Through analysis, dice rolling, & billions of simulations of fair & unfair dice rolls we will bust dice myths. This will be of interest to gamers, dice makers, & educators.
We've colonized the solar system, invented space travel, and experienced sentient space ships. Cat Rambo, Patrick Tomlinson, Toiya Finley, Corry Lee, and Kirk Dougal discuss what's next.
So you've decided to ditch the notebook or Word to give this whole Scrivener program a whirl. Can this program make your process better? Come learn from LaShawn Wanak, A. E. Greenwood, and more.
Self-Publishing Workshop 1: Putting Style into your Manuscript
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Chris Bell will demonstrate how to define and use paragraph and character styles within your manuscript and see how those are used in making a professional layout in both print and electronic books.
Self-Publishing Workshop 2: Introduction to Print Typesetting
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Chris Bell will cover the basics of a page layout and what it takes to move your manuscript from a word processing file to a print-ready book interior.
Self-Publishing Workshop 3: Introduction to E-Book Creation
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Chris Bell will take you through the process of creating an e-book using free tools that are available. Also learn about setting up distribution of your e-book to online retailers.
Authors such as Charles Dickens and Stephen King have written serial fiction. Jen Gunnels, John Helfers, and Melissa Olson ask if this format due for a resurgence.
How can you be sure the tone of your work is consistent? And should it always be so? Devon Monk, Diana Pho, and Erik Scott de Bie discuss tools you can use to set your tone.
Sexy Times in Speculative Fiction: The Ins and Outs of Love Scenes
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Show everything or fade to black? That question--and more!--will be answered by our astute sexy-times authors Melissa Olson, Diana Rowland, Jerry Gordon, Susan Morris, and A. E. Greenwood.
Beaches and sea cliffs hide surprises, as do other, more unusual coastal settings. discuss narrative opportunities with landscape geologist Scott Rice-Snow.
We've all heard the old, "show don't tell" advice. Devon Monk, Melissa Olson, Cherie Priest, and Susan Morris tells us what it means and when it's the right course of action.
Diana Rowland, Erin M. Evans, Christopher Morgan, and Holly West share ideas for how to keep your story moving forward, and how to keep your readers hooked!
The pace of your story is as important as the plot and the characters. Tee Morris, Melissa Olson, Matt Forbeck, and Elizabeth Vaughan discuss the passage of time in fiction.
Forging multiple revenue streams is a necessity for writers. Patreon is one such method, but is it right for you? Shanna Germain, Marc Tassin, Susan Morris, and Gregory A. Wilson discuss it.
Plotter? Pantser? Both? Neither? Eden Robins, John Helfers, and Joseph Carriker, Jr. discuss how to find out what brand of writer you are and when to try a new method.
What are the logistics of making a podcast? What sort of equipment do you need? And how can you make yours stand out from the pack? Tee Morris, Anton Strout, Cat Rambo, and Steve Drew discuss it.
Can modern writers set their stories in historical settings and ignore the historical baggage at the same time? David Mack, Kristen Britain, Richard Byers, and karen Bovenmyer talk about it.