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Wednesday, February 5
 

8:30am MST

Opening Remarks and Announcements
Wednesday February 5, 2025 8:30am - 9:00am MST
Colorado
Opening Remarks by Kevin J. Anderson. Announcements by Mark Leslie Lefebvre and Marie Whittaker
Speakers
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Kevin J. Anderson

Kevin J. Anderson is one of the founders of Superstars, a #1 international bestselling author known for his work in the Dune, Star Wars, X-Files, Batman and Superman universes. He is also publisher of WordFire Press, and director of the Publishing Masters Degree program at Western... Read More →
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Mark Leslie Lefebvre

Mark has worked in the book industry since 1992, published more than thirty-five books, and is a pioneer in digital publishing. Past roles include President of Canadian Booksellers Association, Director of Self-Publishing & Author Relations and Director of Business Development, and... Read More →
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Marie Whittaker

Marie Whittaker enjoys teaching about publishing and project management for writers. She’s Associate Publisher at WordFire Press and Executive Director of Superstars Writing. She started her career writing horror. Marie created The Adventures of Lola Hopscotch, is published in Weird... Read More →
Wednesday February 5, 2025 8:30am - 9:00am MST
Colorado
  Announcements

9:15am MST

Supercharge Your Sales by Mastering the Customer Connection (Part 1)
Wednesday February 5, 2025 9:15am - 10:45am MST
Colorado
(Part 1 of 2) Join us for an immersive 3-hour intensive class designed to empower authors with strategies to boost sales by building strong connections with customers. Learn from industry experts Lydia Sherrer and David Sherrer as they share insights on distilling emotional promises, mastering in-person sales and networking, and cultivating digital tribes.
Speakers
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David Sherrer

David Sherrer is a lifelong gamer and story teller, and is the Marketing Director of Chenoweth Press and Lead Game Designer of Chenoweth Games. His debut card game "Cat Magic: The Game" released in 2022 and was funded on Kickstarter within hours of launching.
avatar for Lydia Sherrer

Lydia Sherrer

Lydia Sherrer is the award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author of the Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus universe of books which have sold over three-quarters of a million copies worldwide. She has also published the TransDimensional Hunter series with NYT bestselling author John Ringo... Read More →
Wednesday February 5, 2025 9:15am - 10:45am MST
Colorado
  Skills Day

11:00am MST

Supercharge Your Sales by Mastering the Customer Connection (Part 2)
Wednesday February 5, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm MST
Colorado
(Part 2 of 2) Join us for an immersive 3-hour intensive class designed to empower authors with strategies to boost sales by building strong connections with customers. Learn from industry experts Lydia Sherrer and David Sherrer as they share insights on distilling emotional promises, mastering in-person sales and networking, and cultivating digital tribes.
Speakers
avatar for David Sherrer

David Sherrer

David Sherrer is a lifelong gamer and story teller, and is the Marketing Director of Chenoweth Press and Lead Game Designer of Chenoweth Games. His debut card game "Cat Magic: The Game" released in 2022 and was funded on Kickstarter within hours of launching.
avatar for Lydia Sherrer

Lydia Sherrer

Lydia Sherrer is the award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author of the Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus universe of books which have sold over three-quarters of a million copies worldwide. She has also published the TransDimensional Hunter series with NYT bestselling author John Ringo... Read More →
Wednesday February 5, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm MST
Colorado
  Skills Day

2:00pm MST

Strata: the Underlying Layers of Skillful Writing (Part 1)
Wednesday February 5, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Colorado
(Part 1 of 2) There is more to writing skill than just avoiding typos and grammatical errors. Like a mountain, good writing is supported by countless layers of substance that may not be visible on the surface—dialog, pacing, theme, sensory images, micro-storytelling, and more. Do you know the strata of good writing?
Speakers
avatar for Kevin J. Anderson

Kevin J. Anderson

Kevin J. Anderson is one of the founders of Superstars, a #1 international bestselling author known for his work in the Dune, Star Wars, X-Files, Batman and Superman universes. He is also publisher of WordFire Press, and director of the Publishing Masters Degree program at Western... Read More →
avatar for Rebecca Moesta

Rebecca Moesta

Rebecca Moesta (pronounced MESS-tuh) is a freelance editor, co-publisher at WordFire Press, and bestselling author. She writes SF/F and nonfiction books for writers, both solo and with her husband, Kevin J. Anderson. Her work includes novels in Star Wars, Star Trek, and Buffy the... Read More →
Wednesday February 5, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Colorado
  Skills Day

3:45pm MST

Strata: the Underlying Layers of Skillful Writing (Part 2)
Wednesday February 5, 2025 3:45pm - 5:15pm MST
Colorado
(Part 2 of 2) There is more to writing skill than just avoiding typos and grammatical errors. Like a mountain, good writing is supported by countless layers of substance that may not be visible on the surface—dialog, pacing, theme, sensory images, micro-storytelling, and more. Do you know the strata of good writing?
Speakers
avatar for Kevin J. Anderson

Kevin J. Anderson

Kevin J. Anderson is one of the founders of Superstars, a #1 international bestselling author known for his work in the Dune, Star Wars, X-Files, Batman and Superman universes. He is also publisher of WordFire Press, and director of the Publishing Masters Degree program at Western... Read More →
avatar for Rebecca Moesta

Rebecca Moesta

Rebecca Moesta (pronounced MESS-tuh) is a freelance editor, co-publisher at WordFire Press, and bestselling author. She writes SF/F and nonfiction books for writers, both solo and with her husband, Kevin J. Anderson. Her work includes novels in Star Wars, Star Trek, and Buffy the... Read More →
Wednesday February 5, 2025 3:45pm - 5:15pm MST
Colorado
  Skills Day

5:30pm MST

Announcements
Wednesday February 5, 2025 5:30pm - 5:45pm MST
Colorado
Announcements by Mark Leslie Lefebvre and Marie Whittaker
Speakers
avatar for Mark Leslie Lefebvre

Mark Leslie Lefebvre

Mark has worked in the book industry since 1992, published more than thirty-five books, and is a pioneer in digital publishing. Past roles include President of Canadian Booksellers Association, Director of Self-Publishing & Author Relations and Director of Business Development, and... Read More →
avatar for Marie Whittaker

Marie Whittaker

Marie Whittaker enjoys teaching about publishing and project management for writers. She’s Associate Publisher at WordFire Press and Executive Director of Superstars Writing. She started her career writing horror. Marie created The Adventures of Lola Hopscotch, is published in Weird... Read More →
Wednesday February 5, 2025 5:30pm - 5:45pm MST
Colorado
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