Friday 12 October, 2018

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

1:00 PM

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Brad Cook, author (Moderator)

Jennifer Stolzer (Participant)

Missouri and Illinois are great places to live if you're a writer. An alphabet soup of organizations is here to help you realize your dreams ...

2:00 PM

To Read or Not to Read

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Rachel Neumeier (Moderator)

Lettie Prell (Participant)

Mr Mark Tiedemann (Participant)

David Benem (Participant)

David VonAllmen (Participant)

3:00 PM

Fueling Motivation in an Industry Thriving on Rejection

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Mr. Brian Katcher, Harper Collins Publishing (Moderator)

MS Donna J. W. Munro (Participant)

Jack Snyder (Participant)

Thomas Carpenter K. (Participant)

Mr Michales Joy (Participant)

4:00 PM

Self-Publishing 101

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Edward Stasheff II, Pickman's Press (Moderator)

Joey Froehlich (Participant)

Henry Melton, Wire Rim Books (Participant)

Marella Sands, Webster University (Participant)

Thomas Carpenter K. (Participant)

5:00 PM

Science and Fantasy: Where the Magic Lies

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Joey Froehlich (Moderator)

Christine Amsden (Participant)

Mx. Setsu Uzume, PodCastle (Participant)

Kasey Mackenzie (Participant)

Charlie Jane Anders (Participant)

Why do science fiction and fantasy get so often placed in opposition? Are there fundamental differences between scientific and magical worldviews, ...

7:00 PM

Using Mythology In Your Fiction

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Sela Carsen (Moderator)

8:00 PM

Diversity in Speculative Fiction

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Camille Faye (Participant)

Debbie Manber Kupfer, Paws 4 Puzzles (Moderator)

Jennifer Stolzer (Participant)

Jamie Krakover (Participant)

Kathleen Kayembe (Participant)

The world is full of unique and colorful people from all different races, creeds, and orientations. The worlds in our stories should be so as...

9:00 PM

After Dark: Writing Sex Scenes (21+)

1 hour, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Christine Amsden (Moderator)

Meg Elison, Red (Participant)

Mr. Adrian Matthews (Participant)

Marguerite Reed (Participant)

Learn when to use sex scenes and how to make them enhance your story, not drag it down with awkwardness. Those with minor badges will not be all...

Saturday 13 October, 2018

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

10:00 AM

Turning Pro: Stories and Advice for Writers

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Deborah Millitello, SFWA (Participant)

David Benem (Participant)

Thomas Carpenter K. (Participant)

Elizabeth Donald, The Literary Underworld (Participant)

Ethan Nahté, LIVE 'N' LOUD (Moderator)

The path to becoming a pro writer is as individual as the writers themselves. Come hear their stories and maybe we'll uncover some commonalities. W...

11:00 AM

The Business Side of Writing

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Kathryn Sullivan (Moderator)

Elizabeth Donald, The Literary Underworld (Participant)

Mr Mark Tiedemann (Participant)

Marella Sands, Webster University (Participant)

Thomas Carpenter K. (Participant)

12:00 PM

World-Building: The Devil is in the Details

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Kasey Mackenzie (Moderator)

Lettie Prell (Participant)

Glen Cook, Bavarian Illuminati (Participant)

Deborah Millitello, SFWA (Participant)

Henry Melton, Wire Rim Books (Participant)

Stories can seem flat and unrealistic if there isn't sufficient detail of the world your characters are living in. Learn to balance too little vs. ...

1:00 PM

Editing: Behind the Scenes

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Elizabeth Donald, The Literary Underworld (Participant)

Cindy A. Matthews (Moderator)

Benjamin C. Kinney (Participant)

Prof Daniel Yezbick, St Louis Community College at Wildwood (Participant)

Edward Stasheff II, Pickman's Press (Participant)

2:00 PM

Giving and Receiving Constructive Criticism in Writing

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Elizabeth Donald, The Literary Underworld (Participant)

Christine Amsden (Moderator)

Grant Carrington (Participant)

Mr Michales Joy (Participant)

Ethan Nahté, LIVE 'N' LOUD (Participant)

3:00 PM

Writing and Illustrating Picture Books

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Jennifer Stolzer (Moderator)

Mr. Craig Skaggs (Participant)

Debbie Manber Kupfer, Paws 4 Puzzles (Participant)

Jessica Mathews (Participant)

Whenvever authors and illustrators come together, the result is greater than either separately. This is particularly true with picture books....

4:00 PM

Whose Point Is It Anyway?: Point of View

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Kathryn Sullivan (Moderator)

Joey Froehlich (Participant)

Henry Melton, Wire Rim Books (Participant)

Christine Amsden (Participant)

5:00 PM

What Made You Want to Write?

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Van Allen Plexico (Moderator)

Marguerite Reed (Participant)

Henry Melton, Wire Rim Books (Participant)

Meg Elison, Red (Participant)

Mr Michales Joy (Participant)

6:00 PM

Here There Be Monsters

1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Kasey Mackenzie (Moderator)

Susan Baugh (Participant)

Kathleen Collins (Participant)

Brock J. Hanke, Self-employed (Participant)

Glen Cook, Bavarian Illuminati (Participant)

7:00 PM

Negative Comparisons

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Mr. Brian Katcher, Harper Collins Publishing (Participant)

Mr Ryan Dalton (Moderator)

Mr. Adrian Matthews (Participant)

Kathryn Sullivan (Participant)

Lettie Prell (Participant)

Sunday 14 October, 2018

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

10:00 AM

The Hero Quest

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Mr Brian Trent (Moderator)

Mx. Setsu Uzume, PodCastle (Participant)

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Participant)

Susan Baugh (Participant)

MS Donna J. W. Munro (Participant)

11:00 AM

Understanding Non-Human Point of View

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Kathryn Sullivan (Moderator)

Kasey Mackenzie (Participant)

Benjamin C. Kinney (Participant)

Mr Mark Tiedemann (Participant)

12:00 PM

Storytelling: A Modern Take on the Oral Tradition

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Camille Faye (Participant)

George Sirois (Moderator)

Brad Cook, author (Participant)

Jennifer Stolzer (Participant)

Our panelists use their storytelling abilities through writing, in teaching, and on-air. Come listen to our authors talk shop, and get a few ...

1:00 PM

Tips For Writing About Things You Know Nothing About

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

MS Donna J. W. Munro (Moderator)

Cole Lanahan (Participant)

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Participant)

Marguerite Reed (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 ...

2:00 PM

Alternate Paths to Publishing

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

George Sirois (Moderator)

Camille Faye (Participant)

Brad Cook, author (Participant)

Debbie Manber Kupfer, Paws 4 Puzzles (Participant)

Thanks to the digital age, the paths to publishing have gone from depressingly limited to completely limitless, and much less expensive for thos...

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Sessions

Friday 12 October, 2018

Saturday 13 October, 2018

Sunday 14 October, 2018