DragonCon 2014 Schedule Repost, with Additions! And Locations!

Please to note:

a) I have a reading. If you want to know what's coming up in 2015, you will be at that reading. Bringing me chocolate will be optional, but appreciated.

b) once again, I'm going to be on a panel with Laurell Hamilton and Jim Butcher. Come to this panel. Scream devotedly when I introduce myself. I will throw YOU chocolate.


(now with locations!  Or what they're telling ME the location wlil be...)


Friday:
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11:30am-12:30pm:  Strategies for the Castrophies of Publishing
Description: Stuff happens, right? Come and learn what options exist if your publisher bankrupts or your editor quits midstream--among other catastrophes.
Location: Embassy D-F - Hyatt

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NEW!  3pm: Signing at Missing Volume (in the dealer's alley)
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1pm-2pm What's Next in Urban Fantasy?
Description: A panel of industry professionals discuss existing and upcoming trends in the urban fantasy publishing field.
Location: Chastain ED - Westin

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10pm-11pm: The Uses of Enchantment: Magic in Urban Fantasy
Description: Authors in the field discuss the various magical systems used by their characters
Location: Augusta Ballroom - Westin

Saturday:

Signing at the SFWA Table: 1:30pm
(yes, I will have books, in case you realized you missed something in the backlist and Missing Volumes or Larry Smith couldn't help you out!)


Sunday
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11:30am-12:30pm  Supernatural Thrillers: Mystery and Suspense in Urban Fantasy
Description: Often a core characteristic of the genre, our authors discuss the importance of the elements of mystery and suspense in their work.
Location: Chastain ED - Westin

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2:30pm -2:30pm Reading: Laura Anne Gilman
(if you want to know what's coming up in 2015, you need to be here!  Plus, SPOILERS!)
Location: Edgewood - Hyatt

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4pm-5pm Dragons of SF
Description: We discuss dragons who are, like the Pernese dragons, creatures who owe nothing of their existence to magic.
(I'm moderating this one, because apparently my constant use of dragon-variants has been noted...)
Location: Embassy A-B - Hyatt

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8:30pm-9:30pm  Out of the Deepest Darkness
Description: What makes a villain great? What characteristics make him rise above the ordinary? This discussion will reveal the secrets of extraordinary villainy.  Mwahaha.....
Location: Embassy D-F - Hyatt


I will also be holding the reins at the SFWA table at various times during the weekend, depending on how guilty I feel when they need me. So feel free to stop by, see what we're giving away, and who might be lounging about!  It's one of the surest ways to encounter that author you didn't know was at DC and would have kicked yourself if you'd missed!

The semi-occasional self-shilling....

okay, since I have the unexpected cost of the boarding fee to pay for, time to do the semi-occasional self-shilling thing....

Like urban fantasy?  Check out the Cosa Nostradamus books, starting with STAYING DEAD for capers, or HARD MAGIC for forensic magic, or MILES TO GO for half-fatae PIs!

Like epic fantasy?  Multi-national adventures? Or the idea of wine-based magics?  Check out the Nebula Award-nominated VINEART WAR trilogy!

More in the mood for something mysterious?  Check out L.A. Kornetsky....

Check 'em out Via this Link....

And if you've already read these and liked them, consider giving the author a belated birthday gift, and posting a review on Amazon, B&N, or Goodreads.... because word of mouth does more good for a writer than this sort of shilling-to-the-already-here!  :-)