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ClockWise World Building. (Forum) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelClint Redwine • Amy Bartol • Helene Dunbar • Marissa Meyer Expand Your Universe: A How-to guide for Newbies & Introverts (Crown - 10th FL) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelMindy Ruiz • Rachel Harris • Eva Pohler • Misty Provencher Tense Time Warp: Raise the Tension with Past & Present Tense and Point of View. (Grand Ballroom West) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelCrystal Bryant • Kristina Circelli • Cambria Hebert • Christina Mercer

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Expanding Your Empire: International markets, Audio books, etc (Forum) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelTammy Blackwell • Nikki Jefford • Carlyle Labuschange • Cameo Renae Great Sexpectations. (Crown - 10th FL) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelDelphina Miyares • Angela Graham • Katie McGarry • Jessica Sorensen So You Wanna be a Writer? (Grand Ballroom West) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelKallie Ross • Laura Cristiano • Amy Evans • Kim Holden • Morgan Wylie

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Is Time Travel Possible? (Crown - 10th FL) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelMyra McEntire • Sherry Ficklin • PK Hrezo • Robert Scherrer • Rysa Walker It's All about the Money…and how you manage it (Forum) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelSusan Burdorf • Kim Holden • Alison Pensy • Eva Pohler What a Difference a Year Makes (Grand Ballroom West) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelAmanda Jason (C. A. Kunz) • Delphina Henley • Heather Lyons • Amanda Michelle Moon • Stacie Wilson

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So You Wanna be a Book Blogger/Tuber? (Grand Ballroom West) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelJo Michaels • Chris Cannon • Maria Pease • Tammie Zimmerman The Golden Age of the Book Trailer (Forum) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelDenise Grover Swank • Adam Cushman • Amy Miles • Cameo Renae Why YA Matters (Crown - 10th FL) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelB. J. Sheldon • Hope Collier • Chanda Hahn • Lauren Miller

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Marketing to Millennials with YA Books Central (Crown 10th FL) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelClint Redwine • Clint Redwine • Kristin Stuard Time for Serials (Forum) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelJulia Crane • Lizzy Ford • Rachel Higginson • Ella James • Misty Provencher Your 1st Book Signing (Grand Ballroom West) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelKelly Lynne • Chanda Hahn • A. G. Henley • Sarah Ashley Jones • Michelle Madow

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How to Format an E-book (Forum) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelElizabeth Kirke • Nadege Richards • Donn Dull Elizabeth Sharpe Online Bookstore Sales & Marketing 101. (Crown - 10th FL) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelM. Ting and Bella Roccaforte • Cambria Hebert • Ella James What to Look for in a Beta Reader (Grand Ballroom West) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelKallie Ross • S. M. Boyce • Crystal Bryant • Rebecca Donovan • Gaby Robbins

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Dealing With Doubts as a Writer (Forum) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelHeather Hildenbrand • Chelsea Fine • Kim Holden • Bella Roccaforte How to Make Your Book Tours Run Like Clockwork (Grand Ballroom West) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelAmy and Rick Miles • Ashley Bodette • Jo Michaels • Maria Pease • Danielle Sanchez The Past, Present, and Future of Publishing (Crown - 10th FL) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelAmy Bartol • Rebecca Donovan • A. G. Henley • Denise Grover Swank • Rebecca Yarros

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Building Your Publishing Team (Grand Ballroom West) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelChristina Mercer • Victoria Faye • Maria Pease • Chelsea Starling • Regina wamba Gender Roles & Stereotypes (Forum) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelTammy Blackwell • Jamie Anderson • Angela Frederick • Katie McGarry • Marissa Meyer He Said/She Said. (Crown - 10th FL) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelT. A. Kunz (C. A. Kunz) • Chelsea Fine and Bret Fine • Nichole greene • Jon Miller • Michele G. Miller • Doug Provencher • Misty Provencher