Superstars Writing Seminars 2025: Full Schedule

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8:45am MST

Getting Ready For Your Close-up

Friday February 7, 2025 8:45am - 9:45am MST

Rio Grande

Understanding what film studios want and how to work with them

Speakers

Kevin Ikenberry

Kevin Ikenberry is a life-long space geek, bestselling science fiction and alternate history author, and teacher. With more than twenty-five novels published in multiple universes under his belt, Kevin continues writing stories uplifting the power of the human spirit in difficult... Read More →

James Fox

James Fox is an award-winning author, screenwriter, and filmmaker with over 15 years of experience crafting compelling stories across film, books, and digital media. Creator of the acclaimed The Sol Saga series, he is known for his intricate world-building and character-driven narratives... Read More →

Friday February 7, 2025 8:45am - 9:45am MST
Rio Grande

Session

10:00am MST

Level Up: Turning Your Intellectual Property into Successful Games

Friday February 7, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am MST

Rio Grande

Join David Sherrer as he shares actionable insights on leveraging your intellectual property to create engaging and profitable games, drawing from his successful Kickstarter experience and game development expertise.

Speakers

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.

Friday February 7, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am MST
Rio Grande

Session

11:15am MST

AMA: Running a Seven-Figure Author Business

Friday February 7, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MST

Rio Grande

Jeanette will be sharing secrets on how to get to the next level on your author journey from structure and process to networking and making deals.

Speakers

Jeanette Strode

During the last 8 years as COO of Shadow Alley Press, Jeanette’s learned a lot about Indie Publishing. It takes persistence, a dedicated team, and big goals and dreams. Since 2016, she’s worked with numerous authors on these exact things. Helping them to narrow down their goals... Read More →

Friday February 7, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MST
Rio Grande

Session

1:45pm MST

How to Catch a Trend: Romantasy and the Business of Trends & Genre Mash-ups

Friday February 7, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm MST

Rio Grande

Catching a hot publishing trend is like lightning in a bottle, but trends are always changing and evolving, so explore practical tips for writing to market but not being derivative.

Speakers

Jennifer Brody

Jennifer Brody (a/k/a Vera Strange) is a Bram Stoker Award Finalist and the author of A SACRIFICE OF BLOOD & STARS, DISNEY CHILLS, THE 13TH CONTINUUM trilogy, STAR WARS: STORIES OF JEDI AND SITH, and SPECTRE DEEP 6, prompting Forbes to call her “a star in the graphic novel worl... Read More →

Friday February 7, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm MST
Rio Grande

Session

3:00pm MST

Combating Burnout

Friday February 7, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Rio Grande

Discover effective strategies to recognize, manage, and overcome burnout, revitalizing your passion and productivity in the creative process.

Speakers

James Hunter

James Hunter is a full-time Inkslinger and the bestselling author of Vigil Bound, Rogue Dungeon, Shadowcroft Academy, Discount Dan, and the litRPG epic Viridian Gate Online! In addition to writing, James also runs Shadow Alley Press, a publishing company that specializes in LitRRP... Read More →

Friday February 7, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Rio Grande

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