Join NYT Bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss as he tells stories, reads from his work, & takes questions from the audience. Be prepared for tangents, inappropriate humor, and impromptu singing.
Fictional worlds often include their own languages, but creating an entire language can be a daunting task. Learn tips for word generation, common pitfalls, and how to steal from the real world.
Each narrative cave setting can be different. View real cavern layouts, passages, formations, & tricky subterranean conditions. With Scott Rice-Snow, Prof. Geological Sciences, Ball State Univ.
Author Education: How – and How Quickly - Can Landscapes Change Over Time?
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To enhance your grand-scale storytelling, explore the causes, speeds and surprising outcomes of landscape change. Q&A welcome! With Scott Rice-Snow, Prof. Geological Sciences, Ball State Univ.
Where caves are found, the land surface also has odd terrain, strange hydrology, and weird events, building narrative potential. With Scott Rice-Snow, Prof. Geological Sciences, Ball State Univ.
Author Education: Medieval Cooking and Fantasy Foods
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Medieval food historian Daniel Myers compares cooking in medieval Europe to what is typically presented in fantasy media. Topics include common myths, medieval kitchen tech, feasts, and more!
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Have you designed a richly detailed fantasy setting for your game or story, only to have a gaping hole show up the first time a character needs to eat? What do you serve at a hero's feast? What does it take to cook that? Medieval food historian Daniel Myers compares the reality of cooking in medieval Europe to what is typically presented in fantasy books, movies, and games. Topics include common myths, medieval kitchen technology, realistic feasts, and rampant fruititarianism.
War is Hell and the impact and stresses of war machines on the human body are a growing aspect of that. Explore ways to write realistically about human-machine interaction and limitations.
Author Education: War Magic—When Magic Goes to War
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How might the presence of magic change warfare in your story? Join us for an interactive discussion where we answer your questions about magic and war and how it might work on different battlefields.
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