New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole, the first author to offer fiction on the iPhone/iPod Touch through Apple's Appstore, gives you an up to date look at the digital revolution and explains how you can profit and develop your career. Mike's watched his internet income from writing double every year for the past three years, with the trend accelerating in 2010. If you intend to have a career in writing, this session is a must.
Don't write in one of those proverbial vacuums. Discover the plethora of writing organizations and web sites that can help improve your prose and help you peddle your short stories and novels. Included is a look at the alphabet soup available: SFWA, IAMTW, RWA, MWA, HWA, etc. Handout provided.
Series and serial presentations, have since the dawn of storytelling, dominated entertainment. New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole guides you through the intricacies of designing a series from the ground up, with secial emphasis on techniques designed to maximize impact on the new era betokened by digital publishing. He also discusses ways to build mysteries and suspense into your work, and to keep readers coming back again.
It's a different animal than simply writing a short story and submitting it to your favorite fantasy and sci-fi magazine. Sure, in some respects short fiction is short fiction. But there are some things you can do to increase your chances of being accepted ... and being invited ... to the various anthologies that come open. We'll also put in our two cents on how an editor can make a collection better.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole presents a series of exercises guaranteed to set you up for success in your first novel. Topics covered include character creation, voice development, dialogue, world creation and plotting. Following these exercises will provide you with the material that ensures that you story won't shrivel and die five or ten chapters in.
Learn some of your favorite moves from the 80s MTV days! No experience needed just a great sense of humor! Taught by a former professional dancer. Let me help you look hip on the dance floor!
Learn some of your favorite moves from the 80s MTV days! No experience needed just a great sense of humor! Taught by a former professional dancer. Let me help you look hip on the dance floor! Wear comfortable clothing and shoes.
Do you need an agent? And, if so, how do you get one? What can you declare as writing-related tax write-offs? What should you look for in contracts? These topics and more will be tackled by our panelists. Handout provided. Panelists: Jean Rabe, John Helfers, Donald Bingle, Elizabeth Vaughan
Are you a great game designer? Can you think on your feet? If so, you might be America's Next Top Game Designer! Contestants compete to create an original tabletop game using limited resources, then play each others' games to see who is the best. It's a game about making games! Bring nothing but your brain and a sharpened #2 pencil.
Are you a great game designer? Can you think on your feet? If so, you might be America's Next Top Game Designer! Contestants compete to create an original tabletop game using limited resources, then play each others' games to see who is the best. It's a game about making games! Bring nothing but your brain and a sharpened #2 pencil.