Why walk, when your characters can saunter or march? Jen Gunnels, Sandra Taylor, A. E. Greenberg, and others share tips on how to choosing the right words for your scenes.
Work for Hire Writing: What Is It? How Is It Different?
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One way to make it as a writer is to have multiple income streams, and that could mean writing fiction for hire. LaShawn Wanak, James Lowder, Joseph Carriker, Jr., and John Helfers discuss this work.
Worldly Fantasy: Writing More than the Medieval Setting
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Fantasy shouldn't be just a re-imagined western medieval setting. Scott Lynch, Diana Pho, David Mack, Steve Drew, and Cerece Rennie Murphy discuss mining history to make your settings fresh.
How do you understand the vibe of a place well enough to translate it to your readers if you've never been there? Lucy A. Snyder, LaShawn Wanak, Seth Skorkowsky, and Corry Lee tell you how.
Writing Action Without Sounding Like an Instruction Manual
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Writing actions is more than "Foot A meets Face B" over and over. Come learn how to write actions sequences that leap off the page from Aaron Rosenberg, Linda Robertson, Bryan Young, and Tee Morris.
Also known as: the care and feeding of your author. Richard Byers, Jerry Gordon, Gabrielle Harbowy, and Elizabeth Vaughan discuss how to be supportive of a craft that's largely hidden from you.
There comes a point when all of the intrigue, suspense, and detailed scenery come to a dramatic moment: The Fight Scene. Author Seth Skorkowsky will offer tips and tricks for getting it right.
Join Toiya Finley as she covers the importance of player agency, designing branching narrative, meaningful player choices, and tools you can use to write your own projects.