Superstars Writing Seminars 2025

Superstars Writing Seminars 2025

Cherrie Lynn Newman/ CL Fors

Epitome Press

clforsauthor.com

About me

Author of the Primogenitor Series, a sci-fi epic of humanity stolen and reclaimed. Award winning illustrator, publisher of speculative fiction, and mother of four. I am a champion of all creatures carnivorous, cute, or creepy-crawly, including the extinct and the imaginary.

7:30am MST

Check-In Registration Desk

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Opening Remarks and Announcements Colorado

9:00am MST

9:15am MST

Playing God: Creating Planets and Peoples for Prose and Profit (Part 1) Manitou

10:45am MST

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Playing God: Creating Planets and Peoples for Prose and Profit (Part 2) Manitou

12:30pm MST

Lunch On Your Own None

2:00pm MST

The Cover Story: A Workshop on Cover Design (Part 1) Rio Grande

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The Cover Story: A Workshop on Cover Design (Part 2) Rio Grande

5:30pm MST

Announcements Colorado

5:45pm MST

Dinner On Your Own None

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Bookstravaganza! Centennial Release Party/Signing Event for Weird Wilderness Superstars Anthology Centennial

9:00pm MST

Gaming and Social Elevations

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Opening Remarks and Announcements Colorado

9:00am MST

How to Keep on Keeping On Colorado

10:00am MST

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The Art of the Con Amphitheater (EPR) Pitch Practice White River II

11:30am MST

The Marketing Conundrum Platte

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Lunch On Your Own None

2:00pm MST

Collaborating with Other Writers White River I Mastering the Human Connection in Writing Gunnison

3:15pm MST

The Science of Science Fiction Amphitheater (EPR) Pitches / Career Counseling White River II

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Plotters vs. Pantsers and Everyone in Between Amphitheater (EPR) Making The Most of Digital and In Person Hand-Selling Platte

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Announcements Colorado

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Welcome Mixer Centennial

6:45pm MST

Gaming and Social Centennial

8:30pm MST

First Pages Party Arkansas Superstars Annual Folk 'n' Filk Night White River II

7:00am MST

Eggs Benedict Breakfast (Ticketed Event) Arapaho

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Announcements Colorado

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The Economics of Self-Publishing Amphitheater (EPR) Deep 6: Using Deep POV to Take Your Writing to the Next Level Gunnison

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Using Social Media in Your Book Marketing Strategy White River I How to Make Money as a Writer Colorado

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Patreon Amphitheater (EPR) Pitches / Career Counseling White River II TribeTalks: “Ted Talk” Style Presentations from Tribe Manitou

12:15pm MST

Lunch On Your Own None

1:45pm MST

Live Editing and Q&A White River I Build Your Author Platform Through Writing & Selling Magazine Articles Arapaho

2:45pm MST

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Panel: Writers of the Future Colorado Editing and Polishing Your Manuscript in MS Word Arapaho

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Announcements Colorado

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A Special Presentation: Drawing Out the Dragons Colorado

6:00pm MST

Dinner On Your Own None

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Romance: A Hot Genre That Keeps Getting Hotter Colorado Freewriting White River I

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Announcements Colorado

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Masters of Publishing and Genre Fiction White River I Write (or Revise) to a Theme Manitou

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Blending Genres Amphitheater (EPR) A Fistful of Commas: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Punctuation Gunnison

11:00am MST

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Kickstarter Amphitheater (EPR) Best Practices: Author Bio & Photo Manitou

12:15pm MST

Lunch On Your Own None

1:45pm MST

Ethical Considerations of AI in Publishing and Illustrating Amphitheater (EPR) Level-Up Your Self-Publishing Game: Five Pillars of a Thriving Author Career — Intermediate Level+ Colorado

2:45pm MST

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Resilience for Writers White River I Unlock the Power of Custom Books with BookvaultBespoke Platte

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Tips from the Editors Arkansas Find Your Superpower as a Writer Colorado

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Endowment Auction and Announcements Colorado

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Dinner On Your Own None

7:00pm MST

Banquet (Ticketed Event) Cheyenne

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Science Fiction: the Sweeping Stakes of Space Opera Colorado Karaoke White River II

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Announcements Colorado

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Things I'd Tell My Younger Self Colorado

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Drawings / Vendor Bingo Colorado

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End of Conference Q&A Colorado

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End of Conference Q&A Colorado

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End of Conference Q&A Colorado

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Conference Wrap-up and Farewell Colorado