Day 3 - August 22, 2025
About this Stage
Welcome to Day 3 of WorldShift: The Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit
On this page you will find all of the Worldshift presentations scheduled for August 22nd.
Stage Schedule
The Trouble with Magic: Writing Spells That Actually Work on the Page

KJ Dell’Antonia
New York Times bestselling author of The Chicken Sisters and Playing the Witch Card
Sharpen Your Scenes: 3 Strategies to Make Every Scene a Page-Turner

Alice Sudlow
Developmental Editor and Book Coach, alicesudlow.com
Emotional Echoes: The Art of Character Backstory

Stuart Wakefield
Book Coach, Stuart Wakefield: The Book Coach
Writing LGBTQIA+ Characters for Speculative Fiction

Sam Cameron
Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach, Truant Pen, LLC
Revision Made Simple: 3 Tools to Make Revising Your Draft Not Feel Like Crap

Sabrina Butler
Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach & Editor, Unpolished Words
How to Write Consistently and With Joy!

Rhonda Douglas
Writing Mentor and Host of the Resilient Writers Radio Show, Resilient Writers
The Story Plots Itself: How Knowing Your Character Can Unlock Any Block

Heather Davis
Book Coach and Editor, Many Worlds Writing