Welcome to the not-quite-ready-for-prime-time schedule for OryCon 44! Seriously - we’re still hard at work on the schedule, but we want to give you an idea of what wonders await you in just a few more weeks. Please check back frequently for changes and additions, and see you in October!
You’re finally ready to start creating again, but you feel like your creative muscles atrophied. How do you take the shaky first steps? What pressures do you face from yourself and society to suddenly run and catch up?
Are you staring at a blank page praying words or drawings appear, or despairing over stagnation? Creative blocks are amplified by their stigma and shame. How do you find the source of your block and treat it?
How do you tend to your emotional and creative recovery after an illness or tragedy? What types of art exercise as therapy might work for you? It’s said work can be made under any condition, so should you force yourself to create even when you’re unwell?
Do it for the exposure? No, give me money! Your cousin, game buddy, or some self centered stranger online is trying to coerce you to create for free. How do you say no under various social pressures, be confident in your value, and price your work well?
It's not fun, but someone has to do it! Even if you hire assistance, there are opportunities you may miss, pits you can fall into, and taxes are scary! Panelists discuss their business successes, failures, and surprises, both pleasant and unpleasant.