Learn how to be a more effective GM, how to deal with disruptive personalities, and how to ensure that everyone has a good time. Covers rules and gamemastering techniques.
Learn how to be a more effective GM, how to deal with disruptive personalities, and how to ensure that everyone has a good time. Covers basic rules and gamemastering techniques.
Meet the hosts of several Shadowrun Podcasts, including Bobby from Complex Action, Opti from the Neo-Anarchist Podcast, Vox & Mr. Johnson from The Arcology Podcast, and more including special guests.
Shadowrun, Casual Q&A, "Writing In The Sixth World"
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Talk to SR writers about sharing a setting, juggling different lengths & styles of assignments, & more! Check up on characters & stories & dodge NDAs together, in this ultra-casual seminar.
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Schedules permitting, guests/speakers may include Shadowrun novel line editor John Helfers, Shadowrun RPG line developer and novelist Jason Hardy, and popular freelance developers/authors/novelists RL King, Kevin Czarnecki, and Russell Zimmerman, authors of "Borrowed Time," "Crimson," and "Shaken: No Job Too Small" (among other works!).
Learn the basics of writing amazing short stories from authors that have perfected the craft. From plotting to starting points, discover tips and tricks for writing successful shorts.
Learn how to make sure that your story gets looked at when you send it to a publisher. Just as importantly, discover ways to ensure that they read all the way to the end.
First we discuss whether it’s even possible to tell epic tales in the compact format of a short story. Then we’ll look at ways to achieve that epic feel in a compact package.
Short Fiction: How to Create, Write For, & Edit a Good Anthology
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Interested in how anthologies get created and sold? Want to write for one but don't know how to get an invite? I'll answer any question based on the fifteen anthologies I've done over the past decade.
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I've successfully sold fifteen anthologies to traditional and small press publishing. I also know multiple anthologists and am willing to share our secrets and strategies for creating a selling pitch. Or perhaps you want to write for an anthology and you just don't know how to get on an invite list. maybe you didn't know you needed an invite? What about those open call anthologies? Perhaps you've been invited to one but you don't understand the process of having your story edited? What's up with those contracts? Does my editor hate me? Anthologies are a tough market and rarely make money but it doesn't need to be scary. Come to the anthology workshop and i'll do my best to answer all your various questions.
Find out what to do with that fantastic short story once you’ve finished it. Contrary to some reports, a market for short fiction still exists, and we’ll shed some light on your options.