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Muse & the Marketplace 2018

Alison Hammer

writer
Greater Chicago Area

alisonhammer.com

Advertising copywriter / creative director by day, upmarket women's fiction writer by nights and weekends. Currently working on my third novel, getting ready to go on sub with the second. Represented by Joanna MacKenzie of the Nelson Literary Agency. Active member of WFWA. First time Muse-r.

7:30am EDT

Registration, Hot Breakfast Buffet, Bookstore & Authors' Bazaar Browsing TBA

9:00am EDT

Welcoming Convocation + Keynote: "How to Stay a Writer" Grand Ballroom - MezzanineSonya Larson • Min Jin Lee

10:15am EDT

1K: Your First 100 Words: Grounding Readers in Your Fiction Cambridge Room - 4th FloorRon MacLean

11:45am EDT

2A: A Man Walks into a...: Writing Compelling Scenes in Fiction Cambridge Room - 4th FloorBlair Hurley

2:15pm EDT

3A: A Rockstar Editor's Perspective on RevisionFULL White Hill Room - 4th FloorPamela Dorman • Mira T. Lee • Louise Miller

3:45pm EDT

4G: Introducing Unforgettable CharactersFULL White Hill Room - 4th FloorUrsula DeYoung

5:00pm EDT

7:00pm EDT

Spotlight: Race and Power in Boston Arlington Room - Park Plaza Hotel, Mezzanine LevelLatoyia Edwards • Andrew Ryan • Adrian Walker • Patricia Wen

7:30am EDT

Registration, Hot Breakfast Buffet, Bookstore & Authors' Bazaar Browsing TBA

9:00am EDT

Mid-Muse Keynote: "Appropriation: Uh-oh, No-no, or #Appropro?" Grand Ballroom - MezzanineCeleste Ng • Peter Ho Davies

10:30am EDT

5C: Conjuring Mystery in FictionFULL Whittier Room - 4th FloorMaud Casey

12:45pm EDT

6D: First Page Clinic: Making the Most of It White Hill Room - 4th FloorMichael Borum • Elinor Lipman • Stephen McCauley • Mameve Medwed • Sebastian Stuart

2:45pm EDT

7I: The People-Pleaser's Guide to PlotFULL Newbury Room - 4th FloorDiana Renn

4:15pm EDT

8G: Laughing at a Funeral: Mixing Emotional Tones in WritingFULL Back Bay Room - 4th FloorE. Thomas Finan

5:15pm EDT

7:00pm EDT

Spitballing...Returns! Boylston Room - Mezzanine LevelSari Boren • Sean Van Deuren • Ron MacLean • Quressa Robinson • Michelle Seaton • Rob Spillman

8:30am EDT

Breakfast, Bookstore and Authors' Bazaar Browsing TBA

10:00am EDT

9C: Literary Idol: Fiction Focus White Hill Room - 4th FloorSteve Macone • Sorche Fairbank • Kaitlyn Johnson • Rayhané Sanders • Anjali Singh

11:30am EDT

10H: The Psychology of Character: Digging to the Heart of Motivation Cambridge Room - 4th FloorLynne Griffin

1:00pm EDT

Marketplace Keynote: “Selling Out Without Selling Out” Grand Ballroom - MezzanineSorche Fairbank • Steve Almond • Jenna Blum • Alexander Chee • Mitchell Zuckoff