Superstars Writing Seminars 2025

From Idea to the End (Part 1) 9:15am - 10:45am

From Idea to the End (Part 2) 11:00am - 12:30pm

Characterization and World Building (Part 1) 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Characterization and World Building (Part 2) 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Eggs Benedict Breakfast for scholarship recipients 7:00am - 8:15am

Release Party/Signing Event for Weird Wilderness Superstars Anthology 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Outlining Mastery: How to Outline Books that Sell (Part 1) 9:15am - 10:45am

Outlining Mastery: How to Outline Books that Sell (Part 2) 11:00am - 12:30pm

Chasing Hollywood (Part 1) 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Chasing Hollywood (Part 2) 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Gaming and Social 9:00pm - 10:00pm

Bookstravaganza! 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Opening Remarks and Announcement... 8:30am - 9:00am

Supercharge Your Sales by Mastering the Customer Connection (Part 1) 9:15am - 10:45am

Supercharge Your Sales by Mastering the Customer Connection (Part 2) 11:00am - 12:30pm

Strata: the Underlying Layers of Skillful Writing (Part 1) 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Strata: the Underlying Layers of Skillful Writing (Part 2) 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Announcements

Playing God: Creating Planets and Peoples for Prose and Profit (Part 1) 9:15am - 10:45am

Playing God: Creating Planets and Peoples for Prose and Profit (Part 2) 11:00am - 12:30pm

Automate to Dominate: Transforming Direct Sales with Email Automation (Part 1) 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Automate to Dominate: Transforming Direct Sales with Email Automation (Part 2) 3:45pm - 5:15pm

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Lunch On Your Own 12:30pm - 2:00pm

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Dinner On Your Own 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Sustainable Project Management for Creatives (Part 1) 9:15am - 10:45am

Sustainable Project Management for Creatives (Part 2) 11:00am - 12:30pm

Sharpening Your Writer's Third Eye (Part 1) 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Sharpening Your Writer's Third Eye (Part 2) 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Check-In 7:30am - 8:25am

Setting the Stage on the Page: Making the WHERE Matter (Part 1) 9:15am - 10:45am

Setting the Stage on the Page: Making the WHERE Matter (Part 2) 11:00am - 12:30pm

The Cover Story: A Workshop on Cover Design (Part 1) 2:00pm - 3:30pm

The Cover Story: A Workshop on Cover Design (Part 2) 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Making Your Scenes Three-Dimensional Through the Five Senses (Part 1) 9:15am - 10:45am

Making Your Scenes Three-Dimensional Through the Five Senses (Part 2) 11:00am - 12:30pm

Top 20 Mistakes (Part 1) 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Top 20 Mistakes (Part 2) 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Diversity Meetup 9:00pm - 10:00pm

The Art of the Con 10:15am - 11:15am

A Beginner's Guide to Indie Publishing 11:30am - 12:30pm

Poetry: Beat by Beat 2:00pm - 3:00pm

The Science of Science Fiction 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Plotters vs. Pantsers and Everyone in Between 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Eggs Benedict Breakfast 7:00am - 8:15am

Offset Printing and Book Distribution for Projects and Direct Sa... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Herding Cats: Project Management for Anthologies 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Collaborative Work: Tips and Tricks of the Trade 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Better Cash Management: A Hands On Workshop for Authors — with M... 10:15am - 11:15am

The Pitfalls of Literary Contracts 11:30am - 12:30pm

Anatomy of a Deal 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Practical Computer Security for Authors 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Reversion 101 4:30pm - 5:30pm

First Pages Party 8:30pm - 10:00pm

Welcome Mixer 5:45pm - 6:45pm

Opening Remarks and Announcement... 8:30am - 9:00am

How to Keep on Keeping On 9:00am - 10:00am

Unlocking Success: The Unmatched Advantages of Traditional Publi... 10:15am - 11:15am

Agent AMA 11:30am - 12:30pm

Writing Craft and Character Death 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Your Book is Talking Now: A Narrator Jam Session 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Career Paths For Writers: One Size Does not Fit All 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Announcements

Conversations: How We Craft 10:15am - 11:15am

Writing Dialogue as Action 11:30am - 12:30pm

Mastering the Human Connection in Writing 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Node Writing: How to Bust Writer's Block 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Gaming and Social 8:30pm - 10:00pm

The Literary Professional: 12 Pillars to Make You the Writer Eve... 10:15am - 11:15am

The Care and Feeding of your Cover Artist 11:30am - 12:30pm

It Shouldn't Hurt to Write: Ergonomics for Writers 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Mastering Book Formatting in Vellum 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Author Assistants: The Secret to Avoiding Burnout 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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Lunch On Your Own 12:30pm - 2:00pm

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Digital Book Delivery via BookFunnel 10:15am - 11:15am

The Marketing Conundrum 11:30am - 12:30pm

Publicity for Newbies 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Mastering Facebook Marketing 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Making The Most of Digital and In Person Hand-Selling 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Cover Copy Party 8:30pm - 10:00pm

Check-In 7:00am - 8:15am

Query Letters 101 Workshop (Part 1) 10:15am - 11:15am

Query Letters 101 Workshop (Part 2) 11:30am - 12:30pm

Agent Live Critique 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sell Loads of Books with TikTok 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Publishing 101 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Creating Audiobooks 10:15am - 11:15am

AMA: Book Marketing Services 11:30am - 12:30pm

Collaborating with Other Writers 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Guerilla Marketing for Indies 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Upmarket: Finding That Sweet Spot 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Diversity Meetup 8:30pm - 10:00pm

Pitch Practice 10:15am - 11:15am

Pitch Practice 11:30am - 12:30pm

Pitches / Career Counseling 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Pitches / Career Counseling 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Pitches / Career Counseling 4:30pm - 5:30pm

The Economics of Self-Publishing 8:45am - 9:45am

The State of Traditional Publishing 10:00am - 11:00am

Patreon 11:15am - 12:15pm

The Future of AI in Publishing 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Writers Beware 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Eggs Benedict Breakfast (Ticketed Event) 7:00am - 8:30am

Build Your Author Platform Through Writing & Selling Magazine Ar... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Editing and Polishing Your Manuscript in MS Word 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Legacy Planning: The Literary Side 8:45am - 9:45am

Copyrights 101 10:00am - 11:00am

Tax Myths Costing Authors Money 11:15am - 12:15pm

International Rights 101 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Creating Calm Waters and Navigating Personal Finance with Ease 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Banquet (Ticketed Event) 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Announcements

Get Out Of Your Own Way 8:45am - 9:45am

How to Make Money as a Writer 10:00am - 11:00am

6 Secrets about 6-Figure Kickstarter Success 11:15am - 12:15pm

Writing Real Law Enforcement Characters 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Panel: Writers of the Future 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Announcements

A Special Presentation: Drawing Out the Dragons 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Romance: A Hot Genre That Keeps Getting Hotter 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Deep 6: Using Deep POV to Take Your Writing to the Next Level 8:45am - 9:45am

That’s Not What I Wrote: Listening and Learning From Your Editor 10:00am - 11:00am

The Plot Module 11:15am - 12:15pm

Fantastical Implications: Enhancing Magic, Story, and World with... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Let's Trim That Word Count 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Gaming and Social 8:00pm - 10:00pm

A New Take on Raising the Stakes 8:45am - 9:45am

Avoiding the Sophomore Novel Slump 10:00am - 11:00am

TribeTalks: “Ted Talk” Style Presentations from Tribe 11:15am - 12:15pm

Elephants and Elevators: Demystifying Marketing 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Indie Author Book Services 3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Lunch On Your Own 12:15pm - 1:45pm

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Dinner On Your Own 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Sustainable Social Media Strategies 8:45am - 9:45am

Transforming Profit Margins: A Guide to Direct Sales and Special... 10:00am - 11:00am

Author Branding for Success 11:15am - 12:15pm

Badass Book Covers 101 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Book Marketing In 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Getting Ready For Your Close-up 8:45am - 9:45am

Level Up: Turning Your Intellectual Property into Successful Gam... 10:00am - 11:00am

AMA: Running a Seven-Figure Author Business 11:15am - 12:15pm

How to Catch a Trend: Romantasy and the Business of Trends & Gen... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Combating Burnout 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Collaborating With Experts 8:45am - 9:45am

Using Social Media in Your Book Marketing Strategy 10:00am - 11:00am

Diversity and Inclusion in Publishing 11:15am - 12:15pm

Live Editing and Q&A 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Mystery: Keeping Readers in Suspense 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Freewriting 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Pitches / Career Counseling 8:45am - 9:45am

Pitches / Career Counseling 10:00am - 11:00am

Pitches / Career Counseling 11:15am - 12:15pm

Pitches / Career Counseling 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Pitches / Career Counseling 3:00pm - 4:00pm

How to Sell Books Directly to Your Readers 8:45am - 9:45am

Blending Genres 10:00am - 11:00am

Kickstarter 11:15am - 12:15pm

Ethical Considerations of AI in Publishing and Illustrating 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Horror: Scaring Up an Audience 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Fantasy: Making it All Up From Soups to Settings 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Eggs Benedict Breakfast (Ticketed Event) 7:00am - 8:30am

Kaffeeklatsch (invitation only) 11:15am - 12:15pm

Making Magic with Reader Magnets 1:45pm - 2:45pm

The Wonder of the Poetic 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Book Cover Trends 8:45am - 9:45am

Thrillers: Keeping Readers on the Edge of Their Seats 10:00am - 11:00am

The Genesis of Creation: Where We Get Our Ideas 11:15am - 12:15pm

AMA: Working with Your Author or Voice Talent 1:45pm - 2:45pm

A Modern Approach to Collaboration 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Tips from the Editors 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Banquet (Ticketed Event) 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Announcements

Creating a Successful Podcast 8:45am - 9:45am

Diversification Strategies to Build an Ironclad Author Career 10:00am - 11:00am

The Author and the Narrator Can Be Friends 11:15am - 12:15pm

Level-Up Your Self-Publishing Game: Five Pillars of a Thriving A... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

My Origin Story 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Find Your Superpower as a Writer 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Endowment Auction and Announcements 5:30pm - 6:15pm

Science Fiction: the Sweeping Stakes of Space Opera 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Intense Plotting vs Pantsing 8:45am - 9:45am

A Fistful of Commas: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Punctuat... 10:00am - 11:00am

The Art of Villainy: Writing Great Antagonists 11:15am - 12:15pm

Plot on the Spot 1:45pm - 2:45pm

The Productive Author's Guide to Dictation 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Revision Strategies for Every Writer 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Gaming and Social 08 8:00pm -
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Write (or Revise) to a Theme 8:45am - 9:45am

Write on Time: Secrets to Staying Organized and Stress-Free 10:00am - 11:00am

Best Practices: Author Bio & Photo 11:15am - 12:15pm

Agile for Project Management for Authors 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Bringing Historical Fiction to Life (the Village Idiot Way) 3:00pm - 4:00pm

The Importance of Loglines 4:15pm - 5:15pm

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Lunch On Your Own 12:15pm - 1:45pm

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Dinner On Your Own 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Successful Indie Publishing: Bringing Your Book to Market 8:45am - 9:45am

Build a Strong Marketing Foundation (Part 1) 10:00am - 11:00am

Build a Strong Marketing Foundation (Part 2) 11:15am - 12:15pm

A Baker's Dozen: 13 Lucky Ways Authors Can Leverage Draft2Digita... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Unlock the Power of Custom Books with BookvaultBespoke 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Leverage Your Assets 4:15pm - 5:15pm

The AI Editor Is In 8:45am - 9:45am

Culture, Ethnicity, and Worldbuilding (Part 1) 10:00am - 11:00am

Culture, Ethnicity, and Worldbuilding (Part 2) 11:15am - 12:15pm

Think Like a Retailer 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Diversifying Your IP 3:00pm - 4:00pm

How to Survive in an AI Saturated World 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Masters of Publishing and Genre Fiction 8:45am - 9:45am

Industry Tools Discussion 10:00am - 11:00am

How to Curate a Successful Anthology 11:15am - 12:15pm

Self Publishing Round Up With Industry Service Pros 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Resilience for Writers 3:00pm - 4:00pm

YA/MG: How to Write and Market to Readers AND Their Guardians 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Pitches / Career Counseling 8:45am - 9:45am

Pitches / Career Counseling 10:00am - 11:00am

Pitches / Career Counseling 11:15am - 12:15pm

Pitches / Career Counseling 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Pitches / Career Counseling 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Pitches / Career Counseling 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Karaoke 08 8:00pm -
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Announcements

Things I'd Tell My Younger Self 8:30am - 9:30am

Drawings / Vendor...

End of Conference Q&A 10:00am - 10:30am

End of Conference Q&A 10:45am - 11:15am

End of Conference Q&A 11:15am - 11:45am

Farewell

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