Sanan Kolva

Editor

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Participates in 7 items

Sanan Kolva is a technical editor by day, and writer of epic and steampunk fantasy the rest of the time. She is the author of The Chosen of the Spear series, The Silverline Chronicles, and the post-apocalyptic fantasy Ghost and Guardian. Her short fiction appears in a number of anthologies. When not writing, she enjoys baking and decorating cakes, battling the forces of evil in various video games, and appeasing her feline overlords. She can be found at https://sanankolva.com.

Sessions in which Sanan Kolva participates

Friday 12 February, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

7:30 PM

The Importance of Writers' Groups

1 hour, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory

Panel

Elizabeth R. Alix, PalouseDigitalPress (Panelist)

Frances Pauli, francespauli.com (Panelist)

Sanan Kolva, N/A (Panelist)

S. Evan Townsend, None (Moderator)

Yes, writing is a lonely business. But feedback from peers, encouragement from others, and prods to keep writing are important, too. And you can ge...

Saturday 13 February, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

11:00 AM

Worldbuilding: Designing a Belief System

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory

Panel

Voss Foster (Panelist)

Chris Bruscas (Panelist)

Sanan Kolva, N/A (Moderator)

Part of what defines a culture is its system of shared beliefs--not only religious, but also secular. Designing and understanding the belief system...

4:00 PM

Reading: Sanan Kolva

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory

Reading

Sanan Kolva, N/A (Moderator)

5:00 PM

Life of an Author: Productivity

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory

Panel

Dr. Mark Rounds, University of Idaho (Panelist)

Joyce Reynolds-Ward (Panelist)

Elizabeth R. Alix, PalouseDigitalPress (Panelist)

Sanan Kolva, N/A (Panelist)

Vanessa MacLellan, SFWA (Moderator)

6:00 PM

Defeating the Blank Page

1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Undercroft

Panel

Sanan Kolva, N/A (Panelist)

Attention Span Games, Attention Span Games (Aegis Crew) (Moderator)

Joey Kalitovic, Attention Span Games (Panelist)

Wesley Kalitovic, Attention Span Games (Aegis Crew) (Moderator)

Voss Foster (Panelist)

If you are a writer, I’m sure you have had writer's block. But you don't want to simply get unstuck. To put forth your best effort and end with the...

8:00 PM

Publishing in the Time of Pandemic

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory

Panel

Dr. Mark Rounds, University of Idaho (Panelist)

Voss Foster (Panelist)

Elizabeth R. Alix, PalouseDigitalPress (Panelist)

Sanan Kolva, N/A (Panelist)

Deby Fredericks, Deborah Fredericks (Moderator)

Even before the pandemic threw publishing schedules into disarray, the publishing industry was facing enormous change. The change from physical to ...

Sunday 14 February, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

11:00 AM

Using Tropes Effectively

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Courtyard

Panel

Voss Foster (Panelist)

Deby Fredericks, Deborah Fredericks (Panelist)

Elizabeth R. Alix, PalouseDigitalPress (Panelist)

Sanan Kolva, N/A (Moderator)

Tropes are one of the building blocks of stories, but they can be misused, overused, and just plain worn out. How can you use tropes effectively in...