Preliminary Program Grid for Ian Randal StrockThis is the Preliminary program schedule. Ian Randal Strock may or may not actually be on these items, but probably will. However, due to circumstances beyond our control, modifications to the program can occur throughout the convention. |
| Friday 5:30 pm: Exquisite Corpse Writing Challenge (Ends at: 6:25 pm) Wilson Participants:Hildy Silverman, Ian Randal Strock, Mary G. Thompson (M) Watch the creative process in action as our panelists work together to build a story from start to finish! |
| Friday 7:00 pm: Anthology Builder (Ends at: 7:55 pm) Washington Theater Participants:Alex Shvartsman, Ian Randal Strock, Mike McPhail, Neil Clarke There's an art and a business to building a great anthology. Editors reveal their most important lessons for constructing an anthology that is both readable and marketable. How do editors come up with a theme and properly curate their anthologies? How do the stories get picked? And ultimately, what sells and what does not? |
| Friday 10:00 pm: The Writer's Toolkit (Ends at: 10:55 pm) Wilson Participants:Adeena Mignogna (M), Ian Randal Strock, Ken Altabef, Mike McPhail, Morgan Hazelwood When staring at a blank page, it helps to have a few tips and techniques to fall back on. What are common tools that writers can use to further their craft? What resources serve as helpful refreshers when stuck or seeking inspiration? Are there common prompts or skills to help kick off a good writing session? How might a new writer refine advice that does not quite work for their style into something that properly clicks? |
| Saturday 10:00 pm: The Forever Life (Ends at: 10:55 pm) Wilson Participants:Charles Gannon, Darrell Charles Schweitzer, Ian Randal Strock Many works of speculative fiction feature characters who are or seek to be live forever (or nearly so). Whether it is an extended life existence in science fiction or an ancient being in fantasy and horror, what themes emerge from tales of immortality? How does it affect characterization and plot? What lessons for living can we learn from these explorations? |
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