CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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All classes are taught by working, best-selling authors and experts in various disciplines
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THE ONLINE ONGOING WRITERS CONFERENCE
2 Classes per month, every month on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, 4 pm Pacific Time
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JOIN AT ANY TIME
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OUTLIERS INTENSIVES
Individual and multi-part classes of interest to writers of all genres
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2024 SCHEDULE
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9/9: OUTLIERS FALL 2024 MANUSCRIPT BOOT CAMP BEGINS
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SOLD OUT
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9/17: CLASS 18: Highway To The Outline Zone—Tamara Grantham
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9/19: OUTLIERS COCKTAIL PARTY
FREE--Come talk books, movies, and publishing
10/1: CLASS 19: Adding Intrigue & Action To Your Prose—Don Bentley
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10-2-24: OUTLIERS INTENSIVE: Give Readers a Reason to Care--Stacy Woodson and Dawn Alexander--3-Part Class Fee: $60
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10-14-24: OUTLIERS INTENSIVE: Research Tools for True Crime Writers--Tracy Ulman and Dr. Katherine Ramsland. Fee $35
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10/15: CLASS 20: Writing Timeless Historical Fiction—Boyd Morrison
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11/6: CLASS 21: Plotting the Commercial Thriller--Jeffrey Deaver
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11-13-24: OUTLIERS INTENSIVE: Raise Your OQ: The Psychology of Observation for Crime Writers ---Dr. Katherine Ramsland. Fee $35
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11/19: CLASS 22: Getting Your Book Published—John/Shannon Raab
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12/3: CLASS 23: Marketing: Your Online Presence and Other Marketing Strategies—John/Shannon Raab
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12/17: CLASS 24: It’s Not Enough To Write A Good Story—Joseph Badal
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2025 SCHEDULE
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1/7: CLASS 25: Premise: What Your Story Is About: From What If? To Premise—Kathleen Antrim
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1/21: CLASS 26: Putting “Medical Truth” in Your Story
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2/4: CLASS 27: The Mystical Quest: Finding a Literary Agent—Harry Hunsicker
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2/18: CLASS 28: SUSPENSE—Meg Gardiner
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3/4: CLASS 29: PLOT TWISTS—Meg Gardiner
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3/18: CLASS 30: WHIPLASH PACING: Keep Your Reader on the Edge—KJ Howe
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4/1: CLASS 31: Writing Is Hard So Keep It Simple—DP Lyle
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4/15: CLASS 32:
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5/6: CLASS 33: Scene Study: How to make the most of every scene—STEVEN JAMES​
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5/20: CLASS 34: Cooking Up Hooks: The Psychology of Grabbing Your Readers—Dr. Katherine Ramsland
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6/3: CLASS 35:
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6/17: CLASS 36:
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7/1: CLASS 37: How to Write Your Way out of a Corner—STEVEN JAMES
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7/15: CLASS 38:
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8/5: CLASS 39: Worldbuilding & Voice—KJ Howe
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8/19: CLASS 40:
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9/2: CLASS 41:
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9/16: CLASS 42: The Psychology of Character Motivation—DP Lyle
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10/7: CLASS 43:
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10/21: CLASS 44: Tips for Writing and Publishing Short Crime Fiction—Michael Bracken and Stacy Woodson in Conversation
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11/4: CLASS 45:
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11/18: CLASS 46:
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12/2: CLASS 47:
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12/16: CLASS 48: The Subtleties of Voice and Point of View—STEVEN JAMES
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