He said, she said...does dialogue always need tags? How can you keep readers from getting confused? Kristin McFarland, Crystal Connor, Christopher Husberg, and Carol Berg discuss dialogue.
Karen Bovenmyer, A. E. Greenwood, Bryan Young, and Elizabeth Vaughan discuss how romance fits into the speculative fiction genre as well as how to write it well.
New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole will show you how to plot a series, provide some basic structures to use and point out ways that your shorter fiction can create a new audience.
Witty or Sh*tty?: How To Be Funny, and When Not To Be
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Humor in fiction can be hard. Patrick Tomlinson, Bryan Young, Cat Rambo, and Scott Lynch discuss how to time your humor for maximum effectiveness--and when to avoid joking around.
Why walk, when your characters can saunter or march? Jen Gunnels, Sandra Taylor, A. E. Greenberg, and others share tips on how to choosing the right words for your scenes.
Work for Hire Writing: What Is It? How Is It Different?
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One way to make it as a writer is to have multiple income streams, and that could mean writing fiction for hire. LaShawn Wanak, James Lowder, Joseph Carriker, Jr., and John Helfers discuss this work.
Worldly Fantasy: Writing More than the Medieval Setting
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Fantasy shouldn't be just a re-imagined western medieval setting. Scott Lynch, Diana Pho, David Mack, Steve Drew, and Cerece Rennie Murphy discuss mining history to make your settings fresh.