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Schedule

This is a preliminary schedule and subject to change. Note: Retreat dates are confirmed; times are listed in Central Time.

Registration for the retreat is required to attend the events below, unless otherwise noted. 

 

Wednesday, July 14

Event
Time
Registration 2:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Writing Room
2:30 – 9:00 p.m. 
Pen to Paper Info Session  4:30 – 5:30 p.m. 
Welcome Reception with light refreshments
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. 
Meetup: Writers' Improv
8:00 – 9:00 p.m.
   

Thursday, July 15

Event
Time
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. 
Gentle Yoga for Every Body with Stacey Beth Shulman  8:45 – 9:30 a.m. 
Workshop: Leverage Your Time and Resources: Utilizing the Services of a Virtual Assistant  9:00 – 9:30 a.m. 
Registration  9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 
Writing Room
9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. 
Keynote: How to Color Outside the Lines and Live Your Best Life with Lee Mariano   10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Boxed Lunch
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 
Workshop: Refresh Your Platform: Reach Readers with TikTok  
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. 
Workshop: He Said, She Said and Other Elements of Effective Dialogue
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. 
Workshop: Coming Back from the Brink
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. 
Workshop: Putting Conflict on the Page
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. 
Refreshing and Renewing Your Spirit Through Guided Meditation
5:00 – 5:30 p.m. 
Meetup: Share Your Marketing Tips & Strategies
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
   

Friday, July 16

Event
Time
Light Breakfast  8:30 – 9:45 a.m. 
Gentle Yoga for Every Body with Stacey Beth Shulman  8:45 – 9:30 a.m.  
Workshop: The Writer's Muse: Explorations in Creativity  9:00 – 10:00 a.m.  
Registration 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Writing Room
9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Workshop: Writing through Adversity  10:30 – 11:30 a.m. 
Workshop: Mindset Mastery for Writing and Life
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Keynote: Marketing to Sell More Books, Part 1 
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Workshop: Tips and Tricks to Jumpstart Your Words  2:00 – 3:00 p.m. 
Snack Break  3:00 – 3:30 p.m. 
Workshop: Cut Out the Middle, Man!
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Workshop: Story Arc Plotting: Visually Planning Your Story
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Workshop: Focus on Story Problems
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Meetup: Indie Authors
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. 
Meetup: Fiber Fans
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. 
Meetup: Productive Planning
8:00 – 9:00 p.m. 
   

Saturday, July 17

Event
Time
Gentle Yoga for Every Body with Stacey Beth Shulman  8:45 – 9:30 a.m. 
Registration 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Writing Room
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Workshop: Using Guided Meditation to Get Your Characters to Talk
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. 
Snack Break  9:30 – 10:00 a.m. 
Keynote: Marketing to Sell More Books, Part 2
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meetup: Fan Service and Reader Engagement
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Workshop: Living and Writing in Midlife
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Meetup: Brainstorming Your Character Problems
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.