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Muse & the Marketplace 2018

KW

KK Wootton

Los Angeles

I'm a mediocre cellist and a candy lover.

Want to talk about authors? How about Iceberg Slim, George Eliot, Charlotte Bronte, Bill Clegg, Jade Change, Henry James, Donna Tartt, Thomas Hardy, Adelle Waldman, Tom Perrotta, Truman Capote, self-help (love it).

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

1:00pm EDT

Lunch Break TBA

2:15pm EDT

3G: Query Letter 101 Whittier Room - 4th FloorAllison Hunter • Eric Smith

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

5:30pm EDT

Shop Talk Happy Hour TBA

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

5K: Working with a Publicist: Understanding the Relationship and Getting the Most Out of ItFULL Stuart Room - 4th FloorSharon Bially • Taryn Roeder

11:45am EDT

Lunch Break TBA

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

8B: Avoiding the Common Pitfalls of Writing About Black Life Newbury Room - 4th FloorNicole Blades

5:15pm EDT

7:00pm EDT

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

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