Part of making a quality podcast is the hardware. We will discuss microphones, sound boards, and acoustic treatment of your recording room. We will also discuss some software packages that you will need to produce and polish your show.
Web pages and blogs and going to conventions . . . oh my! Promoting yourself and your writing is necessary in today's market. But how far should you go? How much should you spend? Just how do you promote yourself without sounding desperate? Our panelists offer their sage advice on how to draw attention to you and your work economically and ethically.
Our panelists got their start writing in shared worlds. Sometimes it's a great avenue for getting your name on the cover of a book. Shared world fiction sells well. But how do you get your foot in the door? Is it satisfying enough to write in a universe someone else created? What are the challenges and advantages? We'll point out a few of the disadvantages, too.
Would Lord of the Rings have been better if Frodo lived happily ever after? Do the animated movies from Pixar and Disney have it right? Or should we put more darkness in our fiction? Most fantasy and science fiction books have happy endings, but not all of them. Join us for a discussion of the benefits of tragic versus happy endings, and to pull the former off without losing your readers.
Join a team of enthusiastic skeptics and skeptical bloggers as we give a primer on critical thinking, skepticism, and the scientific method. We'll touch on all sorts of pop culture paranormal phenomena and pseudoscience, from Bigfoot to ghosts to medical quackery while we talk about the methods and practices of good science and critical thinking. Come for the talk, stay for the "Stump the Skeptics" Q&A!
With the release of Paizo's new Pathfinder RPG, the 3.5 tradition lives on! Come join Paizo staff and volunteers as they guide you through the process of converting your character from 3.5 to PRPG--or just come learn how to make a PRPG character!
Come hear from some of the top RPG Bloggers how they started, how it's working out for them now, and where they're headed next. Hear tips about starting your own RPG blog, or just some tips on how to make your blog better.