Friday 29 September, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

12:00 PM

Happily Ever After: Writing Satisfying Endings

50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Shawntelle Madison (Moderator)

Cathy Hird, - None - (Participant)

Tonya De Marco, Tonya L. De Marco aka Cosplay Tonya (Participant)

Mr Michales Joy (Participant)

Kasey Mackenzie (Participant)

1:00 PM

Gauging Your Own Success

50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Cole Lanahan (Moderator)

Sarah Jude (Participant)

David VonAllmen (Participant)

Henry Melton, Wire Rim Books (Participant)

Guy Anthony De Marco (Participant)

2:00 PM

The Stand-Alone Novel: A Thing of the Past?

50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

John Hornor Jacobs, Hornor and Son (Participant)

Ms Joy Ward, Eric Flint's Ring of Fire Press/ Galaxy's Edge Magazine (Moderator)

Henry Melton, Wire Rim Books (Participant)

M. R. Sellars, I'm so disorganized... You have no idea. Srsly... (Participant)

Series are where the money is, but not all stories need to be extended into 3-7 volumes. Will the stand-alone novel make a comeback, or are we doom...

3:00 PM

Writing YA Fantasy

50 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Ryan P. Freeman (Moderator)

4:00 PM

Creating Dynamic Characters

50 minutes, 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Kasey Mackenzie (Moderator)

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Participant)

Lettie Prell (Participant)

John Hornor Jacobs, Hornor and Son (Participant)

Deborah Millitello, SFWA (Participant)

5:00 PM

How Movies, TV, and Novels Get Journalism Wrong

50 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Elizabeth Donald, The Literary Underworld (Moderator)

Entertainment media tends to portray journalism as a job with high adventure, glamor, and sometimes suspense. In fact, it can be hours of research,...

7:00 PM

Make It or Break It With Conflict

50 minutes, 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Christine Amsden (Participant)

Claire Ashgrove (Moderator)

8:00 PM

Incorporating Fairy Tale Structure Into Your Writing

50 minutes, 8:00 PM - 8:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Sela Carsen (Moderator)

Once upon a time, a writer got seriously nerdy with her study of how fairy tales were put together. This workshop is a discussion of structure, cha...

9:00 PM

Fantasy World-Building: Not Just a Copy of Medieval Europe

50 minutes, 9:00 PM - 9:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Tex Thompson, WORD - Writers Organizations 'Round Dallas (Moderator)

Marella Sands, Webster University (Participant)

John Hornor Jacobs, Hornor and Son (Participant)

Thomas Carpenter K. (Participant)

Michael Williamson, SharpPointyThings.com (Participant)

Learn about creating a setting that lives and breathes and is believably consistent. Fantasy worlds are much more than physical surroundings and n...

Saturday 30 September, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Working with an Illustrator

50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Jennifer Stolzer (Participant)

Ronald R. Van Stockum Jr. (Participant)

Writer / illustrator Jennifer Stolzer and author Ronald R. Van Stockum share their perspectives on the benefits of developing a relationship with a...

11:00 AM

Editing: A Diamond in the Rough

50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Lettie Prell (Moderator)

Mr. Bryan Schmidt (Participant)

Mr Michales Joy (Participant)

Claire Ashgrove (Participant)

Christine Amsden (Participant)

12:00 PM

Writing Modern-Day Monsters

50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Mx. Setsu Uzume, PodCastle (Participant)

Mr Michales Joy (Moderator)

Guy Anthony De Marco (Participant)

1:00 PM

Crafting the Dark Hero

50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Van Allen Plexico (Participant)

Ethan Nahté, LIVE 'N' LOUD (Moderator)

Sarah Jude (Participant)

David Benem (Participant)

Thomas Carpenter K. (Participant)

2:00 PM

Querying and Pitching: How to Track Down Literary Agents and Publishers

50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Cole Lanahan (Moderator)

Agented bestselling author Cole Gibsen offers tips on how to query and pitch to agents and publishers, including online tools to simplify the proce...

3:00 PM

Surviving (and Even Thriving) in a New "Cli-Fi" World"

50 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

David Trammel (Moderator)

Sophie Gale (Moderator)

We are facing a hot and harsh future. Come learn about this hot new genre of fiction in a round table discussion with several MidWest authors who h...

4:00 PM

Diversity in Genre Fiction

50 minutes, 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Kathleen Kayembe (Moderator)

Jamie Krakover (Participant)

Brad Cook, author (Participant)

Jennifer Stolzer (Participant)

5:00 PM

Tips For Writing About Things You Know Nothing About

50 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Marella Sands, Webster University (Moderator)

Mr. Bryan Schmidt (Participant)

Ms Joy Ward, Eric Flint's Ring of Fire Press/ Galaxy's Edge Magazine (Participant)

Rachel Neumeier (Participant)

Mr Mark Tiedemann (Participant)

Okay, we can't know everything about everything. Listen to our experts reveal what they have done to become knowledgeable on a subject or at least ...

6:00 PM

Promptopolooza Writers Workshop

50 minutes, 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

MS Donna J. W. Munro (Moderator)

Shawntelle Madison (Participant)

7:00 PM

Writing Death Scenes

50 minutes, 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Cole Lanahan (Moderator)

Marella Sands, Webster University (Participant)

Tonya De Marco, Tonya L. De Marco aka Cosplay Tonya (Participant)

Matthew R.R. Morrese, Canticles Productions LLC (Participant)

Sunday 1 October, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Just Keep Swimming: How to Remain Positive in a World Full of No

50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Claire Ashgrove (Moderator)

Henry Melton, Wire Rim Books (Participant)

David Benem (Participant)

John Hartness (Participant)

11:00 AM

Giving and Receiving Constructive Criticism in Writing

50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Kathryn Sullivan (Moderator)

Christine Amsden (Participant)

David Benem (Participant)

John Hartness (Participant)

12:00 PM

Audiobooks: ACX, DIY, and Everything in Between

50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

George Sirois (Participant)

T.W. Fendley, T.W. Fendley LLC (Participant)

1:00 PM

Editing: Behind the Scenes

50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Benjamin C. Kinney (Moderator)

Mr. Bryan Schmidt (Participant)

Mr. Brian Katcher, Harper Collins Publishing (Participant)

Mr. Adrian Matthews (Participant)

Rich Horton, 1959 (Participant)

2:00 PM

Publishing Short Stories: Where and How

50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Mr. Bryan Schmidt (Moderator)

Ethan Nahté, LIVE 'N' LOUD (Participant)

Deborah Millitello, SFWA (Participant)

Shawntelle Madison (Participant)

Guy Anthony De Marco (Participant)

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Sessions

Friday 29 September, 2017

Saturday 30 September, 2017

Sunday 1 October, 2017