This weekend I’m set to check one off my resolution to make 3 personal appearances in 2023. I’m going to RadCon in the Tri-Cities (Richland, Pasco and Kennewick, WA). Here is my schedule
Friday, February 17th
2 pm, “Where Do Writers Get Ideas?”
4 pm, “Character Development”
6 pm, “Working With Editors: They can be your best friend or…”
8 pm, “Alternatives to Expensive Websites”
Saturday, February 18th
10 am, “A Conversation Between Writers and Readers of Speculative Fiction”
11 am, “Writing Older Characters” They aren’t all crones or grandpas!
1 pm, “Finding Time to Write”
4 pm, Reading. Will include Masters of Air & Fire and my other books by audience request.
7 pm, “The Role of Dialogue in Moving Your Story Forward”
Sunday, February 19th
11 am, “Bookstores and Libraries” How to present in a professional, credible way.
Yes, I am going to have a busy weekend! Maybe I’ll see a few friends there.
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Sounds interesting!
Where do writers get ideas? Here, there, and everywhere!
Related to “writing older characters” is “playing older characters.” I was often cast as “an old man” from my late teens to early 30s. Audience members who didn’t know me, including an industry friend of one of my directors, thought I really was old.
Almost all young men I’ve seen playing old men come across as young men playing old men. The secret (in addition to doing my own makeup) is to NOT play an old man. Play the character as the character: who happens to have a stiff neck, or doesn’t move really fast, etc.
I think the same thing applies to writing old characters. Create an interesting person who happens to have been around a while.