James Kennedy is the author of the speculative thriller “Dare to Know” (Quirk Books) and the YA fantasy “The Order of Odd-Fish” (Delacorte). He is the founder of the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival, in which kid filmmakers create short movies that tell the stories of Newbery-winning books. He is also the co-host of the Secrets of Story podcast. He lives in Chicago. His next novel, the horror thriller “Bride of the Tornado,” will be published by Quirk Books in 2023.
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Fantasy and Science Fiction have always drawn elements from their sister genre Horror, from the zombie-like White Walkers of George R.R. Martin’s A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE to the psychological horror in space of S.A. Barnes’s DEAD SILENCE. This panel would explore this dark mix of genres, including how to write it and providing great examples for everyone’s reading lists.
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Should readers like every character? What about every narrator or protagonist? In this panel, authors who have written unlikable narrators will discuss how the unsympathetic and unappealing nature of their characters serve their narrative.
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Hear from a panel of seasoned indie and small press published authors about their tips for creating a high-quality SFF book that rivals books produced by corporate publishing. Where do they source editors? What steps do they take to produce a book? Hear tips for when to do-it-yourself and what is best hired out to a professional.
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