| Workshops at Capclave | ||
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| Capclave 2023 is pleased to once again host a number of interesting workshops. The workshops are available to any member of Capclave and do not have an additional cost beyond the normal membership. However, seating at the workshops is limited. See the individual descriptions for details. | ||
| Please note: The details of our workshops are mostly stable but, due to circumstances beyond our control, changes to the program can occur throughout the convention. | ||
| Saturday 11:30 am | Truman | Occupational Hazard (Ends at: 1:25 pm) Panelists: David Keener (M) In this workshop on character development, participants will start by defining an SF or Fantasy occupation…and then exploring the type of person who might take on that job. Participants will also focus on key areas such as character goals, high-level story arcs, challenges, obstacles, and limitations. |
| Saturday 2:00 pm | Truman | Plotting for Pantzers (or Those Who Hate to Plot) (Ends at: 3:55 pm) Panelists: Are you a writer who hates to plot, but you keep getting stuck? Are you stuck and need to get unstuck? Are you a pantzer who needs to get books finished and to market? If any of that sounds familiar, then this workshop is for you! This get-the-basics workshop will also help you even if you're a long-time writer who just needs a boost as you try a new genre or story. Plotting for Pantzers is a hands-on workshop, so bring a story idea and get ready to have some fun! |
| Saturday 4:00 pm | Truman | Better Beta Reading: Both Sides of the Pen (Ends at: 4:55 pm) Panelists: Morgan Hazelwood (M) So you've been asked (or offered) to beta-read for someone. Or maybe *you're* the one looking for beta readers. As the writer: Where do you find them and how do you get the feedback you're looking for? As a beta reader: If they don't tell you, what sort of feedback should you give? Plus, how to give feedback that helps — and stay on speaking terms with the author. Optional: Bring a single-page double-spaced writing sample to be beta-read. |
| Sunday 10:00 am | Truman | Creating Audiobooks for Fun and Profit (Ends at: 10:55 am) Panelists: Martin Wilsey Learn the ins and outs of professional-level audiobook production from an author who has created dozens of audiobooks, both self-recorded and with professional narrators and producers. Topics include: step by step audiobook setup with ACX, finding a narrator, the pros and cons of shared revenue vs. pay-by-hour, working with narrators, and more. |
| Sunday 1:00 pm | Truman | Speculative Poetry Reading and Workshop (Ends at: 2:55 pm) Panelists: Miguel Mitchell Speculative poetry has been around since humans started telling stories. The ancient epics of Gilgamesh, the Iliad and Odyssey, and Beowulf all contained fantastic monsters and would be classified as speculative poems. Speculative poetry is verse with central themes about science, fantasy, science fiction, horror, supernatural, the weird, the surreal, and sometimes the unclassifiable. In this workshop, we will read and discuss different types of published short and long form speculative poetry. We will also discuss how one publishes in this genre and cover the value of membership in the 45-year-old Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA). The workshop includes writing exercises where, based on a writing prompt, we will each try our hand at writing a three-line, non-rhyming speculative poem called a scifaiku, which each of you (if you are willing) will read aloud, and we will critique with kindness. |
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