In-depth seminar: learn everything you need to know about structuring scenes to create compelling stories.
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Well structured scenes make for compelling story telling. How can you construct powerful scenes for a novel or short story? And how do you string scenes together to create a vivid and stirring piece of writing? Learn everything you need to know about the art of structuring scenes.
Writing a novel takes a different approach than a piece of short fiction. But what how do you write a story that spans multiple books? Our panelists teach techniques you can use to tackle this task.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole gives you a look at the digital revolution and explains how you can develop your career.
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New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole—the first author to offer fiction on the iPhone/iPod Touch through Apple's Appstore—gives you an up to date look at the digital revolution and explains how you can profit and develop your career. Mike's watched his Internet income from writing steadily increase as readers become more comfortable with reading on a device. If you intend to have a career in writing, this scouting report and practical action plan for the future is a must.
The Writing Excuses Team and their special guests will record four to six episodes of their popular podcast, including at least one with audience Q&A.
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Join Writing Excuses hosts Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, and Mary Robinette Kowal for a live audience recording session Friday evening. The team will record four to six episodes of their popular podcast between 7pm and 9pm, interviewing special guests from the symposium and VIG's and others from the wider convention. During this session at least one episode will be a rapid-fire Q&A using questions taken from the audience, so be sure to bring some stumpers.
The Writing Excuses Team and their special guests will record four to six episodes of their popular podcast, including at least one with audience Q&A.
Description:
Join Writing Excuses hosts Howard Tayler and Mary Robinette Kowal for a live audience recording session Friday evening. The team will record four to six episodes of their popular podcast between 7pm and 9pm, interviewing special guests from the symposium and VIG's and others from the wider convention. During this session at least one episode will be a rapid-fire Q&A using questions taken from the audience, so be sure to bring some stumpers.
New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole looks at the common problems that plague beginning writers and their novel projects.
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New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole looks at the most common problems and missed opportunities that plague beginning writers and their novels projects. With quick, clear and concise examples, he helps you locate potential problems and work around them, so your novel won’t sputter and grind to a halt, but will be vibrant and exciting—just the sort of things readers salivate about.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole guides you through the intricacies of designing a series from the ground up.
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Series and serial presentations have, since the dawn of storytelling, dominated entertainment. New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole guides you through the intricacies of designing a series from the ground up, with special emphasis on techniques designed to maximize impact in the new era betokened by digital publishing. He also discuss ways to build mysteries and suspense into your work, to keep readers coming back again and again.
An overview of the state of publishing today. Want to know what genres are going to be hot? Do short stories still sell? We cover these questions and much more in our 2012 Market Update!
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An overview of the state of publishing today. Want to know what genres are going to be hot? Wondering if short stories still sell? Worried that the eight-volume fantasy epic you wrote isn’t what publishers are looking for? We cover all of these questions and much more in our 2012 Market Update!