Conduit Schedule

Brian Sanderson Blog entry Posted on 05.23.08


I'll be at Conduit on Friday and Saturday. (That's Salt Lake City's spring SF convention, for those who are curious.) Here's my schedule:

Friday at 3: Playing in other people's sandboxes. Some book franchises have multiple authors writing stories set in the same world. How do you create a great story that is true to you as a writer and the world created by someone else? (Michael A. Stackpole, Dan Willis, Brandon Sanderson, Elisabeth Waters, Bev Hale, Lee Allred (M))

Saturday at Noon: Worldbuilding 101. Where you set your story is often as important as what happens in it. What do you really need to know to create a world for your writing? (Dan Willis, Julie Wright (M), Brandon Sanderson, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Bev Hale, Greg Park)

Saturday at Four: Story in an Hour. How can you plot a story in only one hour? Come learn some tips and tricks to help you become a more productive plotter.
(Nathan Shumate, Brandon Sanderson (M), Brook West, Julia West, Paul Genesse)

I don't think I have a reading scheduled, I'll have to ask. However, Dan, Howard and I are planning to do some Writing Excuses podcasts from the convention, so if you're interested, the goal is to record them at 6:00 on Friday. You can stop by and fire questions at us. Should be fun!