My (Virtual) Shore Leave Schedule
Shore Leave SF Convention will be virtual again this year using a combination of Zoom, Discord, and GatherTown.
Below are the panels in which I’m scheduled to participate. Hope to see you there!
Saturday, July 10
12PM – Our Words Unmasked. Given COVID-19, are people still writing stories where characters walk around unmasked, shake hands, hug, and so on? Do you have to include the pandemic in your work, going forward? How does that even work? Participants: Phil Giunta, Greg Cox, Andrew Hiller, Laura Ware, Christopher D. Ochs.
2PM – Plotting vs. Pantsing? Or Plantsing? Find out which of our authors outline, which ones make it up as they go, and which are somewhere in between. Participants: Phil Giunta, Christopher D. Abbott, Heather E. Hutsell, Greg Cox, John Coffren, Aaron Rosenberg (moderator).
3PM – Writing in “Interesting Times.” Our authors talk about how they’ve managed to keep going, stay focused, and continue writing despite the events of the past year. Participants: Phil Giunta, Andrew Hiller, Jenifer Rosenberg, Jim Johnson, Paul Kupperberg, Russ Colchamiro (moderator).
5PM – Beta Readers and Critique Groups. Authors discuss how inviting readers to their early drafts shape—or reshape—their narratives, transforming works in progress into polished works of fiction. Participants: Kelli Fitzpatrick, Phil Giunta, Joshua Palmatier, Andrew Hiller, Rigel Ailur, Russ Colchamiro (moderator).
6PM – Firebringer Press Presents. Join the authors of Firebringer Press as they celebrate the release of Meanwhile in the Middle of Eternity, the third volume in their anthology series of SF, Fantasy, and Paranormal tales. Participants: Phil Giunta, Christopher D. Ochs, Diane Baron, Steven H. Wilson (moderator).
Sunday, July 11
12PM – Author Role Models. We all look up to someone, especially in our chosen field. Which authors do our guests look up to, and why? Participants: Phil Giunta, Heather E. Hutsell, Scott Pearson, Michael Jan Friedman, Amy Imhoff, Kevin Dilmore (moderator).
6PM – Memorial for Sandy Zier-Teitler.
