It’s that time again! Next weekend, come and stop by and see me at one of my panels at Orycon, in Portland. I’ll also have print copies of Wolfsbane with me!<\/p>\n
My schedule:<\/p>\n
Fri Nov 20 4:00:pm to 5:00:pm How to get your creative mind to talk to you. How writing prompts, mind maps, creative dates with yourself, tarot and story telling cards can help you tap the muse. Sat Nov 21 10:00:am to 11:00:am Readers like a character they can connect with, so why not create the perfect character with everything going for him or her? Why do readers find that annoying? How can you tell if your character is a Mary Sue, and if it`s so bad to write a Mary Sue, what`s the alternative? Sat Nov 21 12:00:pm to 1:00:pm What to use, what to lose. Writing the details without having to explain every last one. How to earn the right for exposition in your fiction. Sat Nov 21 3:00:pm to 4:00:pm The good, the bad, and the ugly. Which ones are overused, which ones are integral to the genre, and which ones are horrible, but we love them anyway. Sun Nov 22 12:00:pm to 1:00:pm Is it really that hard to write someone of a different gender? Sun Nov 22 1:00:pm to 2:00:pm Is a vampire ever just a vampire? It’s that time again! Next weekend, come and stop by and see me at one of my panels at Orycon, in Portland. I’ll also have print copies of Wolfsbane with me! My schedule: Fri Nov 20 4:00:pm to 5:00:pm Buy Your Unconscious Mind a Drink How to get your creative mind to talk to you. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[44],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appearances","tag-orycon"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nBuy Your Unconscious Mind a Drink<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nRhiannon Held, Jason Andrew, Bill Johnson, Kristin Landon, J. A. Pitts, Andrew S. Fuller<\/p>\n
\nMary Sue and why does everyone hate her?<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nRhiannon Held, Rob McMonigal, Alex C Renwick, (*)Barb Hendee, Richard A. Lovett<\/p>\n
\nBackstory: Too Much, Too Little, Just Right<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJudith R. Conly, James Patrick Kelly, SD Perry, (*)Rhiannon Held, Doug Odell
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\nFantasy Tropes and Cliches<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAnn Gimpel, Alma Alexander, Rhiannon Held, (*)Amber D. Sistla, Barb Hendee<\/p>\n
\nThe Gender Talk<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJ. A. Pitts, (*)Sharon Joss, Rhiannon Held, Esther Jones, Dale Ivan Smith<\/p>\n
\nThe Paranormal as Metaphor<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n(*)Jeff Davis, Laura Whitcomb, Stephen Couchman, Rhiannon Held, Kristi Charish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"