Author Guest of Honor Cherie Priest has written nearly two dozen books and novellas, including the Clockwork Century series from Tor. If you have a question for her, here's your chance to ask it!
Resistance Is Futile: Dealing with Writer’s Block and Resistance
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How do writers get stuck, and how can they get UNstuck? Is there even such a thing as writer’s block? The dynamic nerd duo of Anton Strout and Melanie R. Meadors discuss!
We've colonized the solar system, invented space travel, and experienced sentient space ships. Cat Rambo, Patrick Tomlinson, Toiya Finley, Corry Lee, and Kirk Dougal discuss what's next.
So you've decided to ditch the notebook or Word to give this whole Scrivener program a whirl. Can this program make your process better? Come learn from LaShawn Wanak, A. E. Greenwood, and more.
Self-Publishing Workshop 1: Putting Style into your Manuscript
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Chris Bell will demonstrate how to define and use paragraph and character styles within your manuscript and see how those are used in making a professional layout in both print and electronic books.
Self-Publishing Workshop 2: Introduction to Print Typesetting
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Chris Bell will cover the basics of a page layout and what it takes to move your manuscript from a word processing file to a print-ready book interior.
Self-Publishing Workshop 3: Introduction to E-Book Creation
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Chris Bell will take you through the process of creating an e-book using free tools that are available. Also learn about setting up distribution of your e-book to online retailers.
Authors such as Charles Dickens and Stephen King have written serial fiction. Jen Gunnels, John Helfers, and Melissa Olson ask if this format due for a resurgence.
How can you be sure the tone of your work is consistent? And should it always be so? Devon Monk, Diana Pho, and Erik Scott de Bie discuss tools you can use to set your tone.