Come hang out with the Fool's Gold crew from the D&D animated series "Fool's Gold" from Dingo Doodles on YouTube! Watch a brand new Fool's Gold episode with them and join the Q&A!
Fostering Great Writer-Editor Relationships (Session A)
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Agents, editors, and writers discuss the ups, downs, and goals of editorial relationships.
Description:
Writers need to know that their editors are giving feedback that will improve their stories. Editors need to know that the writers they’re working with trust them. Both writers and editors have ended up in working relationships that were rocky at best. However, the writer–editor partnership can be creatively fulfilling for both parties. How do writers and editors build trust and learn to communicate with each other so that their collaborations produce the best stories possible? Join our panel of agents, editors, and writers as they discuss what works best for them in an editorial relationship. Panelists: Brady McReynolds (moderator), Jennifer Brozek, Erik Scott de Bie, John Jennings, Gini Koch. Track: GCWS Editing.
Fostering Great Writer-Editor Relationships (Session B)
Summary:
Editors and writers - who have worked together - discuss the ups, downs, and goals of editorial relationships.
Description:
Writers need to know that their editors are giving feedback that will improve their stories. Editors need to know that the writers they’re working with trust them. Both writers and editors have ended up in working relationships that were rocky at best. However, the writer-editor partnership can be creatively fulfilling for both parties. How do writers and editors build trust and learn to communicate with each other so that their collaborations produce the best stories possible? Join our expert panel of editors and authors who have worked with each other - and certainly have stories to tell. Panelists: Bryan Young (moderator), Maurice Broaddus, Dr. Chesya Burke, Katherine Monasterio. Track: GCWS Editing.
Fostering Great Writer-Editor Relationships (Session C)
Summary:
Editors and writers - who have worked together - discuss editorial relationships.
Description:
Writers need to know that their editors are giving feedback that will improve their stories. Editors need to know that the writers they’re working with trust them. Both writers and editors have ended up in working relationships that were rocky at best. However, the writer-editor partnership can be creatively fulfilling for both parties. How do writers and editors build trust and learn to communicate with each other so that their collaborations produce the best stories possible? Join our expert panel of editors and authors who have worked with each other - and certainly have stories to tell. Panelists: Toiya Kristen Finley (moderator): E.D.E. Bell, Brandon Crilly, Jordan Jones-Brewster, Latoya Peterson, Gregory A. Wilson. Track: GCWS Editing.
Free League invites press and the public to a reveal of exciting news for the upcoming year and a chance to ask our game designers anything!
Description:
Participants at the Free League Showcase are:
- Tomas Härenstam, lead designer of Dragonbane, ALIEN RPG, Blade Runner RPG, Twilight: 2000, Forbidden Lands, and Mutant: Year Zero.
- Johan Nohr and Christian Sahlén, designers of MÖRK BORG and CY_BORG
- Carl Niblaeus, lead designer of DEATH IN SPACE
- Luke Stratton, lead designer of Pirate Borg
- Kiku Pukk Härenstam, co-writer of Seasons of Mystery and A Wicked Secret for Vaesen
Come join Product Line Developers Michael Curtis and Chris Doyle to learn what it takes to be a professional freelancer for Goodman Games.
Description:
Learn what the publisher is looking for, and what they are not looking for! Several freelance contributors will also be on hand to give their perspective on working for an RPG company and - more specifically - Goodman Games. We will wrap up with a Q&A session, and all participants will be on hand following the seminar for one-on-one meetings.
How can educators bridge the game table and the classroom? Join a panel of designers and educators in discussion on the trials and triumphs of gaming as education.
Description:
What are the best practices, challenges, pitfalls, and rewards of using tabletop roleplaying to help students learn history, think critically, and build curiosity? Join Patrick Mooney (Lead Designer of Nations & Cannons), professional educator Mollie Brewsaugh, and others in discussion about the trials and triumphs of gaming as education.
From Twitter to YouTube: Building an Online TTRPG brand with Ed Greenwood
Summary:
Ed Greenwood and his support team talk about his online engagement with the TTRPG community on various platforms. Lessons learned, and the history of moving from paper to digital.
Description:
The road of one old gamer from the Candlekeep Forums, to Twitter, to Ed Greenwood's more recent website, Patreon, a merch store, Discord, and YouTube.
From the Tabletop to the Page: Comics, Crowdfunding, and Games
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Tabletop gaming and comics are a natural pairing, and it's no wonder that many tabletop games have made the jump to comics. Game designers and comics creators, come together for this panel.
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Tabletop gaming and comics are a natural pairing, and it's no wonder that many tabletop games have made the jump to comics--and vice versa. Game designers, comics creators, and more come together for this panel to discuss adapting TTRPGs for comics; creating board games and RPGs based on comics; and finding audiences and funding for these projects in different ways, including crowdfunding.
Join Dominic McDowall (CEO and Head Games Designer) and Padraig Murphy (Lead Producer) for a peek into Cubicle 7's upcoming TTRPG releases!
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Join Dominic McDowall (CEO and Head Games Designer) and Padraig Murphy (Lead Producer) for a peek into Cubicle 7's upcoming TTRPG releases - from Warhammer Imperium Maledictum, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Warhammer 40,000 Wrath and Glory, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound to Doctor Who, Broken Weave and beyond!