The below is the final version, last updated 2018-07-03 17:00.
A Steampunk Primer
Saturday, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM, The Shire
Vonie’ Stillson aka Lady Vo
Explore the world of Steampunk, including elements of the fictional world, props and costume ideas, and what makes it steamy and punky.
Author Readings (15 min each)
Thursday, 4:00 PM-4:50 PM, Helm’s Deep
A.M. Burns, Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Readings by author Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff and author and editor WhimsyCon 2019’s Anthology Guest Editor A.M. Burns
Author Readings (15 min each)
Friday, 8:00 PM-8:50 PM, Room of Requirement
Cymru Roberts, Paul Lell
Readings by authors Cymru Roberts and Paul Lell.
Author Readings (15 min each)
Saturday, 4:00 PM-4:50 PM, Thunderpass
Brett J Baker, Dana Bell, Ken Lizzi
Readings by authors Brett Baker, Dana Bell, and Ken Lizzi.
Author Readings (15 min each)
Saturday, 8:00 PM-8:50 PM, Room of Requirement
Ian Thomas Healy , Laurey (L.F.) Patten, Mike Cervantes
Readings by authors Mike Cervantes, Laurey (L.F.) Patten, and Ian Thomas Healy.
Author Readings (15 min each)
Sunday, 1:00 PM-1:50 PM, Helm’s Deep
Eneasz Brodski, Guy Anthony De Marco
Readings by authors Eneasz Brodski and Guy Anthony De Marco.
Author Readings (15 mins each)
Thursday, 9:00 PM-9:50 PM, Serenity
Aaron Michael Ritchey, Stant Litore, Veronica R. Calisto
Readings by authors Veronica Calisto, Stant Litore, and Aaron Michael Ritchey. Feel free to stick around after the readings for more chatting.
Author Readings (15 mins each)
Friday, 3:00 PM-3:50 PM, Room of Requirement
Carol A Berg, Lou J Berger, Richard E. Friesen
Readings by authors Lou J Berger, Carol A Berg, and Richard E. Friesen.
Author Readings (15 mins each)
Friday, 5:00 PM-5:50 PM, Helm’s Deep
J.A. Campbell, Nancy Kress, Therese Szymanski
Readings by authors J. A. Campbell, Reese Szymanski, and Westercon Author Guest of Honor Nancy Kress.
Author Readings (15 mins each)
Sunday, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, Room of Requirement
Amy Armstrong, Todd A. Walls, Van Aaron Hughes
Readings by authors Todd A. Walls, Amy Armstrong, and Van Aaron Hughes.
Author Readings (15 mins each)
Thursday, 1:00 PM-1:50 PM, Serenity
Connie Willis, J.D. Harrison, Jessica Lauren Gabarron
Readings by authors J.D. Harrison, Jessica Lauren Gabarron, and Heckler Guest of Honor Connie Willis.
Author Readings (15 mins each)
Friday, 9:00 PM-9:50 PM, Serenity
J.L. Forrest, Thea Hutcheson, Travis Heermann
Readings by authors Thea Hutcheson, Travis Heermann, and J.L. Forrest.
Author Readings (15 mins each)
Saturday, 7:00 PM-7:50 PM, Serenity
Elwin Cotman, James Van Pelt, Mario Acevedo
Readings by authors James Van Pelt, Elwin Cotman, and Mario Acevedo.
Body Image in Sci Fi & Fantasy
Sunday, 10:00 AM-10:50 AM, Room of Requirement
Dylan Edwards, Jessica Lauren Gabarron, Paul Lell, Vennessa Robertson
Delve into body image and how science fiction and fantasy have paved the way and also hindered progress
Building the Perfect Plot
Saturday, 1:00 PM-1:50 PM, The Shire
Travis Heermann, Corie Weaver, James Van Pelt, Jessica Lauren Gabarron, Rebecca Moesta
Want to write a great story with a killer plot? We’ll discuss the Hero’s Journey and other tropes, and teach you the necessary parts for a great story!
Character Focused Storytelling
Friday, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, Serenity
Stant Litore, Jessica Lauren Gabarron, Nancy Kress, Thea Hutcheson
Theme, action, plot, or character driven; what do these mean, and what does character focused storytelling look like?
Characters are Who, not What
Saturday, 10:00 AM-10:50 AM, Serenity
Catherine Winters, Cymru Roberts, Dylan Edwards, Therese Szymanski
Authors can sometimes mistake stereotypes for representing the diversity they are striving for. Learn how to challenge stereotypes and tropes and write better and more diverse characters!
Classics of Sci-Fi: Glory Road
Saturday, 11:00 AM-11:50 AM, Thunderpass
John Hertz
Celebrate the past with a book discussion of Glory Road, by Robert A. Heinlein (1963). Called “endlessly fascinating” and that it “maintains a delicacy, a bravura, and a joy”. True? Let’s discuss! Reading ahead of time is encouraged but not required.
Classics of Sci-Fi: Hard to Be a God
Sunday, 10:00 AM-10:50 AM, Thunderpass
John Hertz
Celebrate the past with a book discussion of Hard to Be a God, by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky (1964). Prime Directive, anyone? Faced with an evolving culture on another planet, do you help/interfere? Reading ahead of time is encouraged but not required.
Classics of Sci-Fi: Herland
Friday, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, Thunderpass
John Hertz
Celebrate the past with a book discussion of Herland, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1915). Three men discover a country peopled only by women find “daring…broad sisterly affection…calmness of temper”. It’s neat, imaginative, and warmhearted. Reading ahead of time is encouraged but not required.
Creating Multicultural Steampunk Characters
Friday, 8:00 PM-8:50 PM, The Shire
Carolyn Kay, Jessica Lauren Gabarron, Jodi M Franklin, Tonya L. De Marco
Let’s brainstorm a steampunk character that steps outside the normal upper-class British box. Audience participation is welcomed.
Creativity and Mental Health
Wednesday, 4:00 PM-4:50 PM, Thunderpass
Jennifer Rose, Losing Lara
A look at designing characters with psychological issues and how mental health affects creativity and how to work most effectively with it.
Critique Groups: Care & Feeding without Getting Bitten
Friday, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, Room of Requirement
Cymru Roberts, Guy Anthony De Marco, Kimberly Keane, Todd A. Walls
Most established authors will recommend “the right” critique group for aspiring writers. What are some of the things to look for and pitfalls to avoid? Be wary and be wise by knowing how to get yourself into the right company.
Difference Between Genre Novels and Literary Novels
Friday, 6:00 PM-6:50 PM, Room of Requirement
Cymru Roberts, Veronica R. Calisto, W.J. Cherf
Can a book truly be “Literary” and also a genre novel, like mystery, fantasy, or romance? What does Literary mean and how is the quality of writing judged in contemporary times?
Discussing Combat in Fiction
Thursday, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, The Shire
Ian Brazee-Cannon, Ian Thomas Healy , Ken Lizzi, Laurey (L.F.) Patten
The good, the bad, and the ugly scenes of combat and action including the differences between games, movies, and literature. Also a discussion of the morality and emotional impact both upon the audience and the characters involved.
Diversity in Fandom
Sunday, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, Serenity
Amalie Howard, Corie Weaver, Dylan Edwards, Jessica Lauren Gabarron
What does diversity mean practically? How do writers show and not tell when it comes to making sure a variety of people are represented?
Favorite Heroes and Villains
Friday, 7:00 PM-7:50 PM, Room of Requirement
Ana MacDonell, Ben Yalow, Ian Brazee-Cannon
Who are your favorite heroes and villains in Sci-Fi and Fantasy in T.V., movies, and literature?
Fighting the Day Job
Saturday, 5:00 PM-5:50 PM, Serenity
Thea Hutcheson, Jack Skillingstead, Ken Lizzi, Kevin J. Anderson, Paul Lell
How do writers and artists do it? Find time to write/do art while still maintaining a day job, family, and working to pay the bills while creating your art.
Fireside Chat with Stant Litore
Friday, 11:00 PM-11:50 PM, Serenity
Stant Litore
Stant Litore will stun you with a dramatic reading of scenes from The Zombie Bible, the Ansible stories, Dante’s Heart, and The Running of the Tyrannosaurs. You may leave shaken, You may have amazing dreams after. Join us for a fireside reading, book signing, and Q&A. A MALCon tradition.
Give Your Story a Voice
Friday, 6:00 PM-6:50 PM, The Shire
Amy Armstrong, Stace Johnson
Discover venues in the Denver area that host open mics where you can share your work with a live audience.
Goal Setting for Creative People
Saturday, 3:00 PM-3:50 PM, The Shire
J.A. Campbell, J.D. Harrison, Kevin Ikenberry, Lara Beckwith
Reaching your Dreams through Goal Setting: we creatives often spread ourselves so thin that each of our ambitions take long to accomplish and it seems easy to give up along the way. Learn how to set goals and gain focus.
God Made the Devil Too: Villians
Thursday, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, Serenity
Connie Willis, Elwin Cotman, Melissa Koons, Therese Szymanski
What would Star Wars be without Darth Vader, Superman without Lex Luthor? A good villain is vital to an interesting conflict.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Research
Thursday, 4:00 PM-4:50 PM, The Shire
Melissa Koons, Olivia Wylie, Paul Lell, Stant Litore, Thea Hutcheson
How much research does a writer or creator need to do? How do you know? And more importantly – how do you make sure the research is more fun than chore, that it adds excitement to your process?
How Not to Get Published
Friday, 4:00 PM-4:50 PM, Room of Requirement
Ian Thomas Healy , W.J. Cherf
What are some of the pitfalls involved in the pursuit of a writing career; what are some of the gotchas and consequences? Authors talk about their experiences and, in some cases, how they’ve gotten in their own way.
How to Kill Your Best Friends (and Get Away With It)
Sunday, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, Serenity
Amalie Howard, Catherine Winters, Jodi M Franklin, Paul Lell
GRRM isn’t the first to kill beloved characters, but arguably he made it fashionable. When is it appropriate to drop a piano on protagonists and their sidekicks? How can you do it so it draws your fans in instead of pushing them away?
Inventing Imaginary Religions
Saturday, 4:00 PM-4:50 PM, Serenity
Aaron Michael Ritchey, Kim Klimek, Stant Litore, Veronica R. Calisto
On your imaginary world, what do people worship and why, and how does this drive your characters and your story? Come invent some religions!
Is It True You Always Have Story Ideas?
Friday, 7:00 PM-7:50 PM, The Shire
Cymru Roberts, Ian Thomas Healy
Panelists quickly come up with a story based on the audience’s suggestions.
Kaffeeklatsches: Amy Armstrong
Friday, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM, Thunderpass
Amy Armstrong
Small group discussion with Amy Armstrong. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: David Gerrold
Friday, 11:00 AM-11:50 AM, Thunderpass
David Gerrold
Small group discussion with David Gerrold. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Elwin Cotman
Thursday, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, Thunderpass
Elwin Cotman
Small group discussion with Elwin Cotman. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Eneasz Brodski
Saturday, 10:00 AM-10:50 AM, Thunderpass
Eneasz Brodski
Small group discussion with Eneasz Brodski. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Guy Anthony De Marco
Saturday, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM, Thunderpass
Guy Anthony De Marco
Small group discussion with Guy Anthony De Marco. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Kimberly Keane
Friday, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, Thunderpass
Kimberly Keane
Small group discussion with Kimberly Keane. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Losing Lara
Thursday, 11:00 AM-11:50 AM, Thunderpass
Losing Lara
Small group discussion with Losing Lara. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Lou J Berger
Sunday, 11:00 AM-11:50 AM, Thunderpass
Lou J Berger
Small group discussion with Lou J Berger. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Melanie Unruh
Thursday, 1:00 PM-1:50 PM, Thunderpass
Melanie Unruh
Small group discussion with Melanie Unruh. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Mem Morman
Sunday, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM, Thunderpass
Mem Morman
Small group discussion with Mem Morman. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Mike Cervantes
Thursday, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, Thunderpass
Mike Cervantes
Small group discussion with Mike Cervantes. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Sean Patrick Fannon
Thursday, 10:00 AM-10:50 AM, Thunderpass
Sean Patrick Fannon
Small group discussion with Sean Patrick Fannon. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Thea Hutcheson
Sunday, 1:00 PM-1:50 PM, Thunderpass
Thea Hutcheson
Small group discussion with Thea Hutcheson. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Tonya L. De Marco
Friday, 10:00 AM-10:50 AM, Thunderpass
Tonya L. De Marco
Small group discussion with Tonya L. De Marco. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Travis Heermann
Saturday, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, Thunderpass
Travis Heermann
Small group discussion with Travis Heermann. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Kaffeeklatsches: Vivian Caethe
Sunday, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, Thunderpass
Vivian Caethe
Small group discussion with Vivian Caethe. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Bring your own beverage.
Learn to Love Your Writing
Friday, 7:00 PM-7:50 PM, Serenity
James Van Pelt, Jodi M Franklin, Stant Litore, Veronica R. Calisto
Everyone is their own worst critic. Stop worrying and love your writing: a motivational panel. How to stop hesitating because you feel your work isn’t “good enough” and put words on the paper.
Literary Beers: Aaron Michael Ritchey
Friday, 8:00 PM-8:50 PM, Private Room
Aaron Michael Ritchey
Small group discussion with Aaron Michael Ritchey. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Please order your own beverage.
Literary Beers: Amy Armstrong
Saturday, 9:00 PM-9:50 PM, Private Room
Amy Armstrong
Small group discussion with Amy Armstrong. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Please order your own beverage.
Literary Beers: Andrew Mayne
Saturday, 10:00 PM-10:50 PM, Private Room
Andrew Mayne
Small group discussion with Andrew Mayne. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Please order your own beverage.
Literary Beers: Eddie Cross
Friday, 11:00 PM-11:50 PM, Private Room
Eddie Cross
Small group discussion with Eddie Cross. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Please order your own beverage.
Literary Beers: Host TBA
Saturday, 7:00 PM-7:50 PM, Private Room
Small group discussion – Host update at the Info Desk. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Please order your own beverage.
Literary Beers: Host Thomas Fowler
Saturday, 8:00 PM-8:50 PM, Private Room
Thomas A Fowler
Small group discussion with Host Thomas Fowler. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Please order your own beverage.
Literary Beers: Lou J Berger
Saturday, 11:00 PM-11:50 PM, Private Room
Lou J Berger
Small group discussion with Lou J Berger. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Please order your own beverage.
Literary Beers: Mike Cervantes
Friday, 7:00 PM-7:50 PM, Private Room
Mike Cervantes
Small group discussion with Mike Cervantes. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Please order your own beverage.
Literary Beers: Travis Heermann
Friday, 10:00 PM-10:50 PM, Private Room
Travis Heermann
Small group discussion with Travis Heermann. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Please order your own beverage.
Literary Beers: Vivian Caethe
Friday, 9:00 PM-9:50 PM, Private Room
Vivian Caethe
Small group discussion with Vivian Caethe. Sessions are limited to the host and a small group of attendees. Please order your own beverage.
Making Heroines Even Better
Saturday, 7:00 PM-7:50 PM, Room of Requirement
Brett J Baker, Carolyn Kay, J.D. Harrison, Kim Klimek, Tonya L. De Marco
Mad Max: Fury Road, the new Ghostbusters, and recent Star Wars films. Strong heroines are appearing in our current media; What did they get right and how could they have done better?
Measure of Success
Friday, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, The Shire
Corie Weaver, Dana Bell, Wil McCarthy
An honest discussion on success means and how it is measured, both in the community and personally.
Merging Steampunk and Fantasy
Saturday, 6:00 PM-6:50 PM, The Shire
Carolyn Kay, Guy Anthony De Marco, Tonya L. De Marco
A discussion on laying the ground work for creating a believable world using the elements of both Steampunk and fantasy.
Mixed Genre Authors & Writing
Thursday, 9:00 PM-9:50 PM, The Shire
Carolyn Kay, Ian Thomas Healy , James Van Pelt, Melissa Koons
What are the ups and downs of being a cross-genre author? Easy for some, difficult for others; a discussion about managing taking your brain in many directions at once.
New Authors Anonymous
Thursday, 5:00 PM-5:50 PM, Serenity
J.D. Harrison, Kimberly Keane, Stace Johnson, Vennessa Robertson
Talk about what it’s like as a newbie in this crazy publishing world.
Online Professionalism for Writers and Artists
Saturday, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, Serenity
Vivian Caethe, Thomas A Fowler
When tweets or posts can be viewed by millions, a social misstep can be difficult to manage. Explore etiquette online and how to remain professional even in the darkest corners of social media.
Ow, My Spleen!
Sunday, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM, Serenity
Connie Willis, Guy Anthony De Marco, Stant Litore, Wil McCarthy
Characters often undergo severe physical trauma, only for them to undertake heroic acts in the following scenes. How to write fiction where your characters are injured and face the consequences yet still manage to do what you need.
Pitfalls of the Strong Female Character
Saturday, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, Serenity
Corie Weaver, J.D. Harrison, Nancy Kress, Therese Szymanski
Feminine strength is more than the assassin and the Chosen One built to kill. Explore tropes and stereotypes of strength and women.
Planning and Structure – They’re Important
Thursday, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, The Shire
Cymru Roberts, Guy Anthony De Marco, Van Aaron Hughes
Pantsing (the art of pulling a story out of your bum) can be exciting, but usually ends in longer production time, re-writes, and indecision. Let us discuss how even simple plans can be instrumental in producing higher quality stories, faster.
Proto-Steampunk Literature
Friday, 5:00 PM-5:50 PM, 12th Floor
Melanie Unruh, Aaron Spriggs, Ana MacDonell
The work of Moorcock, Powers, Jeeter, and Blaylock, and how they formed the genre.
Queer and Trans characters in Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Thursday, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, Serenity
A.M. Burns, Dylan Edwards
What sorts of challenges do queer and trans characters face in the far future, a magical world, or a post-apocalyptic setting?
Religion in Fiction Outside the Western World
Saturday, 1:00 PM-1:50 PM, Serenity
Amalie Howard, Olivia Wylie, Stant Litore
What if the galaxy was explored by Islamic researchers? What if the next peice fantasy you read is set in Aztec Mexico? Speculative fiction is our chance to explore the cosmos through very different eyes than our own.
Ruins and Relics: The Bones of Your Imaginary World
Wednesday, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, Thunderpass
Carolyn Kay, James A. Hunter, Stant Litore
What ruins and relics of the past exist in your fictional world? What do your characters carry with them? How does the past shape the present?
Self/Indie Publishing
Friday, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, Serenity
Corie Weaver, Elwin Cotman, Guy Anthony De Marco, Todd A. Walls
So many options! How do authors self publish and/or work with independent presses? How to make it happen, in physical form and electronically.
Sexy in Science Fiction
Sunday, 10:00 AM-10:50 AM, Serenity
Aaron Michael Ritchey, Amalie Howard, Catherine Winters, Therese Szymanski
Love and sex are essential elements in any story. How these scenes in popular Science Fiction & Fantasy can help you create more robust stories with fully fleshed-out characters.
SFPA 40th Anniversary Reading
Saturday, 5:00 PM-6:50 PM, Room of Requirement
Stace Johnson
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association is celebrating its 40th year in 2018. Come join us for a reading by local SFPA members!
So Charming, Not Creepy
Thursday, 8:00 PM-8:50 PM, Serenity
Sandra Wheeler, Aaron Michael Ritchey, Corie Weaver, Kimberly Keane, Thomas A Fowler
Make your convention experience better by learning how to approach people without being a creep. A discussion on etiquette, consent, common sense and enjoying fandom with respect. Audience is encouraged to share examples of good and bad interactions.
Tales of the Past
Saturday, 8:00 PM-8:50 PM, The Shire
Kent Bloom, Lou J Berger, Mem Morman, Thea Hutcheson
The sci-fi and fantasy fandom is littered with lore. Our “mature” panelists provide stories that require a little bit of context to appreciate them fully. Sit back and enjoy the hilarity as if you were there the first time.
The Body and Sexuality in the PreModern World
Saturday, 11:00 AM-11:50 AM, The Shire
Kim Klimek
Knowing what classical and medieval cultures thought about bodies, sexuality, contraception, and birth can bring added depth to fantasies set in these eras.
The Power of Place
Friday, 5:00 PM-5:50 PM, Serenity
Carol A Berg, Dana Bell, Mario Acevedo, Wil McCarthy
Panelists discuss what places have left marks on them and why – and how they use these universal experiences in their stories.
The Price of Magic
Friday, 11:00 AM-11:50 AM, The Shire
Jodi M Franklin, Paul Lell, Todd A. Walls, Vennessa Robertson
For magic to mean anything, it has to cost something. What happens when the price must be paid. What happens if there is no cost for magic?
The Song of Eve
Saturday, 4:00 PM-4:50 PM, The Shire
Ana MacDonell
The re-discovery of the female power through the mythology and magic of the ancient Godesses. A look into Manuela Dunn Mascetti book “The Song of Eve”.
The Worlds We’ll Have Seen
Friday, 10:00 AM-10:50 AM, The Shire
Travis Heermann
SF ain’t just rayguns, rockets, and robots anymore (although those things are still cool). A discussion of how science fiction got its start, where it’s been, where it is now, and where it’s headed.
What is Story Rhythm
Sunday, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, The Shire
Carol A Berg, J.A. Campbell, J.L. Forrest, Kevin Frost
Is it the pulse of words and sentences or the beat of the action? What does it do for your story and how do you know when you’ve got it right?
Why Fantasy Matters
Saturday, 3:00 PM-3:50 PM, Serenity
Carol A Berg, Van Aaron Hughes
As readers and writers, we come to fantastic literature for many reasons. Does it meet some basic need? Panelists talk about what fantasy means to them and they hope it might mean to you.
Women and Non Binary Characters in a Man’s World
Sunday, 1:00 PM-1:50 PM, Room of Requirement
Vivian Caethe, Stacia Seaman
When writing female characters, “she boobed boobily” is not the best description. Learn how to respectfully and accurately depict characters of different genders than your own.
Writing Historically – Medieval and Ancient Cultures
Friday, 6:00 PM-6:50 PM, Serenity
J.D. Harrison, Kim Klimek, Melissa Koons, Thea Hutcheson, Travis Heermann
We weren’t there, but we want to make our readers feel like they are. How do we manage that to accurately and adequately set the stage? Learn how much research is necessary, how much is too much, and where to go to get the best sources.
Writing Jobs That Aren’t Writing Fiction
Saturday, 3:00 PM-3:50 PM, Room of Requirement
Kevin J. Anderson, Sandra Wheeler, Wil McCarthy
Learn about growing fields of writing outside of writing fiction that will grow your skills as a writer and pay above minimum wage.