Will you be at Chicon 8? Let’s geek out together! My list of panels and programs will be coming soon…

Boston peeps, come visit me at Fan Expo! I’ll be signing books all weekend!

I’ll be here signing books with my fellow RI authors all weekend! Panel and program schedule coming soon!

I’ll be signing books all weekend. Here’s my full panel schedule with descriptions:

FEMINISM FOR NERDS

3:00PM - 4:00PM // Floor 1, Rm. 3

If the future is Feminist, is your writing? Maybe you have questions you’re afraid to ask. Or, maybe you have first-person advice you’d like to give. If you’ve ever wondered if your female character should pull her hair back before she battles a vampire (emphatically yes, and she should always have an elastic on her wrist), then this is the panel for you. Always wanted to tell the male writers how a woman really showers? Then join us! SciFi, Fantasy, Gamer, and Graphic Novel writers (or anyone, really, we like you all) let’s have a courageous conversation about what it means to have gender equity in our art.

A HERO, AN ANTI-HERO, AND A VILLAIN WALK INTO A BAR…

10:00AM - 11:00AM // Floor 1, Rm. 5

Your main cast of characters should be well-developed and multi-faceted. Each one has a journey and a backstory. Let’s break down character archetypes, and explore ways to bring depth and complexity to these fictional personalities. Join this lively conversation as we examine existing pop-culture heroes, anti-heroes, and villains, and discuss ways to breathe life into our own characters.

YOU DON’T SUCK, YOU’RE JUST STUCK – THE GIFT OF WRITER’S BLOCK

12:00PM - 1:00PM // Floor 1, Rm. 3

Every writer has faced it - the dreaded blinking cursor and blank page. When the deadline looms but the ideas won’t flow and you’ve lost the plot, what’s a writer to do? Join a panel of experienced authors as they share their tips and tricks for writing their way out of creative paralysis.

WORLD BUILDING 101

1:30PM - 2:30PM // Floor 1, Rm. 5

Science fiction and fantasy stories transport readers to new worlds, from the wondrous to the weird. Solid world building is essential to invite readers into your story and keep them immersed. How can writers construct believable worlds in unbelievable settings? How can we bring authenticity to these imaginary places? How do we develop an internal logic for our stories that is both fantastical and believable? When imagination and writing craft successfully intersect, the results can be out of this world! If you are an aspiring speculative fiction writer, this presentation is for you.

I’ll be with the Bard’s Tower gang signing books all weekend!

This is New England’s longest running science fiction convention! Panel schedule TBA.

I’ll be signing books at RI Comic Con this year with a fabulous group of RI authors. Come visit me at table 613!

Panel Schedule:

World Building 101 - Saturday 1:00 pm in Room 552a

The Gift of Writer’s Block - Sunday 3:00 pm Room 552a

Stop by my booth and get your signed copy of Equinox, book 3 in the Horizon series.!

Come see me in sunny Florida!

Stop by our booth or join us for a panel!

I’ll be there all weekend!

I’ll be there all weekend signing and selling books with other fantastic RI authors. Come visit us!

Worldcon, aka the World Science Fiction Convention, is the annual international gathering of science fiction and fantasy fans, writers, artists, musicians and other creators. See you there!

Panel: Saturday 5:30 pm - Geek Out! Whether you are a science fiction and fantasy fan or an aspiring writer yourself, this panel is sure to be a crowd pleaser! Join science fiction and fantasy authors for a discussion on all things wondrous and weird. Where do these writers find inspiration? How do they bring authenticity into the fictional worlds they create? Would they rather fight zombies, aliens, or dragons? Pick their brains about everything from writing habits to fan fiction, and hopefully learn a thing or two about good storytelling.

Presentation: Saturday 8:30 pm - Kick Your Scene into Action! As writers, we often visualize our action scenes as if they were on the big screen. But how do we translate the heart pounding, edge-of-the-seat, adrenaline rush that we get from watching a scene to the pages of our books? Whether you're crafting a fight scene or a spaceship battle, these tips will help bring intensity to your scene and keep your readers turning the pages.

Join me!