I'm not here, but if I was, I'd be letting folks know that I'll be at Arisia this weekend. Schedule includes:
Literature From Single to Series Sat 11:00 AM
How does an author develop a series concept? Does a series start by accident? Come hear our authors fall prey to the urge to tie up "just this one last plot thread."
Authors discuss how stories that were originally planned as a single novel expanded into a trilogy or a full-blown series. Discussion could include which threads are more likely to lead to a series than others. Panelists could also speak to how the publishing industry informs an author's choice to expand a novel into a series.
Literature The Immortal Dilemma: Not Ending. Sat 4:00 PM
Science Fiction is filled with portrayals of immortal characters, but what is life really like for an immortal? Compare the concept of a solitary immortal surrounded by mortals, to the idea of a society comprised entirely of immortals.
Literature From Single to Series Sat 11:00 AM
How does an author develop a series concept? Does a series start by accident? Come hear our authors fall prey to the urge to tie up "just this one last plot thread."
Authors discuss how stories that were originally planned as a single novel expanded into a trilogy or a full-blown series. Discussion could include which threads are more likely to lead to a series than others. Panelists could also speak to how the publishing industry informs an author's choice to expand a novel into a series.
Literature The Immortal Dilemma: Not Ending. Sat 4:00 PM
Science Fiction is filled with portrayals of immortal characters, but what is life really like for an immortal? Compare the concept of a solitary immortal surrounded by mortals, to the idea of a society comprised entirely of immortals.