getting to the <3 of the matter
In his lecture “Laying Down Tracks,” Allston likens writing a novel to creating a polished musical recording in a studio. One at a time, a track of each different instrument and voice is captured and saved, then layered one on top of the other and meshed into harmonic excellence. He suggests that this process is transferable to writing a novel, and may in fact help you to write more efficiently or with greater speed.
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Celebration VI featured two panels to discuss upcoming Del Rey products in the Expanded Universe: Friday morning’s panel on the novels and Sunday afternoon’s panel on the Essential guidebooks. Although the number of new product reveals was small, especially with San Diego Comic-Con’s announcements just a month before, fans did learn about a number of new initiatives to help increase the EU’s visibility and availability.
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Celebration VI is over, and the fun begins of writing recaps and finalizing various posts. For starters, here’s my funniest convention tale.
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After Friday night, I thought the first two days of the convention would be pretty difficult to top. But the weekend was amazing too, again thanks in large part to fans and friends who made the experience one I’ll never forget.
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I can’t believe Star Wars Celebration is half over.
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Star Wars Celebration VI officially begins tomorrow, so I thought it would be fun to take a look ahead at the panels, events, and other funs things I’m most anticipating about the convention.
Read moreFangirls Around the Web for August 20, 2012, covers GeekGirlCon, Brenda Chapman, and more
Read moreMercy Kill is an action-adventure romp with great female characters, so I immediately thought of Katrina Hill’s Action Flick Chick website as a place to spread the X-Wing series love.
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Fangirls Around the Web for August 15, 2012, catches up on GeekGirlCon, Gail Simone, and more.
Read moreLinda interviews Shelly Shapiro, Del Rey’s Star Wars editor.
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