Authors After Dark 2012 – PreCon Madness

Seems like just last week I was gearing up for a con…oh wait…yeah, I was.

There’s a big difference between a 32,000 person anime/Japanese culture convention and a 400 person reader convention and it’s not just the number of people. Mostly, it’s the interests of the people attending. Sure there’s overlap, but for the most part, they’re completely different worlds.

At Otakon, I loved meeting fellow otaku and walking through the crowded Baltimore Convention Center people watching. I watched anime, sat in a workshop to build my very own steampunk ray gun and rocked out to a Japanese Jpop/idol concert. Aside from my panel, I was another scampering fan girl.

At my panel, I was jumping on and off stage, running through a huge audience, giving random hugs and generally being extremely hyper. But, because we only had an hour and had over 500 people, there wasn’t a lot of time for one on one chatting.

At Authors After Dark, I’m a Featured Author focused on making myself available to my readers, meeting new ones, and doing what I can to contribute to the awesome social atmosphere. It’s more intimate and relaxed. There’s a sitting room to get a quiet moment. There’s laid back luncheons. And of course, there’s relaxation time with drinks at the bar. The panels are smaller and much more open to round table discussions.

I look forward to seeing everyone there and hope you’ll say Hi to me. I promise, I don’t bite (at least, not anyone but my boyfriend) and I absolutely love to meet new people.

Even if you’re not attending the entire convention, consider coming to the open to public Book Signing event on Saturday at 2pm.

Royal Sonesta Hotel

300 Bourbon Street

New Orleans, LA 70130

Tel: 504-586-0300

PJ’s Schedule at Authors After Dark  in New Orleans


Thurs:

Sexy: “Were” to Draw the Line? 1pm

Reading: Shifters 4pm

Guess the Author by the Sex Scene 5pm


Friday:

Gaslight/Victorian/Steampunk 2pm

Steampunk Tea 4pm


Saturday:

Booksigning Event 2pm