Jeannie Lin is a USA TODAY bestselling author of historical romance and fantasy. She started writing her first book while working as a high school science teacher in South Central Los Angeles. Jeannie’s groundbreaking stories set in Tang Dynasty China have received multiple awards. Her Lotus Palace mystery series is listed on NPR’s 100 Swoon-worthy Romances and Red Blossom in Snow was a New York Times Notable Book of 2022. Jeannie also writes an Opium War steampunk series, the Gunpowder Chronicles, and a historical erotica series, Princess Shanyin, written under the pen name Liliana Lee. Find out more at: http://www.jeannielin.com
Sessions in which Jeannie Lin participates
Friday 29 September, 2023
Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:00 PM
8:00 PM -
9:00 PM |
1 hour
There is a large market for genre romance novels! How do you navigate romance novels and romance subplots within speculative novels?
Saturday 30 September, 2023
Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM -
11:00 AM |
1 hour
What makes a piece of fiction capture the reader's attention and convince them to keep reading? For short stories and long novels and everything in between, the first paragraph and page and chapter have a unique power. How can an author convince the reader that their story is worth finishing?
12:00 PM
12:00 PM -
1:00 PM |
1 hour
The dangers of AI and writing. Is it all doom and gloom? What should writers be aware of?
4:00 PM
4:00 PM -
5:00 PM |
1 hour
Long before the advent of the internet, it was much harder to share stories, yet many cultures have instances of similar legends or fairy tales. What are some examples, and why would they be similar?