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Phyllis Smith

Writer
psmith7894@gmail.com
I am writing my first book, a memoir. I also have two other non-fiction books in progress. Let's talk about first draft revision, writing scenes versus exposition and managing multiple book projects.
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

1G: Telling a Story with Your Book Proposal White Hill Room - 4th FloorTanya McKinnon • Michelle Seaton

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

4D: Geography, Climate, Interiors, & History: Creating Rich Worlds for Memoir & EssaysFULL Beacon Hill Room - 4th FloorAlysia Abbott

5:00pm EDT

Lit Lounge TBA

6:45pm EDT

Dinner Break TBA
 
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

5E: Essentials of Dialogue Newbury Room - 4th FloorGrace Talusan

12:45pm EDT

6H: Productive Revision, Or How to Stop Perfecting Paragraphs and Strengthen Your Story: Section BFULL Newbury Room - 4th FloorLynne Barrett

2:45pm EDT

7K: When Do I Need An Author Website and What Belongs On It?FULL Cambridge Room - 4th FloorJen Malone

4:15pm EDT

8M: Writing a Winning Nonfiction Proposal Tremont Room - 4th FloorTanya McKinnon

5:30pm EDT

Writers of Color Meet-Up Boylston Room - Mezzanine Level

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

9G: Shaping Time in Fiction and Nonfiction Tremont Room - 4th FloorEthan Gilsdorf

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