So. CONduit.
Jan. 20th, 2007 01:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
agilebritThought I'd check out their website, since we only get three sci-fi Cons in Utah a year. And I found out that David Weber is the Guest of Honor (snerk) this year, which I'm sure will make several people on my flist squee and be jealous. Personally, I tried to like his writing, I really did...but I just couldn't get into it. Windrider's Oath, while it had an intriguing premise (the concept of zombie wolves just never gets old), was bogged down by having a page of exposition in the middle of conversations. It annoyed me, so I put the book down. The Honor Harrington books are okay, I suppose, but I just never could get very far past the first one.
That being said, I tried to see if they had a schedule up yet, but they don't. It's still way early (Con takes place over Memorial Day weekend), so I forgive that. I then toddled over to the forums, and what did mine eyes behold...?
WRITING PANELS GALORE.
Foreshadowing
Webcomics (writing/media)
Sex in Horror
Psychological Horror vs Slasher Horror
What is the Allure of Horror?
Have Vampires been “sucked” dry? (media/writing)
Using the Tarot for Character and Story Development (Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury)
Tough Guys (and Gals) in SF
The “dark” side of royalty: evil queens, false princesses and wicked kings
Beyond European Aristocracy: societies on which to mold your worlds
Dealing with Interruptions in Your Work: keeping the flow when life intervenes
Worldbuilding: religion
Religion in SF&F
Trends in SF/F: what’s selling now?
Dealing with Editors
What you can learn from the Internet: blogs, webpages and chat lists to help writers
Manuscript Format Guidelines
Getting your Manuscript Published
Guidelines; Not Just for Beginners (why you should read and follow the writers’ guidelines)
First Aid for your First Page
How to Catch and Keep an Editor’s (and reader’s) Interest
Writing Contests: why you should (or shouldn’t) enter them
When Magic Goes Bad. What can go wrong and why (how) is magic fallible.
James H. Schmitz story reading
Fan Fiction on the Internet
Jumpstart Tricks for Writers
Romance in SF
Remainders, Paperbacks and other Inconvenient Truths of Publishing. How are they affecting the publishing world
Into the Shadows: writing the post-apocalyptic tale
10 Best Books to give your Muggle Friends
Comedy in SF/F
Characterization: Designing Characters
Manuscript Preparation
Writing Old, Writing Young - Writing characters who are different ages.
Point of View
Writing a Sense of Time
How to portray computer hacking in your writing
How to do research on the Internet
How to use research in your writing
Common grammar mistakes by writers
Druidism and Goddess Worship in SF&F. What is it? Why do we see so much of it in fantasy? How do you create a fantasy society without using real beliefs?
How is Heinlein being “reinvented” for the 21st Century?
Researching your story online
Promoting yourself (books, art, etc) on the web
Desperate Stepford Wives: clichés in SF
Original Fairy Tales: The grim side of Grimm
The Shadow side of Fairyland
Twisted Fairy Tales
Adjusting the moral subtext of your writing to suit your audience.
Writing a Good War: How can you have a good war in your novel without boring the reader?
Military SF
Alternate Histories: Analyzing the future by rewriting the past
Political Ideologies Expressed in SF
Has SciFi Gone Mainstream?
The new age of comics. What are the best comics today?
Competitive Reading: The Eye of Argon
Is the Law Keeping Up With Technology? Copyright and Publishing
Writers and Readers: how common is the ground?
Happy Ending? Would LOTR be better if Frodo lived Happily Ever After? What about other great books/movies?
There’s a Bimbo on the Cover of my Book: What can you do if the cover on your book doesn’t match the story?
Now, I'm fair certain that not all these panels will make the final cut, because there's a week's worth of stuff there, but if even half of it does, that'll be $32 well-spent for the registration fee.
That being said, I tried to see if they had a schedule up yet, but they don't. It's still way early (Con takes place over Memorial Day weekend), so I forgive that. I then toddled over to the forums, and what did mine eyes behold...?
WRITING PANELS GALORE.
Foreshadowing
Webcomics (writing/media)
Sex in Horror
Psychological Horror vs Slasher Horror
What is the Allure of Horror?
Have Vampires been “sucked” dry? (media/writing)
Using the Tarot for Character and Story Development (Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury)
Tough Guys (and Gals) in SF
The “dark” side of royalty: evil queens, false princesses and wicked kings
Beyond European Aristocracy: societies on which to mold your worlds
Dealing with Interruptions in Your Work: keeping the flow when life intervenes
Worldbuilding: religion
Religion in SF&F
Trends in SF/F: what’s selling now?
Dealing with Editors
What you can learn from the Internet: blogs, webpages and chat lists to help writers
Manuscript Format Guidelines
Getting your Manuscript Published
Guidelines; Not Just for Beginners (why you should read and follow the writers’ guidelines)
First Aid for your First Page
How to Catch and Keep an Editor’s (and reader’s) Interest
Writing Contests: why you should (or shouldn’t) enter them
When Magic Goes Bad. What can go wrong and why (how) is magic fallible.
James H. Schmitz story reading
Fan Fiction on the Internet
Jumpstart Tricks for Writers
Romance in SF
Remainders, Paperbacks and other Inconvenient Truths of Publishing. How are they affecting the publishing world
Into the Shadows: writing the post-apocalyptic tale
10 Best Books to give your Muggle Friends
Comedy in SF/F
Characterization: Designing Characters
Manuscript Preparation
Writing Old, Writing Young - Writing characters who are different ages.
Point of View
Writing a Sense of Time
How to portray computer hacking in your writing
How to do research on the Internet
How to use research in your writing
Common grammar mistakes by writers
Druidism and Goddess Worship in SF&F. What is it? Why do we see so much of it in fantasy? How do you create a fantasy society without using real beliefs?
How is Heinlein being “reinvented” for the 21st Century?
Researching your story online
Promoting yourself (books, art, etc) on the web
Desperate Stepford Wives: clichés in SF
Original Fairy Tales: The grim side of Grimm
The Shadow side of Fairyland
Twisted Fairy Tales
Adjusting the moral subtext of your writing to suit your audience.
Writing a Good War: How can you have a good war in your novel without boring the reader?
Military SF
Alternate Histories: Analyzing the future by rewriting the past
Political Ideologies Expressed in SF
Has SciFi Gone Mainstream?
The new age of comics. What are the best comics today?
Competitive Reading: The Eye of Argon
Is the Law Keeping Up With Technology? Copyright and Publishing
Writers and Readers: how common is the ground?
Happy Ending? Would LOTR be better if Frodo lived Happily Ever After? What about other great books/movies?
There’s a Bimbo on the Cover of my Book: What can you do if the cover on your book doesn’t match the story?
Now, I'm fair certain that not all these panels will make the final cut, because there's a week's worth of stuff there, but if even half of it does, that'll be $32 well-spent for the registration fee.
