How to Improve Your Amazon Book Page with Zach Bohannon (1 of 3)

Tuesday, April 14 

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

How to Improve Your Amazon Book Page with Zach Bohannon (2 of 3)

Tuesday, April 21 

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

How to Improve Your Amazon Book Page with Zach Bohannon (3 of 3)

Tuesday, April 28 

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

How to Leverage the Power of Presentations and Speaking with Jim Kukral (1 of 3)

Tuesday, May 5 

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

How to Leverage the Power of Presentations and Speaking with Jim Kukral (2 of 3)

Live Author Mastermind Session with J. Thorn

Sunday, May 10 

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

How to Leverage the Power of Presentations and Speaking with Jim Kukral (3 of 3)

Monday, May 11 

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Q & A with Lindsay Buroker

Monday, May 11 

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

An Hour with the Fine Folks at Draft2Digital

Tuesday, May 12 

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Genre Break Out - Romance

Come and meet the authors in your genre. Come to as many or as few break out sessions as you want.

Tuesday, May 12 

7:00pm - 7:30pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Genre Break Out - Sci-Fi

Come and meet the authors in your genre. Come to as many or as few break out sessions as you want.

Tuesday, May 12 

7:30pm - 8:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

An Hour with the Fine Folks at Google Play 

Wednesday, May 13 

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Genre Break Out - Nonfiction

Come and meet the authors in your genre. Come to as many or as few break out sessions as you want.

Wednesday, May 13 

7:00pm - 7:30pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Genre Break Out - Mystery, Thriller, Suspense

Come and meet the authors in your genre. Come to as many or as few break out sessions as you want.

Wednesday, May 13 

7:30pm - 8:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

How to Refresh an Author Website with Nate Hoffelder

Thursday, May 14 

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

An Hour with Mark Leslie Lefebvre

Thursday, May 14 

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Genre Break Out - Horror

Come and meet the authors in your genre. Come to as many or as few break out sessions as you want.

Thursday, May 14 

8:00pm - 8:30pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Genre Break Out - Fantasy

Come and meet the authors in your genre. Come to as many or as few break out sessions as you want.

Thursday, May 14 

8:30pm - 9:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Q & A with Joanna Penn

Friday, May 15 

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Zoom Happy Hour

Drop in anytime from 6 to 8 with your favorite beverage in hand for an informal happy hour with fellow attendees. Learn how to use Zoom and get the kinks worked out of your system before the official programming begins the next day.

Friday, May 15 

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

9:30am - 10:30am

Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Making (More) Money as a Writer! with Honorée Corder

Learn:

• the way to think about writing and money in a new and different way,
• how to institute a production schedule that works, and
• best practices of prosperous writers.
  

11:00am - 11:30am

Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Career Author Alternatives: Unique Ways to Live as a Full Time Creative

Featuring Crys Cain, Gary Collins, T.W. Piperbrook

Moderated by Zach Bohannon

11:30am - 12:15pm

Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

The Future of Publishing: An Industry Panel

Featuring representatives from Google Play, Draft2Digital, Kobo, Reedsy, and Vellum

Moderated by Jim Kukral

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Myths & Legends of Amazon Advertising with Bryan Cohen

You've waded into a murky cave of paid marketing. Do you spend your precious coins to increase your visibility? Should you trust the dubious stats shared with you via your dashboard? Amazon Ad School's Bryan Cohen has the experience points you need to understand the confusing and mystical marketing platform. Take out your quill and parchment to learn the next step in your quest of publishing.

2:30pm - 3:30pm

Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Mastering Amazon's A9 Algorithm and Your Book's Rankings in the Market with Dave Chesson

Ever wonder why Amazon shows someone else's book over yours in the search results? Or why you can't seem to be found for a keyword you've targeted? In this session, we'll take a deep dive into Amazon's A9 algorithm, how it functions, and how you can make simple changes to control your book's discoverability...and no, this isn't about keyword stuffing or hacking the system.

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

How Many P's Are There in Publishing Success? with Mark Leslie Lefebvre

If you want to be a career author, it's important to understand the fundamental building stones for a successful career in publishing. Mark draws from thirty years of writing, publishing, and bookselling to explore the seven, eight, or nine traits that the most successful authors, regardless of their publishing path (indie author, or traditionally published author) have in common.

This overview of the long-term strategic approaches authors can use when building or refining their writing career is based on interactions with thousands of authors, and will examine how these fundamental components work together to create a solid base for writers to build long term success.

10:00am - 11:00am

Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Audio for Authors: Audiobooks, Podcasting and Voice Technologies with Joanna Penn

Audio is the next frontier for authors — for creation, marketing, and income streams. In this dynamic talk, Joanna Penn will outline how you can create and sell more audiobooks, use podcasting to market your author brand, and give you a glimpse into the future of voice technologies and how authors can use them in the decade ahead.

11:30am - 12:30pm

Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Find the Right Mentor to Fast Track Your Author Career with Tim Grahl

Once you pass the beginner phase of your career, it's often hard to know the next steps to take. Connecting with the right mentor can help you avoid common mistakes and make fast progress.

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Can I do this? Revision Made Easy (Okay, Easier) with Rachael Herron

Novel revision is often feared, and for the same reason is often avoided, sometimes for years. But it's true: the most exciting, creative, and enjoyable part of writing comes after the first draft has been written. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to get over your fear and get it done armed with a real and workable plan. Rachael Herron will teach you how to sort out the passages that are keepers while culling the ones that don't make the cut while teaching you to make your ideal editing process something both manageable and fun.

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

How to Write a Series That Keeps Readers Buying with Lindsay Buroker

From hooking readers with intriguing heroes to setting up plot and character arcs that keep people turning the pages and buying subsequent books, we’ll cover tips for writing compelling series in the various genres.

A high read-through rate in a series means you can afford to spend more to get readers to try Book 1. It also means you’ll make steady and reliable income from each new installment.

Between her name and her pen name, Lindsay has published more than ten series. She’s had great success and also made mistakes, and she’ll share what’s she’s learned about what works and what doesn’t.

4:00pm - 4:30pm

Eastern Daylight Savings Time (GMT -04:00)

Reflections with J., Zach, and Jim

*Beginning of session not recorded.