World Horror Convention: Friday Recap
After arriving at the World Horror Convention on Thursday and doing little other than reconnecting with some friendly horror folks, the Convention started for me in earnest on Friday. I met up early with Brian Mathews and Benjamin Kane Ethridge, where I helped Brian Mathews retool his book signing catch phrase.
My first official event was a writer workshop along with Rain Graves with new writer Vaughan Drake. This is the first time the World Horror Con was doing this type of workshop as well as the first time I’ve met Rain. We were on the same page as far as our comments to Vaughan’s novel excerpt, and he was very receptive to our comments.
After that I went to a panel on Social Media Marketing. A definite highlight so far was a panel on Hardcore F***ing Horror. The crowd was lively and the guests shared great stories. It was cool to hear from Horror luminaries like Wrath James White and Jack Ketchum as well as Aaron Sterns, the writer of the Wolf Creek movies. The panelists were humorous and surprisingly poignant at times. I also got a chance to talk to S.G. Browne, one of my favorite authors.
Later on that evening I attended the mass author signing. I enjoyed meeting Brian Keene for the first time, who happens to be a neighbor of mine in Central Pennsylvania. It was fun to get to connect with him and get signed books from some authors that I enjoy reading. The highlight for me was entertaining Chris Payne’s one-year-old son who was a good sport for the event.
Afterwards was a number of after parties whose particulars will remain confidential. Stay tuned for my Saturday recap.
My first official event was a writer workshop along with Rain Graves with new writer Vaughan Drake. This is the first time the World Horror Con was doing this type of workshop as well as the first time I’ve met Rain. We were on the same page as far as our comments to Vaughan’s novel excerpt, and he was very receptive to our comments.
After that I went to a panel on Social Media Marketing. A definite highlight so far was a panel on Hardcore F***ing Horror. The crowd was lively and the guests shared great stories. It was cool to hear from Horror luminaries like Wrath James White and Jack Ketchum as well as Aaron Sterns, the writer of the Wolf Creek movies. The panelists were humorous and surprisingly poignant at times. I also got a chance to talk to S.G. Browne, one of my favorite authors.
Later on that evening I attended the mass author signing. I enjoyed meeting Brian Keene for the first time, who happens to be a neighbor of mine in Central Pennsylvania. It was fun to get to connect with him and get signed books from some authors that I enjoy reading. The highlight for me was entertaining Chris Payne’s one-year-old son who was a good sport for the event.
Afterwards was a number of after parties whose particulars will remain confidential. Stay tuned for my Saturday recap.
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