Nancy-Lou Polk
Sessions in which Nancy-Lou Polk attends
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
- Dresden Files Fan Panel Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory
- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | 1 hour
- A discussion on the lore and fandom of the Dresden Files. Including a discussion of headcanon, actual cannon, and speculation on what will come of ...
- Panel
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Dark Age Day Jobs Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Great Hall
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Not everything about the dark ages was dark, but everyday people led much different lives than we do now. Join our panelists for a discussion on ho...
- Panel
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
- Character Building Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Theatre
- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 1 hour
- Those beings that often drive your stories and games, the characters. How does one write/build a character so that it is believable and enjoyable. ...
- Panel
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Friday Night Dance Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Great Hall
- 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM | 5 hours
- Dance
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Why Story? The Psychology of Narrative Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Undercroft
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- According to Jung's archetypes theory and Campbell's Hero with a Thousand Faces, humans seem to need story the way we need sunlight and air. What i...
- Panel
- Worldbuilding: Designing a Belief System Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Part of what defines a culture is its system of shared beliefs--not only religious, but also secular. Designing and understanding the belief system...
- Panel
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Art Guest of Honor Keynote Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Great Hall
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Keynote
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Acting from anywhere- making your own content Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Theatre
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Especially given the industry changes from last year, it can be paramount to think on your feet, or act from your living room; wherever you can ...
- Panel
- Reading: Ted Butler Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading
- Writing Guest of Honor Keynote Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Great Hall
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Keynote
D.J. MacHale
Keynote speaker
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- The Why of Weapons: Medieval and pre-Medieval Weaponry Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Courtyard
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours
- Panel
- Indie Video Production Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Theatre
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Video production isn’t just for the pros with high end equipment and software anymore. There is a lot you can do on a budget if you are willing to ...
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Reading out loud: How to make it not suck Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Undercroft
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- One of the key marketing tricks in writing is...reading! Come listen to this panel of authors talk about how to read your stories out loud and make...
- Panel
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Crowdfunding and Self Publishing for the Artist Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Great Hall
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour
- Every artist dreams of seeing their work in print. These days it's easier than ever to make it happen through crowdfunding platforms like Kickstart...
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Swords and armor and armor and swords. Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Courtyard
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- I've collected antique arms and armor since 1989. I have made armor for years. My library is literally not replaceable. Parts of my collection have...
- Panel
- Sci-Fi Ideas No One Will Write Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Theatre
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- What's the sci-fi ideas do you wish someone would write about? For example, Stephen Hawking once said, "Imaginary time is like another direction in...
- Panel
- Writing Non-human Characters Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Undercroft
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- From aliens to furries, we'll discuss how to write the non-human pov, how to create an character that is still relatable without coming off as a hu...
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- The Secret Structure of All Stories Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Theatre
- 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 2 hours
- A recent text analysis by AI found a subtle pattern in stories collected from around the world and in hundreds of languages. This supports my obser...
- Talk
- Life of an Author: Productivity Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Defeating the Blank Page Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Undercroft
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- 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...
- Panel
- Executive Function for Creative Types Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Creatives tend to be neurodivergent, that is, our brains are built a little differently. In exchange for active minds, sometimes our thoughts are a...
- Panel
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- One Author's Recipe for a Novel Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Talk
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Writing Mythology in Fiction Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Theatre
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- In all of our fictional worlds, there is some way that the world came into being. And then, there is the way the denizens of that world believe tha...
- Panel
- Publishing in the Time of Pandemic Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Even before the pandemic threw publishing schedules into disarray, the publishing industry was facing enormous change. The change from physical to ...
- Panel
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- Saturday Dance Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Great Hall
- 8:30 PM - 1:30 AM | 5 hours
- Dance
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Alien Disabilities Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Courtyard
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- We all have a rough idea of what constitutes disability in our human world, specifically in American culture. What would be a severe disability to ...
- Panel
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Creature Creation, Believable Creatures for an Imaginary World Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Creating With and Around Your Disabilities Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Courtyard
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- There are a lot of things that are different about us that some may think would make impossible to do a craft, but it turns out that if you want to...
- Panel
- Growing Food in Space Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Reasons For Hiring A Professional Editor Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Courtyard
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Many a good story teller have appeared to be good writers because of their editors, and many good writers produce amazing works for the same reason...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Leaving room to Grow Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - Oratory
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- A Guide to hands-off storytelling and the reasons to not be a helicopter parent to your characters. Hear from “writers” who choose to witness their...
- Panel