The fun part is writing your story. But there’s a “work’” element to consider and we’ll cover that here ... agents, expenses, tax deductions, contracts, conventions, and more.
You’ve finished your novel and have started on the next one. You have a stack of short stories to sell. What’s the next step? How do you get your prose into print? How can you go from wannabe to published author? We’ll talk about publishers, editors, agents, slush piles, and the proverbial nuts and bolts of getting noticed and getting a contract.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole presents the Rules of Writing. These are the insider tips and tricks that you'd pick up in the first five years of your writing career, all presented here in an hour. Gleaned from personal experience and the experience of writers dating back to the 1930s, these tricks will cut years out of your development as a writer.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole walks you through the twenty most common 'first novel problems' (which plague more than just first novels) and provides a host of solutions for them. If you dread hearing someone say, 'I liked your novel, but...,' this workshop is guaranteed to erase the sorts of problems that lead to just such a statement.
Beth Lykins, a professor in the school of informatics at IUPUI, shares her deep knowledge of Photoshop and image editing techniques to help attendees produce beautiful and interesting elements for video games.
So you want to sew a corset? Learn authentic nineteenth-century stitch techniques, what to buy, and where to find it. Practice the skills you need to build a full-size corset (or any other garment). Experience the satisfaction of completing a project by hand as you make a miniature corset keyring, and take home a full-sized pattern to stitch with your machine when you get home from the Con.
The best wigs look like real hair -- even if impossibly colored or improbably spiky. But it can be hard to find the perfect wig for your fantasy costume or to replicate that style which has never existed in real life. Your wig is too long, the wrong style, not curly enough, or the wrong color? Need to make that cheap nasty wig look better and last longer? We can help. Also: you'll make a custom styled clip-in extension to take with you!
Elizabeth Vaughan, Jean Rabe, and Marc Tassin invite you to a workshop where you can apply all the skills you've learned in the many seminars you've sat in on at Gen Con. We'll give you assignments, a little time to complete them, and critique your efforts. Attendance is very limited and pre-registration is required.
There's a difference in on-line versus paper markets ... how to write for them, how to submit, how to find the very best publications and rates out there. Join our panelists for a close look at the digital marketplace.