Name: Don't Break the Spell:Protecting Reader Trust
Start: 2026-04-18T08:30:00-0600
End: 2026-04-18T09:30:00-0600

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Don't Break the Spell:Protecting Reader Trust

Saturday April 18, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am MDT

El Paso

All storytelling requires a "suspension of disbelief," but within the first paragraphs of your novel, the words, character, and promises there will flag to your reader if that suspension can continue and if they trust you to pay off what has been set up. Learn to think like your reader in order to identify small breaks in trust that will keep them from DNF-ing your book.

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Callie Stoker

Owner, Managing Editor, The Manuscript Dr

Callie Stoker is an editor with almost two decades experience. Her business The
Manuscript Dr offers coaching and editing services. We believe that writing is a skill that
can be taught through the application of individual tools. We love helping our clients
elevate their abilities... Read More →

Saturday April 18, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am MDT
El Paso

Craft of Writing

Moderator John Neal

Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026

Callie Stoker

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Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026

Callie Stoker

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