BaltiCon 45 Recap
I had the honor of being invited as a guest to
BaltiCon 45
, a four-day SF literary and art convention at the Hunt Valley Marriott in Hunt Valley, MD. The hotel is also home to
Shore Leave
,
Monster Mania
, and Mid Atlantic Nostalgia cons.
I did two readings from my first novel, Testing the Prisoner, and two readings from my upcoming paranormal mystery novel, By Your Side. I was also a panelist on three different topics throughout the weekend. The first was about Small Press publishers/authors, another about ghosts, and the last one was about the line between horror and the paranormal. All very lively and engaging discussions.
After the Small Press panel, Hildy Silverman (Editor-In-Chief of Space and Time Magazine ), introduced herself and asked me a bit about Crazy 8 Press, the publishing venture started by Bob Greenberger, Howie Weinstein, Peter David, Aaron Rosenberg, Michael Jan Friedman, and Glenn Hauman. We a had a brief conversation about self publishing, small press, and changes in the publishing business. She wished me luck with my writing.
The best part of the weekend was reuniting with my Maryland friends including the man who opened his publishing doors to me, fellow author Steven H. Wilson . I actually had the chance to sit with these folks and chat and have dinner with them without the burden of working the convention or being chained to dealer tables.
I also attended the 8PM Podcasting panel on Saturday night and met Podiobooks founder, Evo Terra . A very gregarious and energetic man who co-authored Podcasting for Dummies with fellow podcasting guru, Tee Morris . I had the pleasure of meeting Tee later that night at a podcaster party.
On Sunday at 2PM, I had the honor of meeting Dr. Ben Bova, author of over 125 books, both SF novels and real science and six time Nebula award winner. He was a very friendly and intelligent gentleman who regaled us with some very interesting stories from the golden age of SF writers like Arthur C. Clarke, Lester Del Rey, Harlan Ellison and others. On Saturday morning, he was a panelist along with three physicians on the topic of extending the human life span. THAT was an interesting hour.
All in all, an excellent show! Here are some pics from the show, including Ben Bova, Steve Wilson, and a cute Dalek. Yes, a cute Dalek...
I did two readings from my first novel, Testing the Prisoner, and two readings from my upcoming paranormal mystery novel, By Your Side. I was also a panelist on three different topics throughout the weekend. The first was about Small Press publishers/authors, another about ghosts, and the last one was about the line between horror and the paranormal. All very lively and engaging discussions.
After the Small Press panel, Hildy Silverman (Editor-In-Chief of Space and Time Magazine ), introduced herself and asked me a bit about Crazy 8 Press, the publishing venture started by Bob Greenberger, Howie Weinstein, Peter David, Aaron Rosenberg, Michael Jan Friedman, and Glenn Hauman. We a had a brief conversation about self publishing, small press, and changes in the publishing business. She wished me luck with my writing.
The best part of the weekend was reuniting with my Maryland friends including the man who opened his publishing doors to me, fellow author Steven H. Wilson . I actually had the chance to sit with these folks and chat and have dinner with them without the burden of working the convention or being chained to dealer tables.
I also attended the 8PM Podcasting panel on Saturday night and met Podiobooks founder, Evo Terra . A very gregarious and energetic man who co-authored Podcasting for Dummies with fellow podcasting guru, Tee Morris . I had the pleasure of meeting Tee later that night at a podcaster party.
On Sunday at 2PM, I had the honor of meeting Dr. Ben Bova, author of over 125 books, both SF novels and real science and six time Nebula award winner. He was a very friendly and intelligent gentleman who regaled us with some very interesting stories from the golden age of SF writers like Arthur C. Clarke, Lester Del Rey, Harlan Ellison and others. On Saturday morning, he was a panelist along with three physicians on the topic of extending the human life span. THAT was an interesting hour.
All in all, an excellent show! Here are some pics from the show, including Ben Bova, Steve Wilson, and a cute Dalek. Yes, a cute Dalek...
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