Attend IASCon from anywhere! You can even wear your pajamas!
The conference will be hosted in a private Facebook group only accessible to paid attendees and presenters. You will receive an invitation for the group when your conference fee is received. Most presentations will be delivered via Zoom. Most content will be available for at least a month in the group, so it's not necessary to participate synchronously.
Hope you'll join us!
Hope you'll join us!
The Speakers
Lydia MichaelsLydia Michaels is the award-winning and bestselling author of over forty novels, including the groundbreaking collection, Write 10K in a Day. She is the consecutive winner of the 2018 & 2019 Author of the Year Award from Happenings Media, as well as the recipient of the 2014 Best Author Award from the Courier Times. She has been featured in USA Today, Romantic Times Magazine, Love & Lace, and more. As the host and founder of the East Coast Author Convention and the Behind the Keys Author Retreat, Lydia Michaels plays a respected role in the book community.
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Samantha A. ColeUSA Today Bestselling Author Samantha A. Cole is a retired police officer and paramedic. She’s lived her entire life in the suburbs of New York City and is looking forward to becoming a snow-bird between New York and Florida someday. She's an avid dog lover and advocate for fellow writers, freely sharing advice and tips gleaned from her writing journey. Don't miss her keynote speech! She will also be presenting sessions on Book Signings and Writing about Police and Law Enforcement.
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Nicole MooreJoining us to share her passion and convey her insights, Nicole Moore, who writes as USA Today bestselling author Emma Nichols, started Love Kissed in January 2016 as a passion project. She loves helping authors through marketing, promotions, plotting, and coaching. The Love Kissed brand has continued to expand into a full time career and lifestyle as an "authorpreneur." We're thrilled to have Nicole joining us to convey her insights on book world domination aka author planning 101, as well as how to become an authorpreneur, maximizing multiple income streams.
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The Hosts
Krista VeneroKrista Venero is the owner and CEO of Mountains Wanted Publishing & Indie Author Services and writes under two pen names, Phoebe Alexander and K.L. Montgomery. As part of Lucky Mountains Events, she hosts book signings and author conferences. Krista also runs the 6000-member Indie Author Support group on Facebook. Though she resides in coastal Delaware with her husband, sons, and fur babies, Krista is still a Hoosier at heart. When she's not writing, editing, or event planning, you can often find her on the beach or in the pool.
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Connie MiconiConnie Miconi is the owner and CEO of Lucky 13 Author Services and writes small town romance under the name CA Miconi. As part of Lucky Mountains Events, she hosts book signings and author conferences. Connie retired from her day job in 2018 and promptly moved to Southwest Florida for endless summers with her husband. When she’s not reading, writing, or working with authors, Connie enjoys traveling, spending time with her grandchildren, boating, motorcycling, and cheering on her beloved Baltimore Ravens.
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Workshop Presenters
Samantha A. Cole
USA Today Bestselling and Award-winning Author, Samantha A. Cole is a retired policewoman and former paramedic. Using her life experiences and training, she strives to find the perfect mix of suspense and romance for her readers to enjoy.
Her standalone collection of short stories, Scattered Moments in Time, won the gold medal in the 2020 Readers' Favorite Awards in the Fiction Anthology genre. Her standalone novel, The Road To Solace (formerly The Friar), won the silver medal in the 2017 Readers' Favorite Awards in the Contemporary Romance genre.
Samantha has over thirty books published throughout several different series as well as a few standalone novels. She will be leading sessions on Reader Engagement, All About Book Signings, and Writing about Police and Law Enforcement.
Her standalone collection of short stories, Scattered Moments in Time, won the gold medal in the 2020 Readers' Favorite Awards in the Fiction Anthology genre. Her standalone novel, The Road To Solace (formerly The Friar), won the silver medal in the 2017 Readers' Favorite Awards in the Contemporary Romance genre.
Samantha has over thirty books published throughout several different series as well as a few standalone novels. She will be leading sessions on Reader Engagement, All About Book Signings, and Writing about Police and Law Enforcement.
Sylvia Hubbard
Award-winning author and founder of Motown Writers, Sylvia Hubbard has independently published over 50 romance suspense books in the over 20 years she's been in the literary business. As an avid blogger, podcaster, social media manager and digital strategist, Sylvia has received literary recognition for her literacy work, plus has had eight #1 Bestsellers. She is also a speaker, literary encouragement doula, and busy mompreneur expert. She'll be leading a session on Out of the Box Branding Ideas.
Renita McKinney
Renita McKinney was born in Texas, but raised in Arkansas and Texas. As an only child, she started reading and books became her best friends. The characters became her family and she developed a love and respect for writing, reading, books and authors. Reading developed into more than a hobby to Renita; it’s a passion, an unquenchable thirst. Not being able to read would seemingly be a slow and torturous death.
She has been fortunate to live all over this world due to being the former wife of a military man. So often she would visit foreign countries that would not seem so foreign at all, because she had already traveled there within the confines of a book. Her passion for books, desire for writing and love for words have afforded her the opportunity to work with many New York Times, USA Today and Amazon bestselling authors. She thinks there’s nothing more exciting than to be on the inside of a story coming together, nor amazing that her opinion and input is requested by these phenomenal storytellers
Renita now lives in San Antonio, Texas, is the mother of three amazing adults: Holly, Lamontre, and Brandon, and two beautiful grandchildren, Ashanti and A’Zari.
She is the owner of A Book A Day Author Services, tries to read at least 500 books a year, and loves to hang out at her own version of Cheers: Lefty’s Draft House, where she’s truly turned friends into family.
Renita's session is entitled Let's Talk Diversity.
She has been fortunate to live all over this world due to being the former wife of a military man. So often she would visit foreign countries that would not seem so foreign at all, because she had already traveled there within the confines of a book. Her passion for books, desire for writing and love for words have afforded her the opportunity to work with many New York Times, USA Today and Amazon bestselling authors. She thinks there’s nothing more exciting than to be on the inside of a story coming together, nor amazing that her opinion and input is requested by these phenomenal storytellers
Renita now lives in San Antonio, Texas, is the mother of three amazing adults: Holly, Lamontre, and Brandon, and two beautiful grandchildren, Ashanti and A’Zari.
She is the owner of A Book A Day Author Services, tries to read at least 500 books a year, and loves to hang out at her own version of Cheers: Lefty’s Draft House, where she’s truly turned friends into family.
Renita's session is entitled Let's Talk Diversity.
Pink Flamingo Productions
Pink Flamingo Productions caters to the needs of Indie Authors while keeping the audio dream affordable! PFP is a full service boutique audiobook production recording, post production, and marketing service. Owner and Executive Producer Sarah Puckett has produced over 150 audiobooks, blending acting, audio engineering, and marketing together to create a unique listening experience!
Ariele Sieling
Ariele Sieling is a Pennsylvania-based science fiction and fantasy writer who enjoys books (obviously), cats, and trees. She has twenty-five books published, most of which are in three scifi series: post-apocalyptic monsters in Land of Szornyek; soft science fiction series, The Sagittan Chronicles; and scifi fairytale retellings in Rove City. She has also had numerous short stories published in a variety of anthologies and magazines and is the author of the book for authors: How To Build A Book Marketing Strategy.
She lives with her spouse, enormous Great Pyrenees dog, and two cats. You can find more information about her at www.arielesieling.com. Ariele's session is called The Intersection of Setting & Story.
She lives with her spouse, enormous Great Pyrenees dog, and two cats. You can find more information about her at www.arielesieling.com. Ariele's session is called The Intersection of Setting & Story.
Brittany Holland
Once upon a time, Author Brittany Holland's passion for reading and an active imagination inspired her to pursue her dream of writing. A lover of fairytales, folklore and mythology, the hopeless romantic pens a modern twist on happily ever after. On her publishing journey, she discovered she had a knack for writing blurbs and thus, The Blurb Whisperer was born. In her free time, she enjoys traveling with her husband and two children, perfecting her latte making skills at home and binge-reading her never ending TBR. For more information visit www.authorbrittanyholland.com www.theblurbwhisperer.com
Wrote ALL the words but the blurb won’t come? The Blurb Whisperer can help! By using targeted questions, we will learn to pull out the most crucial pieces of your story to not only hook a reader’s attention… but to keep them wanting more.
Wrote ALL the words but the blurb won’t come? The Blurb Whisperer can help! By using targeted questions, we will learn to pull out the most crucial pieces of your story to not only hook a reader’s attention… but to keep them wanting more.
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Krista Venero has been a professional editor for indie authors for over five years, and has edited over 250 books. She offers developmental/content editing in the romance genres and copy editing and proofreading in all other genres, including nonfiction/memoir. In addition to hosting events and operating Indie Author Support, Krista serves as a consultant to indie authors as well as a social media manager. Learn more about her services here:
https://mountainswanted.com/author-services/services/
In Krista's session, Ins and Outs of Editing for Indie Authors, she'll review the different types of editing, how to find an editor, and tips for self-editing your own manuscripts. She'll also lead a session entitled What's the Deal with Book Reviews? which will expand on ways to build an ARC team, find ARC reviewers, and handle bad reviews.
https://mountainswanted.com/author-services/services/
In Krista's session, Ins and Outs of Editing for Indie Authors, she'll review the different types of editing, how to find an editor, and tips for self-editing your own manuscripts. She'll also lead a session entitled What's the Deal with Book Reviews? which will expand on ways to build an ARC team, find ARC reviewers, and handle bad reviews.
