Do you want a truly different dicebag? This is the workshop for you! Learn to weave a dicebag out of leaf shaped scales! Use the techniques you learn to make a scale shirt! All supplies are yours to keep as well as the instructions and tools!
Do you want a truly different dicebag? This is the workshop for you! Learn to weave a dicebag out of leaf shaped scales! Use the techniques you learn to make a scale shirt! All supplies are yours to keep as well as the instructions and tools!
A short story is not a novel in miniature. We'll discuss how to approach short fiction, including point of view, dialog, and characterization . . . and how to sell your material.
You've got the novel, or at least a great proposal. Now all you have to do is sell it, and that involves writing the all-important query letter and maybe searching for an agent. What does it take to get the editor and agent to want to read your book? We'll share our success stories and provide sources for improving your chances.
Horses can play a big role in fantasy fiction. Learn how to weave real details about horses into your story to make everything more believable and accurate. Panelists discuss reference material and how to add an element of the fantastic.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael Stackpole presents the Rules of Writing. These are the insider tips and tricks that you'd pick up in the first five years of your writing career, all presented here in an hour. Gleaned from personal experience and the experience of writers dating back to the 1930s, these tricks will cut three years out of your development as a writer.
Is there still room in the market? Can the public handle another vampire detective? Our panelists have written urban fantasy and discuss the ingredients, what makes a successful fantasy city yarn, and how you can try to break into the genre.
The best wigs look like real hair -- even if impossibly colored or improbably spiky. But it can be hard to find the perfect wig for your fantasy costume or replicate that style which has never existed in real life. Your wig is too long, the wrong style, not curly enough, or the wrong color? Need to make that cheap nasty wig look better and last longer? We can help. Also: you'll get to make a custom styled clip-in extension to take with you!
Many fantasy costumes include non-human bits. We'll discuss hallway-friendly wings, larger wings for stage, realistic working wings, and other animal attachments such as horns, tails, and more! Finally, make a pair of wings to wear out!