See It in Print—Making it in Traditional Publishing
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With all the talk about e-pub these days, it’s easy to forget that traditional publishers are still industry powerhouses. We discuss what it takes to get published with a traditional publisher.
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With all the talk about e-books and online publishing these days, it’s easy to forget that traditional publishers are still industry powerhouses. Our panelists discuss what it takes to get published with a traditional publisher. They’ll also explore the advantages and disadvantages of taking the traditional route to print.
From web sites to bookmarks to twitter, our panelists offer sage advice on how to draw attention to yourself and your work economically, effectively, and ethically.
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From web sites to bookmarks to twitter, the options for promoting yourself in today’s market are endless. But which options should you choose? How far should you go? And how do you promote yourself without sounding desperate? Our panelists offer sage advice on how to draw attention to yourself and your work economically, effectively, and ethically.
Why reinvent the wheel each time you create a story, character, or world when you could just steal from history! Join our panelists for a discussion on mining history for source material.
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Why reinvent the wheel each time you create a story, character, or world? Sure, you can build your knighthood, priesthood, religion, or society from scratch, but stealing a bit of history and giving it a twist might work just as well – and feel more believable! Join our panelists for a discussion on mining history for source material.
Tension is one of the building blocks of modern day fiction. In this seminar, the different types of tension are discussed, as well as ways to maximize them to keep your reader glued to the page.
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Tension is one of the basic building blocks of modern day fiction. If you know how to plant the seeds of tension, and how to coax them, you can transform your fiction from merely noteworthy to exceptional. In this seminar, the different types of tension are discussed, as well as ways to maximize them to keep your reader glued to the page.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole presents the Rules of Writing. These are the insider tips and tricks that will cut three years out of your development as a writer.
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New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. 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.
From structuring stories to fit into a compact package to methods for plunging readers straight into the heart of your tale, learn tricks of the trade that will make you a short story master!
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Learn to write amazing short fiction! From tips for structuring stories so they fit into a compact package to methods for plunging readers straight into the heart of your tale, our panelists offer tricks of the trade that will make you a short story master!
Well structured scenes make for compelling story telling. How can you construct powerful scenes for a novel or short story? Learn everything you need to know about the art of structuring scenes.
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Well structured scenes make for compelling story telling. How can you construct powerful scenes for a novel or short story? And how do you string scenes together to create a vivid and stirring piece of writing? Learn everything you need to know about the art of structuring scenes.
Our panelists discuss techniques for bringing war to the pages of your story. Learn how to craft epic battles that will blow reader away while keeping the focus on the characters.
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You’ve armed your heroes to the teeth, your villains have sharpened their swords, and the armies of light and darkness are arrayed on the field of battle! Um, now what? Our panelists discuss techniques for bringing war to the pages of your story. Learn how to craft epic battles that will blow reader away while keeping the focus on the characters.
New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole walks you through the twenty most common "first novel problems" and provides a host of solutions for them.
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New York Times Bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole walks you through the twenty most common "first novel problems" (which plague more than just first novels) and provides a host of solutions for them. If you dread hearing someone say, "I liked your novel, but...," this seminar is guaranteed to erase the sorts of problems that lead to just such a statement.
Learn to create distinctive voices for your characters that still feel natural to the reader, and explore the art of writing convincing conversation.
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Capturing a character’s voice can make the difference between a character the reader believes in and one that just doesn’t ring true. Learn to create distinctive voices for your characters that feel natural to the reader, and explore the art of writing convincing conversation.