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Saturday, February 8
 

8:30am MST

Announcements
Saturday February 8, 2025 8:30am - 8:45am 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 →
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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 →
Saturday February 8, 2025 8:30am - 8:45am MST
Colorado
  Announcements

8:45am MST

Creating a Successful Podcast
Saturday February 8, 2025 8:45am - 9:45am MST
Colorado
John Goodwin is the host of the award-winning Writers & Illustrators of the Future Podcast. Podcasting has become a successful means of reaching a target audience. How do you create a successful podcast and what are some of the important do's and don'ts.
Speakers
avatar for John Goodwin

John Goodwin

John Goodwin, President Galaxy Press, has been involved with book publishing since 1986, publishing the fiction works of bestselling author L. Ron Hubbard which includes the Writers of the Future anthology. He is also host of the award-winning Writers and Illustrators of the Future... Read More →
Saturday February 8, 2025 8:45am - 9:45am MST
Colorado
  Session

10:00am MST

Diversification Strategies to Build an Ironclad Author Career
Saturday February 8, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am MST
Colorado
Come learn proven strategies for diversifying your operations and exploiting your IP to the fullest in order to create stability and longevity for your career.
Speakers
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 →
Saturday February 8, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am MST
Colorado
  Session

11:15am MST

The Author and the Narrator Can Be Friends
Saturday February 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MST
Colorado
There are some things that authors can do to better help their work shine in audio. Learn about challenges a narrator can face while performing your book.
Speakers
avatar for Ray Porter

Ray Porter

Ray Porter is a multiple award winning narrator with over 500 titles. His narration of “Project Hail Mary” garnered 2021 Audie awards for Best Science Fiction and Audiobook of the Year. In addition to being the voice of Darkseid in “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”, he can... Read More →
Saturday February 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MST
Colorado
  Session

1:45pm MST

Level-Up Your Self-Publishing Game: Five Pillars of a Thriving Author Career — Intermediate Level+
Saturday February 8, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm MST
Colorado
Aimed predominately at authors who have already have a basic handle on Self-Publishing and want to take their business to the next level. James will discuss best practices and common mistakes that beginning authors make by looking at five key areas, or pillars, necessary for long-term success:

1. Content is King
2. Quality is Queen
3. Leverage Connections
4. Market Smarter, Not Harder 5.
It’s All a Numbers Game.
Speakers
avatar for James Hunter

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 →
Saturday February 8, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm MST
Colorado
  Session

3:00pm MST

My Origin Story
Saturday February 8, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Colorado
Bestselling author Jim Butcher talks about how he got started writing stories, and finally made his big break in publishing.
Speakers
avatar for Jim Butcher

Jim Butcher

Jim Butcher is the author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera, and his new steampunk series, the Cinder Spires. His resume includes a laundry list of skills which were useful a couple of centuries ago, and he plays guitar quite badly. An avid gamer, he plays tabletop games in varying... Read More →
Saturday February 8, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Colorado
  Session

4:15pm MST

Find Your Superpower as a Writer
Saturday February 8, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm MST
Colorado
My keynote from 2022, finding inspiration, tribe, networking
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 →
Saturday February 8, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm MST
Colorado
  Session

5:30pm MST

Endowment Auction and Announcements
Saturday February 8, 2025 5:30pm - 6:15pm 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 James Artimus Owen

James Artimus Owen

James Artimus Owen is part artist, part writer, and all heart. He has written and illustrated the Mythworld series, two dozen Starchild comics, available as The Twentieth Anniversary Nearly-Complete Essential Starchild, The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica (and coloring books... 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 →
Saturday February 8, 2025 5:30pm - 6:15pm MST
Colorado
  Special Event

8:00pm MST

Science Fiction: the Sweeping Stakes of Space Opera
Saturday February 8, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm MST
Colorado
Space opera is having is heyday again, thanks to recent successes like the "Dune" movies and new HBO series. Our panel of experts discusses what makes for big enough stakes in this far-reaching genre, that still draws readers in.
Speakers
avatar for D.J. Butler

D.J. Butler

D.J. (Dave) Butler has been a lawyer, a consultant, a corporate trainer, and a registeredinvestment banking representative, and he is now a Senior Editor for ARK Press. He plays guitarand banjo whenever he can, and hangs out in Utah with his wife, their children, and the familydo... Read More →
avatar for Mia Kleve

Mia Kleve

MRK'd Up Editing
Mia has been an avid reader since she was a kid, starting with science fiction and fantasy, but soon moving into detective fiction. She’s one of those people who always has a book. She started as a proofreader, but soon moved into line, copy, and developmental editing. She has... Read More →
avatar for Michael La Ronn

Michael La Ronn

Michael La Ronn (also known as M.L. Ronn) has published over 100 science fiction & fantasy novels and self-help books for writers.Michael also runs the award-winning YouTube channel “Author Level Up,” with over 40,000 subscribers and 2 million views. Writer’s Digest voted the... Read More →
avatar for Toni Weisskopf

Toni Weisskopf

Toni Weisskopf is an American science fiction editor and the publisher of Baen Books. She has been nominated four times for a Hugo Award. She has won the Phoenix Award, the Rebel Award, and the Neffy Award for best editor.
Saturday February 8, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm MST
Colorado
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