Where I’ll Be: Cat’s Emerald City Comicon Schedule 2015

Taken at last year’s con, but I don’t know the gentleman’s name, unfortunately.

Hello! Most of the con, I’ll be hanging out at the Wordfire Press booth. Stop by and you can get one of the very first copies of Beasts of Tabat! I am hoping to have some cool stickers to hand out at the same time; we’ll see if the company comes through and delivers in time with my last minute idea. You’ll also see fabulous authors like Kevin J. Anderson, Steven Erikson, Rebecca Moesta, Peter Orullian, Peter Wacks, and Dan Wells.

Fueling Creativity: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors on Ideas

Room: Hall B (WSCC 602-603)

Date: Friday, March 27th

Time: 3:30PM – 4:20PM

Moderator: David Hulton

Guests: Cat Rambo, Greg Bear, Ramez Naam, Jason M. Hough, Myke Cole, Django Wexler

Authors often dread the interview question “where did you get the idea for this book?” because the answer is never simple. There’s rarely a single moment where an entire plot or world comes to mind. This panel is an exploration of why that’s such a difficult question to answer. Our panel of novelists will discuss the many ways they find inspiration for their work. In addition, they’ll talk about the wonderful and often strange ways an idea will find its way into a novel.

Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations

Room: Hall B (WSCC 602-603)

Date: Sunday, March 29th

Time: 10:30AM – 11:20AM

Moderator: Anna Alexander

Guest(s): Cat Rambo, Jamie Ford, Ramon J. Terrell, Garth Reasby, Sarah Remy

Diversity in entertainment is both vital and challenging. This panel of novelists will cover how to effectively write compelling characters who are different than you and how to deal with critics of who you are versus your work. Panelists include Anna Alexander, Jamie Ford, Cat Rambo, Aaron Duran, J.R. Terrel, Garth Reasby, and Sarah Remy.