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Thursday, May 17 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Collaborations: More than the sum of their parts

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Collaborations can sound appealing from the outside, but there are a lot of moving pieces involved in collaborating successfully. Learn about many of the opportunities, and gotchas, that doing collaborations have including:

  • How to request / contact a potential collaborator to help your IP or your career
  • How to continue your IP in directions fans want using collaboration (there is only so many words we can write.)
  • Personality conflicts in collaborations
  • How to retain your calm.
  • IP discussions on who owns what
  • What you bring if you own the Universe?
  • Working with collaborators who are higher level than you are
  • Rough numbers for sales / rough numbers for those who seek out the collaborative author.
  • A couple of ways to treat collaborators right
  • Sales benefits for collaborations
Moderators
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Sara Glassman

Book Seller, Little Professor Book Center
Sara Glassman spent eleven years as the children's and YA buyer for Birmingham's oldest Indie bookstore. She now works as a school librarian for a local Montessori School. Areas of unexpected expertise include: jewelry making, knitting, and forensic anthropology.

Speakers
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Michael Anderle

CEO, LMBPN Publishing
SFWA Member and Science Fiction and Fantasy Author and a bestselling top #100 Author on Amazon.com.Known for his bestselling Kurtherian Gambit series, Michael is also the co-creator of the Oriceran Universe and collaborates with well over a dozen other authors.His publishing company... Read More →
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Andy Duncan

Associate Professor, Frostburg State University
I have been publishing science fiction and fantasy at the short story, novelette and novella lengths since 1997, receiving a Nebula Award, a Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award and three World Fantasy Awards. I have taught undergraduate writing since 1993. I attended Clarion West in... Read More →
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Jeffe Kennedy

Jeffe Kennedy is an award-winning, best-selling author who writes fantasy with romantic elements and contemporary romance. She serves on the Board of Directors for SFWA as a Director at Large. Her most recent works include the high fantasy trilogy from Rebel Base books, The Chronicles... Read More →
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Craig Martelle

Author, Craig Martelle, Inc
Craig writes Science Fiction, Thrillers, and Non-Fiction. He has sold half a million copies of his books worldwide. Craig also runs the 20Booksto50k® Facebook group and 20Books conferences (largest in the world) – indies helping indies with the business of writing.

Thursday May 17, 2018 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Marquis C
  Career Management, Panel

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