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Creating immersive worlds is key to bringing your stories and characters to life. Join a diverse panel of skilled authors as they share their expertise on how to craft vivid settings that engage readers and enhance your storytelling. Learn essential tools, tips, and techniques for building believable worlds, whether you’re writing fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, or any genre in between. Discover how to make your settings feel real, and explore the role of world-building in character development, conflict, and plot. Whether you’re a seasoned author or just starting out, this discussion will offer invaluable insights into the art of world-building.
Tricia Copeland, award-winning author of “Kingdom of Embers,” “To Be Fae Queen,” “Lovelock Ones,” plus seventeen other titles, and “Azreya, Aztec Priestess,” and host of “Finding the Magic Book” podcast
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Sebastien de Castell, award-winning fantasy author of “Traitor’s Blade,” “Spellslinger,” and sixteen other novels, with work translated into over a dozen languages
thebookfest.com/speaker/sebastien-de-castell
Hollis Jo McCollum, award-winning author of the “Raashan” series and “The Lost Beacon Chronicles,” creates epic dark and historical fantasy, and hosts a podcast on writing and storytelling
thebookfest.com/speaker/hollis-jo-mccollum
Amy Wolf, author of 15 novels including “The Misses Brontës’ Establishment,” and three fantasy series, a former Hollywood studio executive with 20th Century Fox and Warner Brothers
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Moderator: Beth Freely, award-winning author and copywriter, and BookFest Bellwether, with novels including “Beyond the Steps of Stone,” “The Loch,” and “The Legend of Captain St. Pierre”
thebookfest.com/speaker/beth-a-freely-2
Home of The BookFest. For more information, please visit our website: TheBookFest.com
Creating immersive worlds is key to bringing your stories and characters to life. Join a diverse panel of skilled authors as they share their expertise on how to craft vivid settings that engage readers and enhance your storytelling. Learn essential tools, tips, and techniques for building believable worlds, whether you’re writing fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, or any genre in between. Discover how to make your settings feel real, and explore the role of world-building in character development, conflict, and plot. Whether you’re a seasoned author or just starting out, this discussion will offer invaluable insights into the art of world-building.
Tricia Copeland, award-winning author of “Kingdom of Embers,” “To Be Fae Queen,” “Lovelock Ones,” plus seventeen other titles, and “Azreya, Aztec Priestess,” and host of “Finding the Magic Book” podcast
thebookfest.com/speaker/tricia-copeland
Sebastien de Castell, award-winning fantasy author of “Traitor’s Blade,” “Spellslinger,” and sixteen other novels, with work translated into over a dozen languages
thebookfest.com/speaker/sebastien-de-castell
Hollis Jo McCollum, award-winning author of the “Raashan” series and “The Lost Beacon Chronicles,” creates epic dark and historical fantasy, and hosts a podcast on writing and storytelling
thebookfest.com/speaker/hollis-jo-mccollum
Amy Wolf, author of 15 novels including “The Misses Brontës’ Establishment,” and three fantasy series, a former Hollywood studio executive with 20th Century Fox and Warner Brothers
thebookfest.com/speaker/amy-wolf-author
Moderator: Beth Freely, award-winning author and copywriter, and BookFest Bellwether, with novels including “Beyond the Steps of Stone,” “The Loch,” and “The Legend of Captain St. Pierre”
thebookfest.com/speaker/beth-a-freely-2
Home of The BookFest. For more information, please visit our website: TheBookFest.com
