Catherine Cooke Montrose
Panelist Guest / Writer
Catherine Cooke, author of the Mask of the Wizard and The Winged Assassin fantasy trilogies, is also Catherine Montrose, the author of dark fantasy The Wendigo Border. She lives in Washington State with two grown sons, an engineer husband, and two standard poodles. She is currently working on an epic medieval fantasy, The Gentlefolk War, and a young adult series, The Wayfinders.
Website: http://site.catmontrose.com/index.html
Friday, June 7, 2019 2:00 p.m. | Location: Oklahoma G
Character Building Exercises
Some characters spring forth, fully realized as Athena. Others might be throwaways, or that guy who annoyed you in high school. Panelists share tips and techniques for keeping characters real and memorable.
Panelists: Catherine Cooke Montrose, Carolyn Kay, vickey malone kennedy, Shayla Raquel, Christina Stiles, Craig Wolf
Tracks: Writing & Publication
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Friday, June 7, 2019 4:00 p.m. | Location: Oklahoma G
Boo, Hiss! Beloved Villains
Voldemort; Saruman; Lex Luthor -- explain the charm of bad guys who absolutely revel in their villainy.
Panelists: David "Oak" Rice, J.H. Fleming, James Hollaman, Catherine Cooke Montrose, Peter Pixie
Tracks: Fandoms
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Friday, June 7, 2019 5:00 p.m. | Location: Oklahoma E - Autograph Tables
Autographs
Panelists: Catherine Cooke Montrose, Marguerite Reed, Seth Skorkowsky, Karen Thrower
Tracks: Autographs
Tags: Autographs
Friday, June 7, 2019 7:00 p.m. | Location: Embassy Hotel: Interior Courtyard - Atrium
Literary Beers
Join panelists in the hotel for lively conversation. BYO beverage, please.
Panelists: Julie Barrett, Kimber E. Chessmore, Brenna Deutchman, John Eads, Shai Fenwick, Dara Fogel, Ph.D., Bekah June, Carolyn Kay, Chaz Kemp, Mike Kloepfer, Angela Lowry, Michael R. Martin, Maureen McHugh, Catherine Cooke Montrose, Michelle Muenzler, Marguerite Reed, David "Oak" Rice, Sir William Rothmeyer, Sissy Space, Seth Skorkowsky, Tommy B. Smith, The Dream, Karen Thrower, Haileigh Todd, Craig Wolf
Tracks: General Interest, Food & Drink
Tags: Meetup/Networking
Saturday, June 8, 2019 11:00 a.m. | Location: Sooner A
Words Are Hard: Writing Believable Dialogue
We all have trouble elucidating our thoughts at times. So how can writers do it for two or three (or more!) main characters and dozens of supporting characters? How can you encourage the reader to hear the voices in your head the same way you do? How do you write for a political view with which you may disagree, or a gender with which you don’t identify?
Panelists: Catherine Cooke Montrose, David Carrico, Deborah Chester, Lee Killough, Laura J. Underwood, Adam J. Whitlatch
Tracks: Writing & Publication
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Saturday, June 8, 2019 1:00 p.m. | Location: Noble
Readings: Fantasy
Panelists: Catherine Cooke Montrose, Kim Ventrella
Tracks: Writing & Publication
Tags: Reading
Sunday, June 9, 2019 3:00 p.m. | Location: Sooner A
Three Types of Magic in Fantasy
There are charms (magic anyone can use with the right chant); invocations (getting a demon or the like to do it for you); and innate magic (it’s part of the magician). Does all magic have the same limits or are the limits flexible? Which is the easiest to use in your story?
Panelists: Linda L. Donahue, A. Lee Martinez, Catherine Cooke Montrose, Adrian Simmons, Christina Stiles, Laura J. Underwood
Tracks: Writing & Publication, Fantasy
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