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In this powerful and inspiring keynote, Brooke Warner makes the case that there鈥檚 never been a more important鈥攐r more urgent鈥攖ime to write your story. Drawing from her TEDx talk and her decades of experience championing writers, Brooke encourages authors to stop waiting for permission and to trust that their voice, their truth, and their perspective matter. This talk is a call to action for anyone who鈥檚 been sitting on a book idea, second-guessing their worth, or deferring to gatekeepers. With warmth and conviction, Brooke reminds writers that validation begins from within鈥攁nd that writing on your own terms is not only possible, it鈥檚 revolutionary. If you鈥檝e been holding back, Now or Never might just be the spark you鈥檝e been waiting for.

During his 40 years as a professional writer, Rob Edwards has collected stories to nurture and inspire himself through the long - and often arduous - process of surviving in Hollywood. As this year's Central Coast Writers' Conference comes to a close, you won't want to miss some final words from Rob as he shares those stories and sends everyone off with a full tank of chicken soup for the writer鈥檚 soul.