Here's How That Went: Writers Postmortem Their Own Processes
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Join our panel of experts as they take a critical look at their process of writing a specific work.
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Our writers frankly and honestly explore their goals, their drafts, their triumphs, their heartbreaks, and also what they see as the successes and shortcomings of the work from their own perspective, as well as what they learned from the process. Featuring: Ben Riggs, James Ryan, Jordan Jones-Brewster, LaShawn M. Wanak, Marie Bilodeau #gcws #writing
Jennifer Allaway, a veteran game writer and narrative designer of ten years, leads a workshop discussing the taxonomy of choice design.
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In discussions of video game narratives, the phrase 'meaningful choices' gets brought up almost immediately. But often, nobody defines a meaningful choice the same way twice. How do you know what makes a choice meaningful? How do you balance meaningful branches to acknowledge player agency with the scope of your game? This workshop teaches when to use different styles of narrative choices, and most importantly, how to pay them off without blowing scope. Featuring: Jennifer Allaway #gcws #classroom #videogames
Join our panel as they discuss how the way a story is consumed changes by the way you write it, how a story written specifically for the listener is different than when written for the visual reader.
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Featuring: Jennifer Brozek, Daniel 'Doc' Myers, Jordan Jones-Brewster, Lucien Soulban, Monica Valentinelli #gcws #writing #multimedia
Anthony W. Eichenlaub teaches how to make it good, make it pretty, get it out there, get it seen. Learn each of these steps to self-publishing and give your book its chance at success.
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Make it good, make it pretty, get it out there, get it seen. These are the four steps to self-publishing, and an author could take a whole career mastering any one. We'll look at each piece of the process from the editing that makes your book as good as it can be to the marketing that will get your book seen by the right readers. Nothing can guarantee success, but understanding the basics for every step along the way will give your book the chance it deserves. Featuring: Anthony W. Eichenlaub #gcws #classroom #publishing
Industry Survival Guide: Layoffs, Dry Spells, and Flops
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Join our panel of experts as they discuss getting through a rough year with tons of layoffs, tons of commercial flops, and how to survive through the hard times.
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Featuring: Alexander Bevier, Ben Riggs, Jennifer Brozek, Jordan Jones-Brewster, Marie Bilodeau #gcws #career #publishing
Join Special Guest Mikki Kendall for an interview on her multimedia work and how it relates to gamewriting and other fiction.
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Mikki Kendall is the author of bestselling Hood Feminism, and Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists, with A. DAmico. She's written for TIME, the New York Times, The Guardian, the Washington Post, Essence, Vogue, The Boston Globe, and NBC. Featuring: Mikki Kendall #gcws #events #nonfiction
Introverts Unite! Building Community to Survive your Writing Journey
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In this class Sandra Tayler teaches basic principles of community building, skills you need to develop, and how you can serve (and be served by) the communities you participate in.
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Writers with a strong network of friends are more likely to succeed at their writing goals. Books and series with a strong community of fans are more likely to have longevity. Networking skills are more than a toolset for business advantage, you can use them to make the world better. It is dangerous to go alone, acquire friends and take them with you! Featuring: Sandra Tayler #gcws #classroom #writerlife