Name: Writing Worlds That Work
Start: 2026-04-18T15:15:00-0600
End: 2026-04-18T16:15:00-0600

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Writing Worlds That Work

Saturday April 18, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT

Palmer

How can we make our fictional world–especially those we invent–real and immediate? Let’s discuss the building blocks of believable societies, how to avoid common world-creation mistakes, and how to get our readers to see and experience that world without boring them with long passages of description.

Faculty

Carol Berg

Carol Berg, former software engineer, never expected to write epic fantasy novels. Nor did she expect to win the Colorado Book Award four times or hear that her books had been read on the slopes of Denali, in the war zone of Iraq, or underneath the Mediterranean. She certainly never... Read More →

Saturday April 18, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Palmer

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Moderator Kaitlyn Price

Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026

Carol Berg

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Carol Berg

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