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2014 Schedule

2014 IndieReCon Agenda

Tues, Wed, Thurs (Feb 25-27)

(Note: Items in BOLD are live chats - either on Twitter or on the web site)
*All Times are EST*

Tuesday, February 25th 

10:00 ~ Welcome/Kick Off  by S.R.Johannes/Ali Cross
>>10:15  - 11:00 ~ Q&A with S.R. Johannes/Ali Cross (Twitter Chat #IndieReCon)

11:00 ~ Facing Your Fears by Susan Kaye Quinn
>>11:30 - 12:00 Facing Your Fears with Susan Kaye Quinn (IndieReCon Facebook Page Chat)

12:00 - 2:00 ~ The Evolving Indie Industry and Standing Out in the Pile with JA Konrath and Barry Eisler (IndieReCon Web Chat)

2:00 ~ How To Write A Novel: The Seven Stages of the Creative Process by Orna Ross (in discussion with three other members of The Alliance of Independent Authors, Jessica Bell, Kevin Booth and Roz Morris)

3:00 ~ The Three Keys to Excellence in Indie Publishing by Margaret Brown from Shelf UnBound

4:00 ~ Serials: Writing for Your Readers by RaShelle Workman

5:00 ~ How to Write Fast: 2kto 10k, 2 Years Later by Rachel Aaron 
>>5:15 - 6:00 ~ How to Write Fast: 2k to 10k, 2 Years Later with Rachel Aaron  (IndieReCon Web Chat)

6:00 ~ How to SellE-Books Without Falling Into the No-Value, Time-Sucking Vortex of Blogging,Tweeting, and FaceBooking by Michael Alvear

7:00 ~ Not Playing by the Rules: Genre Mash-Ups in a NewAge by Alicia KatVancil

8:00 ~ The Nuts and Bolts of International Rights by The Passive Guy aka David Vandagriff

9:00 - 10:00 ~ Ask Us Anything #IndieChat with The Indelibles (Twitter Chat, use #IndieChat #indiereCon to participate)

10:00 - 11:00 ~ Bestselling Hybrids Dish - Chelsea Fine and Chelsea Cameron (IndieReCon Web Chat)

Wednesday, February 26th

10:00 ~ Working with Hybrid Authors by Lara Perkins from Andrea Brown Literary Agency
>>10:15 - 11:00 ~ Hybrid Author Working with an Agent with S.R. Johannes  (Twitter Chat, use #IndieReCon to participate)

11:00 - 12:00 ~ Write It Forward:  How To Plan For and Builda Career as a Writer with Bob Mayer (IndieReCon Web Chat)

12:00 ~ Creating a Rock Star Publishing Team for Your Book by Miral Sattar from BiblioCrunch

1:00 ~ Are There Grammar "Rules" for Writing Fiction? by C.S. Lakin

2:00  - 3:00 ~ Write, Publish, Repeat: How to Turn Your Art From a Hobby into a Real Business with Johnny B. Truant, Sean Platt and David Wright (Live Podcast)

3:00 - 4:00 ~ Write, Publish, Repeat: How to Turn Your Art From a Hobby into a Real Business with Johnny B. Truant, Sean Platt and David Wright (Twitter Chat, use #IndieReCon to participate)

4:00 ~ Your BookRegistration Basics 101 by Peter Bowerman

5:00 ~ 7 Things You Can Do Right Now to Improve Your Book Design by Joel Friedlander

6:00 ~ How to Begin a Successful Author/Producer Relationship by Kelli Shane   
>>6:15 - 7:00 ~ Producing Audiobooks: The Author/Producer Relationship with Ali Cross and Kelli Shane (Twitter Chat, use #IndieReCon to participate)

7:00 ~ THE #1Most Powerful Book Promotion Strategy (NOT Social Media) by Peter Bowerman

8:00 ~ Creating Book Buzz by KP Simmon (InkSlinger PR)

9:00 - 10:00 ~ Surviving Indie Publishing with Susan Kaye Quinn  (IndieReCon Facebook Page Chat)

10:00 ~ Building Your Indie Platform by Martha Carr

Thursday, February 27th

10:00 ~ Getting Started on Goodreads by Patrick Brown, Director of Author Marketing for Goodreads 

11:00 ~ Maximizing Your Sales at Kobo by Mark Lefebvre from Kobo 

12:00 ~ Publishing/Thinking Outside the eBox by Amy Edelman from IndieReader

1:00 ~ 5 (Interesting) Ways to BuildYour Readership by Joanna Penn

2:00 ~ Understanding Amazon's Recommendation Engine by David Gaughran
>>2:15 - 3:00 ~ Let's Get Visible with David Gaughran (IndieReCon Web Chat)

3:00 ~ Taking Goodreads to the Next Level by Patrick Brown, Director of Author Marketing for Goodreads

4:00 ~ The Amazon Power of Selling by Jim Kukral from Author  from Author Ad Network

5:00 ~ 6 Smart Ways Authors Can Collaborate When Marketing by Angela Ackerman 

6:00 - 7:00 ~ The Guerrilla Marketer's Guide ToSelling Fiction On Kindle with Michael Alvear (IndieReCon Web Chat)

7:00 ~ Optimize Searches on Your Book (Metadata/SEO) by Lori Culwell

8:00 ~ Partnering Digital Sales with Indie Stores by Mark Lefebvre from Kobo

9:00 - 10:00 ~ Wrap Up & Giveaways with the IndieReCon Team (Twitter Chat, use #IndieReCon to participate)

Peregrine By Becki Brannen

I'm not much of a romance person but when I read Peregrine I couldn't put it down. Becki Brannen's a writing genius. She really gets you into the head of her main character. I felt my heartstrings pulled at going on a honeymoon to mourn your lost loved one. Stavros' character was written brilliantly I loved his heart and his style. This is such a beautiful story amazingly written and I know I will be reading more of Becki's books.

I give it 5+ stars!