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Caleb Hill
Friday
, April 17
8:30am
MDT
Make It Make Sense: Logic, Logical Fallacies and Character Motivations
Academy
Taryn Skipper
9:45am
MDT
Scene and Sequel
El Paso
Pam McCutcheon
11:00am
MDT
Turn That Spark Into a Blaze: 7 Steps to Craft Compelling Conflict
El Paso
Dawn Alexander
12:15pm
MDT
Welcome Lunch
Ballroom
Mary Robinette Kowal • Pippa Grant • Reavis Z. Wortham
2:00pm
MDT
Why the First 10 Pages Make or Break Your Novel (with Live Editing)
Douglas
Jessica Berg
3:15pm
MDT
Ten Editing Hacks
El Paso
Jessica Snyder
4:15pm
MDT
Snack Break
Ballroom
4:45pm
MDT
Middles and Try-Fail Cycles
Douglas
Mary Robinette Kowal
7:30pm
MDT
Dinner
Ballroom
Saturday
, April 18
7:30am
MDT
Morning Meditation and Writer Wellbeing
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Johnny Worthen
8:30am
MDT
Critique Like a Boss: Get the Most from Your Critique Group
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Kelley J. P. Lindberg
9:45am
MDT
Beat Writer’s Block and Reignite Your Creativity
Douglas
Stant Litore
11:00am
MDT
Lost in Translation: Writing distinct cultures, languages, accents, and soundscapes in your worldbuilding (Or: I Guess the Elves are British)
Douglas
Aaron Fors
12:15pm
MDT
Lunch
Ballroom
Pippa Grant
2:00pm
MDT
Strong Character Voice: What It Is, What It’s Not, and How to Achieve It
Academy
Taryn Skipper
3:15pm
MDT
Q&A with Mary Robinette Kowal
Cherry Creek/Cripple Creek
Mary Robinette Kowal
4:15pm
MDT
Snack Break
Ballroom
4:45pm
MDT
Editing Beyond “Gut Feel”: A Checklist for Success
Palmer
Kelley J. P. Lindberg
6:00pm
MDT
Book Signing
Fremont
7:30pm
MDT
Banquet
Ballroom
Reavis Z. Wortham
Sunday
, April 19
9:00am
MDT
Story Structure: A Master-Level Class in One of Writing’s Most Daunting Subjects (2 hours)
Academy
Kevin Ikenberry
10:15am
MDT
Write Lore Your Readers Won’t Forget (2 hours)
Douglas
Stant Litore
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