The Nebula Conference & Events

Panelists discuss the methods that help them navigate writing through pain and fatigue, and share strategies for writers in similar situations.

Living with chronic disease or pain can consume your thoughts, but writing can be a lifeline. Join your fellow authors as we share experiences, struggles, and victories as writers living with chronic pain.

A panel of experienced writers will discuss mistakes in their writing careers, moments of imperfection, and a few things they wish they’d done differently. Join this conversation for humorous anecdotes and advice on how to avoid the these same pitfalls.

Everyone talks about all the things that authors *should* do, especially when it comes to indie publishing. But everything doesn’t work for everyone. Get some tips, tricks, and insights from authors who have gone their own way when it comes to indie publishing.

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Whether it’s enemies to lovers, love triangles, arranged marriages or shifters, highlighting tropes is a useful tool to help connect the right readers to the right story. As writers, knowing how to break down tropes to their essential pieces and create a unique spin that avoids cliche will bring readers back for more. Join us and find out how to harness tropes in your writing and your marketing, romance or not!

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Discuss the works of this year’s new grandmaster and her influence on the field.

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The SFWA Romance Steering Committee invites you to join us at our monthly virtual Romancing SFF Meetup. Each month, the Romancing SFF meetup features an expert speaker for thirty minutes of programming followed by opportunities to ask questions and network with the SFWA SFF romance community.

This month: join New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author Jennifer Estep for a wide-ranging discussion about plotting, pacing, targeting language, and writing a long (and multiple!) series. Jennifer will also talk about writing a vomit draft and share tips on worldbuilding and how to “write your own cake.”

Vomit drafting (or discovery drafting) is a method where authors write a certain amount of words a day without going back and editing/revising. The goal is just to get the words/story down and make forward progress so you finally finish that tricky first draft.

What makes a great romantic team on the page? How do romantic relationships up the stakes for the story? What are some great popular examples, and how do we make our own characters’ relationships both realistic and aspirational?