Superstars Writing Seminars 2025

Superstars Writing Seminars 2025

7:00am MST

Eggs Benedict Breakfast for scholarship recipients Arapaho

7:30am MST

Check-In Registration Desk

8:30am MST

Opening Remarks and Announcements Colorado

9:00am MST

9:15am MST

From Idea to the End (Part 1) Amphitheater (EPR) Making Your Scenes Three-Dimensional Through the Five Senses (Part 1) White River I Outlining Mastery: How to Outline Books that Sell (Part 1) Arkansas Playing God: Creating Planets and Peoples for Prose and Profit (Part 1) Manitou Setting the Stage on the Page: Making the WHERE Matter (Part 1) Rio Grande Supercharge Your Sales by Mastering the Customer Connection (Part 1) Colorado Sustainable Project Management for Creatives (Part 1) Platte

10:45am MST

11:00am MST

From Idea to the End (Part 2) Amphitheater (EPR) Making Your Scenes Three-Dimensional Through the Five Senses (Part 2) White River I Outlining Mastery: How to Outline Books that Sell (Part 2) Arkansas Playing God: Creating Planets and Peoples for Prose and Profit (Part 2) Manitou Setting the Stage on the Page: Making the WHERE Matter (Part 2) Rio Grande Supercharge Your Sales by Mastering the Customer Connection (Part 2) Colorado Sustainable Project Management for Creatives (Part 2) Platte

12:30pm MST

Lunch On Your Own None

2:00pm MST

Automate to Dominate: Transforming Direct Sales with Email Automation (Part 1) Manitou Characterization and World Building (Part 1) Amphitheater (EPR) Chasing Hollywood (Part 1) Arkansas Sharpening Your Writer's Third Eye (Part 1) Platte Strata: the Underlying Layers of Skillful Writing (Part 1) Colorado The Cover Story: A Workshop on Cover Design (Part 1) Rio Grande Top 20 Mistakes (Part 1) White River I

3:30pm MST

3:45pm MST

Automate to Dominate: Transforming Direct Sales with Email Automation (Part 2) Manitou Characterization and World Building (Part 2) Amphitheater (EPR) Chasing Hollywood (Part 2) Arkansas Sharpening Your Writer's Third Eye (Part 2) Platte Strata: the Underlying Layers of Skillful Writing (Part 2) Colorado The Cover Story: A Workshop on Cover Design (Part 2) Rio Grande Top 20 Mistakes (Part 2) White River I

5:30pm MST

Announcements Colorado

5:45pm MST

Dinner On Your Own None

7:00pm MST

Bookstravaganza! Centennial Release Party/Signing Event for Weird Wilderness Superstars Anthology Arapaho

9:00pm MST

Diversity Meetup White River I Gaming and Social Arkansas

7:00am MST

Check-In Registration Desk Eggs Benedict Breakfast Arapaho

8:30am MST

Opening Remarks and Announcements Colorado

9:00am MST

How to Keep on Keeping On Colorado

10:00am MST

10:15am MST

Creating Audiobooks White River I The Art of the Con Amphitheater (EPR) Better Cash Management: A Hands On Workshop for Authors — with M&Ms! Arkansas Conversations: How We Craft Gunnison Digital Book Delivery via BookFunnel Platte Pitch Practice White River II Query Letters 101 Workshop (Part 1) Rio Grande The Literary Professional: 12 Pillars to Make You the Writer Every Publisher Wants Manitou Unlocking Success: The Unmatched Advantages of Traditional Publishing Colorado

11:15am MST

11:30am MST

A Beginner's Guide to Indie Publishing Amphitheater (EPR) AMA: Book Marketing Services White River I Agent AMA Colorado Pitch Practice White River II Query Letters 101 Workshop (Part 2) Rio Grande The Care and Feeding of your Cover Artist Manitou The Marketing Conundrum Platte The Pitfalls of Literary Contracts Arkansas Writing Dialogue as Action Gunnison

12:30pm MST

Lunch On Your Own None

2:00pm MST

Collaborating with Other Writers White River I Poetry: Beat by Beat Amphitheater (EPR) Agent Live Critique Rio Grande Anatomy of a Deal Arkansas It Shouldn't Hurt to Write: Ergonomics for Writers Manitou Mastering the Human Connection in Writing Gunnison Offset Printing and Book Distribution for Projects and Direct Sales Arapaho Pitches / Career Counseling White River II Publicity for Newbies Platte Writing Craft and Character Death Colorado

3:00pm MST

3:15pm MST

Guerilla Marketing for Indies White River I The Science of Science Fiction Amphitheater (EPR) Herding Cats: Project Management for Anthologies Arapaho Mastering Book Formatting in Vellum Manitou Mastering Facebook Marketing Platte Node Writing: How to Bust Writer's Block Gunnison Pitches / Career Counseling White River II Practical Computer Security for Authors Arkansas Sell Loads of Books with TikTok Rio Grande Your Book is Talking Now: A Narrator Jam Session Colorado

4:15pm MST

4:30pm MST

Plotters vs. Pantsers and Everyone in Between Amphitheater (EPR) Upmarket: Finding That Sweet Spot White River I Author Assistants: The Secret to Avoiding Burnout Manitou Career Paths For Writers: One Size Does not Fit All Colorado Collaborative Work: Tips and Tricks of the Trade Arapaho Making The Most of Digital and In Person Hand-Selling Platte Pitches / Career Counseling White River II Publishing 101 Rio Grande Reversion 101 Arkansas

5:30pm MST

Announcements Colorado

5:45pm MST

Welcome Mixer Centennial

8:30pm MST

Cover Copy Party Platte Diversity Meetup White River I First Pages Party Arkansas Gaming and Social Gunnison

7:00am MST

Eggs Benedict Breakfast (Ticketed Event) Arapaho

8:30am MST

Announcements Colorado

8:45am MST

Collaborating With Experts White River I The Economics of Self-Publishing Amphitheater (EPR) A New Take on Raising the Stakes Manitou Deep 6: Using Deep POV to Take Your Writing to the Next Level Gunnison Get Out Of Your Own Way Colorado Getting Ready For Your Close-up Rio Grande Legacy Planning: The Literary Side Arkansas Pitches / Career Counseling White River II Sustainable Social Media Strategies Platte

9:45am MST

10:00am MST

The State of Traditional Publishing Amphitheater (EPR) Using Social Media in Your Book Marketing Strategy White River I Avoiding the Sophomore Novel Slump Manitou Copyrights 101 Arkansas How to Make Money as a Writer Colorado Level Up: Turning Your Intellectual Property into Successful Games Rio Grande Pitches / Career Counseling White River II That’s Not What I Wrote: Listening and Learning From Your Editor Gunnison Transforming Profit Margins: A Guide to Direct Sales and Special Edition Books Platte

11:00am MST

11:15am MST

Diversity and Inclusion in Publishing White River I Patreon Amphitheater (EPR) 6 Secrets about 6-Figure Kickstarter Success Colorado AMA: Running a Seven-Figure Author Business Rio Grande Author Branding for Success Platte Pitches / Career Counseling White River II Tax Myths Costing Authors Money Arkansas The Plot Module Gunnison TribeTalks: “Ted Talk” Style Presentations from Tribe Manitou

12:15pm MST

Lunch On Your Own None

1:45pm MST

Live Editing and Q&A White River I The Future of AI in Publishing Amphitheater (EPR) Badass Book Covers 101 Platte Build Your Author Platform Through Writing & Selling Magazine Articles Arapaho Elephants and Elevators: Demystifying Marketing Manitou Fantastical Implications: Enhancing Magic, Story, and World with the Magic-System Blueprint Gunnison How to Catch a Trend: Romantasy and the Business of Trends & Genre Mash-ups Rio Grande International Rights 101 Arkansas Pitches / Career Counseling White River II Writing Real Law Enforcement Characters Colorado

2:45pm MST

3:00pm MST

Mystery: Keeping Readers in Suspense White River I Panel: Writers of the Future Colorado Writers Beware Amphitheater (EPR) Book Marketing In 2024 Platte Combating Burnout Rio Grande Creating Calm Waters and Navigating Personal Finance with Ease Arkansas Editing and Polishing Your Manuscript in MS Word Arapaho Indie Author Book Services Manitou Let's Trim That Word Count Gunnison Pitches / Career Counseling White River II

4:00pm MST

4:15pm MST

Announcements Colorado

4:30pm MST

A Special Presentation: Drawing Out the Dragons Colorado

6:30pm MST

Dinner On Your Own None

7:00pm MST

Banquet (Ticketed Event) Cheyenne

8:00pm MST

Romance: A Hot Genre That Keeps Getting Hotter Colorado Freewriting White River I Gaming and Social Gunnison

7:00am MST

Eggs Benedict Breakfast (Ticketed Event) Arapaho

8:30am MST

Announcements Colorado

8:45am MST

Book Cover Trends Arkansas How to Sell Books Directly to Your Readers Amphitheater (EPR) Masters of Publishing and Genre Fiction White River I Creating a Successful Podcast Colorado Intense Plotting vs Pantsing Gunnison Pitches / Career Counseling White River II Successful Indie Publishing: Bringing Your Book to Market Platte The AI Editor Is In Rio Grande Write (or Revise) to a Theme Manitou

9:45am MST

10:00am MST

Blending Genres Amphitheater (EPR) Industry Tools Discussion White River I Thrillers: Keeping Readers on the Edge of Their Seats Arkansas A Fistful of Commas: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Punctuation Gunnison Build a Strong Marketing Foundation (Part 1) Platte Culture, Ethnicity, and Worldbuilding (Part 1) Rio Grande Diversification Strategies to Build an Ironclad Author Career Colorado Pitches / Career Counseling White River II Write on Time: Secrets to Staying Organized and Stress-Free Manitou

11:00am MST

11:15am MST

How to Curate a Successful Anthology White River I Kickstarter Amphitheater (EPR) The Genesis of Creation: Where We Get Our Ideas Arkansas Best Practices: Author Bio & Photo Manitou Build a Strong Marketing Foundation (Part 2) Platte Culture, Ethnicity, and Worldbuilding (Part 2) Rio Grande Pitches / Career Counseling White River II The Art of Villainy: Writing Great Antagonists Gunnison The Author and the Narrator Can Be Friends Colorado Kaffeeklatsch (invitation only) Arapaho

12:15pm MST

Lunch On Your Own None

1:45pm MST

AMA: Working with Your Author or Voice Talent Arkansas Ethical Considerations of AI in Publishing and Illustrating Amphitheater (EPR) Self Publishing Round Up With Industry Service Pros White River I A Baker's Dozen: 13 Lucky Ways Authors Can Leverage Draft2Digital Tools & Resources For Writing Success Platte Agile for Project Management for Authors Manitou Level-Up Your Self-Publishing Game: Five Pillars of a Thriving Author Career — Intermediate Level+ Colorado Making Magic with Reader Magnets Arapaho Pitches / Career Counseling White River II Plot on the Spot Gunnison Think Like a Retailer Rio Grande

2:45pm MST

3:00pm MST

A Modern Approach to Collaboration Arkansas Horror: Scaring Up an Audience Amphitheater (EPR) Resilience for Writers White River I Bringing Historical Fiction to Life (the Village Idiot Way) Manitou Diversifying Your IP Rio Grande My Origin Story Colorado Pitches / Career Counseling White River II The Productive Author's Guide to Dictation Gunnison Unlock the Power of Custom Books with BookvaultBespoke Platte

4:00pm MST

4:15pm MST

Fantasy: Making it All Up From Soups to Settings Amphitheater (EPR) Tips from the Editors Arkansas YA/MG: How to Write and Market to Readers AND Their Guardians White River I Find Your Superpower as a Writer Colorado How to Survive in an AI Saturated World Rio Grande Leverage Your Assets Platte Pitches / Career Counseling White River II Revision Strategies for Every Writer Gunnison The Importance of Loglines Manitou The Wonder of the Poetic Arapaho

5:30pm MST

Endowment Auction and Announcements Colorado

6:30pm MST

Dinner On Your Own None

7:00pm MST

Banquet (Ticketed Event) Cheyenne

8:00pm MST

Science Fiction: the Sweeping Stakes of Space Opera Colorado Gaming and Social Gunnison Karaoke White River II

8:15am MST

Announcements Colorado

8:30am MST

Things I'd Tell My Younger Self Colorado

9:30am MST

9:45am MST

Drawings / Vendor Bingo Colorado

10:00am MST

End of Conference Q&A Colorado

10:30am MST

10:45am MST

End of Conference Q&A Colorado

11:15am MST

End of Conference Q&A Colorado

11:45am MST

Farewell Colorado