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June 28-29, 2024 schedule:

FRIDAY
ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3
10am Tools to Brainstorm and Refine Your Story Ideas (panel)

  • Michael Haspil
  • C.H. Lindsay
  • John M. Olsen
  • Joe Vasicek
 Fantasy Cartography : Filling In the In-Betweens (presentation)

  • C.J. Workman
 Marketing in Layman's Terms (presentation)

  • Colby Dunn
11am Short Stories : Structure With a Size Limit (panel)

  • John M. Olsen
  • Christine Nielson
  • Brad R. Torgersen
  • Lyn Worthen
 Aspects of a Healthy Writing Life (panel)

  • Angela Wilson
  • EmmaLee Davis
  • Colby Dunn
  • Andrea Pearson
 Mixing Sci-Fi & Fantasy Genre Elements (panel)

  • J.C. Chambers III
  • D.J. Butler
  • Jared Garrett
  • Joe Monson
12pm Writer Dojo Live Recording

  • Larry Correia
  • Steve Diamond
 Getting the Most Alpha Out of the Beta Reading Process (presentation)

  • Devon Eriksen
 Get'r Done! Completing Your First Draft (presentation)

  • Colby Dunn
1pm Mental Health and Writing (panel)

  • Gracie York
  • Jana S. Brown
  • David Dunwoody
  • Brad R. Torgersen
 Screenwriting Basics : Writing the Movie in Your Head (panel)

  • Blake Casselman
  • Nathan Shumate
  • Scott Taylor
 Firearms of the Wild West : The Arsenal of Democracy (presentation)

  • Gordon Frye
  • Nancy Frye
2pm Real-Time Reaction (panel)

  • Holli Anderson
  • D.J. Butler
  • Jason King
 An Acting Class For Writers (presentation)

  • Lorna Hansmann
  • EmmaLee Davis
 Flash Fiction : More Than a Story Bite (presentation)

  • Angela Wilson
3pm Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing (panel)

  • Gracie York
  • Jana S. Brown
  • Colby Dunn
  • Rick Partlow
 Beyond the Jump Scare : Incorporating the Elements of Horror into Your Storytelling (panel)

  • Blake Casselman
  • David Dunwoody
  • Andrea Pearson
  • Nathan Shumate
 How to Write Unforgettable Stories (presentation)

  • Stanley Wheeler
4pm Giving (and Receiving) Great Critiques (presentation)

  • Angie Lofthouse
 Writers Groups : Purposes and Processes (panel)

  • Lorna Hansmann
  • J.L. Curtis
  • Angela Wilson
  • EmmaLee Davis
 Public Speaking For Writers Who Don’t Want To (presentation)

  • Janiel Miller
SATURDAY
ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3
10am Hook, Line, and Sinker (presentation)

  • Holli Anderson
 Writing Historical Fantasy (panel)

  • Stanley Wheeler
  • D.J. Butler
  • Daniel Swenson
  • David J. West
 How to Find Joy in the Process Without Punching the Process in the Face (presentation)

  • Janiel Miller
11am Writing Action (presentation)

  • Larry Correia
  • Steve Diamond
 Alternate History : Making It Plausible (panel)

  • Eric Swedin
  • Gordon Frye
  • Michael Haspil
  • Andrea Pearson
 How to Persist in Obscurity (panel)

  • Lance Conrad
  • David Dunwoody
  • Janiel Miller
  • Rick Partlow
12pm Plotting vs. Pantsing (panel)

  • Julie Frost
  • J.L. Curtis
  • Jared Garrett
  • Rick Partlow
 Anthologies Crash Course (panel)

  • John M. Olsen
  • C.H. Lindsay
  • Joe Monson
  • Lyn Worthen
 Lousy Book Covers : Learning From the Worst of Indie Publishing (presentation)

  • Nathan Shumate
1pm Writing and AI (panel)

  • Joe Vasicek
  • John M. Olsen
  • Tyler Tarter
 Improving Your Elevator Pitch : Writing the Logline (panel)

  • Blake Casselman
  • D.J. Butler
  • Holli Anderson
 Literary Estate Planning (presentation)

  • C.H. Lindsay
2pm Sell a Book to That Guy : How to Sell a LOT More Books at In-Person Events (presentation)

  • Lance Conrad
 Working in Someone Else's IP (panel)

  • Aaron Canton
  • Jana S. Brown
  • Michael Haspil
  • Brad R. Torgersen
 Insert Laugh Here : Find and Write With Your Natural Humor (presentation)

  • Janiel Miller
3pm Stories For Gamers : LitRPG, GameLit, and Progression Fantasy (panel)

  • Jay Barnson
  • Jana S. Brown
  • Aaron Canton
  • J.C. Chambers III
 The State of the Weird (panel)

  • Nancy Frye
  • J.L. Curtis
  • Daniel Swenson
  • David J. West
 Tales From the Road (panel)

  • Lance Conrad
  • Julie Frost
  • Tyler Tarter
4pm Worldbuilding : Getting It Right (panel)

  • Eric Swedin
  • Nancy Frye
  • Joe Monson
  • Lyn Worthen
 Rising From the Ashes (panel)

  • Michael Haspil
  • Steve Diamond
  • Angie Lofthouse
  • Tyler Tarter
 Writing Monsters (panel)

  • J.C. Chambers III
  • Jay Barnson
  • Julie Frost
  • Christine Nielson

 

2023 Schedule