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1471. Working with a Small Press

ID:
2019-SEM19160320
Year:
2019
Title:
Working with a Small Press
Summary:
Sabrina Vourvoulias, Seth Skorkowsky, Janson Sizemore, and Gabrielle Harbowy discuss how the publication process works in a small press.

1472. Working with the Big Five

ID:
2019-SEM19160321
Year:
2019
Title:
Working with the Big Five
Summary:
Brady McReynolds, Diana Pho, Jen Gunnels, and Holly West discuss how the publication process works in a Big Five publishing company.

1473. World-Building through Character Creation

ID:
2019-SEM19152275
Year:
2019
Title:
World-Building through Character Creation
Summary:
A how-to panel on creating an original world by learning about the characters that live in it.
Description:
Join the hosts of your favorite character creation podcasts as they discuss how developing characters can assist in world-building! Aaron Catano-Saez (All My Fantasy Children), Amelia Antrim (Character Creation Cast), and Ryan Boelter (Character Creation Cast) will show you systems and tables in tabletop games that will make world-building easier and more fun.

1474. Worldly Fantasy: Writing More than the Medieval Setting

ID:
2019-SEM19160322
Year:
2019
Title:
Worldly Fantasy: Writing More than the Medieval Setting
Summary:
Fantasy shouldn't be just a re-imagined western medieval setting. Scott Lynch, Diana Pho, David Mack, Steve Drew, and Cerece Rennie Murphy discuss mining history to make your settings fresh.

1475. Writing About Places You've Never Visited

ID:
2019-SEM19160323
Year:
2019
Title:
Writing About Places You've Never Visited
Summary:
How do you understand the vibe of a place well enough to translate it to your readers if you've never been there? Lucy A. Snyder, LaShawn Wanak, Seth Skorkowsky, and Corry Lee tell you how.

1476. Writing Action Without Sounding Like an Instruction Manual

ID:
2019-SEM19160324
Year:
2019
Title:
Writing Action Without Sounding Like an Instruction Manual
Summary:
Writing actions is more than "Foot A meets Face B" over and over. Come learn how to write actions sequences that leap off the page from Aaron Rosenberg, Linda Robertson, Bryan Young, and Tee Morris.

1477. Writing Allies: How to Be a Good One

ID:
2019-SEM19160325
Year:
2019
Title:
Writing Allies: How to Be a Good One
Summary:
Also known as: the care and feeding of your author. Richard Byers, Jerry Gordon, Gabrielle Harbowy, and Elizabeth Vaughan discuss how to be supportive of a craft that's largely hidden from you.

1478. Writing Fight Scenes That Kick Butt

ID:
2019-SEM19160326
Year:
2019
Title:
Writing Fight Scenes That Kick Butt
Summary:
There comes a point when all of the intrigue, suspense, and detailed scenery come to a dramatic moment: The Fight Scene. Author Seth Skorkowsky will offer tips and tricks for getting it right.

1479. Writing Interactive Fiction

ID:
2019-SEM19160329
Year:
2019
Title:
Writing Interactive Fiction
Summary:
Join Toiya Finley as she covers the importance of player agency, designing branching narrative, meaningful player choices, and tools you can use to write your own projects.

1480. Writing Steampunk and Weird Western

ID:
2019-SEM19160330
Year:
2019
Title:
Writing Steampunk and Weird Western
Summary:
Steampunk and weird western genres offer readers a unique blend of fantasy and history. Cat Rambo and Author Guest of Honor Cherie Priest discuss evoking the era and setting without overwhelming it.