Editor: Colleen Green
Contact: colleen_grn@yahoo.com
Event of the Month
The Imaginarium Convention, now in its 9th year, is an event for writers, creatives, and fans of creators, of all genres, that features three days of panel and workshop programming, an expo, a film festival, entertainment, cosplay, and much more!
The Imaginarium Convention in 2022 will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Holiday Inn Louisville East, July 8-10.
Books from a wide variety of genres available for sale in the Creatives Alley (the hallway leading to the Main Expo Hall) & in the Expo Hall.
A broad array of guests and panelists will be featured in the programming, including authors, editors, publishers, filmmakers, screenwriters, game designers, comic creators, artists, actors, and many other creatives.
For a full list of the workshops, click on the link at the bottom of this list.
Plot Development: Presenter – Colleen Green. She will develop a plot to a story with audience participation to demonstrate effective plot development. (Sat 12:30pm / Ellis)
Interviewing Your Characters: Presenter – Lynn Tincher. Want to understand your characters better? Interview them. Join Lynn Tincher as she teaches you the art of the character interview. During the workshop, you will create a character and write a short story involving that new character. (Fri 2:15pm / Derby)
Writing the Urban Fantasy Novel: Presenter – J.B. Dane (Beth Henderson). The author of now five prequel novellas, three full length novels, and three “between the books” novellas in The Raven Tales, an urban fantasy PI mystery comedy series set-in modern-day Detroit.
• The differences between urban fantasy and paranormal romance • How to choose your city as urban fantasy usually requires a modern city, a touch of world building
• Whether to include comedy or not, the voice of the narration. The choice between first person delivery and third person delivery
• The cast: main character/s, returning supporting cast members, the perpetrators
• The series arc
• And a question-and-answer period for anything that hasn’t been touched on. There will be handouts that include a sampling of publishers interested in urban fantasy! (Sun 11:45am / Derby)
Directing Actors Workshop “Connecting Characters and Directors”: Presenter – James Fox. There’s just something special about that relationship between a director and their actors. This 90-minute session will demonstrate some methods for encouraging deep character connections, memorable performances, and also how to avoid some of the pitfalls that many find themselves mired in.
From Breakdown to Building a Career in Film: Presenter – Amy L McCorkle. Using her breakout hit Letters to Daniel as the cornerstone, Amy takes you from blog to book to script to film, using what you have and demonstrates how to defy the critics, while exceeding all personal expectations and building a career. (Fri 3:30pm / Derby)
Dive Deep: Presenter Virginia Smith – Getting the Most out of Point of View: Publishers often say the main reason they reject stories from new novelists is mistakes in Point of View. Learn from veteran author Virginia Smith how to master the basics of POV, then dive even deeper to make your characters come alive. (Fri 7:30 pm / Derby)
Click below for list of workshops for writers.
https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2022-panels-and-workshops/
Click below for tickets to the event.
https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2022-event-tickets/
Quote of the Month
source: https://quotefancy.com/quote/62096/Sebastyne-Young-A-picture-can-tell-a-thousand
Word of the Month
debunk
To debunk something, such as a story, theory, or idea, is to show or expose the falseness of it.
Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
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