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Friday, March 20
 

5:00pm CDT

Aliens and The Others
Exlporing naratives about aliens and the Others. How will society deal with "The Others"?


Friday March 20, 2015 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

6:00pm CDT

Magic, Paranormal or Superhuman
Panelists discuss the differences between magic, paranormal and superhuman. What powers your plot and characters and why?


Friday March 20, 2015 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

7:00pm CDT

Villainous Villains
Layers of characterization... even villains need endearing qualities. When flaws go too far. Who is your favorite villain?


Friday March 20, 2015 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

8:00pm CDT

Zombie Apocalypse
What makes or breaks a good Zombie story and what you need to know to create your own.


Friday March 20, 2015 8:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

9:00pm CDT

Perfecting Your Pitch
Panelists explain what is needed to give a successful 1.5 minute pitch for our live 'The PITCH' tryouts on Saturday - By Sign Up Only

Winning the pitch does not guarantee a publication contract, only the chance to submit your MS for review.


Friday March 20, 2015 9:00pm - 10:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

10:00pm CDT

Back To The Future
Panelists discuss Time Travel, Teleportation, Portals and Worm Holes in scifi and fantasy.


Friday March 20, 2015 10:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

11:00pm CDT

Mythological, Paranormal and Regular Creatures
A discussion on the use of creatures whether mythological, paranormal or regular.


Friday March 20, 2015 11:00pm - Saturday March 21, 2015 12:00am CDT
Ridgelake
 
Saturday, March 21
 

10:00am CDT

Fanzines and Fandom
Panelist discuss the phenomenon of Fanzines and Fandom and how to get involved.


Saturday March 21, 2015 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Ridgelake

11:00am CDT

What To Do After “The End”
Editor and writing coach Elizabeth Donald tells you what to do after you’ve finally finished your book. Traditional publishing or self-publishing? New York or small press? How the submission process works, fun with contracts and copyright, surviving the jungles of Amazon, how to promote without being a jerk and even a bit about handling the money. This isn’t how to be a writer; this is how you become an author and entrepreneur.


Saturday March 21, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

12:00pm CDT

Technology In SciFi
Panelists discuss technology: past, present and future.


Saturday March 21, 2015 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

1:00pm CDT

Humor In Writing
Join our Toastmaster Guest of Honor Frank Tuttle along with other authors to discuss the humor in Science Fiction/Fantasy writing


Saturday March 21, 2015 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

2:00pm CDT

The PITCH- by sign up ONLY
Four 'Judges' (editors/publishers) with their backs turned will listen to your blind pitch. Hopefully a judge will turn their chair to request your MS for review.

Winning the pitch does not guarantee a publication contract, only the chance to submit your MS for review.


Saturday March 21, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

3:00pm CDT

The PITCH (runover)
Saturday March 21, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

4:00pm CDT

A Reading with Cory Doctorow
Join our Author Guest of Honor as he reads from one of his novels.


Saturday March 21, 2015 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

5:00pm CDT

ParaRom, UF and Dystopian
Panelists discuss the differences and what elements each genre contains.


Saturday March 21, 2015 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

6:00pm CDT

Dark & Dreary/Gray & Gloomy
Tips to creating a good scare by using the setting to build the terror.


Saturday March 21, 2015 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

7:00pm CDT

World Forging: Creating your Fantasy World WORKSHOP
Logan Masterson leads this workshop in creating your fantasy world.

Panelists

Saturday March 21, 2015 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

8:00pm CDT

Military, Weapons and Warfare
A discussion of Military, weapons and warfare throughout history and the best way to use in your specfic


Saturday March 21, 2015 8:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

9:00pm CDT

Create Strong Characters
Learn to create three-dimensional characters readers will love and root for.


Saturday March 21, 2015 9:00pm - 10:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

10:00pm CDT

Writing Science Fiction
Panelists discuss the genre, and how to begin writing.


Saturday March 21, 2015 10:00pm - 11:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

11:00pm CDT

From Zero To Superhero
Why we love superheroes, and how to successfully breath life into your own.


Saturday March 21, 2015 11:00pm - Sunday March 22, 2015 12:00am CDT
Ridgelake
 
Sunday, March 22
 

10:00am CDT

Ghosts, Monsters, & Zombies
Explaining the horror genre. Eliciting the scare factor.


Sunday March 22, 2015 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Ridgelake

11:00am CDT

Steampunk and Dieselpunk
What is the difference between the two, and how to successfully create the world and characters?


Sunday March 22, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

12:00pm CDT

Creating Realistic Fight Scenes
Panelists discuss how to choreograph your written fight sequences.


Sunday March 22, 2015 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

1:00pm CDT

Pulp, Pulp, Pulp Fiction
A discussion of what Pulp is, how to write it and where to submit.


Sunday March 22, 2015 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Ridgelake

2:00pm CDT

Article, Technical and Other Paid Writing Jobs
Panelists discuss how to break into the paid writing field.


Sunday March 22, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Ridgelake
 
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