How can you tell which words to keep and which to cut? Gabrielle Harbowy, Cerece Rennie Murphy, Howard Jones, and John Helfers discuss if some scenes are more valuable than others.
Storybuilding in Books and Games: Dungeon Mastering for the Writer, Writing for the Dungeon Master
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SFF author, TwitchTV host, and online/offline DM Gregory A. Wilson draws on thirty years of experience in game mastering to discuss how writing techniques can help game masters and vice versa.
The writing is done. Now, how do you format your story? Where do you send it and how? What should your cover letter say? Jason Sizemore, John O'Neill, and Kirk Dougal discuss it.
Everyone takes the same path as a writer ... right? Wrong! Christopher Morgan, Aaron Rosenberg, Lisa Rodgers, and Erin M. Evans discuss what constitutes a writing career.
Music forms an integral part of television and cinema, but where did it all begin? Join Tee Morris on a musical journey of the history of the movie soundtrack.
The Cost of Magic: Making the Unbelievable Believable
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Magic can do great things, but it needs to have limitations and costs to make it believable. Robyn Bennis, Joseph Carriker, Jr., Erin M. Evans, and Steve Drew tell you how.
Writing requires a lot of "butt in chair" ... but you need to exercise and eat a veggie once in a while. Richard Byers, Kelly Swails, Susan Morris, and Aaron Rosenberg discuss how to balance it all.
BookBub is a great tool, but how do you use it? And is it for everyone? Christopher Morgan, Elizabeth Vaughan, Cat Rambo, and Corry Lee discuss this resource.
The Many Forms of the First Draft: How Do You Get It On the Page?
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"You can't edit a blank page," the saying goes. Carol Berg, Zig Zag Claybourne, Sandra Taylor, and Elizabeth Vaughan tell you how to get words on the page. Spoiler alert: there's more than one way!