{"id":1017,"date":"2014-02-07T23:54:45","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T07:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/askmepc.com\/sfwc-volunteers\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2014-02-08T00:12:41","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T08:12:41","slug":"1017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askmepc.com\/sfwc-volunteers\/1017\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, Feb 13th, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Need the bag stuffing crew by 10am.
We will be in the volunteer room.
These are all of you who signed up to help Thursday. Please check this!<\/b><\/td>\n		Bring a lunch, since no lunch tickets today.
We have a\u00a0refrigerator\u00a0in for your food.<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

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Tessa B
Eric Bratcher
Paula Chinick
Eleanor Chiicolo- Floater \u00a0
Brooke Cooley
Carrie D. Shaw
Tara Farquhar
Susan Freeman
Joy Jones,\u00a0
Kim Kaplan,\u00a0
Dale King
G Karl Kumfert
Denise Larson<\/td>\n		Bree Lemarie
Robin Levin
Steve Levine
Marlon MacAllister\u00a0
Sylvia McCleary
Shelia McDonald
Therese Oxford
Apollo Papfrango
Dawn Pier, late afternoon
Lisa Provost
Jacob Richardson
Anglea Yarbrough\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Registration be there by 12:00-5\/6<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nEditor Sign Ups\/Info Desk 12–5\/6<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lissa Provost-Reg
Julaina\u00a0Kleist-Reg
Barb Santos
Rich Santos<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n		Mary Knippel
Angela Yarbrough<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Morning Classes 9am-12:00\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Rooms not assigned yet<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Volunteers for Classes| Be there at 8:30 am<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0WRITING IN THE ZONE:<\/b>\u00a05 Steps to Inspired Flow<\/b><\/em>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n\u00a0Shelia McDonald<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0WHAT\u2019S THE BIG-OR LITTLE- IDEA?<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0
Creating a Concept That Will Succeed<\/em><\/b><\/td>\n		\u00a0Lori Saltis<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a03 STEPS TO A WINNING PROPOSAL Michael Larsen
What Every Author Needs to Know About Selling or Publishing a Nonfiction Book<\/em><\/b><\/td>\n		\n

G Karl Kumfert
Tessa Bertoldi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

PITCHCRAFT:\u00a0How to Make the Perfect Pitch<\/em><\/b><\/td>\n\n

Brooke Cooley<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

BEING AN AUTHOR FOR THE LONG HAUL:\u00a0How to Balance Writing and Marketing<\/em>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nCarrie D Shaw<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u00a0AFTERNOON CLASSES<\/strong>\u00a02:00 \u2013 2:45 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a0Volunteers be there by 1:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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THE TRUTH ABOUT FICTION<\/b>: Finding Your Story and Understanding How to Tell It \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0
Charles Adams, Algonquin Books\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (A condensed version of this evening\u2019s class)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Eric Bratcher\u00a0
Laura Joyce Davisn \u00a0Rm\u00a0California<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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CROSSING BOUNDARIES: Creating Characters of Another Sex or Culture
Jewelle Gomez, Joan Steinau Lester. Moderator: Cara Black\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Joy Jones rm\u00a0Barclay, 2<\/strong>
Dale King<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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PLOT FOR MIDDLE GRADE AND YOUNG ADULT STORIES: \u00a0 \u00a0Martha Alderson
Plot Your Story Scene-by-Scene to Move Your Readers\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Denise Larson
Therese Oxford rm\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Stanford, M<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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PITCHCRAFT: Convincing Agents and Editors to See Your Work with a Dynamite Pitch \u00a0, Katharine Sands \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Catherine Bramkamp |\u00a0Six Continents, M<\/strong>
Bree LeMaire<\/strong>
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PICKING THE BEST PUBLISHING OPTIONS FOR YOU AND YOUR BOOK \u00a0
Mark Coker, Lee Foster, Brian Felsen, Randy Kuckuck. Moderator: Jody Rein
<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Marlon MacAllister rm\u00a0Willard, 2<\/strong><\/strong>
Jacob Richardson<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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THE TWO-PERSON POET: Building Your Craft and Productivity with a Writing Partner \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0
Brad Henderson, Andy Jones\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0 Shelia McDonald |Boardroom<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3:00 \u2013 4:15 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a0Volunteers be in rooms by 2:40<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FICTION PITCHATHON: Bring your pitch and a panel of pros will give you feedback on it.
Sorche Fairbank, Laura Tisdel, Ciji Ware. Moderator: Katharine Sands \u00a0<\/b>
<\/b><\/td>\n		\n

Sylvia McCleary\u00a0California Rm \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
Jacob Richardson<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

NONFICTION PITCHATHON<\/b>:\u00a0Bring your pitch and a panel of pros will give you feedback on it. \u00a0\u00a0
Nina Amir, Jody Rein, Ann Seymour, Ken Sherman, Terry Whalin. Moderator: Michael Larsen\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/td>\n		\n

Brooke Cooley
Dale King<\/strong>
Six Continents, M \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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CHILDREN\u2019S, MIDDLE GRADE AND YA PITCHATHON <\/strong>
Laurie McLean, Stephanie von Borstel, Natashya Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0G Karl Kumfert |Stanford Rm<\/strong>
\u00a0Paula Chinick<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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MEETING THE FREELANCE EDITORS: How to Make Your Work Rejection Proof
Tanya Egan Gibson, Mary Knippel, Heather Lazare, Wendy Nelson Tokunaga. Moderator: David Colin Car<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Susan Freeman |rm\u00a0Willard, 2<\/strong>
Joy Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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DOES YOUR POEM HIT HOME? Making Your Verse Better |Joan Gelfand<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Laura Joyce Davis<\/strong>
Boardroom, M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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4:30 \u2013 5:15 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00a0Volunteers be in rooms 4:10<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BLOOD MONEY: The Essential Elements of Bestselling Crime Fiction\u00a0
Sheldon Siegel\u00a0\u00a0 (Condensed version of this evening\u2019s class)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n		Apollo Papafrangou
<\/strong>Tara Farquhar<\/strong>
California Room, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OTHER TIMES AND PLACES: The Art of Science Fiction & Fantasy<\/b>\u00a0
Bill Petrocelli, Laurie McLean, Ransom Stephens\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n		Marlon MacAllister<\/strong>
Lori Saltis<\/strong>
Rm-Taylor, C<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0TO SELF (PUBLISH) OR NOT TO SELF? How to Decide |\u00a0Jody Rein\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nJacob Richardson \u00a0| Willard 2<\/strong>
Therese Oxford<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Query Letters That Receive Yesses
Brian Klems, Rayhane Sanders, Terry Whalin
<\/b><\/td>\n		Joy Jones
Bree LeMarie rm Barkley<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0YOU DID WHAT? \u00a0Misbehaving Characters in Books for Children and Teens \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nCarrie D Shaw, Stanford Rm<\/strong>
Denise Larson<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a07 WAYS TO BUILD YOUR AUDIENCE AND SELL BOOKS ON AMAZON
Special Guest Alicia Dunams\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n		\n

\u00a0Dawn Pier,\u00a0\u00a0Boardroom, M<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a06:00 \u2013 8:00 THE FAERY MARKET\u00a0with\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/i>Bestselling YA author Julie Kagawa<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n\n

\u00a0Kate Farrell<\/strong>
\u00a0Room of the Dons, Lobby Level<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0NIGHT CLASSES 6:30-9:30<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BLOOD MONEY:\u00a0The Essential Elements of Bestselling Crime Fiction \/\u00a0Sheldon Siegel \u00a0<\/em><\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
THE TRUTH ABOUT FICTION: Finding Your Story and Understanding How to Tell It\/Chuck Adams<\/b><\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PLOT FOR MIDDLE GRADE AND YOUNG ADULT STORIES: \u00a0
Plot Your Story Scene by Scene to Move Your Readers\/Martha Alderson<\/b><\/em><\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n		\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PREPPING YOUR IDEA AND YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS: \u00a0–\u00a0
<\/em><\/b>9 Steps for Developing a Winning Business Plan for Your Book\/Nina Amir<\/b><\/b><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n		\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SELLING BOOKS IN THE AGE OF MICROMEDIA: \u00a0–\u00a0Rusty Shelton<\/b>
<\/em><\/b>How to Think Like a Media Outlet to Grow Your Platform and Get More Publicity<\/b><\/em><\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n		\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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