LTUE Panel: Muddy or magical middles

Published on February 17, 2006, at 12:00 pm.

You have a great beginning and ending. But the middle sags. How can you avoid this? How can you fix it? Is it all about the pacing?
(Brandon Sanderson, James Dashner, Dave Wolverton, Krys Morgan, Eric James Stone)

LTUE Panel: Why do we like villains so much?

Published on February 17, 2006, at 10:00 am.

What is it about a good bad guy that makes us like them so much? What villains do we NOT like? Are some villains more “Bart Simpson” than “Darth Vader”?
(Lyda Mae Huff, Dave Wolverton, Krys Morgan, Rebecca Moesta, Eric James Stone)

LTUE Panel: Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis: Where is the franchise headed?

Published on February 16, 2006, at 2:00 pm.

General discussion on where the series are now, and will there be more spin offs or will Stargate wear itself out too quickly?
(Eric James Stone, Charlie Harmon, Eric Hall)

LTUE Panel: Rockets and Robots: When is science fiction not a fantasy about the future?

Published on February 16, 2006, at 10:00 am.

Does science fiction have to be futuristic? Can you set it in the past? Can you have medieval science fiction? How is science fiction more than robots and technology?
(Eric Swedin, Kathleen Dalton Woodbury, Lyda Mae Huff, Eric James Stone)

LTUE Panel: Beginnings: boffo or busted?

Published on February 16, 2006, at 9:00 am.

The beginning of your story is what hooks the reader. How to make it strong and engaging.
(Dan Willis, Kathleen Dalton Woodbury (M), Krys Morgan, Kevin J. Anderson, Eric James Stone)

LTUE Pre-symposium reception

Published on February 15, 2006, at 12:30 pm.

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006
7:30-9:00 pm * 3228 WSC (BYU)
booksigning, meet the guests, chat with panelists
http://ltue.org/

Not much of a surprise to those who know me…

Published on February 13, 2006, at 5:54 pm.

Which Star Trek character am I most like?

Your results:
You are Data

Data
74%
Jean-Luc Picard
65%
An Expendable Character (Redshirt)
65%
Spock
55%
James T. Kirk (Captain)
50%
Beverly Crusher
45%
Geordi LaForge
45%
Will Riker
45%
Deanna Troi
45%
Chekov
35%
Uhura
35%
Worf
30%
Leonard McCoy (Bones)
25%
Mr. Scott
20%
Mr. Sulu
15%
Even though you are a genius
you are always striving to be better.


Click here to take the Star Trek Personality Quiz

University Book Store Signing & Reading in Seattle with other WOTF Winners

Published on February 10, 2006, at 7:00 pm.

I’ll be doing a signing and reading at the University Book Store at 4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, along with a couple of my fellow WOTF XXI authors, Ken Scholes, David W. Goldman, and Stephen Stanley. WOTF XIX (and Campbell Award) winner Jay Lake will also be there.

Writing progress

Published on February 1, 2006, at 9:58 pm.

Well, now that I’ve learned a little more about writing for TV, my page count estimate’s going to be a little off. You see, for TV writing the screenplay is divided into acts, and each act starts on a new page no matter how much white space that leaves.

Anyway, I’ve finished the teaser and the first act, leaving three more acts plus the tag. It’s 11 pages, which means I’m about 1/4 done.

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