![]() John Joseph Adams has edited The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Lightspeed Magazine, novels for his own line at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and (also) edited a metric ton of other stuff. What websites, groups, and guilds will help a writer learn about markets, money and the grind of submission? How do you find them? How do you stay plugged in & current? Our working writers explain where to go to turn pro.ĩ PM-Midnight: Night Owl Writing Time! – Oak roomĨ AM-9 AM: Meet & greet with tea & coffee! – Oak roomġ PM-2:50 PM: 2-hour workshop/Q&A JJA & Christie – Oak roomĬhristie Yant edited the Hugo-winning Women Destroy Science Fiction, edits for Tor.com, and has written a metric ton of fiction. ![]() Our panelists discuss the reasons for & benefits of both approaches.Ĩ PM – 8:50 PM: – The Best Resources For Writers, Spencer Ellsworth, Rachael K Jones, Jaime Mayer, Alder room “Pantsers” are those who write by the proverbial seat of the pants, while outliners are those who plan extensively when going into a novel or story. “Pantsing?” No, not the kind you’re thinking of. Pantsing, Randy Henderson, John Pitts, David Levine- Oak room Test-drive your pitches! Our panelists explain what gets through that infamous slush pile, from first reader to agent to editor, and will help attendees develop their pitches before pitching or sending queries.Ĩ PM- 8:50 PM: Outling vs. Good try.ħ PM-7:50 PM: Pitches, Query Letters & Standing Out In The Slush Pile w/ Dongwon Song, Alaina Ewing & Jaime O. They’ll try to teach you how to write jokes, stay in-character, and define the ways different genres use humor, but we don’t have much hope for them. What’s funny? Definitely not Randy Henderson and Spencer Ellsworth. What does an editor do? What’s the difference between a freelance editor & an editor at a publishing house? What do “dev edit,” “line edit” and “copyedit” mean? Our panelists explain editing from all sides.Ģ:00-2:50: Character, Plot & Worldbuilding & How They Go Together, David Levine & Randy Henderson – Alder roomĭavid Levine, author of the Arabella of Mars series, and Randy Henderson, author of the Finn Fancy series, explain how to make your character, your plot and your setting all reflect each other in a beautiful feedback loop that goes for hundreds of pages.ħ PM-7:50 PM: Writing Humor w/ Randy Henderson & Spencer Ellsworth – Oak room Two experienced short story writers and editors teach the craft of writing short fiction in a massive workshop! Learn how to create characters, scenes and plot in just a few thousand words, learn the ins and outs of short story markets, and leave with a draft-or at least a start-to a short story!ġ PM-1:50: Editing & Being Edited, Alaina Ewing, John Joseph Adams & John Pitts – Alder room ![]() If you’re hungry both for novel advice & food, have some lunch with Randy Henderson, author of the Finn Fancy series and fully credentialed Novel Doctor, who is happy to offer support & a listening ear to discuss any story issues you’re having.ġ PM-2:50 PM: Writing Short Stories, Spencer Ellsworth & Rachael K Jones– Oak room ** group photo!ġ1:30-1 PM: Lunch with the Novel Doctor, Hotel Restaurant, Randy Henderson Rachael K Jones & Spencer Ellsworth: CW Suiteġ1 AM-11:30 AM: Welcome & Itinerary for the Week with Cascade board, president & VP – Oak roomĬome hear our schedule, our plans, our mission statement and our code of conduct. Registration Chair has now sent information on the proboard. ProgrammingĬascade Writers 2018 Schedule *subject to change, though will stay very close to thisĨ AM-9 AM: Registration and meet & greet with tea & coffee! – Oak roomĬhristie Yant & John Joseph Adams: Oak room Stories will need to be uploaded to the proboard by JUNE 20TH. Word count of 4k max, submissions need to be in standard manuscript format, and if you submit a chapter that isn’t the first, please include a brief synopsis. You will be critiqued by your fellow group members and leader, and you’ll be critiquing their submissions as well. Submissions: This is a Milford-Style critique. Mayer, author Mindi Welton-Mitchell, and author Liz Coleman.More to come! Reg is full. Jones, author Joseph Brassey, author Jaime O. Milford-Style critiques, an agent, panels on writing, editing, self-publishing, and more! Join us for our three-day event this July! Up so far is editor and author John Joseph Adams,author Christie Yant, agent DongWon Song, author Spencer Ellsworth, author Randy Henderson, author John J.A.
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