Mastering Fiction: Plotting Techniques of the Professional Writer
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Writer Bradley P. Beaulieu teaches techniques of plotting and structure.
Description:
Plotting is one of the more difficult disciplines to master in writing. Some writers have an innate sense of what makes a story work, but most writers, particularly those early in their apprenticeships, will benefit from plotting. In this seminar, author Brad Beaulieu will focus on various plotting techniques, from basic structural concepts, initial plotting and eventual refinement, how to break the dreaded writer’s block and how to avoid it in the first place. Track: GCWS Classroom.
Writer Bradley P. Beaulieu teaches techniques of developing effective tension in writing.
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Tension is one of the basic building blocks of modern day fiction. If you know how to lay the seeds of tension, and how to coax them, you can transform your fiction from merely noteworthy to exceptional. In this seminar, author Brad Beaulieu will discuss the different types of tension are discussed, as well as ways to maximize them to keep your reader glued to the page. Track: GCWS Classroom.
Mastering Fiction: The Patterns That Lead to Compelling Stories and How to Use Them
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Writer Bradley P. Beaulieu teaches how to use patterns to craft next-level writing.
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The ability to recognize patterns is a basic human trait. We use it over and over again in our fiction. In this seminar, author Brad Beaulieu will discuss how to use patterns to your benefit by both setting and breaking expectations. Learn how to draw your reader in by challenging their expectations, and take character building, plot progression, plot twists and setbacks, and world building to the next level. Track: GCWS Classroom.
Writer Bradley P. Beaulieu teaches techniques for the construction of powerful scenes.
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Well-structured scenes make for compelling storytelling. How can you construct powerful scenes? And how do you string scenes together to create a vivid and stirring piece of writing? In this seminar, you’ll learn from author Join Brad Beaulieu how to structure scenes that work, whether you’re writing a short story or the next breakout novel. Track: GCWS Classroom.
Writer Bradley P. Beaulieu teaches comprehensive worldbuilding techniques.
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Join Brad Beaulieu for a detailed discussion of the ins and outs of creating a compelling, vibrant world from scratch, extrapolating from history, or shading our own world slightly differently to create a unique setting for your novel. Track: GCWS Classroom.
Our premiere event! Come play with the creative forces that bring the whole universe to life & take home a painted mini!
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This is a premium play opportunity for fans of the Battletech Universe to actually play Battletech with the authors, artists, developers, and other movers and shakers who bring Battletech to life. 2 masters with 2 mechs each play against 4 players with 1 mech each on 2 mapsheets. All players go home with one of the master's mechs which are painted to a high quality. Players do not need to bring their own minis to the game but can if they like. Any mech listed in the master unit list with a classic Battletech record sheet is allowable. Players are encouraged to submit their mech choice prior to Gencon via email. Masters, their mech selection, & the BV balancing number will be revealed at the event. Pairing Sign-up will start at noon on Saturday of Gencon at the Catalyst Game Labs Battletech HQ table. We cannot promise who you will play against or with prior to pairing sign-up.
Maximum Cyberhell 20XX: Trapped in the Death Loop 5000
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In the grimmest, darkest future, the Kings of Carnage force their endlessly resurrected subjects to fight and die for sport! Can you escape their latest terrifying competition and find true freedom?
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In the maximally hellish cyber-future of 20XX, the Kings of Carnage rule the blasted wastelands of Urth from smog-belching fortresses. Miserable subjects sealed in rank dungeons endlessly re-live short, terrified lives, “preserved” purely for the Kings’ vile amusement. Their resurrected consciousnesses are forced back into violent bloodsport time and again. You are one such prisoner-gladiator, with no memory of how many times you have died and been reborn. The Kings of Carnage have decreed a grand new entertainment to overshadow all that have come before it: The Death Loop 5000 – a no-holds-barred race to unknown lands. To the victor-pilot go the greatest of spoils: freedom from their grasp and a chance at true death. And to the losers? Nothing but the bite of steel against flesh, the cruel lash of flame, and then yet another gasping resurrection to a new day of unending torments.
Thousands of years ago, the mechanical population of Quazaros beamed themselves into space to escape a dying world. In 1986; you're waking up here on Earth, as an amazing transforming robot!
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Aeons ago, the mechanical population of Quazaros beamed themselves into space to escape a dying world. In 1986; they’re waking up here on Earth, as awesome transforming robots! As a Symbitron Warrior, you hide out as a sports car or jet fighter on Earth, where you’ve formed a techno-psychic bond with your teenage human pilot whom you need to transform into an awesome giant robot! Together, you fight a secret war in the shadows against the cruel Nemesite Inquisitors who threaten the entire human race!