Superstars Writing Seminars 2025: Full Schedule

arrow_back View All Dates

8:45am MST

Write (or Revise) to a Theme

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

Manitou

Learn the secret ingredients for writing theme.

Speakers

September C. Fawkes

September C. Fawkes works as a freelance editor and writing instructor and is best known for her award-winning writing tip blog, SeptemberCFawkes.com. She has edited for award-winning and best-selling authors as well as beginning writers. For seven years she worked with David Farland... Read More →

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

Session

10:00am MST

Write on Time: Secrets to Staying Organized and Stress-Free

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

Manitou

Learn practical strategies to organize your writing projects, prioritize tasks, and create effective schedules to meet deadlines with confidence and reduce stress.

Speakers

Clark Rowenson

Fascinated by magic since pine cones could be fireballs, C. R. Rowenson (Clark) is an award-winning author, blogger, and writing coach that studies magic building like others study oil-painting. His prime directive is to help storytellers craft and repair unforgettable magic systems... Read More →

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

Session

11:15am MST

Best Practices: Author Bio & Photo

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

Manitou

An easy-to-use system of "best practices" for creating an author bio and photo that really work

Speakers

Chris Mandeville

Chris Mandeville is an unrepentant coffee drinker, night owl, and binge writer. She’s been teaching writing workshops for 15+ years, and loves to attend reader/writer events alongside her service dog, Oski. Her publications include nonfiction for writers, as well as short and novel-length... Read More →

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

Session

1:45pm MST

Agile for Project Management for Authors

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

Manitou

This workshop will demonstrate techniques for making use of your limited writing time using Agile Project Management techniques from the software development world.

Speakers

David R. Slayton

David R. Slayton (he/him) grew up in Guthrie, Oklahoma, where finding fantasy novels was pretty challenging and finding fantasy novels with diverse characters was downright impossible. Now he writes the books he always wanted to read. His epic fantasy, Dark Moon, Shallow Sea, won... Read More →

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

Session

3:00pm MST

Bringing Historical Fiction to Life (the Village Idiot Way)

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

Manitou

Tips, Tricks, and Techniques to Take Your Historical Fiction to the Next Level

Speakers

Steve Ruskin

Steve Ruskin writes science fiction with a streak of rebellion, and historical thrillers with a hint of magic. He is also an award-winning historian, with a PhD in History of Science. He’s been a professor, a mountain bike guide, and a number of things in between.

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

Session

4:15pm MST

The Importance of Loglines

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

Manitou

Summarizing and Pitching Your Novel to an Agent

Speakers

JT Evans

J.T. Evans writes fantasy and urban fantasy novels. He’ll dabble with sci-fi and horror in short form as well. He is the former president of the Colorado Springs Fiction Writers Group and Pikes Peak Writers. When not writing, he secures computers at the Day Job, and plays way too... Read More →

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

Session