Join Gabrielle Harbowy from Corvisiero Literary Agency for a discussion demystifying the art of finding comp titles for your manuscript.
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Agents and editors often request "comp titles," but what are they, how do you find them, why do you need them, and what information should they convey? Comp titles are comparable published books that would appeal to a similar readership as your novel. Join Gabrielle Harbowy from Corvisiero Literary Agency for a discussion and Q/A of all this and more. Featuring: Gabrielle Harbowy #gcws #classroom #publishing
Daniel 'Doc' Myers goes beyond the basics of simple word generation to talk about the traps to avoid and the strange things that real-world languages sometimes do.
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Ever have a story or game ruined simply by the choice of a name? Fictional worlds often include their own languages, but creating one that's believable can be a daunting task. In this workshop we'll get into the words behind the words - and how to make them. Featuring: Daniel 'Doc' Myers #gcws #classroom #worldbuilding
Join game master and streamer Gregory A. Wilson to enjoy a group of professional writers playing D&D for a casual audience in this annual evening celebration of gaming, storytelling, and community.
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Featuring: Gregory A. Wilson, Brandon O'Brien, E.D.E. Bell, Karen Menzel, Richard Lee Byers, Toiya Kristen Finley #gcws #event #experience #tabletop
Dennis the Peasant: Class and Social Stratification in Speculative Fiction and Gaming
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Join our panel of experts as they discuss the romanticization or erasure of class and class stratification in fantasy fiction and tabletop roleplaying.
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Featuring: Victor Raymond PhD, Brady McReynolds, Erin M. Evans, Michael R. Underwood, Sandra Tayler #gcws #worldbuilding
Don't Answer That Question: Writing Dialog With Momentum
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Anthony W. Eichenlaub teaches how to write great dialogue that brings characters to life, drives conflict, and propels a story forward.
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Well-crafted conversation brings characters to life, drives conflict, and propels a story forward. A great piece of dialogue has the momentum of a fight scene, and it never stops until everyone involved is changed. In this seminar, we'll talk about some of the tools and techniques writers can use to craft great dialogue. Learn about hidden agendas, multiple layers of subtext, and devious diversionary techniques. By studying great examples of dialogue from recent fiction, we will learn how characters' words form the cornerstone of an amazing story. Featuring: Anthony W. Eichenlaub #gcws #classroom #writing
Jordan Kurella, a former clinical social worker, leads a class on how to care for ourselves emotionally along our writing journey full of pitfalls and the answer no.
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Using therapy skills plus writing skills, workshop participants will come away with the greatest skill of all: to remember that writing is fun. Featuring: Jordan Kurella #gcws #classroom #writerlife
Join our panel of publishing experts as they discuss exciting and ethical possibilities of Trustworthy AI, beyond unethical and heavily mediatized generative platforms (such as plagiaristic LLMs).
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AI technology offers a wide range of methods and algorithms that have been contributing to science for the past 70 years, and are likely to have positive impacts on our speculative communities. We discuss where the currently unseen vastness of AI is going and how can it be of use. Featuring: Chris Bell, Ava Kelly, Dedren Snead, Karen Menzel #gcws #tech
Join our panel of expert writers as they remind you, yes you!, that if you write, you're a writer, and what you're doing is beautiful. Maybe it needs work? You've got that too. Join us for the love.
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Featuring: Jesse J. Holland, Danian Darrell Jerry, E.D.E. Bell, Erin M. Evans, Linda D. Addison #gcws #writerlife