script
without one
(#1130)
Christine Conradt
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1-on-1
ProCritiques™
& Pitch Sessions
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| 11:15 |
Getting More Out of Social Media: New Ways to Query
and Pitch Your Book
(#1427)
Lisa Abellera
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The Ghost of the Future: Mastering the Business and
Craft of Ghostwriting
in the 21st Century
(#1734) DP
Ian Blake Newhem
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Traditional Publishing vs.
Self-Publishing vs Hybrid:
Which Way Should You Go?
(#1735)
Russell Nohelty, Amy Reiley,
Nora Flite, Derek Taylor Kent
Paul S. Levine, Sheri Fink |
1-on-1
ProCritiques™
& Pitch Sessions
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| 12:30 pm |
Robert Yehling
"Writing Into the Future with Confidence"
(Educational, Inspirational #1736)
Ballroom A
Keynote
Address (optional
with gourmet buffet and beverages) REGISTER »»
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Conference Concludes - Thank you for attending! |
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Preregister now for the next Conference October 2017 »» |
