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2 2 of 121 Copyright Pikes Peak Writers 2017x Not to be duplicated or distributed without express permission from the Pikes Peak Writers Additional copies of the PPWC 2017 handouts can be obtained via for a nominal price. Please contact us at Conference@PikesPeakWriters.com for more information.
3 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Table of Contents Index by Presenter... 5 Agile Project Management for Writers David R. Slayton... 7 Anti-Social Media Marketing KL Cooper... 9 Before Sherlock: Forensics for Historical and Fantasy Novels Megan Rutter Chat It Up: How to Talk About Your Story in Casual Conversation Chris Mandeville Do It Yourself Book Covers KL Cooper Edit Sober Deb Courtney Eight Weeks to a Complete Novel Becky Clark Establishing Yourself as a Business in the Eyes of the IRS Therese Francis Getting More Out of Social Media Lisa Abellera Going Down the Research Rabbit Hole Travis Heermann How to Add Suspense to Your Writing Fleur Bradley It Ain't the Writing, It's the Rewriting: Revision Travis Heermann Kidlit 101: Understanding the Children's Fiction Market Fleur Bradley Love Letters from the IRS: Decoding the CP Notice Therese Francis Nexus: The Sales Tax Monster Under the Bed Therese Francis Plan Your Most Productive Year Yet Fleur Bradley Practical Linguistics in Crafting Voice Kevin Hearne Pros and Cons of Crowdfunding: Is It For You? Travis Heermann Skeletons in My Closet: Basics of Forensic Anthropology Megan Rutter Step Aside Morgan Freeman, or Creating Effective Readings Carol Berg Submitting Short Stories Shannon Lawrence Synopsis and Blurb Writing for Today's Hybrid Author Pam McCutcheon The Self-Funded Book Tour: Sell Books AND Make Money JL Fields Things to Consider Before You Submit to an Editor- ANY Editor Sam Knight This Ain't Your Mama's Romance Jodi Anderson Today's Marketing for Yesterday's Author KL Cooper Unforgettable Characters Carol Berg What Do I Need to Know In Order to Self-Publish? Sam Knight Will You Help Me Hide a Body? Megan Rutter Writing the Killer Query Letter M.H. Boroson Writing Worlds that Work Carol Berg of 121
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5 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Index by Presenter Presenter Session Page Lisa Abellera Getting More Out of Social Media 47 Jodi Anderson This Ain't Your Mama's Romance 103 Carol Berg Step Aside, Morgan Freeman or Creating Effective Readings 91 Unforgettable Characters 109 Writing Worlds that Work 119 M.H. Boroson Writing the Killer Query Letter 117 Fleur Bradley How to Add Suspense to Your Writing 57 Kidlit 101: Understanding the Children's Fiction Market 67 Plan Your Most Productive Year Yet 75 Becky Clark Eight Weeks to a Complete Novel 35 KL Cooper Anti-Social Media Marketing 9 Do It Yourself Book Covers 29 Today's Marketing for Yesterday's Author 105 Deb Courtney Edit Sober 33 JL Fields The Self-Funded Book Tour: Sell Books AND Make Money 97 Therese Francis Establishing Yourself as a Business in the Eyes of the IRS 41 Love Letter From the IRS: Decoding the CP Notice 69 Nexus: The Sales Tax Monster Under the Bed 73 Kevin Hearne Practical Linguistics in Crafting Voice 77 Travis Heermann Going Down the Research Rabbit Hole 55 It Ain't the Writing, It's the Rewriting: Revision 59 Pros and Cons of Crowdfunding: Is It For You? 81 Sam Knight Things to Consider Before You Submit to an Editor- ANY Editor 101 What Do I Need to Know In Order to Self-Publish? 111 Shannon Lawrence Submitting Short Stories 93 Chris Mandeville Chat It Up: How to Talk About Your Story in Casual Conversation 21 Pam McCutcheon Synopsis and Blurb Writing for Today's Hybrid Author 95 Megan Rutter Before Sherlock: Forensics for Historical and Fantasy Novels 13 Skeletons in My Closet: Basics of Forensic Anthropology 87 Will You Help Me Hide a Body? 115 David R. Slayton Agile Project Management for Writers 7 5 of 121
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7 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Agile Project Management for Writers David R. Slayton Agile Project Management for Writers Slayton 7 of 121
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9 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Anti-Social Media Marketing KL Cooper Anti-Social Media Marketing Cooper 9 of 121
10 Anti-Social Media Marketing Cooper 10 of 121
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12 Anti-Social Media Marketing Cooper 12 of 121
13 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Before Sherlock: Forensics for Historical and Fantasy Novels Megan Rutter Before Sherlock: Forensics for Historical and Fantasy Novels Rutter 13 of 121
14 Before Sherlock: Forensics for Historical and Fantasy Novels Rutter 14 of 121
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16 Before Sherlock: Forensics for Historical and Fantasy Novels Rutter 16 of 121
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18 Before Sherlock: Forensics for Historical and Fantasy Novels Rutter 18 of 121
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20 Before Sherlock: Forensics for Historical and Fantasy Novels Rutter 20 of 121
21 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Chat It Up: How to Talk About Your Story in Casual Conversation Chris Mandeville Chat It Up: How to Talk About Your Story in Casual Conversation Mandeville 21 of 121
22 Chat It Up: How to Talk About Your Story in Casual Conversation Mandeville 22 of 121
23 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Chat It Up: How to Talk About Your Story in Casual Conversation Mandeville 23 of 121
24 Chat It Up: How to Talk About Your Story in Casual Conversation Mandeville 24 of 121
25 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Chat It Up: How to Talk About Your Story in Casual Conversation Mandeville 25 of 121
26 Chat It Up: How to Talk About Your Story in Casual Conversation Mandeville 26 of 121
27 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Chat It Up: How to Talk About Your Story in Casual Conversation Mandeville 27 of 121
28 Chat It Up: How to Talk About Your Story in Casual Conversation Mandeville 28 of 121
29 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Do It Yourself Book Covers KL Cooper Do It Yourself Book Covers Cooper 29 of 121
30 Do It Yourself Book Covers Cooper 30 of 121
31 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Do It Yourself Book Covers Cooper 31 of 121
32 Do It Yourself Book Covers Cooper 32 of 121
33 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Edit Sober Deb Courtney Edit Sober - Courtney 33 of 121
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35 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Eight Weeks to a Complete Novel Becky Clark Eight Weeks to a Complete Novel Clark 35 of 121
36 Eight Weeks to a Complete Novel Clark 36 of 121
37 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Eight Weeks to a Complete Novel Clark 37 of 121
38 Eight Weeks to a Complete Novel Clark 38 of 121
39 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Eight Weeks to a Complete Novel Clark 39 of 121
40 Eight Weeks to a Complete Novel Clark 40 of 121
41 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Establishing Yourself as a Business in the Eyes of the IRS Therese Francis Establishing Yourself as a Business in the Eyes of the IRS Francis 41 of 121
42 Establishing Yourself as a Business in the Eyes of the IRS Francis 42 of 121
43 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Establishing Yourself as a Business in the Eyes of the IRS Francis 43 of 121
44 Establishing Yourself as a Business in the Eyes of the IRS Francis 44 of 121
45 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Establishing Yourself as a Business in the Eyes of the IRS Francis 45 of 121
46 Establishing Yourself as a Business in the Eyes of the IRS Francis 46 of 121
47 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Getting More Out of Social Media Lisa Abellera Getting More Out of Social Media Abellera 47 of 121
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55 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Going Down the Research Rabbit Hole Travis Heermann Going Down the Research Rabbit Hole Heermann 55 of 121
56 Going Down the Research Rabbit Hole Heermann 56 of 121
57 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 How to Add Suspense to Your Writing Fleur Bradley How to Add Suspense to Your Writing Bradley 57 of 121
58 How to Add Suspense to Your Writing Bradley 58 of 121
59 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 It Ain't the Writing, It's the Rewriting: Revision Travis Heermann It Ain't the Writing, It's the Rewriting: Revision Heermann 59 of 121
60 It Ain't the Writing, It's the Rewriting: Revision Heermann 60 of 121
61 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 It Ain't the Writing, It's the Rewriting: Revision Heermann 61 of 121
62 It Ain't the Writing, It's the Rewriting: Revision Heermann 62 of 121
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65 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 It Ain't the Writing, It's the Rewriting: Revision Heermann 65 of 121
66 It Ain't the Writing, It's the Rewriting: Revision Heermann 66 of 121
67 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Kidlit 101: Understanding the Children's Fiction Market Fleur Bradley Kidlit 101: Understanding the Children's Fiction Market Bradley 67 of 121
68 Kidlit 101: Understanding the Children's Fiction Market Bradley 68 of 121
69 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Love Letters from the IRS: Decoding the CP Notice Therese Francis Love Letters from the IRS: Decoding the CP Notice - Francis 69 of 121
70 Love Letters from the IRS: Decoding the CP Notice Francis 70 of 121
71 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Love Letters from the IRS: Decoding the CP Notice - Francis 71 of 121
72 Love Letters from the IRS: Decoding the CP Notice Francis 72 of 121
73 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Nexus: The Sales Tax Monster Under the Bed Therese Francis Nexus: The Sales Tax Monster Under the Bed Francis 73 of 121
74 Nexus: The Sales Tax Monster Under the Bed Francis 74 of 121
75 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Plan Your Most Productive Year Yet Fleur Bradley Plan Your Most Productive Year Yet Bradley 75 of 121
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77 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Practical Linguistics in Crafting Voice Kevin Hearne Practical Linguistics in Crafting Voice Hearne 77 of 121
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81 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Pros and Cons of Crowdfunding: Is It For You? Travis Heermann Pros and Cons of Crowdfunding: Is It For You? - Heermann 81 of 121
82 Pros and Cons of Crowdfunding: Is It For You? Heermann 82 of 121
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87 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Skeletons in My Closet: Basics of Forensic Anthropology Megan Rutter Skeletons in My Closet: Basics of Forensic Anthropology Rutter 87 of 121
88 Skeletons in My Closet: Basics of Forensic Anthropology Rutter 88 of 121
89 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Skeletons in My Closet: Basics of Forensic Anthropology Rutter 89 of 121
90 Skeletons in My Closet: Basics of Forensic Anthropology Rutter 90 of 121
91 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Step Aside Morgan Freeman, or Creating Effective Readings Carol Berg Step Aside, Morgan Freeman or Creating Effective Readings A. A Series of Unfortunate Events or What Makes a Bad Reader? 1. Unfortunate volume; 2. Sad posture; 3. Unmentionable speed; 4. Pitiful expression; 5. Wretched excess; 6. Irredeemable stumbling; B. Fourteen Ps to Perfection or Strategies for a Good Reading 1. Practical printing; 2. Perfection in pruning; 3. Perceptions from point of view; 4. Precise practicing; 5. Pointed pacing; 6. Populating the presentation; 7. Perceptive projection; C. An Excess of Toos or What Makes a Bad Reading Selection? 1. Too much lead-in; 2. Too many names; 3. Too much backstory or irrelevant detail; 4. Too much action; 5. Too little story; D. Aiming the Arrow or Choosing a Good Selection 1. Make it a marvelous mixture; 2. Home in on the heart; 3. Engineer an explosive ending; 4. Fit the fun to the framework; E. Aphorisms for Ending or Conclusion 1. Practice, practice, practice; 2. Stop, look, and listen; Copyright Carol Berg 2017 Step Aside Morgan Freeman, or Creating Effective Readings Berg 91 of 121
92 Step Aside Morgan Freeman, or Creating Effective Readings Berg 92 of 121
93 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Submitting Short Stories Shannon Lawrence Submitting Short Stories Lawrence 93 of 121
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95 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Synopsis and Blurb Writing for Today's Hybrid Author Pam McCutcheon To begin, assemble the following ingredients: Writing the Fiction Synopsis A Recipe by Pam McCutcheon Your major characters : o Goals o Motivations o Conflicts o Resolution/Growth Your major plot points: A B C D E A. The Ordinary World B. A New Direction C. The Change of Plans D. The Black Moment E. The Resolution and End List of scenes Genre-specific requirements Optional spices: o o o o Tone Setting Time period Theme To prepare your synopsis: Use market research to determine your genre, what synopsis length you ll need, and what publishers/agents you wish to target. Beginning: Combine the goals, motivations, and conflicts of the major characters, their ordinary world (plot point A), and the trigger event that sends them in the new direction (plot point B). Middle: Continue adding the scenes that lead up to the change of plans at the midpoint (plot point C). Show how each scene affects the plot and the characters, including any changes in goal, motivation, conflict, and/or growth. Do the same for the reactions to plot point C until they reach point D. Synopsis and Blurb Writing for Today's Hybrid Author McCutcheon 95 of 121
96 End: Bring the synopsis to closure by describing the dark moment (plot point D) followed by the conclusion (plot point E). Tie up all loose ends of the plot (especially the ending) and include the resolution of the major characters goals and conflicts, as well as any character growth. Add the following spices as desired for flavor: genre considerations, tone, setting, time period, and/or theme. Add transitions to make it smooth, then adjust it to the proper length. Simmer until done, add the proper format, then mail it off. What goes in a back cover blurb: Ordinary World GMC New Direction The genre and subgenre (if you have one) Tone The story question Optional items: o o o o o o o o o The log line Other characters GMC, Ordinary World and/or New Direction Setting Theme Stakes Keywords Value judgments Review or author quotes Author credentials Do not include: Turning Points Black Moment Resolution Character growth Suggested reading: GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict by Debra Dixon Screenplay by Syd Field How to Write a Sizzling Synopsis by Bryan Cohen (for back cover blurbs) Excerpted from: Writing the Fiction Synopsis: A Step by Step Approach by Pam McCutcheon (available on all major retailers) 2017 Pam McCutcheon Synopsis and Blurb Writing for Today's Hybrid Author McCutcheon 96 of 121
97 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 The Self-Funded Book Tour: Sell Books AND Make Money JL Fields The Self-Funded Book Tour: Sell Books AND Make Money Fields 97 of 121
98 The Self-Funded Book Tour: Sell Books AND Make Money Fields 98 of 121
99 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 The Self-Funded Book Tour: Sell Books AND Make Money Fields 99 of 121
100 The Self-Funded Book Tour: Sell Books AND Make Money Fields 100 of 121
101 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Things to Consider Before You Submit to an Editor- ANY Editor Sam Knight Things to Consider Before You Submit to an Editor- ANY Editor Knight 101 of 121
102 Things to Consider Before You Submit to an Editor- ANY Editor Knight 102 of 121
103 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 This Ain't Your Mama's Romance Jodi Anderson This Ain't Your Mama's Romance Anderson 103 of 121
104 This Ain't Your Mama's Romance Anderson 104 of 121
105 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Today's Marketing for Yesterday's Author KL Cooper Today's Marketing for Yesterday's Author Cooper 105 of 121
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109 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Unforgettable Characters Carol Berg Unforgettable Characters - Berg 109 of 121
110 Unforgettable Characters Berg 110 of 121
111 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 What Do I Need to Know In Order to Self-Publish? Sam Knight What Do I Need to Know In Order to Self-Publish? Knight 111 of 121
112 What Do I Need to Know In Order to Self-Publish? Knight 112 of 121
113 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 What Do I Need to Know In Order to Self-Publish? Knight 113 of 121
114 What Do I Need to Know In Order to Self-Publish? Knight 114 of 121
115 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Will You Help Me Hide a Body? Megan Rutter Will You Help Me Hide a Body? Rutter 115 of 121
116 Will You Help Me Hide a Body? Rutter 116 of 121
117 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Writing the Killer Query Letter M.H. Boroson M.H. Boroson s Quick-and-Dirty Query Letter Method Handout There are two websites mentioned in the presentation. Their URLs are included here: Several hundred successful query letters: Successful-Queries/page31 Register for the site; the subforum password is vista, all lowercase letters. You can search for literary agents at Writing the Killer Query Letter Boroson 117 of 121
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119 Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2017 Writing Worlds that Work Carol Berg Writing Worlds that Work Berg 119 of 121
120 Writing Worlds that Work Berg 120 of 121
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