First Sale Panel
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Tasha Christensen, Terri Benson, J. Warren Weaver hosted by ZJ Czupor
Write Worlds Your Readers Won’t Forget
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Stant Litore
Intermediate - I treat worldbuilding not as an academic exercise but as a way to exert pressure on character and create opportunities for plot. This is an intensive lecture and brainstorming approach, where we spin stories in realtime. The workshop has four segments of 45 minutes each with time between for Q&A, as follows:I: Keys to Crafting Unforgettable Worlds and CreaturesII: The Unforgettable CultureIII: Rites of Passage, Relics, and HistoryIV: The Threshold Text: A Dynamic Approach to Inviting the Reader to Your Fictional World
How to Write Diverse Characters in your novels
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Jason Evans
Intermediate - Stories with Diverse Characters are better stories. Diverse stories are more complex, richer, and have a greater ring of authenticity than stories that do not. But, writers can find themselves in a minefield of controversy when they get it wrong. This class will show the attendees how.
How to Write A Love Story
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Katherine Center
Beginner - Romantic love is a powerful, hypnotic, delicious emotion that--done right--pulls readers through a story and makes it compulsively readable. Whether it's the main focus of a story or a sub plot, a well-rendered love story brings energy and anticipation to the experience of moving through the story.
The Path to Writing Joy: How to Navigate Blocks, Blues, and Burnout
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Heather Webb & Kerry Schafer
Professional - While we may love the art and craft of writing, the emotional rollercoaster of the publishing business can be destructive to our creative selves. Join Kerry Schafer and Heather Webb in an exploration of the causes of creative burnout followed by methods to heal and rejuvenate the creative process.