One of my 38 things this year was to attend a convention with a strong writer’s track. 
I have booked convention tickets for GenCon, arranged time off work, booked airline tickets and a hotel, found a roommate, and the last step in my pre-convention excitement, I have signed up for several of the seminars and two workshops (former are free, later cost a small amount) to keep me well occupied, and learning, from Thursday – Sunday.
So, here’s current schedule (subject to change):
| Thursday | |
| Writer’s Craft: Eliciting Emotional Responses | 11:00 AM |
| Writer’s Craft: Atmospheric Writing | 12:00 PM |
| Writer’s Craft: Editing Your Work | 1:00 PM |
| Writer’s Craft: When to Show, When to Tell | 2:00 PM |
| Business of Writing: Professional Organizations (SFWA, IAMTW, & More) | 3:00 PM |
| Writer’s Craft: Killing Off Characters | 4:00 PM |
| Worldbuilding: When Your World is a Character | 6:00 PM |
| Writer’s Craft: Novel Outlines & Synopsis | 7:00 PM |
| Friday | |
| Writer’s Craft: Finding Work for Your Inner Critic—Self-Editing for Fiction Writers | 9:00 AM |
| Writer’s Craft: Rewrites & Second Drafts | 11:00 AM |
| Writer’s Craft: Plot Design | 12:00 PM |
| Writer’s Life: Breaking Writer’s Block | 2:00 PM |
| Writer’s Life: Writer’s & Mental Health—You’re Not Alone | 4:00 PM |
| Worldbuilding: Mythology | 6:00 PM |
| Worldbuilding: Governments & Laws | 7:00 PM |
| Saturday | |
| Character Craft: Character Voice | 10:00 AM |
| Worldbuilding: Flora, Fauna, & the Natural World | 11:00 AM |
| Worldbuilding: Writing a World’s History | 12:00 PM |
| Writer’s Craft: Sustaining the Tension in Novels | 1:00 PM |
| Writer’s Craft: Hickman’s Guide to the Care & Feeding of Your Audience | 2:00 PM |
| Writer’s Craft: Magic and the Modern World | 3:00 PM |
| Worldbuilding: Creating Religions | 4:00 PM |
| Writer’s Craft: Is Your Story Ready to Sell? | 5:00 PM |
| Special Event: Writing Excuses Podcast Recording LIVE! | 6:00 PM |
| Sunday | |
| Character Craft: Build Them Up After Tearing Them Down | 11:00 AM |
| Business of Writing: Schmoozing 101 | 12:00 PM |