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Learn about the writing and publishing processes from Author Marissa Eller. Eller is a certified "plotter" - an author who creates detailed character sketches and plot outlines before ever writing a word. Attendees will learn to modify their outlining methods to help create the start of their own story. Eller will also explain the process of traditional publication, from finding an agent to securing a publisher, and what happens after the contract is signed.
About the author:
Marissa Eller is a novelist with chronic pain and an abundance of emotions. She holds a BA in English from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and an MFA in Writing from Lindenwood University, which she uses in her work as an academic consultant. She resides in Hickory, North Carolina with her family and rescue cat, all of whom she couldn’t love more if she tried. When not writing, reading, or helping students, she can be found thinking entirely too much about her favorite TV shows, obsessing over a band she’s loved since she was fifteen, or enjoying an afternoon nap. Her debut novel "Joined at the Joints" was named a Can't Miss summer debut by Kirkus Reviews. Her sophomore novel "Left on Read" is forthcoming in 2026, along with a series of three historical romance novels published under the pen name Jade Hendren.