Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2024

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Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Pikes Peak Writers Conference!
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The Thursday Prequel is a separate purchase as an add-on or stand-alone.
Note: The schedule is subject to change.

7:30am MDT

Continental Breakfast Ballroom

8:00am MDT

Morning Meditation and Writer Wellbeing Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeJohnny Worthen

9:00am MDT

Your New Author Marketing Plan Palmer/AcademyFleur Bradley 10 Types of Character Dilemmas El PasoDeb Courtney Keep 'em Talking: Using Dialogue to Move the Story Along Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeBernadette Soehner Vonnegut’s Rules of Writing DouglasBryan Young Your Non-Fiction Book for Leadership and Profit: Using My Proven Path to Write, Publish and Market Your Book FremontMichelle Vandepas Zeb's Lounge Seven Falls

10:15am MDT

Querying: The Art of Rejection DouglasJohnny Worthen Don't Pigeonhole Me: Use What Makes You Unique Without Writing Yourself into a Corner Palmer/AcademyMaria Kelson The Murder Book: A Roadmap to Writing Killer Fiction El PasoBarbara Nickless Use Amazon Ads to Sell More Books Without Breaking the Bank Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeSonja Dewing Self-Publishing Success: What Worked, What Didn't, What I'd Do Differently FremontErick Mertz

11:30am MDT

Marketing for Authors DouglasJenny Kate Bringing Your Characters to Life Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeDavid R. Slayton Write Descriptions Your Readers Won't Forget El PasoStant Litore Refilling Your Creative Well Palmer/AcademyJames Persichetti

12:30pm MDT

Lunch BallroomKevin Ikenberry