My (Preliminary) Balticon Schedule
I have received a preliminary schedule from Balticon! I am told that the final schedule wil be sent in a few days.
FRIDAY – 24 MAY
COVER TRENDS – 11PM / Chase Room -What are the latest trends in science fiction, fantasy and horror covers? How are the new media changing the rules? What’s next? Moderator: Walt Boyes / Panelists: Jean Marie Ward; Phil Giunta
SATURDAY – 25 MAY
CRAZY 8 PRESS PRESENTS – 10AM / Parlor 1041 - We will launch ReDeus: Beyond Borders ! Bob Greenberger will also discuss what's to come from the prolific writers at Crazy 8 Press!
PLOTTERS vs. PANTSERS – 9PM / Parlor 1041 - Do you plan your stories in advance with an outline or do you prefer to write by the seat of your pants? A round table discussion of writers will discuss their methods. Moderator: Phil Giunta / Panelists: D. H. Aire, Martin Berman-Gorvine, Charles E. Gannon, Paula S. Jordan, Justin R. Macumber, T. C. McCarthy
SUNDAY – 26 MAY
WRITING, SELLING, PUBLISHING HUMOROUS SF/F – 9AM / Salon C - Panelists discuss how writing humor differs from "straight stuff", both in the writing process and in the submission/marketing process. Moderator: Alex Shvartsman / Panelists: Sarah Pinsker, Stephanie Burke, Phil Giunta
NOBODY BECAME SOMEBODY AND TOOK OVER! – 10AM / Salon D - So, for the first 5 chapters this one character was clearly minor background noise. Now you're starting to see the character in light of other characters behaviors and the turns the story is taking, and you're not so sure… Suddenly you're seeing the whole story through this minor character! Now what? Panelists discuss this literary quirk. Moderator: TBA / Panelists: Brenda Clough, Kat Otis, Phil Giunta, Jeff Young
FIREBRINGER PRESS PRESENTS – 2PM / Salon B - Steve Wilson and I will chat about our upcoming projects to be released under the Firebringer banner.
AUTOGRAPH SESSION – 4PM / Hallway
READING – 9PM / Location TBA
MONDAY – 27 MAY
WHY GOOD WRITING MATTERS – 11AM / Belmont (I requested this today, will confirm later this week) - We seem flooded with not just vanity-press crap these days but professional crap, e.g. the works of Dan Brown, some of which is very successful indeed. So, why should anyone bother to learn to write well? Why should anyone bother to seek out well-written reading material when there is plenty of junk food for the mind available? Moderator: Leona Wisoker / Panelists: Michael D'Ambrosio, Phil Giunta (tentative)
FRIDAY – 24 MAY
COVER TRENDS – 11PM / Chase Room -What are the latest trends in science fiction, fantasy and horror covers? How are the new media changing the rules? What’s next? Moderator: Walt Boyes / Panelists: Jean Marie Ward; Phil Giunta
SATURDAY – 25 MAY
CRAZY 8 PRESS PRESENTS – 10AM / Parlor 1041 - We will launch ReDeus: Beyond Borders ! Bob Greenberger will also discuss what's to come from the prolific writers at Crazy 8 Press!
PLOTTERS vs. PANTSERS – 9PM / Parlor 1041 - Do you plan your stories in advance with an outline or do you prefer to write by the seat of your pants? A round table discussion of writers will discuss their methods. Moderator: Phil Giunta / Panelists: D. H. Aire, Martin Berman-Gorvine, Charles E. Gannon, Paula S. Jordan, Justin R. Macumber, T. C. McCarthy
SUNDAY – 26 MAY
WRITING, SELLING, PUBLISHING HUMOROUS SF/F – 9AM / Salon C - Panelists discuss how writing humor differs from "straight stuff", both in the writing process and in the submission/marketing process. Moderator: Alex Shvartsman / Panelists: Sarah Pinsker, Stephanie Burke, Phil Giunta
NOBODY BECAME SOMEBODY AND TOOK OVER! – 10AM / Salon D - So, for the first 5 chapters this one character was clearly minor background noise. Now you're starting to see the character in light of other characters behaviors and the turns the story is taking, and you're not so sure… Suddenly you're seeing the whole story through this minor character! Now what? Panelists discuss this literary quirk. Moderator: TBA / Panelists: Brenda Clough, Kat Otis, Phil Giunta, Jeff Young
FIREBRINGER PRESS PRESENTS – 2PM / Salon B - Steve Wilson and I will chat about our upcoming projects to be released under the Firebringer banner.
AUTOGRAPH SESSION – 4PM / Hallway
READING – 9PM / Location TBA
MONDAY – 27 MAY
WHY GOOD WRITING MATTERS – 11AM / Belmont (I requested this today, will confirm later this week) - We seem flooded with not just vanity-press crap these days but professional crap, e.g. the works of Dan Brown, some of which is very successful indeed. So, why should anyone bother to learn to write well? Why should anyone bother to seek out well-written reading material when there is plenty of junk food for the mind available? Moderator: Leona Wisoker / Panelists: Michael D'Ambrosio, Phil Giunta (tentative)
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