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2025 Colorado Gold Conference Masterclasses

Masterclasses
(These courses are scheduled immediately before the main conference, from 8 to noon on Friday, September 27.)
Audiobooks: What the Author Needs to Know – Tom Farrell, Susan Brooks & Sydnee Fullmer
With eleven consecutive years of double-digit growth and revenues of 1.79 billion in 2022 (APA Survey, 2023), can you ignore audiobooks any longer? The workshop focuses upon audiobook production. Co-presenter and narrator, Josh Innerst, will give you insight into compelling audiobook narration.
How to Self Publish Your Novel on a Budget from Start to Finish – Jason Evans & Melissa Koons
Independently published Novels are now the norm. But how does a writer navigate the ins and outs of putting a professional-looking product on the market? More importantly, how does a writer complete this project in a timely manner without being taken advantage of, going crazy, or breaking the bank?
Adrenaline Rush: How to Write Suspense Fiction – John Gilstrap
John Gilstrap presents a four-hour-long seminar on the construction of intelligent suspense fiction. Through lively lectures and writing exercises, students get a peek at the skeleton that gives structure to the stories that keep us reading long into the night.
The Middle Edit: What Happens Between the First Draft and Line Edits – Karen Lin
This intensive workshop addresses middle stage edits when you tighten characterization, layer in themes and symbols, mirror chapters, perfect plot threads, scenes, dialogue, narration, style, action, and more. Learn to test your chapters without combing out your voice. Exercises and interaction.
Novels 101 – Sharon Mignerey
Inspired by Discovering Story Magic, developed by Robin Perini and Laura Baker. Great stories have 12 elements this workshop identifies and draws together to create compelling fiction. Participants are encouraged to bring their own work-in-progress to use as a basis for applying the material.

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