Building a World
A Balticon Panel
- Things Writers Forget
- Cultural Blind Spots
- Craziest thing writers have done for research!
Category: Conventions
I grew up with parents attending Science Fiction and fantasy conventions. After a decade or two off, I’m now back as a writer! And spend FAR too much time in writing themed panels, taking notes from the experts! Plus, I squeeze in a bit of cosplay.
How To Write Snappy Dialogue – A #Balticon Panel
How To Write Snappy Dialogue
Dialogue is an action…it’s just more socially acceptable than walking across the room and slapping someone. – (Mark Van Name)
How To Handle Rejection Letters – #Balticon Panels
How To Handle Rejection Letters
A #Balticon51 Panel
Learn about rejection from editors, agents, and writers. Both ways to respond when you get that dreaded rejection letter, and ways to recover.
Agents and Publishing
Finding the right agent is hard. Here are some tips!
Killing Characters
Killing Characters:
Why Do We Kill Characters?
“Because we shouldn’t kill real people.” – Ringo
D*Con: YA After Dark
Why we should deal with dark issues realistically in YA fiction.\n
This lets them know they’re not alone./n
Teaches them how to address life-affecting trauma.\n
You can use it to model teens taking active roles in overcoming trauma.
D*Con: Plotting a Sustaining Series
Note: This is not “and ending a series” – Ringo
You have no clue how excited I was about this panel. This is the dream, especially when there’s so much more that can happen in your world.
With: John Ringo, Gail Martin, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Claire Eddy, and Bill Foscett
D*Con: Fantasy Writing Discussion w/Lackey, Dixon, Paolini, Jackson
How Fantasy Writing Changed My Life w/ Angelina Adams(mod), Mercedes Lackey, Christopher Paolini, Chris Jackson, and Larry Dixon Stories about … More
DragonCon: Writing a Selling Synopsis
The Dos and Don’ts of writing a synopsis, Methods to try, and
Remember: you don’t get paid if you don’t write it.
WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS 