Hello!

Thank you so much for your support of the AllAccessCon crowdfunding campaign. The first of our events since concluding the campaign, the Writing in the Dark Online Symposium 2021, is about to go live.

Recently, one of our guest speakers alerted us to a glitch in the event’s registration page that prevented people from signing up for tickets. It turns out this happened to many interested parties, including some of those on this list.

We've decided that rather than reschedule, so people denied tickets would have a chance to take part at the expense of potentially losing guest speakers and attendees who successfully registered, we’re moving forward with Writing in the Dark 2021. However, we’re doing it in a way that gives everyone a chance to take part—even if they can’t be there live during the first three days of the event!

Below, you’ll find information about how to access each of the masterclasses, group events, and presentations Writing in the Dark 2021 has to offer. This is going to be an incredible weekend!

Here’s what to do now:

1. ADD US TO YOUR EMAIL SAFE LIST

You signed up for the AllAccessCon events, and I don’t want you to miss them. So make sure this email goes to your “safe list.” (a.k.a. add this email to your contacts) by using our quick and easy whitelisting guide at https://allaccesscon.com/whitelisting

2. WHEN AND WHERE

The Writing in the Dark Online Summit 2021 is now an event with four iterations spanning the next month! Our first gathering is today, September 24th from 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time through Sunday, September 26th at 9 p.m. EST.

Anyone who has either paid for tickets or received complimentary crowdfunder registration will have access to each subsequent Writing in the Dark Online Symposium 2021 weekend for the remainder of the month AT NO CHARGE.

What does this mean? Not only will you have access to each of the previous weekend’s recordings, but each Friday through Sunday you will have access to new panels and presentations as they become available. PLEASE NOTE: our live workshop with Tim Waggoner is currently only scheduled for this weekend. You will be notified if that changes.

In the meantime, you can stream the Writing in the Dark Online Symposium from any computer or mobile device, although mobile device attendees not making presentations might want to consider joining us with the Hopin app after first claiming a ticket at the above link through a web browser.

The AllAccessCon Green Room has troubleshooting tips and tricks for you to get the most out of your event experience at https://greenroom.allaccesscon.com/

3. GET YOUR EVENT ACCESS LINK

All IndieGoGo supporters are upgraded to VIP Membership for the Writing in the Dark Online Symposium 2021!

To claim your ticket at this hidden link, select IndieGoGo VIP Membership from the ticket menu:

https://hopin.com/events/writing-in-the-dark-online-symposium-2021?code=scjfn47iAQHhSFrXCsHImN8F5

Each week you will receive an email with instructions for your complimentary access to the next round of Writing in the Dark.

4. ENJOY THE CONTENT AT YOUR LEISURE

You can check out the agenda now under the Schedule tab at https://hopin.com/events/writing-in-the-dark-online-symposium-2021#schedule to see when your favorite speakers will appear.

To receive notifications reminding you of these individual sessions, simply click on the calendar icon appearing in the session’s schedule listing. This will give you a pull down menu of calendar options to choose from: Apple Calendar, Google, Office 365, Outlook/Outlook.com, and Yahoo.

Some of these are held LIVE, a few are prerecorded and available on demand, while many others are exclusive VIP Track on demand sessions available only to VIP or VIP Plus Workshop members.

5. YOUR INSTANT ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE BONUSES

Since we were unable to deliver the advertised writing sessions leading up to Writing in the Dark 2021, we have created a permanent virtual co-working space for you at no extra charge! It will be available starting Monday, September 27th.

We’re going to jumpstart the process with a series of writing sprints happening live throughout the weekend. For those who are visual artists, musicians, or engaged in any other form of creativity, you are welcome to join in—we’ve had great success at past writing sprints where artists working in different mediums inspired each other!

Our event partners will provide extra bonuses throughout the month, such as the 7 Days to Consistent Profits for Creatives challenge from Broadkill Writers Resort.

6. SHARE WRITING IN THE DARK WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW!

Hang out at our event with your friends in 20 seconds or less. Simply share this event with them on social media—you’ll even have a chance for prizes just for sharing the event! Just go to:

https://kingsumo.com/g/goeckz/winning-in-the-dark

I’m going to get back to preparing for the Symposium. See you there!

Yours,

John

PS If you are a participant in the nightly live story workshop with Tim Waggoner please send your short fiction or novel excerpt to john@allaccesscon.com—thanks!