2024 Colorado Gold Writers Conference: Grid

Welcome, writers! If you have any questions about the schedule or the conference at large, please refer to the conference website at rmfw.org/conference or email conference@rmfw.org. To view the conference floor plan, select or click on map from the menu.

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Aurora III	Conference Room VII	Conference Room VIII

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Kick-Off Party 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Traditional Publishing Bootcamp ~ Block One: Traditional Publishing Overview 8:00am - 9:50am

Traditional Publishing Bootcamp ~ Block Two: Contracts and Royalties: Know Your Rights, Manage Your Money 10:00am - 11:50am

Traditional Publishing Bootcamp ~ Block Three: Agents and Editors: Hook ’em Deep and Reel ’em In 1:00pm - 2:50pm

Traditional Publishing Bootcamp ~ Block Four: You Be the Agent: Live Pitch Read 3:00pm - 4:50pm

Genre Fusion ~ Block One: Auto-Fiction: I is Another 8:00am - 9:50am

Genre Fusion ~ Block Two: Effective Genre-Fusing Fiction 10:00am - 11:50am

Genre Fusion ~ Block Three: Genre Fusion and Hybridization: Experimenting with Literary Art Forms 1:00pm - 2:50pm

Genre Fusion ~ Block Four: Love Makes the (Book) World Go ‘Round: Romance for Any Genre 3:00pm - 4:50pm

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Aurora Foyer	Aurora III	Aurora IV	Ballroom	Board Room I	Board Room II	Board Room III	Cafe Lounge	Conference Room I	Conference Room II	Conference Room III	Conference Room IV	Conference Room V	Conference Room VI	Conference Room VII	Conference Room VIII	Foyer	TBD

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Exhibitors 27 12:00pm -
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Bookies Pop-Up Bookstore 27 12:00pm -
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Projector & Microphone Testing Room 9:00am - 12:00pm

Author Signing Event 8:30pm - 10:30pm

Welcome Ceremony

Writer of the Year Banquet and Keynote Address 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Critique Round Table 8:00am - 11:30am

Open Writing Space 27 8:00am -
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How to Write a Synopsis Without Crying First 1:30pm - 2:20pm

A Survivor’s Guide to Pitching: Before, During, and A... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Multi-Layered Editing: The Various Stages and Why The... 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Using Project Management to Write Your Novel 4:30pm - 5:20pm

Unsilent Screams: Maintaining Voice and POV in Action... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Mastering Suspense: Crafting Compelling Narratives Re... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Audiobooks in an AI World 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Intimacy, Consent & Sex in Fiction 4:30pm - 5:20pm

Novels 101 - Master Class 8:00am - 12:00pm

Worldbuilding Through Combat 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Kickstarter 101: What is it? And How Can I Use It? 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Order in The Court 3:30pm - 5:20pm

How to Self Publish Your Novel on a Budget - Master Class 8:00am - 12:00pm

Written in The Blood 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Commercial, Upmarket, or Literary: Analysis of the Differences From Line Level to Marketing 2:30pm - 4:20pm

Keeping It Real: How Much Fiction Belongs in Historic... 4:30pm - 5:20pm

Stories in a Flash 1:30pm - 3:20pm

The 5 Sentence Method 3:30pm - 5:20pm

Adrenaline Rush: How to Write Suspense Fiction - Master Class 8:00am - 12:00pm

New Attendees Welcome & Orientation 12:15pm - 12:50pm

What Makes a Story a Romance? A Beginners Guide to the Most Popular Fiction Genre 1:30pm - 3:20pm

Ask A Pro: PAA Panel 3:30pm - 4:20pm

MFA Talk 4:30pm - 5:20pm

Audiobooks: What The Author Needs to Know - Master Class 8:00am - 12:00pm

Horror Comedy Make Your Readers Laugh & Scream 1:30pm - 2:20pm

The Truth About Swords & Armory 2:30pm - 3:20pm

The Quintessential Query 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Level Up Your Writing Craft 4:30pm - 5:20pm

The Middle Edit: What Happens Between the First Draft and Line Edits - Master Class 8:00am - 12:00pm

Grant Writing for Authors 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Unleash Your Inner Young Muse: Crafting Middle Grade Magic – A Novel Approach to Writing for Tweens! 2:30pm - 4:20pm

Punched Up Pitches: Better Blurbs and Queries 4:30pm - 5:20pm

Open Mic Readings 8:30pm - 10:30pm

Critique Round Table 8:00am - 11:30am

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Publishing Panel Luncheon 12:00pm - 1:20pm

Gold Rush Awards Banquet 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Birds of a Feather ~ Historical Fiction 8:00am - 8:50am

Birds of a Feather ~ Science Fiction 9:00am - 9:50am

Birds of a Feather ~ Kid Lit 10:00am - 10:50am

Birds of a Feather ~ Humor 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Birds of a Feather ~ Fantasy 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Birds of a Feather ~ Women's Fiction 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Birds of a Feather ~ Crime/Thriller 4:30pm - 5:20pm

BarCon 8:30pm - 11:30pm

The Right Mind For Self-Publishing 8:00am - 8:50am

Stay Connected to Your Readers: How to Build & Mainta... 9:00am - 9:50am

Direct Sales - Is It Right For You? 10:00am - 10:50am

Creativity & The Writer's Mind 11:00am - 11:50am

Let's Get Down to Business: How to Start a Business F... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Building a Platform With Facebook Ads 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Ink and Syntax: Mastering Grammar for Fictional Impac... 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Neurodivergency & The Creative Process 4:30pm - 5:20pm

Writing Scenes With Multiple Characters 8:00am - 8:50am

Wordsmith's Workshop: Mastering Word Choice 9:00am - 9:50am

Back to The Past: Writing Backstory 10:00am - 10:50am

Focusing Your Audience 11:00am - 11:50am

Marketing Your Book to Success: Before, During, & Aft... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Successful TikTok Sales 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Editing Beyond "Gut Feeling" 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Heinlein's Five Rules of Writing 4:30pm - 5:20pm

Deeper Reading for Deeper Writing 8:00am - 8:50am

Conflict: The Art & Craft of Toll & Trouble 9:00am - 10:50am

Let's Get Cozy: Plotting Your Cozy Mystery Series 11:00am - 11:50am

Characterization Through Orientation & Identity 1:30pm - 3:20pm

Going Pro With Your Mad Reading Skillz 3:30pm - 5:20pm

Unlock Your Story's Inciting Incident 8:00am - 8:50am

Writers Who Read: Language & Grammer 9:00am - 9:50am

Showing Emotions on the Page 10:00am - 10:50am

Improv-ing Your Networking 11:00am - 11:50am

Writer's Who Read: Layering & Symbolism 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Daemons, Witches, and the Occult (For Writers) 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Do "I" or Don't "I"? Using First Person in Fiction 3:30pm - 5:20pm

How to be an Author on Substack 8:00am - 8:50am

Writing to Theme 9:00am - 9:50am

Marketing in 2024 & Beyond: Leverage Your Assets 10:00am - 10:50am

How to Use Hollywood Scene Writing Techniques For You... 11:00am - 11:50am

80,000 Words in a Day 1:30pm - 2:20pm

How to Show & Sell Books at Events 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Is Your Book Packaging Hurting Your Sales? 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Stacked Promos 4:30pm - 5:20pm

How to Write Like a Martial Artist 8:00am - 8:50am

Developmental Editing Concepts 9:00am - 9:50am

Illustrating & Publishing Your Book 10:00am - 10:50am

Help Me, Obi-Wendig You're My Only Hope 11:00am - 11:50am

Critiki Room: Live Critique 1:30pm - 2:20pm

RMFW's '24 Anthology Panel 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Secondary Characters Need Loving Too 3:30pm - 4:20pm

How to Write Compelling Villians 4:30pm - 5:20pm

The Power of Now 8:00am - 8:50am

The Science of Magic 9:00am - 9:50am

Memoir Mastery - How to Write Your Story so it Sells 10:00am - 10:50am

Kink & BDSM: Beyond The Stereotypes 11:00am - 11:50am

The Year of 100 Rejections 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Becoming a Plotter 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Let's Rewrite a Famous Scene Together 3:30pm - 5:20pm

Critique Partner Speed Dating 8:00am - 9:50am

Mastering The Art of Applying For Residencies For Wri... 10:00am - 10:50am

Self-Care For Writers 11:00am - 11:50am

Finding Your Inner Extrovert 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Kid Lit 101 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Conjuring Up The Past: Character Development in Historical Fiction 3:30pm - 5:20pm

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Gold Rush Winners Brunch 11:00am - 12:30pm

Yoga for Authors 8:00am - 8:50am

Open Writing Space 9:00am - 11:00am

Scene Construction 8:00am - 8:50am

Professional Marketing 9:00am - 9:50am

How to Endure in Your Writing 10:00am - 10:50am

Emotional Intimacy in Fiction -- Your Key to Connecti... 8:00am - 8:50am

Not Your Mother's Tropes: How to Subvert without Alie... 9:00am - 9:50am

Writing about Trauma Without Triggering the Victim 10:00am - 10:50am

NaNoWriMo Success and Beyond 8:00am - 9:50am

Is That Scary? Writing Horror in 2024 10:00am - 10:50am

Beyond Romance: Crafting Character Relationships That... 8:00am - 8:50am

Comedy (Seriously.) 9:00am - 9:50am

Techniques and Tools for the Prolific Writer 10:00am - 10:50am

The Faceted Story 8:00am - 8:50am

Serial Fiction: If It Worked for Andy Weir, Can It Wo... 9:00am - 9:50am

Generating Sales with Facebook Ads 10:00am - 10:50am

How to Work With an Editor 8:00am - 8:50am

Professional Authors Alliance (PAA) Meeting 9:00am - 9:50am

Precise Openings: A Study of What Makes an Iconic Fir... 10:00am - 10:50am

Playing God for Fun and Profit - Building Worlds your... 8:00am - 8:50am

Writing with Chronic Illness 9:00am - 9:50am

Exoplanetary Exploration - Realistic Methods for Visi... 10:00am - 10:50am

Horror Writing 666 (aka 101) 8:00am - 8:50am

True Crime to Novel: Turn Headline News into Page-Tur... 9:00am - 9:50am

Unlocking Tween Book Marketing: Unique Tactics for Mi... 10:00am - 10:50am