Missoula's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention

Brenda Carre

MisCon 38 Attending Professional

Brenda Carre writes stories with heart that stretch the imagination into the realm of the romantic, the weird and the funny. She has over 40 published works of short fiction. Some can be found in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Pulp Literature Magazine, Fiction River Anthologies, and elsewhere. Her debut adventure fantasy Gret of Roon launches in Fall 2023. sign up for Brenda's newsletter here at www.brendacarre.com or follow her author page on facebook here https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086982381547

Web site: http://www.brendacarre.com/

Scheduled Panels and Presentations:

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(Tentative)

• Sun Noon - 12:50 PM, Spotlight: Berg, Carre, Spotlight
  Panelists: Carol Berg, Brenda Carre

  Meet a few of our authors, get signatures, and see what they're up to these days.

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• Sun Noon - 12:50 PM, Relating to Characters, Monster Tent (2)
  Moderator: Krista Wallace; Panelists: Brenda Carre, Katie Cross, James Glass, Krista Wallace

  "I don't relate to this character" is often given as an excuse to stop reading a story. But what does it mean? Does it mean we have to have had shared experiences? Honestly, do we need to "relate" to every character? What does it take to make a character "believable?" Is any of this the same as "writing what you know?"

• Break Sun 12:50 - Sun 2:00
• Sun 2:00 - 2:50 PM, Building a Story on the Fly, Ballroom C
  Moderator: Krista Wallace; Panelists: Carol Berg, Brenda Carre, Krista Wallace, Jim Wright (Stonekettle)

  Your page is blank. Even worse, your map is blank: You have no lands, no plants, no buildings, no industry, and not a single inhabitant in your world, let alone a culture. So how do you create a story? The panelists will ask questions, the audience will lend a hand giving answers and sharing ideas. The artist will make it all visual, and together we will give shape to a world. No blocking, no wimping, but laughter is encouraged as we show that the blank space is not empty: it's full of potentia

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• Sun 2:00 - 2:50 PM, Anatomy of Short Stories, Monster Tent (2)
  Panelists: Brenda Carre, Nina Kiriki Hoffman

  Let's take a look at the structure of Short fiction.