Welcome to Master Class registration for Fyrecon. Here you can register for a Master Class which includes General Admission with access to over 180 classes in the beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes. Also included is the teen track, two hour workshops, 3-to-1 Editing Sessions, portfolio reviews, and special events.
Master Class Admission does not include pitches, or materials fees (workshops only). Please note that Master Class registration includes General Admission and you will not need to register for both.
After the maximum number of seats have been filled reservations will be placed on a wait list for the class. All confirmations of reservations and wait list statuses will be emailed by Fyrecon’s registration team.
Please check the individual master class pages for details on the sessions.
Fyrecon does offer military discounts for all branches of the military, both to those serving currently and veterans. Please note, military ID will be required to pick up the badges at Fyrecon. The military discounts will be deducted at the time of payment. To receive the military discount please check the appropriate box in the Billing Information section.
Online Pricing ends June 16, 2018
At-The-Door Available June 21-23, 2018
Online Pricing ends June 16, 2018
At-The-Door Available June 21-23, 2018
Online Pricing ends June 16, 2018
At-The-Door Available June 21-23, 2018
*Master Class Registration includes General Admission.
Reserve your spot today in the master classes by completing the form below. We look forward to seeing you at Fyrecon 2, June 21-23, 2018. In the meantime, if you have any questions please let us know.
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4 Hour Master Class $79
(includes general admission)
Class is limited to 25 students
Saturday, June 23 9am-1:30pm
Comics 101 Workshop with Chad Hardin. Come learn the basics of creating a comics with DC Comic artist Chad Hardin. This Workshop will cover everything you need to know about the basics of creating artwork for comic books including: drawing from imagination, basic anatomy, gesture, framing panels, perspective and the finished page.
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[accordion-item title=”Christie Craig/C.C. Hunter: Build a Character, Build a Book (click to view)”]
4 Hour Master Class $79
(includes general admission)
Class is limited to 25 students
Friday, June 22nd, 2pm-6:30pm
You’ve mastered writing, and finally have a grasp on story development, but those rejections haven’t stopped. Without a strong character to hold up your plot and prose, a book can, andprobably will, fail.
Come hear New York Times author, Christie Craig, author of thirty-nine books, a proclaimed character-driven writer, do an in-depth talk about how plot, setting, and conflict can and maybe should start in the building-character stage of writing.
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[accordion-item title=”Charles E. Gannon: Story as Engine (click to view)”]
4 Hour Master Class $79
(includes general admission)
Class is limited to 25 students
Thursday, June 21th, 9am-1:30pm
This is a seminar-based workgroup where the emphasis is not upon line edits and mechanics, but the guts of story itself. Bring two primary “problems” with your latest/most frustrating/most important piece of fiction to the seminar. You’ll share those, round-robin style. Through a discussion of those “problems,” we will not only diagnostically come up with alternatives and strategies for taking your story to the next level, but you’ll discover (and possibly be surprised) by how many of your fellow group-members come with similar (sometimes identical) challenges.
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[accordion-item title=”Charles E. Gannon: Worldbuilding for Fun and Profit (click to view)”]
4 Hour Master class $79
(includes general admission)
Class is limited to 25 students
Saturday, June 23, 2pm-6:30pm
We’ll use familiar science fictional and fantasy worlds as our basis of examining the needs of worldbuilding for different media, but most especially, we’ll be focusing on the written narrative and together explore and take a test drive through the incredible possibilities and pitfalls of serious and yet disciplined worldbuilding.Read More
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[accordion-item title=”Chelsea Quinn Yarbro: Refining Your Fiction (click to view)”]
4 Hour Master class $79
(includes general admission)
Class is limited to 20 students
Saturday, June 23, 2pm-6:30pm
The Master Class will provide the students with a variety of ways to improve their story-telling, including various techniques to make their writing clearer and stronger, basic structure of story telling (A story needs a beginning, a middle, and an end, preferably in that order). How to give your Protagonist and your Antagonist a star’s entrance, and why they need one. Ways to let your verbs do the heavy lifting. Some practical advice on how to behave like a professional, and how to deal with fans and readers. Fine-Tuning Fiction contains a great many more techniques, and can be purchased on Amazon. Some exercises will be provided during the class, so bring along a pen. Also, we’ll find ways to avoid being derivative or imitative in your work, and how to avoid plot pitfalls.Read More
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[accordion-item title=”Cracking the Story Code Master Class with Amy White (click to view)”]
8 Hour Master class $159
(includes general admission)
Class is limited to 20 students
Friday, June 22, 9am-1:30pm
Saturday, June 23, 9am-1:30pm
Cracking the Story Code is an accumulative multi-level structural and substantive system of text and story analysis that reveals what works in successful stories, why it works, and the knowledge to understand what is needed to create those stories—predictably and consistently. It is a gift of second sight. Read More
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[accordion-item title=”Dave Dorman: How To Tell A Story With A Single Image (click to view)”]
4 Hour Master class $79
(includes general admission)
Class is limited to 16 students
Thursday, June 21, 2pm-6:30pm
Learn more about the class here.
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[accordion-item title=”David Farland: Writing From A-Z (click to view)”]
12 Hour Master class $239
(includes general admission)
Sale $209
(ends May 1, 2018)
Class is limited to 30 students
Thursday, June 21th, 9am – 1pm
Friday, June 22th, 9am – 1pm
Saturday, June 21th, 9am – 1pm
Explore the writing process step-by-step over three days and see exactly how it is done. Each hour we’ll cover a new step toward completion and beyond. Read More
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[accordion-item title=”Devon Dorrity: Rudiments of Sculpture (click to view)”]
4 Hour Master class $79
(includes general admission)
Class is limited to 10 students
Saturday, June 23, 9am-1:30pm
Learn more about the class here.
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Lunch with Lynn $55
(does not include general admission)
Lunch is limited to 11 students
Friday, June 22 Noon -1:30
The Author’s Lunch is a terrific way for a limited number of people to get up close and personal with an author. Sit down with Bestselling Author Lynn Kurland to discuss books and writing. The meal will be Buffet style provided by a catering service. Seating is limited.
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[accordion-item title=”Preston Stone: Image Creation Strategies in Digital Media (click to view)”]
4 Hour Master class $79
(includes general admission)
Class is limited to 16 students
TBA
Learn more about the class here.
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[accordion-item title=”Rob Carlos’ Master Class: Creature Design (click to view)”]
4 Hour Master class $79
(includes general admission)
Class is limited to 18 students
TBA
When dealing with fantay and sci-fi representational art, the goal Is often to have the viewer accept the image as reality, despite the elements being imaginary. In this class, you will learn what to consider when trying to make your fantastic creatures believable to your audience. This includes anatomy, function, environmental factors, and reference to real-world counterparts. Read More
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