Write Well, Sell Well is a conference inspiring and equipping writers with knowledge of the craft and the business of writing so they are empowered to write and sell well, impacting the world around them and successfully navigating the publishing world. The founders Rene Gutteridge, Melanie Hemry, and Cheri Fuller have 70 YEARS of combined experience as published authors. Our third conference will be held Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24, 2015, in Oklahoma City at the NEW Crossings Community Center (10255 N. Pennsylvania) in Oklahoma City. Our 2015 keynote speaker is James Scott Bell.

James Scott Bell is the #1 bestselling author of Plot & Structure, and thrillers like Don’t Leave Me,Blind Justice, Deceived, Try Dying, Watch Your Back, and One More Lie

Jim attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where he studied writing with Raymond Carver. He graduated with honors from the University of Southern California law school, and has written over 300 articles and several books for the legal profession. He has taught novel writing at Pepperdine University and numerous conferences in the United States, Canada and Great Britain.

His short fiction has appeared in two anthologies and he is currently at work on two series: pulp style boxing stories featuring Irish Jimmy Gallagher and the vigilante nun series Force of Habit.

Under the pen name K. Bennett he is also the author of the Mallory Caine zombie legal thriller series, which begins with Pay Me in Flesh.

He is the purveyor of short and to the point Writing Videos.

Jim served as fiction columnist for Writer’s Digest magazine, to which he frequently contributes, and has written four craft books for Writer’s Digest Books: Plot & Structure, Revision & Self-Editing, The Art of War for Writersand Conflict & Suspense. His Write Your Novel From The Middle was an instant #1 Amazon bestselling writing book.

A former trial lawyer, Jim now writes and speaks full time. He lives in Los Angeles. He blogs every Sunday at The Kill Zone.

Meals: Friday tickets include the dinner/banquet, Saturday tickets include a continental breakfast and lunch

Breakout Session Topics Include:

1. Children's Books
2. Screenwriting
3. eBooks and Indpendent / Self-Publishing
4. Social Media & Marketing
5. Ghost Writing

REFUND POLICY: Refunds will be given if written notice of cancellation is given prior to October 1. On or after October 1, no cancellations will be refunded.

Learn more by checking out our conference schedule, speaker bios, and breakout session descriptions on the conference website: writewellsellwellokc.com.