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Ryan Blackburn

Beaverton, Oregon
Websitemyspace.com/ghobhlin
Goat master and leader of the Northern Herdes of the Pagan Thunder Goats, toucher of soft shiny things, and all around oblivious nice guy on a quest for that thing he can't put a description to.
Friday, July 1
 

1:00pm PDT

Conventions of the Pacific Northwest Ross IslandKaren Anderson • Gene Armstrong • Gregory Gadow • Gibbitt Rhys-Jones

4:00pm PDT

Choosing a Writing Workshop RooseveltKaren Anderson • Curtis Chen • Manny Frishberg • Lindsay Schopfer

5:00pm PDT

Short Fiction Markets LincolnCrystal Connor • Andrew Fuller • Keffy R. M. Kehrli • Devon Monk
 
Saturday, July 2
 

10:00am PDT

F*** Your Knight and the Horse He Rode in on: Fantasy Series Not Based on Medieval European Culture LincolnFrog Jones • Manny Frishberg • Emily Jiang • Petrea Mitchell How Do You Change History? RooseveltJames Fiscus • Gregory Gadow • Sharon Joss • Phyllis Irene Radford

11:00am PDT

Long Series - Why We Love Them, Why We Hate Them RooseveltEsther Jones • Stoney Compton • Mike Moscoe • Sara Mueller

12:00pm PDT

Contract Pitfalls to Avoid LincolnJames Fiscus • David D. Levine • John Lovett More Than Just Black and White: Humanizing Heroes and Villians RooseveltCarol Berg • Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff • David Boop • Wendy Wagner

1:00pm PDT

World Building: Science Fiction vs Fantasy RooseveltHugh S. Gregory • Rhiannon Held • Langley Hyde • Jason LaPier

2:00pm PDT

Conscious and Unconscious Elements of the Creative Process RooseveltKaren Anderson • Mark Chapman • Manny Frishberg • James Glass Violence in Fantasy JacksonJim Doty • Anthony Pryor • John Shirley • Wendy Wagner

3:00pm PDT

Plotting vs. Pantsing LincolnBlythe Ayne • Carol Berg • Jim Doty • Stephanie L. Weippert

4:00pm PDT

How to Revise RooseveltCarol Berg • tina connolly • Ctein • Lee French

5:00pm PDT

SF and Slavery Ross IslandElizabeth Adams • Ari Goldstein • Gibbitt Rhys-Jones • Jennifer Willis
 
Sunday, July 3
 

10:00am PDT

Fantasy In the City LincolnDiana Pharaoh Francis • Rhiannon Held • Phyllis Irene Radford • Jennifer Willis Formidable Women RooseveltLangley Hyde • Kristin Landon • John Lovett • Mike Moscoe

11:00am PDT

Realistic Dialogue RooseveltCarol Berg • Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff • Stoney Compton • Rhiannon Held • William F. Nolan

12:00pm PDT

Successfully Writing About Horrible Things RooseveltDavid Boop • Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff • Crystal Connor • Manny Frishberg • Andrew P Mayer

1:00pm PDT

One Man's Villian Is Another Man's Hero JacksonDiana Pharaoh Francis • Carol Berg • Devon Monk • Sara Mueller

2:00pm PDT

Worldbuilding RooseveltS. A. Bolich • Ctein • Ru Emerson • Rhiannon Held

5:00pm PDT

Sex Scenes in Writing RooseveltSienna Saint-Cyr • Diana Pharaoh Francis • Rhiannon Held • Mike Moscoe
 
Monday, July 4
 

10:00am PDT

Indie and Hybrid Authors RooseveltMaya Kaathryn Bohnhoff • Blythe Ayne • Tod McCoy • Jennifer Willis

11:00am PDT

Publishing Coops: The BookView Cafe RooseveltDiana Pharaoh Francis • Shannon Page • Phyllis Irene Radford • Sara Stamey

12:00pm PDT

The 52 Project: Writing a Short Story Every Week for a Year (and Publishing the Best!) WashingtonKenneth Lett • Ellen Klowden

1:00pm PDT

Someone Else's Universe RooseveltMaya Kaathryn Bohnhoff • Anina Bennett • David Boop • Robert Plamondon