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Ames Sheldon

Twin Cities, Minnesota
Websiteames sheldon.com
My first novel Eleanor's Wars, which was independently published, won the IBPA's 2016 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for Best New Voice in Fiction. I'm bringing my third historical novel "New Women" to #Muse 18.
Friday, April 6
 

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

1A: Before You Query Agents: What Fiction Writers Should First Do Online & in Real Life Whittier Room - 4th FloorKatherine Fausset

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

3:15pm EDT

Break TBA

3:45pm EDT

4C: Find the Skeleton of Your Story: Using Structure to Gain Propulsion Cambridge Room - 4th FloorEmily X.R. Pan
 
Saturday, April 7
 

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

5I: Query Clinic: Live Feedback on Query Letters White Hill Room - 4th FloorSorche Fairbank • Steve Macone • Ayesha Pande

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

8C: Beyond Conflict: Sources of Narrative Drive in Fiction White Hill Room - 4th FloorTim Weed
 
Sunday, April 8
 

10:00am EDT

9F: Secrets and Lies Back Bay Room - 4th FloorLynne Barrett

11:30am EDT

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