Come and get the info that members of Terra/Sol's insiders forum get everyday. Learn about the Twilight Sector a Transhumanist flavored setting published under the Traveller logo license. Learn about upcoming products in RPGs, Fiction and Comics set in the Twilight Sector.
We’re early risers. If you are too, come get a jump on the Writer’s Symposium activities and have a chat about this and that. From publishing and writing to the weather in Chicago and vampires in Toledo, we’ll cover whatever strikes your and our proverbial fancy.
Reality in Fantasy: How much does armor really weigh? How fast can a horse run? How far can a longbow shoot? Why is it important to know these things, and how do you use them without letting reality get in the way of a great story? Learn to make your writing feel “real” even when you’re penning a fantasy story.
Writing Your First Novel: No more excuses! It’s time to write that novel you keep talking about! But what does it take to move the story from your imagination to the page? Our panelists have been over that proverbial hump and are willing to give you a nudge.
Fantastic Females: Dynamic women should rule the pages of your manuscript ... not the mousy types waiting to be tied to a railroad track. Our panelists discuss how to avoid weak clichés and over-used stereotypes, and how to craft strong, interesting ladies that advance your story.
Magenta the Witchgirl webcomic comic creator, Thomas Shaner goes into the pros and cons of doing your webcomic completely by hand. Tips on coloring your webcomics are also included.
Running a game is more than just knowing the rules. It's more than following Robin Laws. Come and join your fellow GM's for a workshop on our trade. We will discuss what makes games good, bad, or great, and then put those skills and techniques into action in small groups. Part seminar, part group therapy, part workshop, and all interactive, the GM's Workshop is sure to give you something to think about, talk about, and work on.
The End of Antiquity and the Beginning of Medievalism: The Roman Imperial Crisis 235-284 AD
Description:
More than 35 emperors in 50 years and only one died of natural causes. The Empire had obviously reached a crisis point. But the interesting point is that the Empire actually survived multiple civil wars, multiple external invasions, hyperinflation, and a major plague. These events transformed the Roman Empire into an entity that resembled a medieval empire rather than one of antiquity. Come learn what happened, why, and how the Empire changed.
Selling Short Fiction: Selling short fiction can be a long road, especially in a marketplace with dwindling print anthologies and falling magazine sales. But short fiction is still an art worth pursuing. Our panelists discuss markets, techniques, and how penning short stories can improve your chances of publishing novels.
Plot a Novel in One Hour: You can do it! Devise a storyline that’ll take your cast of characters from prologue to epilogue and do it in just one hour! We’ll show you how, in a mere hour, you can come up with a rich plot that you can flesh out into an outline and then a novel.