Life The Universe and Everything is Utah’s big writing symposium. It is excellent. If you are an aspiring writer, and you can get to Provo, you need to go. Compared to other events of this type it is super cheap for participants. I want to say it is like $30. This isn’t a fluffy fan event with people in costumes, it is all writing, business, nuts and bolts, how to get stuff done, professional advice all the time.
EDIT: BUT FIRST YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELF, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO END PUPPY RELATED SADNESS TODAY?!
Okay, now here is the schedule:
LTUE SCHEDULE
Thursday, February 13, 2014
9:00 AM:
– The Writer’s Workspace
M Angie Lofthouse
Clint Johnson
Dene Low
Robison Wells
Shirley Bahlmann
Tristi Pinkston
– Keep It Sigil Simple: Creating a high quality eBook.
Jared Barneck
Push Button Technology
Brook West
Scott R. Parkin
Brett T.M. Peterson
M Emily Younker
Kevin H. Evans
– Disease and Epidemics
Diann Thornley Read
Johnny Worthen
M Daniel Coleman
– Agent or No Agent?
M Bree Despain
Christopher Loke
David Baxter
Kasie West
Mette Ivie Harrison
Natalie Whipple
10:00 AM:
– From Start to Finish: Prewriting
M Eric James Stone
Holli Anderson
Johnny Worthen
Lu Ann Brobst Staheli
Michaelbrent Collings
– Write What You Don’t Know
Bill Housley
C. Michelle Jefferies
Julia H. West
Nathan Shumate
M Stacy Whitman
– Is Beauty Skin Deep … and Is That Enough? Minimalism vs. Complexity in Societies and World Building
Bruce H. Allred and E. A. Younker
– Monsters You’ve Never Heard Of
Robison Wells
M Andrea Pearson
Mikey Brooks
Shirley Bahlmann
Larry Correia
Renee Collins
– Writing and Personal Health
Jaleta Clegg
Jessica Day George
Karen C. Evans
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
M Mette Ivie Harrison
Paul Genesse
– Getting Wikipedia to Work for You
Joe Monson
11:00 AM:
– Editing
Berin Stephens
Christopher Loke
M Laryssa Waldron
Lu Ann Brobst Staheli
Natalie Whipple
Pen Names
Andrea Pearson
Dave Butler
Heather Moore
M Mikey Brooks
Stan Crowe
– Joss Whedon is My Master Now
Bree Despain
Michael Young
Peggy Eddleman
Robert J Defendi
Chersti Nieveen
– “A Ferromaritime People”: Collective Amnesia, Cultural Identity, and Personal Freedom in China Miéville’s Railsea
Kristy Stewart
– The Hero’s Journey and the Virgin’s Promise: Patterns and Archetypes for Better Characters
Deren Hansen
Why Economics Matters
Orson Scott Card
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
M David Ferro
Eric Swedin
Robison Wells
Sandra Tayler
12:00 PM:
– Writing Natural Dialogue
Candace J Thomas
D.T. Read
David Powers King
Derrick Duncan
M Karen C. Evans
Heather Moore
– High Art and High Craft: the Short Fiction of Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov
Charlie Pulsipher
M David Ferro
Roger White
Orson Scott Card
Peter Orullian
– How to use a sketchbook
M Jessica Douglas
Bryan Beus
Justin Kunz
Jess Smart Smiley
Robison Wells
– Building Professional Relationships in the Publishing World
Donna Milakovic
– Slower Than Light Travel
J. David Baxter
Ami Chopine
M Brad R. Torgersen
Emily Martha Sorensen
Costuming
Anna Dye
Sarah Seiter
M Heather Monson
Kjirstin Youngberg
1:00 PM:
– Writing Children
M Aaron Johnston
J Scott Savage
K.L. Morgan
Lehua Parker
Sandra Tayler
Tristi Pinkston
– Writing From an Outline
Dave Butler
Karen E. Hoover
Laryssa Waldron
Robison Wells
S. M. Anderson
M Shallee McArthur
– H.G. Wells and the Origin of Hostile Aliens
We’ve never forgiven Mars
Deren Hansen
Eric Swedin
Helge Moulding
Shirley Bahlmann
Effective book covers
Jess Smiley
M Isaac Stewart
Nancy Fulda
Mikey Brooks
James Owen
– Reading of James Arrington’s play YOUtahneeks.
James Arrington
– How to Make Up Martial Arts
Michaelbrent Collings
Adam Meyers
Valerie Mechling Holley
2:00 PM
– New Adult Novels
M Adrienne Monson
EA Younker
Jen Greyson
S. A. Butler
Stan Crowe
– Naming Your Characters
David Powers King
Julia H. West
M K.L. Morgan
Marinne Carter
Paul Genesse
Teri Harman
– Modern Fantasy and its Relation to Folklore: Lloyd Alexander, Susan Cooper, and J. K. Rowling:
Adam Meyers
Dave Butler
Dene Low
Mikey Brooks
Stacy Whitman
– All About Armor
M Michael Kupari
Kevin H. Evans
Dan Willis
Scott Bascom
Heather Moore
– Narrative Drive
Megan Hutchins
– Why Write Poetry?
Michael R. Collings
Steven C. Peck
Michael Young
M Charlene C. Harmon
3:00 PM
– Genre Mashups
Angie Lofthouse
Julie Frost
M L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (moderator)
Lisa Mangum
Stephen Miller
Steven Diamond
– The Inklings and their Disciple: Lewis, Rowling, Tolkien
Exploring the ties between Narnia, Hogwarts, and Middle-Earth
Candace Thomas
Dave Butler
M Dene Low
Michael R. Collings
– Queries
C. Michelle Jefferies
Christopher Loke
M Jaclyn M. Hawkes
Peggy Eddleman
Shallee McArthur
Jenni James
– Gamer Girls: Why you should have one in every campaign
M Janci Patterson
Natalie Whipple
Adam Meyers
Stan Crowe
J.R. Johansson
– Motives and Writing for Youth
J Scott Savage
– Apocalypses Throughout History
Eric Swedin
Aneeka Richins
David Ferro
M Johnny Worthen
Deren Hansen
Bill Housley
4:00 PM
– Humor
Berin Stephens
Randy Tayler
M Robert J Defendi
Stan Crowe
Jenni James
– How to Submit Your Writing
Anne Sowards
Brad R. Torgersen
Christopher Loke
Michael Young
Sara B. Larson
M Shallee McArthur
– Small Press Publishing
C. Michelle Jefferies
Candace J Thomas
M Chas Hathaway
S. M. Anderson
Scott William Taylor
Charlene C. Harmon
– The Importance of Internal Consistency in Story Telling
Roger Bourke White Jr.
– Making Old Ideas New
Daniel Coleman
Being a Foreign Speaker
M Heather B. Monson
Anna del C Dye
Helga Moulding
Karen C. Evans
Charlie Pulsipher
Joe Vasicek
5:00 PM
– How to Write a Villain
Aaron Johnston
Charlie Pulsipher
Heather Ostler
M Helge Moulding
Robert J Defendi
– Writing, Literacy, and Culture
Orson Scott Card
M Clint Johnson
Megan Hutchins
Laryssa Waldron
Johnny Worthen
Ami Chopine
– Beyond the Brothers Grimm
Cinderella tales on an international scale
Jenniffer Wardell
Dene Low
Stacy Whitman
– A Look at Salt Lake ComicCon
M Blake Casselman
Dan Farr
Bryan Brandenburg
Jannette Newton
Randall Lloyd
Ryan Call
– How To Write Page-Turning Action
Larry Correia
– Jack Vance and Patricia McKillip
Painting worlds with words
Bryan Beus
Mikki Kells
6:00 PM:
– Scene or Summary
Clint Johnson
Heather Frost
M Nancy Fulda
Scott R. Parkin
Annie Oswald
Jenni James
Publishing in Today’s Market
Anne Sowards
Christopher Loke
M J.R. Johansson
Laryssa Waldron
Lisa Mangum
Peggy Eddleman
– Digital media/drawing
Andrea Hatch
M Carolyn Nicita
Ami Chopine
Travis Walton
JJ Harrison
Steve Keele
Kevin Keele
– Stealing from History
Orson Scott Card
Peter Orullian (m)
L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (m)
Mette Ivie Harrison (m)
Michael R. Collings
– Planet Building
Brook West
David Powers King
Eric James Stone
M Jaleta Clegg
Joe Vasicek
David Farland
7:00 PM
– Reclaiming the Vampire
Adrienne Monson
Andrea Pearson
Janci Patterson
M Jess Smart Smiley
S. A. Butler
Sarah E. Seeley
– : Time Travel, Technology, Social Impact, to Say Nothing of the Dog
How can fiction this fun also be this deep? And what about Montmorency the dog? Come learn why Connie Willis has racked up more of SF’s major awards (the Hugo and Nebula) than ANY other author.
Ami Chopine
Angie Lofthouse
Jessica Day George
Dene Low
Mette Ivie Harrison
– Gaming: What’s the point?
M Robert J Defendi
Brett T M Peterson
David Whitaker
Charlene C. Harmon
Dan Willis
– Henchmen Don’t Have to Suck
Leigh Averett Owens
– The Culture of Immortality
Paul Genesse
M Clint Johnson
Jen Greyson
Adam Sidwell
Stephen Miller
8:00 PM
– Revision Processes
Dr. Michael R. Collings
Jason A. Anderson
M Kasie West
Peggy Eddleman
Renee Collins
Michelle Witte
– Promoting Your Work on the Internet
David Baxter
M David Farland
Heather Ostler
J.R. Johansson
Marinne Carter
Larry Correia
– Plot a Novel in One Hour
Robert J Defendi
– Magic, the Gathering Celebrity Tournament (4-6 hours)
– Filking (until it stops)
– Marketing Games
M Craig Nybo
Adam Meyers
Scott Bascom
J D Raisor
===*===
LTUE SCHEDULE
Friday, February 14, 2014
9:00 AM:
– The Rules of the Genre
M Brad R. Torgersen
Eric Swedin
Michaelbrent Collings
Stephen Miller
Anne Sowards
Elana Johnson
– Graphic Novels
Aneeka Richins
M Blake Casselman
Brian C. Hailes
Jess Smart Smiley
– Signing a Contract
Bill Housley
Brett T.M. Peterson
M Jaclyn M. Hawkes
Kevin H. Evans
Lisa Mangum
S. M. Anderson
– Michael Moorcock: The Fantastic Worlds of the Champion Eternal
Swords-and-sorcery adventure (with an underlying edge)
Berin Stephens
Helge Moulding
Pendragon Inman
— Revising Beyond the 3rd Draft
Rachelle Christensen
– FTL and Time Travel
Jen Greyson
Kjirstin Youngberg
Liesel Hill
M Mette Ivie Harrison
James Wymore
10:00 AM:
– From Start to Finish: Drafting the Manuscript
Eric James Stone
Holli Anderson
Johnny Worthen
M Lu Ann Brobst Staheli
Michaelbrent Collings
– Recharging Your Creative Battery
M Donna Milakovic
Jason A. Anderson
Kasie West
Laryssa Waldron
Shirley Bahlmann
Teri Harman
– Classic Juvenile Fantasy
L. Frank Baum, Edith Nesbit, C. S. Lewis, Diana Wynne Jones
Emily Martha Sorensen
Karen E. Hoover
Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury
– Book Trailers
Shauna E. Black
– Cryptography 101
Eric Swedin
J. Dan Raisor
Steven Davis
Scott Bascom
M Helge Moulding
– Writing The First Few Pages
J Scott Savage
Janci Patterson
Laura Bingham
Natalie Whipple
M Suzanne Vincent
Anne Sowards
11:00 AM:
– Your own EPUB and MOBI Documents
Kristy Stewart
– Short Stories in a Nutshell
Megan Hutchins
– Building a Community Among Your Readers
Sandra Tayler
Religion in Disguise and in the Open: Tolkien the Catholic, Lewis the Anglican, (Card the Mormon)
Orson Scott Card
Dr. Michael R. Collings
M Aaron Johnston
– The Future is Already Here
Brett T.M. Peterson
Emily Younker
Rachel Ann Nunes
C. Michelle Jefferies
M Stephen Miller
Brandon Gillespie
– How To Make A Graphic Novel
- Jess Smart Smiley
12:00 PM:
– Writing Romance
Anna del C. Dye
Jen Greyson
Jenniffer Wardell
Joe Vasicek
Rachel Ann Nunes / Teyla Branton
M Stan Crowe
– Prologues and Epilogues
Brandon Sanderson
David Powers King
Anne Sowards
Marinne Carter
M Michael Young
Paul Genesse
– Roger Zelazny: Amber, Lord of Light, and So Much More
Golden Age heroes with New Wave literary chops
Helge Moulding
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Dene Low
Scott R. Parkin
– How to do backgrounds
M Brian Hailes
Jessica Douglas
Bryan Beus
Sarah Seiter
Justin Kunz
Mikey Brooks
– Psychology of a Serial Killer: Keith Jesperson
Al Carlisle
– The Curse of the Jungle/Ice/Desert Planet
Brook West
M Eric James Stone
Nancy Fulda
Aleta Clegg
Sarah Seeley
Roger White
1:00 PM:
– Young Adult Writing Panel
Anna del C. Dye
Berin Stephens
Dan Willis
Heather Ostler
M Janci Patterson
Jessica Day George
– This is Your Life
Aneeka Richins
Bree Despain
Chas Hathaway
M K.L. Morgan
Lehua Parker
S. A. Butler
– Selling Your Short Story
Brad R. Torgersen
Emily Martha Sorensen
Eric James Stone
M Jaclyn M. Hawkes
Megan Hutchins
Suzanne Vincent
– How to Create (and play) the Perfect Character
M Adam Meyers
J D Raisor*
Tom Carr
Charlene C. Harmon
Douglas Whitakker
– Finding and using references in your art
M Bobbie Wilcox
Justin Kunz
Cliff Green
Travis Walton
Constructed Languages: When Apostrophes Just Don’t Cut It
Orson Scott Card
Dirk Elzinga
M Michael Young
Stacy Whitman
Ami Chopine
– Film Festival
2:00 PM
– Writing Drama
C.K. Edwards
Clint Johnson
Daniel Coleman
M Laura Bingham
Shallee McArthur
Larry Correia
– Drawing Upon Folklore
M Brook West
Mikki Kells
S. A. Butler
Stacy Whitman
David Farland
– Jules Verne
The first successful sf author, and a lodestar for today’s steampunk writers
Brett T.M. Peterson
Dave Butler
Deren Hansen
Karen Anne Webb (possibly)
– The Great Chain of Evil
Dr. Michael R. Collings
– Artists collaborating with each other and with writers
Brian Hailes
Mikey Brooks
Jessica Douglas
M Blake Casselman
Isaac Stewart
James Owen
– Applied Biotechnology
Ami Chopine
Charlie Pulsipher
M Scott Bascom
Sarah Anderson
– Film Festival: Pinkerton’s (episode and Q&A)
Tom Carr
Stephen M. Harmon
3:00 PM
– Writing for Boys
Jaleta Clegg
Karen E. Hoover
M Robison Wells
Stephen Miller
Larry Correia
J. D. Raisor
– Characters that Live and Breathe
C.K. Edwards
Candace J Thomas
M D.T. Read
Heather Frost
Mikki Kells
Peter Orullian
– Playtesting: Why, How, and with whom
M Craig Nybo
Robert J Defendi
Derrick Duncan
Karen Anne Webb
– Xenobiology 101
Steven C. Peck
M Nathan Shumate
Eric James Stone
Daniel Coleman
Roger White
– Don’t Fill Your Plot Holes with Sand–The Power of Outlining
Rachelle Christensen
– Adam Sidwell Presentation
– Film Festival
4:00 PM
– Action Sequences
Aaron Johnston
Adrienne Monson
M Dan Willis
J.R. Johansson
S. A. Butler
Valerie Mechling Holley
– Short Vs. Long Fiction
M Angie Lofthouse
David Farland
James
Wymore
Julie Frost
Lehua Parker
Nancy Fulda
– Marketing Yourself as an Author
Annie Oswald
Bill Housley
M Chas Hathaway
Heather Ostler
Shawna Fillmore
Teri Harman
– Writing Fantasy: Using Words to Build Worlds
Douglas Whittaker
– Writing and Your Brain: Making the Most of Your Writing Time
Derrick Duncan
Two papers (25 minutes each):
The Speculative Turn: Why Imagination is at the Heart of Thinking
Adam Wilson
The Human Behind the Pixels: Avatars and Self Identity in Video Games
Kristine McLain
– Film Festival
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5:00 PM
– The Screenwriting Process
Craig Nybo
Fiona Ostler
M Nathan Shumate
Scott William Taylor
Michaelbrent Collings
– Edgar Allan Poe
The master of mystery and fantastical horror
Adrienne Monson
Heather B. Monson
Karen E. Hoover
Liesel Hill
Michael R. Collings
Scott Bascom
– Rules for Writing Magic
Al Carlisle
Brandon Sanderson
M Emily Martha Sorensen
John Brown
Natalie Whipple
Teri Harman
– A Writer Needs Space
Angie Lofthouse
– Two Papers (25 minutes each)
Electric Lady: Janelle Monae, Afrofuturism and the Android
Marina Tijerino-Abe
Facing Our Demons: The Deconstruction of Self & Other in Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Jeffrey Pannekoek
– Geology For Writers
Cliff Green
Jaleta Clegg
M Isaac Stewart
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Tom Carr
Brook West
6:00 PM
– How to Write a Hero
Julie Wright
Peter Orullian
Sara B. Larson
Larry Correia
– Originality
Daniel Coleman
Dave Butler
M Nathan Shumate
Roger White
Stacy Whitman
– Breaking and Fixing Games
M Craig Nybo
Scott Bascom
J D Raisor
– Drawing textures
Carolyn Nicita
Brian Hailes
M Jessica Douglas
Bryan Beus
Justin Kunz
A Serious Look at Comedy
Berin Stephens
– Writer’s Groups 101
Anna del C. Dye
Donna Milakovic
Julia H. West
Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury
Liesel Hill
M Scott R. Parkin
7:00 PM
– Co-Authoring: Dos and Don’ts
Julie Wright
Karen C. Evans
Mike Kupari
Steven Diamond
M Valerie Mechling Holley
– Learning from Failure
Brad R. Torgersen
M Brandon Sanderson
Daniel Coleman
Jenniffer Wardell
Sara B. Larson
James Owen
– How to lay out comic panels
Andrea Hatch
Brian Hailes
Travis Walton
M Jess Smart Smiley
– Vivid and Clear
John Brown
– A Day in the Life of a Medieval Peasant
David Farland
Jacklyn M. Hatch
K. L. Morgan
Shirley Bahlmann
M Dan Willis
Robert J Defendi
8:00 PM
– Mass Autograph Signing
9:00 PM
– Mass Autograph Signing
– Filking (goes until everyone goes to bed)
===*===
LTUE SCHEDULE
Saturday, February 15, 2014
9:00 AM:
– Writers on Writing
Elana Johnson
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Mette Ivie Harrison
Nancy Fulda
M Sara B. Larson
Shallee McArthur
– Character Development
Brad R. Torgersen
Candace J Thomas
Jaclyn M. Hawkes
Jenniffer Wardell
Julie Wright
Peter Orullian
– Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein: The Grand Masters
Their best work, and what you can probably skip
Brett T.M. Peterson
Eric James Stone
Dene Low
M Scott R. Parkin
– Self-Publishing Pros and Cons
Aneeka Richins
Fiona Ostler
M Jaleta Clegg
Pendragon Inman
Sandra Tayler
James Owen
– Story Turns
John Brown
10:00 AM:
– From Start to Finish: Selling the Novel
Holli Anderson
Johnny Worthen
Lu Ann Brobst Staheli
M Michaelbrent Collings
Larry Correia
Michelle Witte
– History Matters
Craig Nybo
Deren Hansen
Eric Swedin
J. D. Raisor
Kevin H. Evans
M Suzanne Vincent
– Writing Religion
M Brandon Sanderson
Dr. Michael R. Collings
K.L. Morgan
Laryssa Waldron
Mette Ivie Harrison
Stephen Miller
– The Rhetoric of Superheroes: How the Heroes Can Be Brought into the College Writing Classroom through William Perry’s Developmental Theories & Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event
Holly Katherine Guile
– Writing Solid Dialogue
Angie Lofthouse
– The Engines of Exploration
J. David Baxter
Brett T.M. Peterson
Dan Willis
Sarah Seeley
M Younker, EA
11:00 AM:
– Keynote Speaker: Orson Scott Card
12:00 PM:
— Writing Hard Science
Eric James Stone
M Helge Moulding
James Wymore
Nancy Fulda
Roger White
Scott R. Parkin
– ePublishing Short Stories
M Bill Housley
EA Younker
Elana Johnson
Joe Vasicek
Paul Genesse
Scott William Taylor
– Classic Juvenile SF
Robert Heinlein, Madeleine L’Engle, Andre Norton, John Christopher (and a few modern takes)
Jaleta Clegg
Emily Martha Sorensen
Kjirstin Youngberg
– A Scratching at the Window: Revisiting Croglin Grange and the Hidden Lore of the British Vampire
Jeff Bond
Art for art’s sake
M Bobbie Wilcox
Jessica Douglas
Brian Hailes
Sarah Seiter
Justin Kunz
Steve Keele
Kevin Keele
James Owen
– Write Like Your Brain Works
Dene Low
1:00 PM:
– Death and its Consequenses
Al Carlisle
Dan Willis
Heather Frost
M Jason A. Anderson
Julie Frost
Sarah E. Seeley
– Writing Without an Outline
Berin Stephens
C. Michelle Jefferies
James Wymore
Jenniffer Wardell
Kasie West
M Marinne Carter
– Ender’s Books: The Author, the Adapter, and the Analyzer
Orson Scott Card wrote them originally. Jake Black adapted them to other media. And Michael Collings tells us what it all means.
Orson Scott Card
Michael Collings
M Aaron Johnston
– Using Games in the Classroom
M Karen Anne Webb
Sandra Tayler
Jaleta Clegg
Heather B Monson
– Unusual Art forms
Carolyn Nicita
M Nathan Shumate
Sarah Seiter
Cliff Green
– Presentations and Personal Likeability
Donna Milakovic
2:00 PM
– Who Influenced Me as a Writer
M Eric Swedin
Holli Anderson
Jessica Day George
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Tom Carr
Peter Orullian
– Writing for Comics
M Aaron Johnston
Blake Casselman
C.K. Edwards
David Baxter
Bill Galivan
– The Future of Writing
Chas Hathaway
M David Farland
Michaelbrent Collings
Mikki Kells
Rachel Ann Nunes / Teyla Branton
Larry Correia
– Time management for artists
M Brian Hailes
Mikey Brooks
Cliff Green
Travis Walton
Jess Smart Smiley
– Plots to Die For—How to create suspense and mystery for a page-turning novel
Rachelle Christensen
– The Best Books for Children and YA
Pat Castelli
3:00 PM
– Writing Horror
Andrea Pearson
Dr. Michael R. Collings
Johnny Worthen
Lisa Mangum
M Michaelbrent Collings
Dr. Steven Peck
– Wrapping Things Up
Bree Despain
Chad Morris
Janci Patterson
Megan Hutchins
Michael Young
– The Dramatic Downside of Modern Technology
Diann Thornley Read
Laura Bingham
C. K. Edwards
Natalie Whipple
M James Wymore
– Shut Up and Sit Down
Skype call with Paul and Quins
– Lovable Bad Boys
S. M. Anderson
– Learning Advanced Writing Techniques From Joss Whedon: A writer’s in-depth look at the stories of Buffy, Firefly, Dollhouse, Avengers, and beyond.
Chersti Nieveen
4:00 PM
– Writing Children’s Books
Chad Morris
M J Scott Savage
Mikey Brooks
Sandra Tayler
Stacy Whitman
Tiffini Knight
– Horror on the Edge: How Far is Too Far?
Andrea Pearson
M C.K. Edwards
Dr. Michael R. Collings
Jason A. Anderson
Sarah E. Seeley
Steven Diamond
– Holy Gothic Archetypes, Batman!: Batman as Superhero Gothic
Robert Marchetti
– Why you should write short fiction and how it can help launch you as a novelist
Brad R. Torgersen
– 1000 Ideas in an Hour session and structure discussion (registration limited to 50)
– Orson Scott Car
– Designing Campaigns
Scott Bascom
Robert J Defendi
M Derrick Duncan
Adam Meyers
Douglas Whitaker
J. D. Raisor
5:00 PM
– Description in Writing
Diann Thornley Read
David Powers King
M Mikki Kells
Sarah E. Seeley
J.R. Johansson
– ePublishing: How to Start
Dene Low
Jaclyn M. Hawkes
M Nathan Shumate
Robert J Defend
– Writing for Film
M Blake Casselman
David Farland
Fiona Ostler
Michaelbrent Collings
Scott William Taylor
Tom Carr
– Q&A: art in industry
M Jess Smiley
Sarah Seiter
Cliff Green
JJ Harrison
Steve Keele
Kevin Keele
James Owen
– Verisimilitude: How Illusions, Confidence Games, and Skillful Lying Can Improve Your Fiction
Deren Hansen
– 1000 Ideas in an Hour session and structure discussion (registration limited to 50)
Orson Scott Card
6:00 PM:
– Creating Subplots
David Farland
Jaclyn M. Hawkes
M Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury
Megan Hutchins
– Starting the Next Project
M Donna Milakovic
Emily Martha Sorensen
Joe Vasicek
Julia H. West
Julie Frost
Michelle Witte
– The Funny Men: Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett
Humor, especially broad humor, in speculative fiction
Jaleta Clegg
Brandon Sanderson
Daniel Coleman
Karen Anne Webb
Jenniffer Wardell
– How to Format Your eBook
Derrick Duncan
– Worldbuilding 101
Amber Argyle
Steven Davis
M Blake Casselman
Julie Frost
Isaac Stewart
7:00 PM
– Banquet ($30, prepaid)
Toastmaster: Brandon Sanderson
– Filking
8:00 PM
– Banquet, cont.
– Filking, cont.
