Panels are full hour + sessions featuring 4-6 multifaceted professionals discussing the designated topic and will include questions and comments from the audience. Workshops are full hour + sessions presented by professionals within the creative industries.
For individual descriptions of each panel or workshop, along with room, presenters, and times, please visit the
2019 Panel and Workshop Description Page
2019 Panel Topics
Creative Writing Focused Panels
“I Strenuously Object !!!”
Walking in Another’s Shoes
Character Flaws vs Mary Sue
Supernatural Discussion
Marketing Mistakes
Pushing Through
Dialogue is My Achilles Heel!
Character Creation
Creative’s Balance
Audio Book Tips
Horrific Tendencies
World Building
Books and Booze III
Stop Talking and Start Writing
Edit You Say?
How to Write a Fresh Romance
Stop Blaming the Butler
Fairy Good Stories
Pitch Like a Pro
Sex in Religion
The Cross-Genre Author
The Writing Schedule Juggle
Blending Religions in Your Story
A Squirrel Stole My Pen
Fantastic Fantasy
Research Done Right
Effective Query Letters
Freelance Options
Paranormal Realms
Creative Depression
Lores & Myths
Thrilling Mysteries
Non-Fiction Writing
Murder and Mayhem
Laugh it Up
Small Press vs The Big Five
Comics
You’re My Superhero
Writing for Children
Lust or Bust
The Oxford Comma
Writing for the LGBTQ Audience
Becoming a Copywriter
Poetry
Effective Journalism
How to Blog
How to Get Along with Editors
How to Self-Publish
Let’s Talk Funding
Should I Ghost?
The Big Rewrite
The Illustrator Search
Marvel Vs DC
Wordsmith’s Finances
Writing Reviews
Overcoming Moral Injury Through Writing
Narration Tips and Tricks
Historical Romance
Writing Science Fiction
Writing Westerns
Making of a Podcast
Writing with a Purpose
Pitch Sessions
Comic Book Collecting
“Scrivener” Not Your Parent’s Word Processor
Amazon Marketing
Film Focused Panels
Film Distribution
Finding Your Target Audience
Tips For Hacking Hollywood
Filmmaking on a Indie Budget
Sit Down with a Screenwriter
Writing a Script from A to Z
So You Want to Be an Actor
Low-Budget Filmmaking
Editing Audio & Visual Effects for Film and Music
Poetry
Gaming Focused Panels
Character Creation for Games and Beyond
Game Business and Marketing
Turning Your Book or Film into a Game
Demo Game Production
Cosplay Panels
CAUSEplay
“Screen Accurate”
How do YOU do? Inclusivity in Steampunk!
When Cosplay Meets Vanlife
2019 Workshops
Avoid the Biggest Mistakes Writers Make in the Book Writing Business – Presented by Arlene Gale
Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations, and Sales Know the Difference and How to Use Each Effectively – Presented by Arlene Gale
How to Use a Website-Based Book to Build a Loyal and Engaged Fan Base Even Before Your Book is Published! – Presented by Arlene Gale
Part 1: Path to Success: Self-Awareness & Kindness Method – Presented by Colleen Green
Part 2: Outlining a story before writing a rough draft – Presented by Colleen Green
Build a World Your Reader Can Sense – Presented by Sandy Lender
Legal Issues for Creatives – Presented by Eric Moser
Finding Your Story – Presented by Brett Brooks
Level Up Your Audio – Presented by Neal Merrick
“Scrivener” Not Your Parent’s Word Processor – Presented by Larry Hoy
How to Create a Program for your Book – Presented by
Kimberly Bush Hoffman
Building Out Your Book: Making Your Marketing Uniquely Yours – Presented by Ana Maria Selvaggio
How Social Media Can Change Your Business – Presented by Matthew Longville
How to Be the Leader You and Everyone Needs! – Presented by Matthew Longville
Place in Fiction – Presented by Michael Williams
HOW TO CREATE A SCI-FI SUPER STORY FOR FILM – Presented by
Demetrius Witherspoon
Reverse Engineering A Indie Film – Presented by Cameron McCasland
DOING DOCUMENTARY – Presented by Stephen Lackey
Creating Compelling Characters – Presented by Cassandra Morgan
Elements of Story – Presented by Cassandra Morgan
Plotting, Pantsing, Plotsing–Finding Your Writing Process – Carrie Callahan
Finding Hope & Healing In The Creative Arts – Presented by Amy Leigh McCorkle
Self-Publishing Overview – Presented by April Brown
Crafting Cross-Genre Fiction – Presented by Sara Marian
Fantastic Philology – Presented by Levi Dunn
Strange Structures – Presented by Levi Dunn
Writing and Tea with Jen – Presented by J L Mulvihill (JEN)
Erasure Poetry Workshop – Presented by Lana Helm
Cosplay has Character! – Presented by Lana Helm
Whose Plot is It Anyway? – Presented Dave Mattingly
Fight Scene Mechanics – Presented by John Wilkerson
Building 3-Dimensional Characters for a Series & Staying Organized – Presented by Teresa Reasor & Abigail Keam
Marketing 101 – Presented by Abigail Keam & Teresa Reasor
Put A Little Super in Your Hero: Ways to Supe-Up Your Protagonist – Presented by Roland Mann
Jumpmaster Press Presentation – Presented by Gene Rowley of Jumpmaster Press
Place in Fiction – Presented by Michael Williams
Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse? How to Save the World in only Fifty Thousand Words – Presented by R.G. Westerman
Of Love and Blood: Writing in the Paranormal Romance Genre – Presented by Jim Gillentine
Business in Writing – Presented by Elizabeth Donald
Self Publishing for Newbie Authors – Presented by Chasity Bowlin
“Want to be John Wick? Let me show you how it’s done!” – Presented by Silvio Wolf Busch
Professional Copywriting – Presented by Gery Deer
The Top Ten Reasons You’re Getting Rejected by Publishers – Presented by Michael Knost
“From paper to screen: A Down and dirty crash course into filming a dialogue scene.” – Presented by Austin Sheehan
Urban Legends / Modern Myth – Presented by Stephanie Osborn
The Record of the Lodoss War -Presented by Roberto Rivera
Anime Music Video Theater – Presented by Randall Cluth of the Louisville Anime Group
Author a Crazy Anime Plot – Presented by Randall Cluth of the Louisville Anime Group
I WILL TOTALLY JUDGE YOUR BOOK BY ITS COVER. AND SO WILL EVERYONE ELSE – Presented by Aaron Drown
Making a Micro-budget Indie Film Cheap! – Presented by Antonio Pantoja
Abiding in Truth. The Healthy Mind for Creatives – Presented by Lacy Marie
Making Music with Ghost Stories – Presented by Mike Huberty and Wendy Lynn Staats – Moderated by Scott Markus
10 Things I Hate About You(r Writing) – Presented by John G. Hartness
Armor Building for Cosplay 101 – Presented by Justin & Megan Webb
Action! Through the Director’s Eyes – Presented by Jeffrey Reddick
Indie Pub Path – Presented by JM Madden