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Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2023

Welcome to the 30th Pikes Peak Writers Conference!
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9:00am MDT

Becoming a Master Writer AcademyJohn DeDakis Everything You Need to Know to Write a Novel: A Beginning Writer’s Workshop PalmerChris Mandeville

1:00pm MDT

Becoming a Master Writer AcademyJohn DeDakis Self-Editing: Learn to Be Your Own Copy Editor PalmerPam McCutcheon

8:30am MDT

Building Character DouglasLeslie Budewitz Writing a Nonfiction Book Proposal El PasoKaren A. Lin

11:00am MDT

Assessments for Your Character Sheets: A Guide to Being True to Your Characters DouglasBenjamin X. Wretlind Novel Weave: A Visual Tool for Plotters and Pantsers Palmer/AcademyLevi Jacobs

2:00pm MDT

All the World's a Stage: Writing Vivid Settings El PasoCarol Berg The First 100 Pages Palmer/AcademyBarbara O'Neal

3:15pm MDT

So You Want to Put Together an Anthology... El PasoSam Knight

4:45pm MDT

The Muddled Middle Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeJohnny Worthen Troubleshooting Fiction: Developmental, Middle, and Line Edits Palmer/AcademyKaren A. Lin Wallop Your Word Count El PasoKendra Griffin

8:30am MDT

The First Page Palmer/AcademySavannah Brooks Write Drunk, Edit Sober Followup DouglasDeb Courtney

9:45am MDT

How to Write a Key Scene Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeJohn DeDakis Make Your Fantasy World Come Alive Palmer/AcademyCarly Stevens

11:00am MDT

Deepening Description El PasoCallie Stoker Things to Consider Before You Submit to an Editor—ANY Editor Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeSam Knight Writing Characters That Live Palmer/AcademyCarol Berg

2:00pm MDT

How to Plot Using Sequences Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeFleur Bradley The Secret Life of Fairy Tales Palmer/AcademyCaitlin Berve

3:15pm MDT

Common Mistakes Writers Make About the Law Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeLeslie Budewitz

4:45pm MDT

Let Me Tell You a Story: Mastering Point of View DouglasCarly Stevens

9:00am MDT

And... Action! Fighting and Fight Scenes 101 El PasoBowen Gillings Who's Telling Your Story: Perspective and Point of View in Creative Writing Palmer/AcademyCaitlin Berve Writing To Theme Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeJohnny Worthen

10:15am MDT

"I Felt Like I Was There:" Setting the Scene Palmer/AcademyLeslie Budewitz Developing Your Story Organically El PasoCarol Berg Identifying and Eliminating Your Manuscript's Achilles Heel Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeLS Hawker Writing Children as Characters DouglasFleur Bradley

11:30am MDT

Connect the Dots: Genealogies and Genograms for World Building Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeBenjamin X. Wretlind Spreadsheet Editing DouglasCallie Stoker Supplementing Through Serials El PasoKendra Griffin Undercurrent: Using Subtext to Pull Readers Into Your Story Palmer/AcademyKaren A. Lin