Worldshift: The Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit 2025

Plot & Structure

Explore strategies for building tension, pacing your narrative, and crafting plot turns that feel both surprising and inevitable—no matter your outlining style.

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Lisa Cron

Lisa Cron

Story Coach & bestselling author of Wired for Story, Story Genius, Story or Die.

KJ Dell’Antonia

KJ Dell’Antonia

New York Times bestselling author of The Chicken Sisters and Playing the Witch Card

K. M. Weiland

K. M. Weiland

Award-winning and Internationally Published Author, Helping Writers Become Authors

Leslye Penelope

Leslye Penelope

Fantasy Author

Heather Davis

Heather Davis

Book Coach and Editor, Many Worlds Writing

Mia Botha

Mia Botha

Deadlines for Writers

Kat Caldwell

Kat Caldwell

Novelist, Short Story Writer, Podcast Host and Book Coach

Julie Artz

Julie Artz

Author, Editor, Book Coach, Dragon, Your Story Matters LLC

Joe Sidrey

Joe Sidrey

Partnerships Manager, ProWritingAid

September C. Fawkes

September C. Fawkes

Editor & Writing Instructor

Sabrina Butler

Sabrina Butler

Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach & Editor, Unpolished Words

Trisha Jenn Loehr

Trisha Jenn Loehr

Book Coach and Developmental Editor

Maile Starr

Maile Starr

Author

Alice Sudlow

Alice Sudlow

Developmental Editor and Book Coach, alicesudlow.com

Kerry Savage

Kerry Savage

Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach and co-founder of Shadows & Secrets

Kimberly Kessler

Kimberly Kessler

Collaborative Story Coach

Talks

The Brain on Story: Why We’re Wired to Care (Before We Even Know Why)

Lisa Cron

Scene Essentials

Kat Caldwell

Bring Your Story World to Life

Julie Artz

Weaving Plot, Character, and Theme for Powerful Storytelling ✨

K. M. Weiland

A New Take on Raising the Stakes

September C. Fawkes

How to Use Short Stories to Write Better Novels

Mia Botha

The Moment It All Goes Wrong: Crafting a Compelling Inciting Incident

Kerry Savage

Adding Emotionally Resonant Romance to Your Speculative Fiction

Trisha Jenn Loehr

The Trouble with Magic: Writing Spells That Actually Work on the Page

KJ Dell’Antonia

Fantasy Worldbuilding

Leslye Penelope

Sharpen Your Scenes: 3 Strategies to Make Every Scene a Page-Turner

Alice Sudlow

Revision Made Simple: 3 Tools to Make Revising Your Draft Not Feel Like Crap

Sabrina Butler

The Story Plots Itself: How Knowing Your Character Can Unlock Any Block

Kimberly Kessler

The Pantser's Guide to Outlining

Maile Starr

The Writer's Toolkit: Using Technology to Write and Edit Better

Joe Sidrey

WorldShift Q&A

Heather Davis

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