New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole will help you organize yourself so you have a head start on success when you sit down to begin your writing career.
Are you an outliner? Then you need to understand story structure. A discovery writer? You need it, too. Archetypal structure is for everyone, and Christopher Husberg will tell you the basics.
Prolific freelancer Bryan Young (Syfy, StarWars.Com, HowStuffWorks, /Film, Huffington Post, Script Magazine) will take you through the steps of getting work writing about your passions.
From Chaos to Actual Book: How to Get Past the Sh*tty First Draft
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You can't edit a blank page. But how can you push through to get words on the page in the first place? Robyn Bennis, Gregory A. Wilson, Sabrina Vourvoulias and others discuss the dreaded first draft.
"Go to a writing con," they said. But you're here, and you feel like a big phony. Panelists including Jen Gunnels Lisa Rodgers discuss putting yourself out there when you feel out of your depth.
How can you sell your books at conventions and signings without seeming pushy? Patrick Tomlinson, Annie Sullivan, and others discuss how to pull readers in without pushing them away.
Or: does the mountain really go there? Gregory A. Wilson, Anna Smith Spark, John O'Neill, and Steve Drew discuss creating geography and how it affects the story.
How Long Is It? How to Judge the Size of a Story Idea
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You have an idea. Great! But how do you know if it's for a short story, novelette, novel, or ten book magnum opus? Diana Pho, Aaron Rosenberg, Melissa Olson, and Susan Morris tell you how!
So you want to write a book in fourteen, thirty, or ninety days. Can writing fast work for you? Listen as Jerry Gordon, Aaron Rosenberg, Karen Bovenmyer, and Melissa Olson pontificate.