FAQ’s for the Beach Trip & Updates

*updated June 9, 2023

FRIDAY dinner is 6pm start! :)

How do I get to the hotel from the airport? If you are flying in, please note that there is not a hotel shuttle, so you are welcome to rent a car or catch a ride with another attendee or book an Uber/Taxi.

When can I check in? Check-in is at 4pm. If you arrive earlier, you can check with them at the desk to see if your room happens to be ready or to be alerted when it is ready. They can store your luggage for you until it’s time to get into your room and settle in.

How do we dress? Mostly beach casual unless you’re at the pool or on the beach in your bathing suits! We don’t mind if you wear flip flops to meals and sessions - we want you to be comfortable. I’d say anywhere from beach casual to business casual will fit the bill :)

How do we confirm that we want tickets for the Dolphin Cruise? Please email Alice - alice@endgamepress.com as she is coordinating making sure we have enough tickets for Friday’s excursion. Also let her know if you are driving and could host another few folks, or if you need a ride so we can make plans ahead of time to get everyone to the marina easily. We can also Uber over as well, but just want to make sure everyone is on the same page!

Will we be selling our books at the conference? Should I bring books with me to sell? No you don’t want to bring an extra suitcase of books with you. We have an alternate option just for attendees that I think will be great for everyone to support our books!

What are the optional sessions Saturday afternoon? We are thrilled that our publicist Christina Bostick will be sharing in one session how to prepare for an interview. She’s going to give some really practical and applicable thoughts to working with media and how to best take advantage of those opportunities. She will end her teaching session with a practice time so you can put into practice the things she’s shared and get immediate feedback!

During this time we will also have a limited amount of one on one appointments available with Jeff Adams - our resident tax expert (he’s Michelle’s husband) and he has a good deal of knowledge in helping writers specifically with their taxes and can provide some help and guidance if you are looking for specific help, or even a general overview of what you need to be aware of, etc. We will have the signups for that available on Friday evening at the first session. Since he’s also “retreat-ing” he won’t have room to sit with everyone, so we ask you understand if it doesn’t work out to sit with him and chat.

What about the one on one appointments I signed up for? Look for an email this week about setting up a time and day with the EGP team member you’d like to have some private conversation with. These will be set up individually.

Who do I contact if I have a need while onsite? Please contact Alice - 850-865-9163. Please only reach out if you have a problem checking in, getting to the excursion or some other issue that is specific to the retreat or we will have to get her a new number :)

A Request from Victoria for our Team This is a great size group of folks for the retreat - not too big. We will have multiple opportunities to sit and collaborate with each other, and with the EGP team over meals, at sessions, and individually. My request is that you also recognize the need for our team to rest. If someone is resting by the pool, please allow them that. Pitching a new project poolside isn’t what we had in mind when we planned this. If organic conversations come about in this setting that’s amazing, but keep in mind that we are all ready for a little R&R as well. Thank you for honoring that.

We love to help and assist and often find it challenging to say no when you really want to get us excited about a project, so I ask your help in this. We want to get to know you as authors and friends and build relationships together - something many of us miss now that we are in this “decision-maker” position. So we are looking forward to just hearing about you, your family, your interests and you learning about ours. Thank you in advance for understanding our hearts!

Check back here for updates - we will continue to add to this as we know there are questions being asked so that everyone can review and be on the same page together. See you soon!