CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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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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All classes are taught by working, best-selling authors and experts in various disciplines
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2025 SCHEDULE
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2-25: OUTLIERS INTENSIVE: The Mystical Quest: Finding a Literary Agent—Harry Hunsicker
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3-4-25: CLASS 29: PLOT TWISTS—Meg Gardiner
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3-18-25: CLASS 30: Setting As Character—DP Lyle
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4-1-25: CLASS 31: Simplify Your Storytelling By Writing To The Midpoint—DP Lyle
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4-2-25: FORENSIC SCIENCE MONTH : Evolving Methods For Criminal Profiling—Katherine Ramsland, PhD
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4-7-25: OUTLIERS INTENSIVE: Book To Doc: The Making of a True Crime Series--Dr. Katherine Ramsland and Tracy Ullman​​
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4-9-25: FORENSIC SCIENCE MONTH : History of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science—Jennifer Dornbush
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4-15-25: CLASS 32: Thriller Elements of Writing—Cody Blocker
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4-16-25: OUTLIERS INTENSIVE: Screenwriting is WRITING--Paul Guyot
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4-23-25: FORENSIC SCIENCE MONTH: The Cause, Manner, and Time of Death—DP Lyle, MD
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5-6-25: CLASS 33: Scene Study: How to make the most of every scene—STEVEN JAMES​
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5-20-25: CLASS 34: Cooking Up Hooks: The Psychology of Grabbing Your Readers—Dr. Katherine Ramsland
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5-21-25: OUTLIERS INTENSIVE: Writing Character Driven Stories--Stacy Woodson and J. Todd Scott
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6-3-25: CLASS 35: Great Beginnings—Hank Phillippi Ryan
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6-16-25: OUTLIERS INTENSIVE: Collaboration: Making sure murders only happen on the page—Nicholas Harvey & Douglas Pratt
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6-17-25: CLASS 36: What Scares You? Putting Fear on the Page to Thrill Your Readers-Jenny Milchman
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7-1-25: CLASS 37: How to Write Your Way out of a Corner—STEVEN JAMES
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7-15-25: CLASS 38: Managing the Muddle in the Middle—Hank Phillippi Ryan
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8-5-25: CLASS 39: Worldbuilding & Voice—KJ Howe
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8-19-25: CLASS 40: Secrets of Suspense—Hank Phillippi Ryan
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9-2-25: CLASS 41: Romantic Suspense v. Romantic Mysteries—Allison Brennan
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9-16-25: CLASS 42: Writing the Blockbuster Novel—James Rollins
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10-7-25: CLASS 43: Indie, Traditional, Hybrid - How To Level-up Your Publishing Game—JD Barker
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10-21-25: CLASS 44: Tips for Writing and Publishing Short Crime Fiction—Michael Bracken and Stacy Woodson in Conversation
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11-4-25: CLASS 45: Title To Come—Allison Brennan
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11-18-25: CLASS 46: Title To Come--Alex Finlay
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12-2-25: CLASS 47: Secrets of the Three-Act Structure—Hank Phillippi Ryan
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12-16-25: CLASS 48: The Subtleties of Voice and Point of View—STEVEN JAMES
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