Swing by the back of the Exhibit Hall to say hello to Guests of the Writers' Symposium - bring your favorite works to get signed, or the signing authors may have copies to sell and sign on the spot.
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Guests: Sarah Hans, Anthony W. Eichenlaub. Track: GCWS Signing.
Swing by the back of the Exhibit Hall to say hello to Guests of the Writers' Symposium - bring your favorite works to get signed, or the signing authors may have copies to sell and sign on the spot.
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Guests: Sarah Hans, Richard Dansky. Track: GCWS Signing.
Writer Jennifer Allaway teaches the nuances of bringing the fantasy to your sex scenes.
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Have a steamy scene in your game or novel that you don't know how to approach? Too scared of making it awkward or cringey? Want something sensual and steamy, not horribly horny? Jennifer Allaway comes to the rescue! Together we'll work through the fundamentals of what makes scenes sexy, how to play with audience fantasies, and leave them wanting more! Track: GCWS Classroom.
Southeast Asian Secret Wars, Mythology, and the Supernatural
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Writer and poet Bryan Thao Worra teaches an overview of possibilities - and cautions - in writing with Southeast Asian inspirations.
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As more games, films, and stories turn to Southeast Asia, particularly during the Vietnam War and the US Secret War in Laos that ended 50 years ago, there are many opportunities for creators to work with a fascinating range of myths, legends, epics, and supernatural creatures, but there are also risks of outdated and insensitive stereotypes that can limit an audience. From weretigers and serpentine nagas, to spectral phi and shapeshifting giants, to newer creations, author Bryan Thao Worra will provide an overview of your possibilities and resources to improve your projects. Track: GCWS Classroom.
Join Special Guest Diana M. Pho for a live in-depth interview by podcaster and speculative fiction and game writer Erin Roberts about her editing and her new role at Erewhon Books.
Writers, games, and poets discuss the incorporation of poetry in roleplaying games.
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Poetry and gaming have, can we say, a poetic relationship? Join our panel of expert speculative poets and gamers as they discuss reimagining the way we incorporate both poetry and poets into RPGs, going beyond the traditional cliches of the bard to one that remembers how poets in global traditions are often figures of great adventure and misadventure, and ways to improve the incorporation of rhymes, riddles, and the like in both fantasy and science fiction settings without obligating players to write complicated forms on the spot. Panelists: Marie Bilodeau (moderator), Brandon O'Brien, C. S. E. Cooney, Bryan Thao Worra. Track: GCWS Multimedia.
Writer Katherine Monasterio teaches how to gain confidence in bringing a novel to a satisfying finish.
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In this fun and engaging workshop, writer Katherine Monasterio will show you how to gain confidence in the narrative beats, character moments, and payoffs your novel needs to finish with a bang and satisfy your reader to the last page.. Track: GCWS Classroom.