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WritersBarCamp

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BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.

 

WritersBarCamp (.org)

 

When:  Sat, October 24th 2009 

Where:  Verisco Building, Historic Downtown Bryan, TX (Main Street and WM. J. Bryan, Bryan TX 77803)

Where to stay?-TBA- we are working with

 

Sponsors-make sure to partonize them!

 

  • Astin Partners/Fibertown
  • Sideshow Creative
  • AbouTown Press
  • Stimulating Conversation about your book
  • Ijustfinished.com

**more to come**

 

Schedule

Morning-

  • 9am-10am Sign In, Breakfast, Networking,
  • 10am-10:45am: Session 1
  • 11am-11:45am:  Session 2

Lunch-11:30 to 1:30 Lunch Buffet Self Serve

Afternoon-

  • 12pm-12:45pm:  Session 3
  • 1pm-1:45pm:  Session 4
  • 2pm-2:45pm:  Sessoin 5
  • 3pm-3:45pm:  Session 6
  • 4pm-4:45pm:  Session 7

AfterParty/Tweetup- (TBA)

 

Proposed Sessions

  • Book Reviews - How To Get Them and Why They Are A Must Have-Irene Watson
  • Publishing Q&A
  • Content Writing for the Web
  • Social Media Marketing for Writers
  • Press Release Dos and Don'ts
  • Pitching the Media
  • Blogging Basics
  • Working with a Writing Coach-Jen Blackert
  • What every author should have (Author Tool Kit)-Renee Giroux
  • How to maket your writing
  • Fundamentals of editing
  • Copywritting
  • NANOWRIMO
  • The future of publishing
  • Getting an agent
  • Critique Groups
  • Branding yourself as an author
  • Childrens Writing
  • Finishing your book
  • Voices in your head: writing conversation
  • Screenwriting
  • Book Festivals and Expos
  • Novel Structures
  • Poetry Workshop
  • Breaking into journalism
  • It was a dark and stormy night...the first page
  • Winning Writing-Writing Contests
  • Ebooks. Digital Publishing, & Information Products
  • Avoiding Scams that prey on writers
  • Finding a balance, witing, editing, queries, and marketing, how to find the time.
  • add your topic...Feel free to claim one of these ideas, or add your own personal request or the topic you'd like to discuss.

 

Planners:

Planning committee members are: 

  • Liz Ylitlo
  • Naomi Giroux
  • Carol Jolley
  • Renee Giroux

 

Volunteers:

  • will be adding as people sign up

Task List

(please -cross out- when it's done)

Tech

  • Wifi-handled by FiberTown accessable to all attendees
  • Projector
  • White Boards
  • Photo (many volunteers to take pictures and upload to the facebook & flickr pages and reposted on website and all social media outlets)
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Tweeters to tweet in realtime with #writersbarcamp hashtag

Non-tech

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Coffee/Tea
  • Tables and chairs
  • Sign up/Registration
  • Facilitators
  • Clean Up
  • Set Up
  • Signage

Tags for flickr, delicious, ma.gnolia, technorati etc.

Please use the tag (writersbarcamp or #writersbarcamp you may add 09 or TX) for content related to this event

Who's blogging or tweeting?

(please add your blog link if you are blogging about WritersBarCamp)

 

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