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Greg Fennewald
Arizona
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Noob author seeking to get better.
Friday
, April 17
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
Short Stories: Good for the Novelist, Good for the Career, Good for the Soul
Douglas
Sam Knight
4:15pm
MDT
Snack Break
Ballroom
4:45pm
MDT
Time to Get Creative: Time Management and Productivity for Writers
Palmer
Taryn Skipper
7:30pm
MDT
Dinner
Ballroom
9:00pm
MDT
Marketing
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Jenny Kate • Susan Mitchell
Saturday
, April 18
8:30am
MDT
Don't Break the Spell:Protecting Reader Trust
El Paso
Callie Stoker
9:45am
MDT
Q&A with Pippa Grant
Cherry Creek/Cripple Creek
Pippa Grant
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
Why Genre (Really) Matters
Douglas
Callie Stoker
Strong Character Voice: What It Is, What It’s Not, and How to Achieve It
Academy
Taryn Skipper
3:15pm
MDT
Protagonists: The Center of Your Story
Academy
Kevin Ikenberry
4:15pm
MDT
Snack Break
Ballroom
4:45pm
MDT
Editing Beyond “Gut Feel”: A Checklist for Success
Palmer
Kelley J. P. Lindberg
7:30pm
MDT
Banquet
Ballroom
Reavis Z. Wortham
Sunday
, April 19
9:00am
MDT
Self-Publishing: Is It Your Friend or Foe?
Palmer
Laurie Marr Wasmund
A Feast for the Senses: Writing to Immerse Your Readers
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Anita Mumm
10:15am
MDT
Tell Me a Secret: How to Interview Anyone About Anything to Strengthen Your Fiction
El Paso
Kelley J. P. Lindberg
11:30am
MDT
SEND IT!?! What to Do—and What Not to Do—When an Editor or Agents Wants Your Manuscript
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Chris Mandeville
Tough Talk: Writing Effective Dialogue
Academy
Laurie Marr Wasmund
12:30pm
MDT
Lunch
Ballroom
Mary Robinette Kowal
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