Superstars Writing Seminars 2025: Full Schedule

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8:45am MST

The AI Editor Is In

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

Rio Grande

Can AI programs edit as well as a human can? Let's find out!

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 8:45am - 9:45am MST
Rio Grande

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10:00am MST

Culture, Ethnicity, and Worldbuilding (Part 1)

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

Rio Grande

How to build meaningful Inclusion in your fiction

Speakers

Jayrod P. Garrett

Jayrod P. Garrett (they/them) is a storyteller with an MFA in English: Creative Writing from the UNR. They have published work with the League of Utah Writers and currently work on poetry, novels, editing, and storytelling projects. They live in northern Utah with their spouse and... Read More →

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

Session

11:15am MST

Culture, Ethnicity, and Worldbuilding (Part 2)

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

Rio Grande

How to build meaningful Inclusion in your fiction

Speakers

Jayrod P. Garrett

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

Session

1:45pm MST

Think Like a Retailer

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

Rio Grande

How to harness your inner salesperson to better sell yourself and your books to potential customers.

Speakers

Angela Haas

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Angela Haas was a buyer of art, books and gifts for fifteen years before moving on to teach communication, public speaking and mass media classes at University of Colorado Colorado Springs for eight years. She writes superhero fiction, romance novels and works with local businesses... Read More →

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

Session

3:00pm MST

Diversifying Your IP

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

Rio Grande

You’ve written a story! The next logical question might seem to be: “Where can I sell this?” But what you should really be asking yourself is: “How many different ways and in how many different places can I sell this?” Once created, your intellectual property (IP) can lead a very diversified and useful life. Whether you are going trad, hybrid, or indie, how far your IP can go is limited only by your creativity and your willingness to craft a plan for your IP’s future.

Speakers

Allyson Longueira

An award-winning writer, editor and designer, Allyson Longueira has worked in fiction andnonfiction in multiple media, including newspapers, magazines and books for twenty years. Sheholds a BA in English from Rutgers University and an MA in journalism from the prestigiousUniversity... Read More →

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

Session

4:15pm MST

How to Survive in an AI Saturated World

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

Rio Grande

AI is here, and that is both exciting and terrifying. In this presentation, Jason will walk through the top concerns that people have about AI and what we can expect in the future as AI continues to improve. You'll learn what you can do today to not only survive in an AI-saturated world, but to thrive in it.

Speakers

Jason Hamilton

Jason Hamilton is a mythic fantasy author, former content manager at Kindlepreneur, and now runs the largest YouTube channel about the use of AI in creative writing (The Nerdy Novelist). His Story Hacker membership (StoryHacker.ai) has helped hundreds of authors write their first... Read More →

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

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