Today kicks off “Life, the Universe & Everything“–Utah’s 3-day premiere Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror convention! I’m thrilled to participate again as an invited guest to talk about writing, drawing, and making comics. Here’s my schedule for the weekend:
THE GEEKEND IS HERE! Get Your Sci-Fi/Fantasy Fix at WesterCon This Weekend Westercon 67 is a general interest science fiction/fantasy convention covering literature, art, science, gaming, movies, comics and more…and it starts today! Guests include Brandon Sanderson, Cory Doctorow and Dan Wells (among others), and I’ve been invited to participate in a couple of panels…
WRITING SYMPOSIUM Taking its name from the Douglas Adam’s books, Life, the Universe and Everything is an annual symposium on sci-fi and fantasy, geared toward writers, artists, filmmakers and fans. I’ve been attending the symposium for several years now and this will be my fourth year participating as a panelist. LTUE is a great opportunity for writers…
Excerpts from John Steinbeck’s diary while writing The Grapes of Wrath (via Austin Kleon) In 1938, John Steinbeck began writing what he hoped would be a great novel, and to keep track of his writing progress, he started a daily diary. “Here is the diary of a book…it will be interesting to see how it…
YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 has been quite a year! I’m so grateful for the opportunity I have to work in a field that I love and to put more of my favorite pictures and ideas into the world. Here are a few project highlights from the year: Life, the Universe and Everything This was my…
Courtesy of McSweeny’s, here are thirteen writing prompts for all you writers out there: THIRTEEN WRITING PROMPTS. BY DAN WIENCEK 1. Write a scene showing a man and a woman arguing over the man’s friendship with a former girlfriend. Do not mention the girlfriend, the man, the woman, or the argument.2. Write a short scene set at a…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRcoUhl1oPM Rebekah Johnson documented her 2013 NaNoWriMo experience–that’s writing 50,000 words of a new novel during the month of November. What follows is 8 minutes of Rebekah battling Tendonitis, late nights/early mornings, illness, a power outage, writing withdrawals, bad hair days, cluttered scenes and more! Related articles Get Cracking On That Novel – NaNoWriMo Is Almost…
Author Hugh Howey (Wool) talks about writing characters that the reader cares about: CHARACTERS WE LOVE What are some characters that you’ve read about and love? What makes them interesting to read about? Post your comments below!
“How we tell stories seems to be a mysterious process that millions around the world want to be able to do, but 99.9% effectively fail. Why is it so hard for storyteller and audience to be one? What we communicate can change the lives of the writer and the audience. However, why stories matter and…