Aspiring authors, I wasn’t able to attend, but heard from a few who were that the Superstars Writing Seminar in Pasadena with Eric Flint, Brandon Sanderson, Dave Wolverton, Rebecca Moesta, and Kevin J. Andersen was EXCELLENT.
See clips of parts of the videos here (still a lot of good info): http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=2F211054CBD822A8
Purchase the full recordings on DVD or MP3 here: www.writerscanon.com
Topics include:
- Econ 201 for Writers: Economics of Commercial Publishing
- Inside Editors: How editors look at manuscripts, novels & short fiction
- Dirty Secrets: What you need to know about being a Professional Author
- From Slushpile to #1 New York Times Bestseller in 4 Years
- Intellectual Property: How to Exploit Yours
- Balancing Acts: Writing World & Real World
- Agents: the A Word
- Networking for Writers
- Self-Promotion for Authors
- Novel Contracts
- Self-Publishing: Realities & Pitfalls
- Pitching the Big Proposal
- Two Heads Are Better than One: Collaborative Writing
- New Media: Using It to Get an Edge
- E-Publishing
- Movies, TV and Authors
- Anatomy of a Major Book Release
- Myths of Publishing
- Eleven Tips to Increase Your Writing Productivity
Thanks for the video links, John! These all look interesting.