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Just a reminder that I’ll be at LTUE this weekend: Thursday - Saturday at BYU (3rd floor of the Wilkinson Student Center, as Marny kindly reminded me). Also a reminder that the conference is FREE and that my charm will be in rare full display as I pontificate on romance and writing not once but twice. And a comment that only the exceedingly lame and those with very good excuses will miss this event. (A good excuse would involve death or dismemberment in some way; a healthy letting of blood alone won’t cut it.)
If my tidbit ethos alone is insufficient bait then don’t forget the main courses: Brandons Sanderson and Mull, L.E. Modesitt, James Dashner, Howard Taylor, Mette Ivie Harrison, Lisa Mangum, ad infinitum. (Well, maybe not that long.)
And here, once more, is my schedule:
Thursday, Feb. 11th
2:00 pm: Putting Romance into Your Fantasy—Do you have to have a love story in Fantasy? Why or why not? If you do, how do you balance it with the action and adventure? Other panelists will be Mette Ivie Harrison, Ami Chopine, Lesli Muir Lytle, and Anna del C. Dye.
4:00 pm: No More Dead Dogs (or Moms)—Why do mothers and dogs always die in children’s literature? How do we pull at the heartstrings and give child characters independence without killing off dogs and moms? Other panelists will be Julie Wright, my old editor Stacy Whitman, and Paul Genesse, all good friends so this should be fun. Also, Stacy andI kind of invented this panel last year.
Friday, Feb. 12th
9:00 am: How to Become an Idea Factory—Where do you find ideas? How do you go from an idea to a story? Other panelists will be Brandon Sanderson, Howard Taylor, James Dashner, Larry Correia, and Karen Hoover. There are some heavy hitters on this panel, so don’t miss it.
12:00 pm: I’ll be having a book signing.
2:00 pm: Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction for a Discerning Audience—How to write believable child characters. Other panelists will be Julie Wright, Laura Bingham, Laura Card, and Bron Bahlmann Wilcox. Just a heads up, I think I may take this one in two different directions. It seems the panel is asking two questions: how to make speculative elements feel authentic, and how to write authentic children characters. If you’re interested in either question I think you’ll get some interesting insights.
Saturday, Feb. 13th
9:00 am: A Guy’s Take on Writing Romance. Other panelists will be L.E. Modesitt, Dan Willis, Aleta Clegg, and John Brown.
See you this weekend!
It’s on the third floor of the Wilkinson Center.
Woo hoo! I’ll be there. Love that conference! =)
I’ll look for you both, L.T. and Carolyn. And thanks for the correction, Marny!
Good luck with the panels and signing, Clint. Don’t forget to post any juicy tidbits for those of us who couldn’t make it. Hopefully, I’ll be able to go one of these days when conference and school schedules don’t conflict.
I just returned home from LTUE and decided I rather enjoyed your take on romance. I agree that romance in modern society does revolve around diamonds, flowers and other merchandise shoved forward (particularly during this time of the year). Once you return to the your day to day life it simply disapears and that is why we never hear about “happily ever after.”
I look forward to your panels tomorrow and Saturday… hope the dead dogs and moms went well!
I think you’d enjoy it, especially the more writing focused panels. And more than tidbits are coming today.
I’m glad that something I said was of value, or was at least interesting. And I think the dead dogs and moms panel went well. It’s always hard to know if it’s useful to people in the audience, but I try. Thanks for coming to see me.