Program Schedule

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8839. Working With Your Significant Other: Writing Without Divorce Lawyers
Moderator: Steven L. Sears

It is often said that creative partnerships are closer than marriages. This is a panel about the stress and joys of writing with a partner, keeping it real, enjoyable, and productive without threat of pride and ego. Specifically focused on those who work within their relationships, but also relevant to any collaboration. Steven L. Sears and Jessica Brawner are a married couple and work together on projects as well as editing each other's work.
Jessica Brawner, Lauren Cipollo, Matt Conant, William O'Neill, Steven L. Sears, Jan S. Utstein
 FRI 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm, La Jolla B

8766. Science Fiction World-Building: Blending Fact with Fiction
Moderator: Jim Doty

Where does whimsy meet reality? Our panelists discuss the crossroads of real-world considerations and imagined technology. When can you discard the laws of physics with impunity and when do you need to "face facts?
Matt Conant, Lynx Crowe, J.L. Doty, Robert Rankin, Steven L. Sears
 FRI 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm, La Jolla A

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8755. Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch: Capturing Attention in 60 Seconds
Moderator: David Boop

Someone asks what your work is about and you've got the length of that elevator ride to tell them and make them interested in more. What do you say? What to you leave out to keep it brief? What's the best technique for grabbing their attention as fast as you can?
Steven Barnes, David Boop, Cheryl Murphy Lowrance, William O'Neill, Steven L. Sears
 SAT 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm, La Jolla A

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8671. Building Empathy for Your Characters
Moderator: James Glass

Your characters are written and they're following your plot. How do you make readers care about them?
Timothy G Cassidy-Curtis, Lauren Cipollo, Matt Conant, James Glass, Steven L. Sears
 SUN 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm, La Jolla B

8824. Time Travel: The Do's, the Don'ts, and the Dear God Whys
Moderator: Glen Olson

Current theories hold out the possibility that time travel may be possible. We discuss current thinking...and talk about why this might be a good idea, or a bad one.
Charles Lee Jackson II, Glen Olson, Steven L. Sears, Chris Weber, Mark L. Williams
 SUN 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm, La Jolla A