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Matt James

Austin, TX
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I'm shopping a spy thriller.
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

2H: Productive Revision, Or How to Stop Perfecting Paragraphs and Strengthen Your Story: Section A Whittier Room - 4th FloorLynne Barrett

1:00pm EDT

Lunch Break TBA

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

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

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
 
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

11:45am EDT

Lunch Break TBA

12:45pm EDT

6F: Lessons from the Novel Incubator Cambridge Room - 4th FloorMichelle Hoover

2:45pm EDT

7G: The Art of Perspective Beacon Hill Room - 4th FloorChristopher Castellani

4:15pm EDT

8D: Creating Pictures with Words: How and Why Visual Writing WorksFULL Whittier Room - 4th FloorAnnie Weatherwax

5:15pm EDT

Lit Lounge TBA

7:00pm EDT

Spitballing...Returns! Boylston Room - Mezzanine LevelSari Boren • Sean Van Deuren • Ron MacLean • Quressa Robinson • Michelle Seaton • Rob Spillman
 
Sunday, April 8
 

8:30am EDT

Breakfast, Bookstore and Authors' Bazaar Browsing TBA

10:00am EDT

9I: The 2nd Draft: Radically Re-Imagining Your Novel Beacon Hill Room - 4th FloorMarjan Kamali

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