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Editors Talk: How to Self-Evaluate Your Story Structure - July 3, 2021 at 5PM EST What do editors look for? How can you make sure your story is in the best shape possible before submitting to a publisher, magazine, contest, or other venue? This panel of editors and authors will share how to evaluate and refine your story structure before sending your work to an editor. They’ll also share some of the most common structure mistakes they see. Moderated by Nicole ZelnikerFeaturing: Emelyne Museaux, Hannah Van Vels, Jeni Chappelle, Crystal L. Kirkham, Stephi Cham Sign up here or check out the full event schedule! Nicole Zelniker is an author and a producer at The Nasiona. She graduated from the Columbia Journalism School in 2018. In 2015, Nicole worked with Triad City Beat as their investigative intern. She is the former editor-in-chief (2016-2017)…

Identifying and Developing Secondary Genre in SFF – July 3, 2021 at 12:30PM EST Primary or 'commercial' genres like Sci Fi and Fantasy set important worldbuilding guidelines and expectations for writers, but secondary genres -- also called 'content' or internal genre -- are another vital tool for developing vivid and complex stories. Identifying and developing secondary genre(s) can help writers better understand how genre communicates expectations to readers.SFF contains scores of subgenre categories, which often use secondary genre aspects to carve out specific reader niches. These subgenres are defined by expectations and obligatory tropes, secondary genre aspects that can include scenes, relationships or other aspects, that need to be addressed to satisfy and draw in readers from a particular subgenre.Identifying and Developing Secondary Genre will be a discussion around how…

Plot vs Story: Balancing Action and Emotion - July 3, 2021 at 11AM EST Plot is the external series of events that happen to your character. Story is what happens inside your character's mind as they react to events and grow to meet the challenges they face in the plot. To create a truly powerful story, you need to understand how these two elements interact with each other and how to balance them. Plot vs Story: Balancing Action and Emotion will be a discussion with four excellent authors about how they balance plot and story when building their books. They'll also discuss the nuances of balancing plot and story in individual scenes, with a focus on action scenes. The Moderator Steve Savage writes extensively on how people can leverage their…

The time has come to unveil the full schedule for the Exploring Story Structure event in July! You'll find the details of all of the panels below, but first, an announcement! Announcing our Sponsor: Renaissance Press This Storycrafting Session is now sponsored by Renaissance Press! We are thrilled to be working with this Canadian publisher to bring accessible education to writers all over the globe. Thanks to this partnership, live captioning will be available at this event! Visit Renaissance today! Schedule This one-day conference will take place on July 3, 2021. All times are listed in EST. Plot vs Story: Balancing Action and Emotion Time 11AM - 12PM Moderated by Steven Savage Featuring Cait Gordon, Stephen Graham King, Crystal Storm, Jenn Gott One of the most difficult aspects of pacing a…