I will once more be a panelist at Cleveland Concoction. Want to find me? Here’s my schedule.
Friday
4:00 pm: Author Perspectives on Fan Fiction — Fans often love exploring an author’s world with their own fiction, but what do authors think? Which worlds are open to fan fiction? Find out here.
7:00 pm: Villains, More than Just Black Hats — Bad guys don’t do bad things without a reason; how to make your villains more than just stereotypically evil
Saturday
10:00 am: There are no Saints in Fiction — All fictional characters MUST have flaws; otherwise they are boring.
11:00 am: Author Showcase (Session 2) — Listen to your favorite authors read excerpts from released and soon to be released works. Find your next great read. Ask questions, and discover the new worlds (I will be reading an excerpt from my short Patreon story, “The Squirrel on the Hill”)
12:00 pm: Autographing (Session 2) – Author Alley — Meet and talk with your favorite authors and rising stars. Purchase books and have them signed. (All three of my Golden Dragon series will be available, as well as copies of the Sinbad Anthology.)
1:00 pm: Influencing Culture Through Fiction — How has fantasy been able to influence our culture and perceptions? How can we continue to push the boundaries?
6:00 pm: Doctor Who — There are many areas that Doctor Who has covered in the last 50 years from “Is time travel even possible?” to “Is the sonic screwdriver for real?” as well as touching on space travel, robotics, genetics, mutations-evolution and the rise and fall of civilizations. Is the science seen in Doctor Who “fiction” after all?
Sunday
11:00 am: What’s in a Genre? — Science Fantasy, Slipstream, Speculative Fiction – let’s get down and unclassifiable and explore what we mean when we define a story’s genre.