Time Travel, Parallel Universes, & Quantum Physics
Description:
In a parallel universe somewhere, you've already attended this session and know all about how wav theory, super-strings, quantum entanglement, and things like noetics bear on frequent sci-fi concepts like time travel and mirror Earths. But since you're not in that universe, you might want to attend this panel and get some insight into actual physics ... or just enough gobbledy-gook to make your next story sound credible.
Planes, trains, automobiles, griffon chariots, horses, teleporters, dragons, and trolleys . . . how your characters move from one chapter to the next should be interesting and reasonably accurate. We'll give you tips for writing about modes of transportation so that they add spice to your fiction rather than bog it down.
Readers find demons, vampires, and other urban fantasy denizens scary and compelling and will buy book after book after book filled with them. What can you as a writer do to provide more of those craved-for characters and settings while carving out your own niche on the bookstore shelf?
So you want to create a main character that doesn't match your gender. You want the man believable, and you want to avoid all those silly stereotypes and macho cliches. How do you get into such a character's head? How can a gal 'write' a convincing guy? Our panelists are adept at doing just that and are happy to share their expertise.
Want to write the next big YA fantasy? You better approach it differently than that adult-horror-splatterfest you've been spending your hours on. The age of your intended readers should dictate your approach to storytelling. We look at the difference in children's lit, YA, and adult genres, including a discussion of markets and agents.
How can you make a sword fight feel real? A war scene authentic and gritty? A bar brawl seem so vivid you can taste the discarded peanut shells and wince at each punch? It's in the pacing and description, and our panelists will provide techniques to improve your 'fighting words.'