Tag: writing
SDCC ’22: How to Create Your Own Novel tackles a complex issue
The Winner Twins and more share their best tips
WonderCon ’22: Advice on the Writer’s Journey – Everyone’s Path is Different
“Throw everything on the wall, and something will stick eventually.”
C2E2 ’21: “You can totally have a dolphin on a spaceship”: sci-fi writers discuss...
A panel of all-star writers including Delilah S. Dawson and Timothy Zahn discussed the appeal of writing science fiction and much more.
SDCC ’19 Interview: Drake’s brutal advice on creative writing
Self-made novelist Maxwell Alexander Drake dishes on what makes a great storyteller.
Future Home of Comic-Con Museum Hosts SAM Symposium
Since this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, there has been a big push in asking convention goers and fans of Comic-Con what the museum should feature, ranging from topics discussed to what “superhero-inspired drinks” should be served in the café. Keegan referred to this as “Fan Curation.”
WonderCon ’18: Writers Discuss A City’s Character in “Life in the Weird City: Urban...
In many urban fantasy books, the city in which the story takes places does more than act as a setting. Often, the city also becomes a character of its own.
SDCC ’17: Interview: Author Karin Tidbeck Uncovers the Dreamlike Storyline of “Amatka”
Karin Tidbeck is a science-fiction and fantasy author, born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her latest novel, Amatka, focuses on a colonized alien-planet where the physical use of words plays an integral part in the shaping...
SDCC ’17: A “Goosebumped” R.L. Stine is Awarded an Inkpot at His Panel
As a “shockingly-scary” first, author R.L. Stine is attending this year’s San Diego Comic-Con; The same R.L. Stine who has consistently scared children for around twenty-five-years, mostly with his highly-popularized Goosebumps book series. Even...
SDCC ’17: What’s in Our Bags? A Look into a Veteran’s Walkaround Gear
We at The Beat are no strangers to conventions. Years of experience have taught us what is and is not necessary to take on our “nerd-orientated” excursions into extreme fandom. More importantly, trial and...
Interview: First Second’s Scott Westerfeld Talks of His Graphic Novel “Spill Zone” and More
First Second, publishers of “great graphic novels for every reader”, have just released today the story of Spill Zone. Written by New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld and illustrated by Alex Puvilland, this...
San Diego’s Little Fish Comic Studio Is Educating A New Generation of Fans, Artists,...
In recent years, more teachers and librarians are finally recognizing the educational appeal of comic-books. Yes, we the fans have known of their artistry, their (mostly) great writing, and the sheer enjoyment they illicit,...
