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The Muse & The Marketplace 2020

Rick Claypool

author
Barrington, Rhode Island

rickclaypool.org

I write absurdist horror. Author of TENTACLEHEAD (Bear Creek Press 2022), THE MOLD FARMER (Six Gallery Press 2020), and LEECH GIRL LIVES (Spaceboy Books 2017). Work described by Nick Mamatas as "If China Mieville wrote Saturday morning cartoons." He/him.

9:00am EDT

1D: Creating Graphic Novels, Memoirs, and Comics Stuart Room - 4th FloorAnjali Singh • Tito James

10:15am EDT

2L: Writing the Synopsis: Essentials, Tips, and Tricks For Crafting a Professional SynopsisFILLING Whittier Room - 4th FloorKaitlyn Johnson

11:30am EDT

Friday Lunch Grand Ballroom - Mezzanine Level

12:30pm EDT

Muse Keynote: Viet Thanh Nguyen Grand Ballroom - Mezzanine LevelViet Thanh Nguyen

1:45pm EDT

3A: Literary Horror: What Is It and How Do You Write It?FILLING St. James Room - 4th FloorJohn Langan

3:00pm EDT

Friday Afternoon Break

3:30pm EDT

4H: A Tale of Two Narrative Modes: Linear vs. Atmospheric StorytellingFULL Cabot Room - 4th FloorShuchi Saraswat • Stacy Mattingly

4:45pm EDT

Lit Lounge Cocktail Hour Avenue 34 - Lobby Level

6:45pm EDT

Spitballing... Or Is It? Avenue 34 - Lobby LevelSari Boren • Ron MacLean • Michelle Seaton • Whitney Scharer • Celeste Ng • Manuel Gonzales

9:00am EDT

5C: #QueryTips: Demystifying the Query ProcessFILLING Statler Room - Mezzanine LevelAmy Elizabeth Bishop

10:15am EDT

6B: Narrative Unbound: Experimental Structures in Essays and Stories Cambridge Room - 4th FloorRon MacLean • Sari Boren

11:30am EDT

Saturday Lunch Grand Ballroom - Mezzanine Level

12:30pm EDT

Mid-Muse Keynote: Reyna Grande Grand Ballroom - Mezzanine LevelReyna Grande

1:45pm EDT

7D: How to Publish (and Promote) Your Book on Your TermsFULL Statler Room - Mezzanine LevelSteve Almond

3:00pm EDT

Saturday Afternoon Break

3:30pm EDT

8H: More or Less: Maximalist and Minimalist Approaches to Telling Your Story Tremont Room - 4th FloorChristopher Castellani

10:15am EDT

9B: Query Letter SkillsFILLING White Hill Room - 4th FloorChristina Morgan

11:45am EDT

10A: Media Training: Being Your Best at Readings, On Radio, and On TelevisionFILLING Cambridge Room - 4th FloorLynne Griffin • Katrin Schumann

1:00pm EDT

Marketplace Keynote | What I Never Saw Coming: Imagination & Reality in Publishing and More Grand Ballroom - Mezzanine LevelShuchi Saraswat • Marjan Kamali • Brandon Taylor • Jennifer Baker • Courtney Maum