VCON

This weekend is VCON, Vancouver’s premier SF, fantansy, and games convention (Vancouver, BC, for those who live along the I-5 corridor). I’ll be in attendance, doing double-duty as both writer and publisher, which means I’ll be EVERYWHERE. Otherwise, I’ll be at the Resurrection House table in the dealers’ room where we’ll have four of the five fall titles for sale.

That’s right, Canada. You get first crack at The Jonah Watch. Make me feel remiss for not bringing more copies, would you?

Schedule-wise, here’s what I’ll be doing.

FRI OCT 3 @ 4pm

WHAT IS MAGIC REALISM?

We’ll be moderated by Bruce Taylor, Mr. Magic Realism himself, in fact.

SAT OCT 4 @ 11am

THE INFAMOUS 90 MINUTE OUTLINE YOUR NOVEL WORKSHOP

Oft-requested, occasionally done, this is the workshop where I run you through how to plot a novel from start to finish in an hour and a half. It is possible. It is even fun. But you shouldn’t take my word for it; Heather Roulo wrote a nice write-up of the workshop back in the day, and you can still read it here.

SAT OCT 4 @ 12:30pm

ACADEMIE DUELLO DEMO

(I’m not participating in this, but Devon Boorman will be demonstrating his masterful sword skills, and as a fan of Academie Duello, I can attest that this’ll be worth your time.)

SAT OCT 4 @ 2pm

PITCH SESSION

Yep. I’ll be taking pitches. For novels of the non-YA persuasion.

SAT OCT 4 @ 6pm

LIVE ACTION SLUSH

Wherein the panelists attempt to pass judgement on slush read aloud without coming off like total asses.

SUN OCT 5 @ 10am

SMALL VERSUS BIG VERSUS SELF

We’ll be talking about publishing, not other . . . less publicly appropriate topics.

SUN OCT 5 @ 11am

GETTING STARTED AND REACHING THE FINISH LINE

Wherein we will discuss how to actually start the damn book as well as finishing the f*ing thing.

SUN OCT 5 @4pm

FINDING INSPIRATION

Not necessarily a follow-on to the previous panel about starting and finishing, but tangentially related in that “What the hell do I do in the middle?” way.