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Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2025
Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2025
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Kit Dunsmore
Fort Collins, Colorado
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I'm a writer and artist with a deep love of nature. I am particularly interested in birds and animals. While chronic health problems interfere with my productivity, I hope to find ways to get more nature journaling into my life.
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Friday
, May 2
7:30am
MDT
Morning Meditation
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Johnny Worthen
8:30am
MDT
Just-In-Time Description and World Building
Douglas
Kelley J. P. Lindberg
9:45am
MDT
Starting Your Story in the Right Place
Douglas
David R. Slayton
11:00am
MDT
Non-verbal Communication in Fiction
Douglas
Deb Courtney
12:15pm
MDT
Welcome Lunch
Ballroom
Avery Flynn
2:00pm
MDT
Do Your Settings Work as Hard as You Do? (2 Hours)
Palmer
Kelley J. P. Lindberg
4:45pm
MDT
A Crash Course on Critique
El Paso
Christina Allen
7:30pm
MDT
Dinner
Ballroom
Saturday
, May 3
7:00am
MDT
Breakfast
Ballroom
7:30am
MDT
Morning Meditation
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Johnny Worthen
8:30am
MDT
Weaponize Those 5 Love Languages to Develop Characters and Build Tension
Academy/Palmer
Kelley J. P. Lindberg
9:45am
MDT
Beyond the Bedroom: Using Physical and Emotional Intimacy to Create Authentic Character Relationships
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Dawn Alexander
11:00am
MDT
Write What You Feel: Emotion in Fiction
Academy/Palmer
David R. Slayton
12:15pm
MDT
Lunch with Keynotes
Ballroom
Ricardo Fayet • Alexandra Diaz • David R. Slayton • Avery Flynn • John Gilstrap
4:15pm
MDT
Snack Break
Ballroom
4:45pm
MDT
Make ‘Em Laugh: How Bringing the Humor Heightens All Other Emotions
Academy/Palmer
Avery Flynn
7:30pm
MDT
Banquet
Ballroom
John Gilstrap
Sunday
, May 4
7:30am
MDT
Breakfast
Ballroom
8:00am
MDT
Morning Meditation
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Johnny Worthen
9:00am
MDT
There's No "Right" Way to Write
El Paso
Alexandra Diaz
10:15am
MDT
Excavating Inspiration in Unlikely Places
Academy/Palmer
Susan Mitchell
11:30am
MDT
Kid Lit 101
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Christina Allen
12:45pm
MDT
Lunch
Ballroom
David R. Slayton
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