I’ll be teaching a 90 minute workshop at Radcon in February, and before that on a number of panels at Rustycon at the end of January! Come hang out with me and exchange thoughts on the joys and challenges of writing. There are limited seats for the workshop, but both the workshop and of course the panels are free if you’re registered for the relevant convention.
The Goonies look on in amazement as Randy reads from his novel
FOOLSCAP WRITING WORKSHOP – LEVEL UP AS A WRITER
Friday, February 5, 2016, 1:30 pm
This “kitchen sink” presentation will cover everything from beginning writer mistakes to advanced plotting techniques, and the common evolutionary stages many writers go through from aspiring writer to published pro. Whatever stage you are at, you will hopefully learn something to help you level up as a writer. With handouts! And exercises! But not the sweaty kind of exercises.
Note that this is just one part of an all day writing workshop with additional classes by Cory Skerry (Writing In and About a Diverse World) and Jennifer Brozek (Planning a Book Series).
To Register: http://www.foolscap.org/workshops/
RUSTYCON PANELS – JAN 15-17, 2016
What I Would Have Liked to Know? (Fri Jan 15 4:00 PM)
Tips from pros. What we really would have liked to know when we started out. Things that we would have liked to have someone tell us 30 years that would have made a world of difference to where we are now.
Elizabeth Guizzetti Jeremy Zimmerman Kelli Stasi, Randy Henderson
Reading by Randy Henderson (Fri Jan 15 7:30:pm)
Randy reads from “Bigfootloose and Finn Fancy Free,” a dark and quirky contemporary fantasy from Tor.
In Orcas A room.
The Myth of Writer Block (Sat Jan 16 10:00:am)
We’ve all had difficulties from time to time getting a scene onto paper. Don’t be fooled into calling it writer’s block.
Cheryce Clayton Grant T. Riddell Randy Henderson Raven Oak
Plot vs Character Arc (Sat Jan 16 7:00:pm)
What is the difference between Plot and Character Arc? How can they work together to make a good story? How can you get past conflicts between them?
Alma Alexander Janine A. Southard John Lovett Randy Henderson
Story Shorts! (Sun Jan 17 10:00:am)
Interested in writing flash or short stories? Pros talk about writing, submitting, and the benefits of short fiction.
Manny Frishberg Michael Ehart Randy Henderson
The Creative Process (Sun Jan 17 11:00:am)
So you have an idea for the next Ender\’s Game, Stranger in a Strange land, or Dune. How do you take shake this idea into shape from beginning to end.
Jean Johnson Randy Henderson Tom D Wright
Convention Website: http://www.rustycon.com/index.php
