Over the next two weeks I am going to post a series on my experiences at “When Words Collide”. This is the first writer conference that I have ever attended. It was and is a frightening experience. The frightening part is from the extreme quality of presenters and authors attending. I have been a fan of Epic fantasy for over 30 years and one of the current kings of epic fantasy was on hand – Brandon Sanderson.

• Part One – A slush session – no its not a drink
• Part Two – Keynote Speakers Friday Night
• Part Three – Hybrids:Blending SciFi and Fantasy –
• Part Four – The Short Story, a stepping stone to Novel Writing
• Part Five – Storyboarding the short story
• Part Six – RPG Storytelling (Role Playing Game)
• Part Five – An Hour with Brandon Sanderson
• Part Seven – Grammar – Call them Guru’s, not the other word.
• Part Eight – The Publisher Panel:Novels – WOW
• Part Nine – Brandon Sanderson on the writing process
• Part Ten – How to build a consistent and Original Magic System
• Part Eleven – Conclusions