RPG R&D is looking for talented, professional freelancers to help design and edit roleplaying game products. Come to this seminar and see what it takes to become a freelance designer or editor for Wizards of the Coast, Inc. The staff of Paizo Publishing will also be present to talk about how to get published in Dragon Magazine and Dungeon Magazine.
Join some of our Industry Guests of Honor as they debate the importance settings or rules in roleplaying games. Which is more important to you. Join their discussion and provide your two cents.
Romance in Fantasy Literature: What's Old, What's New, and How to Handle it in Today's Market
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Romantic fantasy is among the hottest subgenres in publishing right now, with many houses rushing to launch their own romance and even erotic lines. Learn how authors and editors in the field treat the various types of romantic fantasy fiction, from the chaste love affair to the naughty erotic romp. Panelists: Linda Baker, Chris Pierson, Elizabeth Vaughan, Kerrie Hughes, John Helfers, Donald Bingle
Scene & Structure - The craft of creating scenes in your fiction.
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One of the most elementary components of fiction writing is the scene. The structure of a scene can be broken down into discrete components. This seminar discusses each of them in detail and how you can best utilize them to create a heightened sense of tension in your fiction.
Learn how to self-edit yourseld into print. This seminar discusses the advanced skills for editing your own work for maximum selling petential. Topics such as characterization, tone, structure, and dialogue are discussed with concrete examples given.
Learn how to self-edit yourseld into print. This seminar discusses the basic and intermediate skills for editing your own work for maximum selling petential. Topics such as Show vs. Tell, exposition, characterization, and dialogue are discussed with concrete examples given.
So you?re writing a book . . . or have just finished that precious first draft. Can you sell it? Our panelists relate how they sold their first novel and offer advice on marketing your first manuscript and how to start churning on the next one. Panelists: Chris Pierson, Jean Rabe, John Helfers, Elizabeth Vaughan, Donald Bingle, Tim Waggoner, Linda Baker
Oxford Philosophy professor Nick Bostrom thinks that we are living in a simulation. Earlier, Rene Descartes thought that we could only be certain of one thing. Both are wrong. Or are they?
Oxford Philosophy professor Nick Bostrom thinks that we are living in a simulation. Earlier, Rene Descartes thought that we could only be certain of one thing. Both are wrong. Or are they?
Spell & Magic Item Design with Sean K Reynolds Games
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Come talk with Sean K Reynolds and Brian Cortijo of Sean K Reynolds Games about designing spells and magic items. We'll talk you through some of your thornier questions about this difficult part of d20 design, explaining smarter ways to make comparisons and balance decisions.