Join USA Today Bestselling author Elizabeth Vaughan and prose-master Marc Tassin for a reading during the dinner hour. They'll wax more than eloquent from their recent works. Miss this not!
John Helfers and Kelly Swails will wax eloquent and inspire you with their priceless, pungent, and perfect prose. Seriously folks, join them for a fun hour as they read from their latest works.
Join Author Guest of Honor Patrick Rothfuss and tailspinner supreme Paul Genesse. They'll delight you by reading from their favorite works. Skip the restaurant and spend the dinner hour with Patrick and Paul.
The International Association of Media Tie In Writers (IAMTW) presents awards for game-related fiction. Come meet the winners and learn about the IAMTW. Hosted by IAMTW member John Helfers.
Web pages and blogs and going to conventions . . . oh my! Promoting yourself and your writing is necessary in today's market. But how far should you go? How much should you spend? Just how do you promote yourself without sounding desperate? Our panelists offer their sage advice on how to draw attention to you and your work economically and ethically.
Our panelists got their start writing in shared worlds. Sometimes it's a great avenue for getting your name on the cover of a book. Shared world fiction sells well. But how do you get your foot in the door? Is it satisfying enough to write in a universe someone else created? What are the challenges and advantages? We'll point out a few of the disadvantages, too.
Would Lord of the Rings have been better if Frodo lived happily ever after? Do the animated movies from Pixar and Disney have it right? Or should we put more darkness in our fiction? Most fantasy and science fiction books have happy endings, but not all of them. Join us for a discussion of the benefits of tragic versus happy endings, and to pull the former off without losing your readers.
Why recreate the wheel each time you create a story, character, or world? Yes, you can build your knighthood or priesthood or religion or society from scratch, but taking what's historically known and warping it might fit the proverbil bill and depth and believability. Join our panelists for a discussion on how we can mine our own rich history for characters, backgrounds, worlds, cosmology, scenery, and more.
No, this panel is not about Robert Heinlein, although his name might come up. Have you ever lived in or visited a foreign country where the change in culture was striking? Well, that's the feeling you need to give your character if he "isn't from around here." We'll discuss the "fish out of water" aspect of characterization, and how to use it for drama and comedy.
Switching Gears--Game Writing to Fiction and Back Again
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The genres require different styles of writing, and if you want to work in both industries you have to be able to switch gears . . . and don't let them hear the dice rolling when you do it.