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Day 0
Sunday, October 4
PAGES & PLATFORMS
LIVE Kickoff Call & Pajama Party Write-In
Sunday | 4 PM Pacific / 7 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Learn about how the summit will work, get to know your hosts and make a plan for how to craft your summit experience. The kickoff will be followed by a write-in.
Day 1
Monday, October 5
SPECIAL GUEST
Welcome Message
Monday | 8:30 AM Pacific / 11:30 AM Eastern | add to calendar
Start the summit with an inspiring message from our special guest! Who will it be? Watch and find out.
CHRIS BANKS
The State of the Writer’s Mind
Monday | 9 AM Pacific / 12 PM Eastern | add to calendar
ProWritingAid founder Chris Banks shares what 800 writers revealed about their toughest writing obstacles and offers some techniques for turning your mental roadblocks into strengths.
SUE CAMPBELL
LIVE Author Mindset Coaching
Monday | 10 AM Pacific / 1 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Join Sue Campbell for a live coaching session where you may get the chance to get coached on your writing obstacles! All are welcome to attend, but coaching is reserved for All-Access Pass holders.
ERIN RADNIECKI
When Saying “No” Hurts: How Compassionate People Can Claim Space for Their Writing
Monday | 11 AM Pacific / 2 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Ever feel like you say yes to everything but your writing? Book coach Erin Radniecki will help you figure out why with a simple matrix that can help you reclaim your time.
RACHELLE RAMIREZ & ANNE HAWLEY
LIVE Can You Edit Your Own Manuscript?
Monday | 12 PM Pacific / 3 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Get practical steps to bring your story into great shape! The techniques you’ll learn will serve you whether your aim is to present the cleanest possible manuscript to a professional editor, pitch your book to agents, or self-publish.
JESSICA ABEL
LIVE Capacity Meter: Find Out Exactly What You’ve Got to Give So You Can Give It to Your Book
Monday | 1 PM Pacific / 4 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Let Jessica Abel and Sue Campbell walk you through Jessica’s Capacity Meter, a tool that makes tangible your vague sense of the time and energy you've got available right now. They’ll take volunteers and run their real situations through it. You'll see where the hours go and what’s available at the end.
LAURA MUNSON
LIVE Pick the Brain of a Bestselling Author
Monday | 2 PM Pacific / 5 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Here's your chance to pick the brain of a bestselling author! Bring your questions and meet Laura Munson, author of The Wild Why, Willa's Grove, and This Is Not the Story You Think It Is.
RACHELLE RAMIREZ
LIVE Write-In with Rachelle
Monday | 3 PM Pacific / 6 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Come write with a developmental editor and a community of writers in this writing sprint to discover just how much you can accomplish in an hour.
MATT TRINETTI & LINDSEY TROUT HUGHES
How to Build a Writing Practice That Sustains You
Monday | 4 PM Pacific / 7 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Are you struggling to build a writing practice that brings you joy while remaining consistent? Matt and Lindsey from the London Writers' Salon will lead you through a hands-on workshop with exercises designed to help you create a writing habit that will stick.
Day 2
Tuesday, October 6
PATRICIA MARSHALL
Too Good to Be True: Publishing Scams in 2026
Tuesday | 9 AM Pacific / 12 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Publishing scams are more prevalent than ever. Luminare Press owner Patricia Marshall walks through real scam emails targeting authors, including AI-written flattery and fake royalty claims, and shows how to sniff them out with a few free tools.
SUE CAMPBELL
LIVE Author Mindset Coaching
Tuesday | 10 AM Pacific / 1 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Join Sue Campbell for a live coaching session where you may get the chance to get coached on your writing obstacles! All are welcome to attend, but coaching is reserved for All-Access Pass holders.
GABRIELA PEREIRA
5 Mindset Shifts to Help You Finish Your Book
Tuesday | 11 AM Pacific / 2 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Feeling stuck, guilty, or convinced you don't have time to write? DIY MFA founder Gabriela Pereira shares five practical mindset shifts that help you move past your blocks and stop beating yourself up.
RACHELLE RAMIREZ
LIVE ADHD Writers Q&R
Tuesday | 12 PM Pacific / 3 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Do you have questions about writing with ADHD? Get a response from an experienced developmental editor, ADHD coach, and fellow writer with ADHD.
JULE KUCERA
StoryJoules: Unlocking the Heart of Your Story
Tuesday | 1 PM Pacific / 4 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Author Jule Kucera will show you how to use the StoryJoules system to diagnose what's ailing your story and how you can inject a jolt of narrative energy to get it moving again.
RACHELLE RAMIREZ
LIVE Write-In with Rachelle
Tuesday | 2 PM Pacific / 5 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Come write with a developmental editor and a community of writers in this writing sprint to discover just how much you can accomplish in an hour.
KIMBERLY KESSLER
How to Show Up Messy
Tuesday | 3 PM Pacific / 6 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Showing up as you are beats waiting until you're ready! Kimberly Kessler explains how efficiency and perfectionism keep writers frozen, and what to do about it.
KIT CAELSTO
Writing With Your Brain
Tuesday | 4 PM Pacific / 7 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Do all the writing tips and tricks work for everyone but you? Author and author coach Kit Caelsto shows how to understand your creative nervous system and write with your brain instead of against it, so you can avoid burnout and stop feeling like something's wrong with you.
Day 3
Wednesday, October 7
PARUL BAVISHI
LIVE Writers’ Hour with London Writers’ Salon
Wednesday | 9 AM Pacific / 12 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Get more done than you thought possible. Writers' Hour is a virtual, hour-long writing sprint. Join Parul for a productive and fun writing session.
SUE CAMPBELL
LIVE Author Mindset Coaching
Wednesday | 10 AM Pacific / 1 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Join Sue Campbell for a live coaching session where you may get the chance to get coached on your writing obstacles! All are welcome to attend, but coaching is reserved for All-Access Pass holders.
BILL KENOWER
Fearless Writing: Tackling Procrastination and Self-Doubt
Wednesday | 11 AM Pacific / 2 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Why do writers avoid the very thing they love? Bill Kenower, creator of the Fearless Writing Podcast, explores what's really behind procrastination and shares how to think about writing in a way that draws you back to the page.
RACHELLE RAMIREZ
LIVE Get Your Memoir Unstuck
Wednesday | 12 PM Pacific / 3 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Story Types can help you structure your memoir. Discover what content to cut and what to add to create a consistent story with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Finally, finish your memoir and meet the expectations of your intended audience.
HEATHER DAVIS
How to Seduce the Reader: Using Interiority to Create an Irresistible Connection to Your Protagonist
Wednesday | 1 PM Pacific / 4 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Book coach and developmental editor Heather Davis shows how the inner world of your characters makes readers want to connect.
TREVOR MARTENS
Perfectionism and Resistance: How to Use Them to Your Advantage
Wednesday | 2 PM Pacific / 5 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Do you keep tweaking, plotting, and polishing instead of writing? Writing educator and editor Trevor Martens explains why perfectionism is really a coping mechanism for uncertainty, and how to move past the paralysis so you can write what you actually want to write.
ANNE JANZER
What to Do When Willpower Wanes
Wednesday | 3 PM Pacific / 6 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Author Anne Janzer shares a five-part toolkit for getting the writing done when motivation fades, so you can stop blaming yourself and keep showing up until the muse rejoins you.
BROOKE WARNER
Tune Out the Doom: Finding Real Opportunity in Today's Publishing Landscape
Wednesday | 4 PM Pacific / 7 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Convinced it's the worst time ever to publish? Brooke Warner of She Writes Press breaks down the options and explains the mindset shifts that help authors stop waiting to be chosen and start building the career they want.
Day 4
Thursday, October 8
JAMIE ROSE
From Resistance to Action: The Tools for Writers
Thursday | 9 AM Pacific / 12 PM Eastern | add to calendar
What do you do when life blows up your writing routine? Author and coach Jamie Rose, longtime mentee of psychiatrist Phil Stutz, shares how a tiny daily commitment and a couple of quick mental tools can get you back on the page, even on your worst days.
SUE CAMPBELL
LIVE Author Mindset Coaching
Thursday | 10 AM Pacific / 1 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Join Sue Campbell for a live coaching session where you may get the chance to get coached on your writing obstacles! All are welcome to attend, but coaching is reserved for All-Access Pass holders.
CLAIRE FISHBACK
You Can't Hatch a Novel with a Full-Grown Chicken
Thursday | 11 AM Pacific / 2 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Have you ever gotten so bogged down in outlines, spreadsheets, and charts that you lost all enthusiasm for telling your story? Book coach Claire Fishback shares a framework for reconnecting with your story and reigniting that spark of writing joy.
RACHELLE RAMIREZ & ANNE HAWLEY
LIVE Ask the Editors
Thursday | 12 PM Pacific / 3 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Get your writing and editing questions answered by the Pages & Platforms developmental editors!
RACHELLE RAMIREZ
LIVE Write-In with Rachelle
Thursday | 1 PM Pacific / 4 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Come write with a developmental editor and a community of writers in this writing sprint to discover just how much you can accomplish in an hour.
DANIEL DAVID WALLACE
The Danger of Double Inspiration
Thursday | 2 PM Pacific / 5 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Is your story clogged up with more characters, locations, and plot than it needs? Award-winning writer and teacher Daniel David Wallace explains how "double inspiration" sneaks into drafts — and how to spot and fix it so your story gets moving.
MARION ROACH SMITH
Finish the Dang Memoir: Moving Past the Obstacles That Stall Memoir Writers
Thursday | 3 PM Pacific / 6 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Marion Roach Smith, author of The Memoir Project, shares how to tackle the blocks that stall memoir writers, from family disputes over "the truth" to the trap of perfectionism.
PAGES & PLATFORMS
LIVE Panel Discussion & Closing Call
Thursday | 4 PM Pacific / 7 PM Eastern | add to calendar
Hear from other writers who have faced down their obstacles on what they’ve learned and what works for them. Then, join the Pages & Platforms team for a wrap-up call that will help you take the inspiration from this week forward.