Events

Yes, It’s Working: Meet The New Success Stories – Authors Now Putting It Together

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Two Signings!

Barnes & Noble, Howard University
11am -1pm
2225 Georgia Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20059

Sankofa Video Books & Cafe
2pm - 5pm
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
www.sankofa.com

https://rtconvention.com/

Sci Fi/Fantasy Panel
11:15am - 12pm
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/dayofdialog

6:00pm - 6:45pm

Creating Powerful Females in Fantasy Worlds
Superheroines to Wise Women: What goes into creating strong, compelling female characters in fantasy worlds? Speculative fiction authors discuss how to approach elements such as world-building, magic, special powers, and plot when crafting a multi-dimensional female character, and how to avoid the pitfalls of the "Mary Sue." Panel discussion.
Panelists: Margaret J. Bates, Dawn Ibanez, L. Penelope, Rebecca Rivard, Irene Vartanoff
http://awesome-con.com/

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Seeking Your Voice: Finding and Maintaining Your Writing Style throughout Multiple Series and Pen Names
Friday, July 28, 2017
3:15pm - 4:15pm
https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1691

More info: http://bcala.org/

Friday, September 22, 2017

5pm - Writing Inclusively

Sunday, September 24, 2017

12pm - An Afternoon at the Improv: Interactive Plotting

2pm - The Craft of Writing

4pm - Otherworldly Romance: Writing Paranormal and Fantasy

http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/

Friday, 8pm: Romance and SF/F

A significant number of science fiction and fantasy books are reviewed in publications such as Romance Times and nominated for awards in the romance genre. Were the genre line distinctions always artificial? What are romance readers' expectations with respect to the plot and its resolution?  HEA vs. the tragic romance.  Is romance handled better or worse in YA SF/F?  Are certain types of  romance plots (such as first love) more likely to show up in YA?

Saturday, 5pm: Handling the Unavoidable Info-dump

As you know, Bob, it's often considered more elegant to establish backstory or setting details gradually rather than in an info-dump. Sometimes, though, the demands of the rest of the novel leave little choice. What are some of the tricks to info-dump in a way that at least keeps the reader interested, and doesn't disrupt the other elements of the story? Are there ever points at which an info-dump is preferable over other methods of communicating setting detail?

More info at http://www.capclave.org