2025 Schedule

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We’re trying something different this year — a category of “No Wrong Answers” panels, in which the same topic (“How I Deal With Writers Block,” “How I Outline a Novel,” etc.) is being discussed at different times by different panelists. Find the multiple answers that work for you!

July 25-26, 2025 schedule:

 

FRIDAY
ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4
10am How I Deal With Writers Block (panel)

  • Angie Lofthouse
  • CH Lindsay
  • Daniel Swenson
  • CJ Workman
 Keeping it in Perspective (panel)

  • Jarom Strong
  • Bryce Beattie
  • JC Chambers III
  • Scott Taylor
 Harnessing the Power of Words (presentation)

  • John M. Olsen
 Live a Great Story, Write a Great Story (presentation)

  • Lance Conrad
11am How to Use A.I. Ethically in Writing (panel)

  • Tyler Tarter
  • Benjamin Card
  • Jeffery H. Haskell
  • Joe Vasicek
 Confessions of a Pulp Writer (presentation)

  • Jay Barnson
 Making Your Science-Fiction Science Believable (presentation)

  • Eric James Stone
 Clothes Make the Man (panel)

  • Nancy Frye
  • Spearman Burke
  • Gordon Frye
  • Jonna Hayden
12pm Game Writing (panel)

  • Aaron Canton
  • Jay Barnson
  • Sandy Petersen
  • Alexander Rob
 The Changing Landscape of Author/Reader Interaction, And How to Navigate It (panel)

  • Jonna Hayden
  • Jay Boyce
  • Larry Correia
  • Jeffery H. Haskell
 Show and Tell on How to Show not Tell (presentation)

  • Jared Garrett
 How to Be an Effective Podcast Guest (presentation)

  • Bing Bruce
1pm How I Outline a Novel (panel)

  • Craig Nybo
  • Larry Correia
  • EmmaLee Davis
  • Jarom Strong
 Productivity: How to Make the Most of Your Writing Time (panel)

  • Rick Partlow
  • Benjamin Card
  • Andrea Pearson
  • Angela  Wilson
 The Critical Details (presentation)

  • Bryce Beattie
 Hat's Incredible! (presentation)

  • Nancy Frye
2pm How I Handle Exposition (panel)

  • Lyn Worthen
  • Jared Garrett
  • Jeffery H. Haskell
  • Stanley Wheeler
 Strategies for Writing Through Stress, Around Stress, and In Stress. Without Stressing. (panel)

  • Janiel Miller
  • Andrea Pearson
  • Daniel Swenson
  • Brad R. Torgersen
 Lousy Book Covers: Learning From the Worst (presentation)

  • Nathan Shumate
 What is the Future of SF and Fantasy? (panel)

  • Joe Vasicek
  • Jason King
  • Jay Boyce
  • Rick Partlow
3pm Gateway Drug or Narcotic of the Masses: Short Stories and Their Side Effects (panel)

  • Stanley Wheeler
  • Julie Frost
  • CH Lindsay
  • Scott Taylor
 The State of the Weird 2025 (panel)

  • Nancy Frye
  • Gordon Frye
  • Michael Haspil
  • JL Curtis
 How to Suck At Stuff (and other ways to improve) (presentation)

  • Janiel Miller
 Plot is stupid. How to focus on what matters in your story. (presentation)

  • Lance Conrad
4pm Why I Chose to Indie Publish (panel)

  • Tyler Tarter
  • Bryce Beattie
  • Julie Frost
  • Rick Partlow
 Creating Compelling Characters (panel)

  • Larry Correia
  • Steve Diamond
 Deep Immersion & Distraction-Free Writing (presentation)

  • Michael Haspil
 Freelance Writing and Work For Hire (panel)

  • Aaron Canton
  • Jana S. Brown
  • JC Chambers III
SATURDAY
ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4
10am Artificial Intelligences: Children or Spawn of Humanity? (panel)

  • Eric Swedin
  • Benjamin Card
  • Eric James Stone
  • Scott Taylor
 Avoiding the Burnout (panel)

  • EmmaLee Davis
  • Jared Garrett
  • Alexander Rob
  • Lyn Worthen
 Harnessing Your Online Presence Outside of Social Media (presentation)

  • Joe Monson
 Going Traditional (panel)

  • Jarom Strong
  • DJ Butler
  • Michael Haspil
  • Jason King
11am Writer Dojo Live Recording (presentation)

  • Larry Correia
  • Steve Diamond
 Nurturing Your Creativity (presentation)

  • Angie Lofthouse
 First Round Edits (presentation)

  • Holli Anderson
 Crazy Live Map Creation (presentation)

  • Sean Ricks
12pm How I Outline a Novel (panel)

  • DJ Butler
  • Holli Anderson
  • Jason A. Anderson
  • Julie Frost
 How I Read Your First Three Pages (panel)

  • Nathan Shumate
  • DJ Butler
  • Joe Monson
  • Nick Nethery
 Building Confidence as a New Writer (presentation)

  • Alexander Rob
 How I Deal With Writers Block (panel)

  • Jason King
  • Lorna Jane Hansmann
  • Angela Wilson
  • Stanley Wheeler
1pm How I Handle Exposition (panel)

  • Nathan Shumate
  • Craig Nybo
  • David J. West
  • Angela Wilson
 How to Create a Horror RPG Scenario the Sandy Petersen Way (presentation)

  • Sandy Petersen
 How to Write Fight Scenes (presentation)

  • Christine Nielson
2pm Ancient Civilizations and Awesome Ideas We Can Steal (panel)

  • Lance Conrad
  • C.H. Lindsay
  • DJ Butler
  • Eric Swedin
 Arms & Armor Presentation

  • Invictus Armored Combat
 "I Have To TALK To Them?" Conversation and Public Speaking Hacks for Writers Who Don't Want To (presentation)

  • Janiel Miller
 Productivity: How to Make the Most of Your Writing Time (panel)

  • Lorna Jane Hansmann
  • Stanley Wheeler
  • Lyn Worthen
  • JL Curtis
3pm Put Yourself in the Story (panel)

  • EmmaLee Davis
  • David J. West
  • Jason A. Anderson
  • Andrea Pearson
 Editors and Their Pet Peeves (panel)

  • John M. Olsen
  • Joe Monson
  • Holli Anderson
  • Jonna Hayden
 Self-Editing For Writers (presentation)

  • Jana S. Brown
 Concealed Carry Through the Ages (presentation)

  • Gordon Frye
  • Nancy Frye
4pm Horses and Saddles: An Overview of the Whys and Wheres of a Cowboy's Working Tools (panel)

  • Gordon Frye
  • CJ Workman
  • JL Curtis
  • Lance Conrad
 Short Stories: Structure With a Size Limit (panel)

  • Spearman Burke
  • Tyler Tarter
  • Brad R. Torgersen
  • David J. West
 Scene, Sequel, and Action/Reaction Units (presentation)

  • Michael Haspil
 Badass American Monsters: Lesser-Known Horrors from North American Folklore & Cryptozoology (presentation)

  • Jay Barnson

2024 Schedule

2023 Schedule