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Magnolia (main room)
Magnolia Room - Friday
| 12:00 - 12:50 PM | Alternate history in Fantasy "Nexus Points" with Larry Correia and Dr. Charles Gannon |
| 1:00 - 1:50 PM | How much Handwavium? with Jon Osbourne, Rob Hampson, Benjamin Smith, Stephen Simmons, and Jacob Holo |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM | Intersection of Dice and Scribing with Larry Correia, Jon Osbourne, Jennie Posthumus, Rob Howell, and HP Holo |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | Writing by the Seat of Your Pants with Doug Dandridge, Jason Cordova, Rob Howell, HP Holo, and Karen Frost |
| 4:00 - 4:50 PM | CHAOS OF CREATION: BALANCING WORLD BUILDING WITH STORY with Monalisa Foster, Ian Malone, Stephen Simmons, HP Holo, and Karen Frost |
| 5:00 - 5:50 PM | Saving Grace Panel - Who we are and what we do! |
| 6:00 - 6:50 PM | Opening Ceremonies |
| 7:00 - 7:50 PM | |
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| 9:00 - 10:50 PM |
Magnolia Room - Saturday
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM | Saturday Morining Cartoons - Misbehavin' Maidens & Metricula |
| 10:00 - 11:50 AM | |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM | |
| 12:00 - 12:50 PM | Lunch Break! |
| 1:00 - 1:50 PM | So you wanna be a Monster Hunter with Larry Correia |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM | Developing Characters Beyond a Single Dimension with Monalisa Foster, Ian Malone, Rob Howell, and Chris Smith |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | Fantasy Races with Dave “D.J.” Butler, Jennie Posthumus, Monalisa Foster, and Benjamin Smith |
| 4:00 - 4:50 PM | Founder Effect with Rob Hampson, David Weber, Mark Wandrey, Monalisa Foster & Chris Smith |
| 5:00 - 5:50 PM | Break |
| 6:00 - 6:50 PM | |
| 7:00 - 8:50 PM | The Blibbering Humdingers |
| 9:00 - 9:50 PM | |
| 10:00 - 10:50 PM | Karaoke |
Magnolia Room - Sunday
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM | Savings Grace Panel Presentation - Service Animal / Emotional Support Animal / Therapy Animal - LEARN THE DIFFERENCE! |
| 10:00 - 10:50 AM | Life of an Author aka What do I do when I'm not writing? with Jennie Posthumus, Ian Malone, Dan Stout, Drew Avera, and Karen Frost |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM | Leap, Duck, and Scribe! with William Roberts, Christopher Ruocchio, Jason Cordova, Ian Malone, and HP Holo |
| 12:00 - 1:50 PM | Charity Auction |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM | Closing Ceremonies |
Camellia
Camellia Room - Friday
| 12:00 - 12:50 PM | Inner World travel with Dave “D.J.” Butler, Doug Dandridge, and Jennie Posthumus |
| 1:00 - 1:50 PM | Freighters in space with Peter Gold |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM | Messiest Ways to Kill the Undead - The Fantasy Edition with Rob Hampson, William Roberts, Terry Maggert, Mike Massa and Benjamin Smith |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | Mercenary Council - Meet the Leadership of the 4HU Fan Organization |
| 4:00 - 4:50 PM | ROMERO KEEP LEADERSHIP FORUM - SAILING TRUE NORTH with Mike Romero |
| 5:00 - 5:50 PM | Surviving the Apocalypse (Dragon Fire or Splitting the Atom) with Dave “D.J.” Butler, Mike Massa, Joshua Palmatier, William Roberts, and Benjamin Smith |
| 7:00 - 7:50 PM | Feminism and Folk Music with Misbehavin' Maidens and Metricula |
| 8:00 - 8:50 PM | Dating game but with Books |
| 9:00 - 9:50 PM | Chris Kennedy Publishing Book Launch |
Camellia Room - Saturday
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM | Creating realistic military science fiction with Dr. Charles Gannon, Jason Cordova, Rob Howell, Stephen Simmons, and Drew Avera |
| 10:00 - 10:50 AM | Evolution of Writing Fantasy Stories! with Larry Correia, Doug Dandridge, Mike Massa, Terry Maggert & Rob Howell |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM | Creating Moral Conflict in Your Writing with Dave “D.J.” Butler, Dr. Charles Gannon, Christopher Ruocchio, Chris Smith, and Jacob Holo |
| 12:00 - 12:50 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 - 1:50 PM | Care and Feeding of Authors with Wendy Woods, Sharon Weber, Sheellah Kennedy, Joy Wandrey, and Bridget Correia |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | Baen Roadshow - with Toni Weisskopf, Christopher Ruocchio & Tony Daniel |
| 5:00 - 5:50 PM | Dining Out Social Hour (in bar area) |
| 7:00 - late PM | Dining Out |
Camellia Room - Sunday
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM | Morning Worship Service |
| 11:00 AM - till it is over | MHI Brunch - Larry's Anniversary |
Rose
Rose Room - Friday
| 12:00 - 12:50 PM | Economics of Self-Publishing with Chris Kennedy |
| 1:00 - 1:50 PM | Peacemakers - 1 versus the Galaxy with Kevin Ikenberry, Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM | Collaborating with an Author with Dave “D.J.” Butler, Dr. Charles Gannon, Jason Cordova, and Chris Smith |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | Step Up to the Mic: An Author Discussion on Podcasting with Ian Malone & Dan Stout |
| 4:00 - 4:50 PM | Sharing the Quill (Words with multiple writers) with Jon R. Osborne, William Roberts, Benjamin Smith, Chris Smith, and Drew Avera |
| 5:00 - 5:50 PM | Four Horseman Universe with Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey, Kevin Ikenberry, Jon R. Osborne, Christopher Woods, Jason Cordova, Rob Howell. |
| 7:00 - 9:50 PM | Boarding Action |
Rose Room - Saturday
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM | Genre Blending: Scifi, Fantasy and More with Marisa Wolf, Joshua Palmatier, Terry Maggert, Dan Stout, and Chris Smith |
| 10:00 - 10:50 AM | “Bounty hunting is a complicated profession” - Working through the Galactic Union for fame and fortune !! (No, not really.) With Robert Jackson |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM | Chris Kennedy Publishing—The Year Ahead with Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey, Kevin Ikenberry, Jon R. Osborne, Christopher Woods, Jason Cordova, Rob Howell, & Benjamin Smith |
| 12:00 - 12:50 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 - 1:50 PM | Salvage Title with Chris Kennedy, Kevin Steverson, Kevin Ikenberry, & Christopher Woods |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM | This Fallen World with Chris Kennedy, Christopher Woods, & Benjamin Smith |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | Saving Grace Panel - Service Animals, a Veterans Point of View. |
| 4:00 - 4:50 PM | Mercenary Guild: The Official Four Horseman Fan Organization Meeting |
| 5:00 - 5:50 PM | Break |
| 7:00 - 7:50 PM | Exploring the Terran Republic - With Dr. Charles Gannon and Mike Massa. |
| 8:00 - 8:50 PM | The Wytchy Eye - With Dave “D.J.” Butler |
| 9:00 - 9:50 PM | Empires at War - with Doug Dandridge |
Rose Room - Sunday
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM | Successful Indie Publishing: Bringing Your Book to Market with Chris Kennedy |
| 10:00 - 10:50 AM | Harry Potter Trivia with The Blibbering Humdingers |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM | Writing Believable Military Science Fiction” (or “How to Not Suck at Mil Scifi”) with Chris Kennedy, Rob Hampson, Monalisa Foster, Jason Cordova, and Drew Avera |
Dogwood
Dogwood - Friday
| 1:00 - 1:50 PM | Creating Moral Conflict in Your Writing with Mel Todd, Monalisa Foster, Joshua Palmatier, Dan Stout, and Jason Cordova |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | Life of an Author aka What do I do when I'm not writing? With Jacob Holowach, Chris Smith, Jason Cordova, Christopher Ruocchio, and William Roberts |
| 4:00 - 4:50 PM | Military Experience in Scifi - How does seeing the darker side of humanity affect your stories with Douglas Burbey, Jason Cordova, and Kevin Ikenberry. |
| 7:00 - 7:50 PM | Fanfiction - Love It or Hate it? with Mel Todd |
| 8:00 - 8:50 PM | A Gathering of Peers (TRMN) with Robert Jackson |
Dogwood - Saturday
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM | Mercenary Companies - How to get started in the Mercenary Guild with Daniel Walker and Robert Jackson |
| 10:00 - 10:50 AM | Artificial Intelligence: what will happen to our wars? with TC McCarthy, Douglas Burbey, and Dr. Charles Gannon |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM | Characters you meet in a tavern with Doug Dandridge, Jennie Posthumus, Ian Malone, Stephen Simmons, and Dan Stout |
| 12:00 - 12:50 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:50 PM | A hands-on introduction to lockpicking with Patrick & Peri |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | Hypersleep is Almost Here: what will this mean for our future? with TC McCarthy, Rob Hampson, and Dr. Charles Gannon |
| 4:00 - 4:50 PM | Medieval music show and tell session with The Blibbering Humdingers |
| 7:00 - 7:50 PM | Treecats and more - going beyond monsters in your aliens - Join Mel Todd leading a discussion on the aliens you find in the stories we love, be they the villain or hero. |
Dogwood - Sunday
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM | Hard Science for the Writer at large with Rob Hampson, Monalisa Foster, Stephen Simmons, Mike Massa, and Jacob Holo |
| 10:00 - 10:50 AM | Sharing the Quill (Words with multiple writers) with Melisa Todd, Doug Burbey, and Chris Woods |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM | Writing Young Adult in a Gritty universe! with Karen Frost and Jason Cordova |
Raleigh (boardroom)
Raleigh Room (boardroom) - Friday
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | Book Signing #1 - Larry Correia and Dr. Charles Gannon (No more than 3 Books a run through) |
| 7:00-7:50 PM | Book Signing #2 - Dave "DJ" Butler and Doug Dandridge (No more than 3 Books a run through) |
| 9:00 PM - It is finished | Four Horsemen Charity Gaming Event with Mark Wandrey and Jon R. Osborne. |
Raleigh Room (boardroom) - Saturday
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM | Book Signing #3 - Larry Correia and Doug Dandridge (No more than 3 Books a run through) |
| 1:00 - 1:50 PM | Book Signing #4 - Dr. Charles Gannon and Dave "DJ" Butler (No more than 3 Book a run through) |
| 9:00 PM - Till it is finished. | Monster Hunter International Charity RPG event with Larry Correia |