Name: Editing Beyond “Gut Feel”: A Checklist for Success
Start: 2026-04-18T16:45:00-0600
End: 2026-04-18T17:45:00-0600

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Editing Beyond “Gut Feel”: A Checklist for Success

Saturday April 18, 2026 4:45pm - 5:45pm MDT

Palmer

Revising your work (or critiquing others’) can be overwhelming. Without specific elements to look for, it’s easy to fall back on our “gut feel,” which is hard to articulate and even harder to trust. Learn to evaluate 17 storytelling aspects to edit and strengthen any manuscript, including your own!

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Kelley J. P. Lindberg

President, Blue Raven Services Inc.

Kelley J. P. Lindberg writes adult and YA fiction, but her writing history is littered with dozens of how-to books (including several bestsellers) and hundreds of articles. Her fiction and essays have appeared in literary magazines, in anthologies including PPW’s Journeys into... Read More →

Saturday April 18, 2026 4:45pm - 5:45pm MDT
Palmer

Craft of Writing

Moderator Joe Lenhoff

Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026

Kelley J. P. Lindberg

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Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026

Kelley J. P. Lindberg

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