Schedule

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Below is the schedule from 2023 (just so you can check out the kinds of panels and presentations offered). 2024’s schedule will be posted closer to the event.

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Saturday, July 8:

Suite CSuite D
9:00 – 9:50 AM – Registration & Setup
10:00 – 10:50 AMWriting in Other Authors’ Worlds
Do’s, do nots, and anecdotes.
Panel: Holli Anderson, John Olsen, Brad R. Torgersen
Resources For Indie Beginners
Nuts and bolts of starting a business.
Presentation: D.L. Campanile
11:00 – 11:50 AMShow, Don’t Tell
Panel: Lance Conrad, Craig Nybo, Eric James Stone
Story Prep & Submission
Presentation: John Olsen
12:00 – 12:50 PMWriting Action
Presentation: Larry Correia & Steve Diamond
What Makes an Award-Winning SF Story?
Presentation: Brad R. Torgersen
1:00 – 1:50 PMWhat is Horror?
Writing the genre, evoking the emotion.
Panel: Steve Diamond, Craig Nybo, Nathan Shumate, David J. West
Self-Editing For Writers
Improve your manuscript before others see it.
Presentation: Jana S. Brown
2:00 – 2:50 PMWriter’s Block
Diagnosing it and correcting it.
Panel: J.C. Chambers, Jared Garrett, Nathan Shumate
Real-Time Reaction
Acquisitions editors react on-the-spot to submitted fiction query letters.
Presentation: Holli Anderson & D.J. Butler
3:00 – 3:50 PMFill Your Brain With Good Stuff
The value of being well read.
Panel: D.J. Butler, Jared Garrett, David J. West
Writers Dojo
Live podcast recording!
Larry Correia & Steve Diamond
4:00 – 4:50 PMTropes and Reader Expectations
Panel: Jana S. Brown, J.C. Chambers, Eric James Stone
Confessions of a Pulp Writer
Lessons learned from embracing my inner hack.
Presentation: Jay Barnson