Business of Writing: Story Length Labels—Novel vs. Novella vs. Short Story
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Where do you draw the line between novel and novella or short story and flash fiction? We'll explain it all! Featuring Aaron Rosenberg, Christopher Morgan, Lucy A. Snyder, Howard Andrew Jones
Business of Writing: Structuring a Successful Collaborative Project
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Collaboration can be a joy or a nightmare. Fortunately there are some concrete things you can do to make sure your project lands more on the enjoyable side.
No agent? No problem! Learn how to build a successful writing career even if you don't have an agent. Featuring Christopher Morgan, Erin M. Evans, James Minz, Lucy A. Snyder
Business of Writing: The Principles of Good Cover Design
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Learn some principles about what makes a good book cover so that you can design your own or discuss covers intelligently with your publisher.
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Learn some principles about what makes a good book cover so that you can design your own or discuss covers intelligently with your publisher. This class teaches the purpose of a cover, basic principles of design that can help or hurt a cover, and tools you can use to help your cover be what it needs to be. Class will be taught with visual examples so you can see what is being discussed.
Is it true that there is a secret blacklist that writers can end up on if they make a mistake? And how bad do you have to mess up before people start to talk? Featuring James Minz
Discover ways to use social media to advance your writing career while avoiding the pitfalls of the online world. Featuring Cat Rambo, Kameron Hurley, Gail Z. Martin, Eddie Schneider
Business of Writing: Where is the Line Between YA, Middle Grade, and Adult?
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Where do publishers draw the line between YA and middle grade? And at what point does a YA story become a story for adults? Featuring Alaya Dawn Johnson, Geoffrey Girard, Steve Diamond
Love D&D and fantasy fiction? Come watch a live session with your favorite SFF authors from the Writers Symposium, led by author & DM Gregory A. Wilson, as the players brave the Forbidden Library!