On Friday, March 12th, we will be offering four free workshops. Register below!
Combat Writing Workshop
Friday PT 10:00am / MT 11:00am / CT 12:00pm / ET 1:00pm / UK 5:00pm
By Heather O’Malley
Description: Writing engaging combat is a tricky skill, especially since movies have upped the expectations of readers. Between the specific skills and movements of martial arts, weapons work, and fire arms, knowing how to best convey the action makes a difference on how action can develop a character and move a story. In this workshop we will discuss how to write quick action packed combat, how to learn what you need to know of specific styles of fighting and weapons, and how combat can build your characters and your world.
Branding Sci Fi
Friday PT 11:00am / MT 12:00pm / CT 1:00pm / ET 2:00pm / UK 6:00pm
By E. Robert Dunn
Description: What do DC Comics, The Home Depot, Warby Parker, Hulu, Apple and 1-800-Flowers share in common? Well, not much. Except that they’re all killer brands. Whether you’re launching a book or a new cos-play, a web series or more prosaic old-line business, few things build company value faster and more reliably than an effective brand: how do you do that? This panel will discuss the basics to how to choose a brand name, build your brand, snag at URL, to marketing.
The Writer’s Guide to Green Stuff Workshop
Friday PT 12:00pm / MT 1:00pm / CT 2:00pm / ET 3:00pm / UK 7:00pm
By Olivia Wylie
Description: Writing an herbalist? Dropped your MC in the middle of the woods? Trying to keep your valiant hero alive on roots and berries? Bring your writing samples, your questions and your queries about plant life, and them out with a professional horticulturist who is trained in ethnobotany. Let’s get your green stuff to make sense!
Book Justice: Criminal Justice for Authors Workshop
Friday PT 1:00pm / MT 2:00pm / CT 3:00pm / ET 4:00pm / UK 8:00pm
By Kim Fielding
Description: Sooner or later, many of our characters are going to come in contact with the criminal justice system. Unfortunately, helping them successfully navigate through the system can be confusing and frustrating. Get a crash course on the U.S. criminal justice system with special emphasis on subjects authors often get wrong—or need to take special care with. We’ll cover all the major components of the system, including laws, police, courts, and jails and prisons. Leave with a better idea of how to get your characters into and out of trouble, while finding a few fresh plot bunnies along the way.