Where I’ll Be: Orycon 2013 (Portland, OR)

I'm looking forward to Orycon partially because it's a chance to visit two of Portland's attractions: Voodoo Doughnuts and Powell's Bookstore.

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Social Media and the Modern Writer

Jefferson/Adams Fri Nov 8 12:00pm-1:00pm

Websites, Facebook fan pages, email lists, contests, twitter, tumblr, Pinterest, ads, blogs and that annoying thing called a “platform”: what works, what doesn’t, and why you need to care (spoiler: you do).

Gra Linnaea, William Hertling, (*)Jason Andrew, Aaron Duran, Cat Rambo,

Peter A. Smalley

Writing with all your senses

Hamilton Fri Nov 8 2:00pm-3:00pm

Writers are always reminded to write with all their senses. But how far should they go? And what about altered senses? What about characters that are blind, or in constant pain, or have numbed senses, deafness, or

other disabilities? Are constant reminders necessary? What writers can take for granted, and what they should use to enrich their writing.

(*)Cat Rambo, Stoney Compton, Mike Chinakos, Ru Emerson

Newbies Beware: Pitfalls for New Writers

Jefferson Fri Nov 8 3:00pm-4:00pm

Eager new writers are always looking for a break. And people looking for a break are easy targets for scams that can sap both their money and their motivation. This panel discusses professional pitfalls for new writers to watch out for.

Cat Rambo, Lizzy Shannon, Irene Radford, (*)Jim Fiscus, Steven

Barnes

Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading

Ross Island Sat Nov 9 12:00pm-1:00pm

Join members of Broad Universe–an organization dedicated to women in genre fiction–for a whole bunch of really short readings crammed into one hour.

Ann Gimpel, Phoebe Kitanidis, Cat Rambo, (*)MeiLin Miranda, S. A. Bolich,

Brenda Cooper, Laurel Anne Hill

Cat Rambo Reading

Grant Sat Nov 9 1:30pm-2:00pm

Cat Rambo reads from own work.

Cat Rambo

I Quit My Job to Be a Writer! WHAT HAVE I DONE?

Jefferson/Adams Sat Nov 9 4:00pm-5:00pm

What the full-time writing life is like, how to stay focused when you’re all by yourself, the realities of making a living via the written word, and techniques for forcing yourself to get dressed and leave the house.

Jim Kling, Nisi Shawl, Anne Bishop, Matt Vancil, (*)Cat Rambo

Short Stories, Novelettes and Novellas, and The Markets Who Love Them

Roosevelt Sun Nov 10 12:00pm-1:00pm

Yes! There are markets out there for shorter fiction!

Rhea Rose, Cat Rambo, (*)Camille Alexa, Andrew S. Fuller, Ken Lizzi