Superstars Writing Seminars 2025: Full Schedule

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8:45am MST

Intense Plotting vs Pantsing

Saturday February 8, 2025 8:45am - 9:45am MST

I have plenty of successful friends who swear they write from the seat of their pants—a fact that boggles me. I plot intensively, scene by scene, chapter by chapter. Does that lock me in? Good question. We’ll talk about what’s worked for me—and what hasn’t—over the course of twenty-seven books.

Speakers

Marc Cameron

New York Times bestselling author Marc Cameron has written short fiction for The Saturday Evening Post and Boys’ Life Magazine. He’s the author of thirty books—Westerns, Jericho Quinn Thrillers, Arliss Cutter Mysteries featuring a deputy US marshal based in Alaska, and seven... Read More →

Saturday February 8, 2025 8:45am - 9:45am MST
Gunnison

Session

10:00am MST

A Fistful of Commas: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Punctuation

Saturday February 8, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am MST

Gunnison

Dive into the world of punctuation and demystify those pesky dots and dashes.

Speakers

Lisa Mangum

Lisa Mangum is the Managing Editor for Shadow Mountain. She is also the author of four national best-selling YA novels, several short stories and novellas, and the nonfiction book Write Fearless. Edit Smart. Get Published. She regularly teaches at writing conferences. She lives in... Read More →

Saturday February 8, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am MST
Gunnison

Session

11:15am MST

The Art of Villainy: Writing Great Antagonists

Saturday February 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MST

Gunnison

A story is only as strong as the antagonist, so learn how to craft memorable villains that will elevate your story.

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 →

Saturday February 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm MST
Gunnison

Session

1:45pm MST

Plot on the Spot

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

Gunnison

Audience participation time! We work with the audience to pull together their suggestions of characters, settings, and situations to build a plot in 45 minutes.

Speakers

JanaLee Brown

Jana S. Brown has been involved in publishing as an Author, Editor, Presenter, slush reader, executive secretary, and marketer for nearly 30 years. She is the acceptance editor for Book Cave and an editor and author coach specializing in self-publishing. She writes the weird and the... Read More →

Saturday February 8, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm MST
Gunnison

Session

3:00pm MST

The Productive Author's Guide to Dictation

Saturday February 8, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Gunnison

A talk that covers the many ways to dictate a novel effortlessly and cleanly

Speakers

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 →

Saturday February 8, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Gunnison

Session

4:15pm MST

Revision Strategies for Every Writer

Saturday February 8, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm MST

Gunnison

Here's the bottom line on how to edit and revise your writing!

Speakers

Jonathan Maberry

Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling author, 5-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, and comic book writer. His vampire apocalypse book series, V-WARS, was produced as a Netflix original series. He writes in multiple genres including suspense, thriller, horror, science fiction... Read More →

Saturday February 8, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm MST
Gunnison

Session

8:00pm MST

Gaming and Social

Saturday February 8, 2025 8:00pm - Sunday February 9, 2025 12:00am MST

Gunnison

Game Time!

Saturday February 8, 2025 8:00pm - Sunday February 9, 2025 12:00am MST
Gunnison

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